The independent MIMS Group Leaders are the centre of MIMS. The recruitment of young, talented international scientists is following the non-tenured EMBL Group Leader model. The MIMS Group Leaders and their laboratories are evaluated after five years by external reviewers. After a positive evaluation the funding of the MIMS Group Leaders will be prolongued for additional four years.
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Linda Sandblad, Department of Chemistry Specialization: Structure, assembly and cellular organization of the cytoskeleton |
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Richard Lundmark, Department of Integrative Medical Biology Director of Biochemical Imaging Centre Umeå (BICU) Specialization: Studying proteins and mechanisms that facilitate sculpting of cellular membranes into small vesicular structures |
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André Mateus, Department of Chemistry Specialization: Understanding how proteins function in the species of the human gut microbiome |
A select group of established and successful scientists working in infection medicine and other relevant fields at Umeå University, who offer leadership to MIMS and mentorship to its more junior PIs and take an active interest in the Nordic EMBL Partnership and wider EMBL network. They are outstanding scientists who reflect the breadth and diversity of infection research in Umeå across disciplines, faculties and departments. Senior PIs do not receive research funding from MIMS. Their association may be re-evaluated based on changing requirements, considering research excellence, strategic needs, and collaboration opportunities needed to create to the intellectually stimulating environment MIMS wants to offer its group leaders and clinical fellows.
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Maria Fällman, Professor in Medical Microbiology
Specialization: Molecular mechanisms involved in bacterial persistence in host tissue |
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Sun Nyunt Wai, Professor in Medical Microbial Pathogenesis Specialization: Roles of bacterial membrane vesicles and Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system in host interactions and inter-bacterial virulence. |
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Niklas Arnberg, Professor in Virology Specialization: Virus-host cell interactions: implications for tropism, treatment, and targeting |
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Felipe Cava, Assistent Professor Specialization: Understanding the structure and composition of bacterial cell walls – a database opens for new antibacterial strategies |
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Martin Rosvall, Professor of Physics Department of Physics Director of Integrated Science Lab (IceLab) Specialization: Understanding how the flow of information through social and biological systems affect their function |
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Johan Normark, Associate Professor Department of Clinical Microbiology WCMM-associated researcher Specialization: Host immunological and metabolomic responses to acute infections and vaccination |
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Fredrik Almqvist, Professor of Organic Chemistry Department of Chemistry Deputy Director of the Umeå Center for Microbial Research (UCMR) Specialization: Finding new solutions for infectious and neurodegenerative diseases |
MIMS Investigators are MIMS affiliated junior PIs from anywhere in Sweden. Investigators will be of a similar calibre as MIMS Group Leaders. They are full members of the MIMS community for a limited period of four years and receive support to hire a postdoc for two years to work on a collaborative project with a PI at MIMS or the Nordic EMBL Partnership.
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Lars-Anders Carlson, Assistant Professor Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine Specialization: Studying human viruses and the molecular mechanisms that they use to replicate themselves. |
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