Host-Microbe Interaction

The HMI research group is dedicated to improving human health by exploiting interactions between human hosts, their microbes, and antimicrobial drugs.

We do this by generating cutting-edge knowledge that lays the groundwork for innovative therapeutic and diagnostic strategies to prevent and treat bacterial infections more effectively.

To achieve this goal, HMI research spans these areas:

1) Bacterial colonization, virulence, and pathogenesis;

2) Human microbiome as a target and tool for preventing infections;

3) Antimicrobial agents, activities, and resistance.


We are located at the Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT, and a part of the Centre for new ANtibacterial Strategies (CANS). We work closely with the Pediatric Infection Research Group with whom we share our laboratories.

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