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Research and educational environment focusing on clinical, experimental, and epidemiological infection medicine at the Biomedical Center at Lund University and Skåne University Hospital.
08/12/2025
Don miss our invited lecture in Infection Medicine on Thursday Dec 11 at 13:30!
Invited lecture in Infection Medicine Lund University. Title: Studies on the specificity of Cell Envelope Proteases.Speaker: Jakki Cooney, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences & Bernal Institute University of Limerick, Limerick Ireland. Welcome!Mattias Collin, hos
08/05/2025
https://www.intramed.lu.se/evenemang/luft-som-smittar-har-vi-tankt-fel-om-smitta-de-sista-100-aren
Luft som smittar – har vi tänkt fel om smitta de sista 100 åren? Lunds universitet. Svenska Läkaresällskapet har utsett Carl-Johan Fraenkel till 2025 års Lennanderföreläsare efter nominering av Svenska Infektionsläkarföreningen. Carl-Johan Fraenkel är docent i infektionsmedicin samt överläkare och specialist i infektionsmedicin och vårdhygien vid Skån...
16/08/2024
05/06/2024
Don't miss the opportunity to sign up for and contribute to shaping the new network Infect@LU!
Infect@LU – for researchers in infection, immunity and microbiology Lund University. Hi Pontus Nordenfelt, Associate Professor of Infection Biology and coordinator of the initiative, what is Infect@LU?Infect@LU is intended to be a meeting place for researchers and research networks active in infection, immunity and microbiology at Lund University and activities at R...
30/04/2024
Most welcome to the PhD defence of Olof Nibell on Friday May 3rd at 13:00!
Olof Nibell i ämnet klinisk medicin med inriktning infektionssjukdomar Lunds universitet. Avhandlingens titel: Pharmacoepidemiologic studies on antimicrobial safetyAvhandlingen i LUCRISHuvudhandledare: docent Malin InghammarOpponent: professor Reimar Thomsen, Århus Ordförande vid disputationen: professor Magnus Rasmussen Disputationen är tillgänglig via Zoom: https...
30/04/2024
Most welcome to an open mini symposium in Infection Biology that we are co-organizing with the Biology Department!
INFECTION BIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM
When: June 3rd, 15.00 – 17.00
Where: Segerfalksalen, BMC, Sölvegatan 17, Lund
Speakers
PROF. MARTIN ROTTENBERG
Topics: TB and diabetets, oxidative stress, immune regulation, disease interaction
Karolinska Institutet
PROF. UTE RÖMLING
Karolinska Institutet
Topics: Signalling, biofilm regulation, cyclic dinucleotides, microbial cell physiology
DR. DANIEL SOROBETEA
University of Pennsylvania
Topics: Yersinia, monocytes, granuloma formation, intestinal inflammation
Co-organized by Fredric Carlsson (Dpt. of Biology) & Mattias Collin (Div. of Infection Medicine) Contact: [email protected]
07/02/2024
On March 1, Therese de Neergaard will defend her thesis.
Therese de Neergaard i ämnet klinisk medicin med inriktning experimentell infektionsmedicin Lunds universitet. Avhandlingens titel: Quantifying phagocytosis and its role in the antibody response during invasive streptococcal infection Huvudhandledare: docent Pontus NordenfeltOpponent: professor Alison Criss, Virginia Ordförande vid disputationen: professor Mikael Bodelsson
Several researchers from the Division will present at the Tegger Foundation day! For program and registration:
08/09/2023
In conjunction with Sebastion Wrighton's PhD defense (https://www.medicin.lu.se/evenemang/sebastian-wrighton-i-amnet-medicinsk-vetenskap-immunologi-inom-det-medicinska-omradet) on October 13th there will be a open mini symposium about streptococcal-host interactions:
October 12, 2023
Segerfalkssalen, BMC A, 2 PM Host: Pontus Nordenfelt ([email protected])
It takes two to tango
Minisymposium on Streptococcal interactions with its human host
Partho Ghosh
Functionally conserved 3D patterns in M proteins as vaccine immunogens University of California San Diego
Anna Norrby-Teglund
β-hemolytic streptococci:
a major culprit of necrotizing soft tissue infections
Karolinska Institutet
Martina Sanderson-Smith
Recognition of host glycans by Streptococcus pyogenes University of Wollongong
04/09/2023
https://www.medicin.lu.se/evenemang/david-nygren-i-amnet-klinisk-medicin-med-inriktning-infektionsmedicin
Zoom link:
https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/7238829031
David Nygren i ämnet klinisk medicin med inriktning infektionsmedicin Lunds universitet. Avhandlingens titel: Fusobacterium necrophorum - from tonsillar carriage to Lemierre’s syndrome Huvudhandledare: docent Karin Holm Fakultetsopponent: professor Robert Centor, BirminghamOrdförande vid disputationen: docent Lisa Påhlman Avhandlingen i LUCRIS
In connection to David Nygren's thesis defence we are happy to announce a symposium on Fusobacterium necrophorum with faculty opponent Professor Robert Centor, University of Alabama, USA, and other experts from Sweden and Denmark. See program below.
Time: Thursday, September 7 from 9.30-16
Location: Room E16003, Forum Medicum.
Professor Robert Centor is a world leading expert on Lemierre's syndrome in addition to the criteria bearing his name.
Everyone is very welcome but seats are limited, so pre-registration is appreciated! Send an email to [email protected]
Lunch and fika will be served for pre-registrated participants, please state any allergies or other preferences.
Preliminary program:
9.30 - 10.00
Coffee and mingle
10.00 - 10.10
Welcome. Presentation of participants.
Karin Holm, MD Infectious diseases, Associate professor, Lund
10.15 - 10.45
The EUCAST disc diffusion susceptibility testing method for F. necrophorum and other frequently isolated anaerobic bacteria.
Erika Matuschek, Clinical scientist, EUCAST development laboratory, Växjö (zoom)
10.45 - 11.10
Protein FHA, a novel surface protein of F. necrophorum.
Olivia Engstrand, biomedical masters student, Lund
11.10 - 11.25
Break
11.25 - 11.50
Testing criteria for F. necrophorum tonsillitis.
Josefina Pagels, MD, Lund
11.50 - 12.15
The impact of social restrictions on the incidence and microbiology of peritonsillar abscess.
Tejs Ehlers Klug, MD ENT surgery, Associate professor, Aarhus
12.15 - 12.40
Bacterial findings in severe acute tonsillitis with or without peritonsillar phlegmon.
Tejs Ehlers Klug
12.40 - 13.40
Lunch break
13.40 - 14.00
Serum markers from patients with pharyngotonsillitis and pertonsillar abscess.
Åsa Gylfe, MD clinical microbiology, PhD, Umeå
14.00-14.40
A need for guidance
Robert Centor, MD internal medicine, Professor emeritus, University of Alabama, Birmingham
14.40 - 14.55
Break
14.55 - 15.20
A randomized controlled clinical trial of GAS-neg acute tonsillitis in primary health care - a comparison of phenoxymethylpenicillin and no antibiotic treatment. Report from an ongoing RCT.
Katarina Hedin, MD general medicin, Professor, Linköping
15.20 - 15.45
High prevalence of pharyngeal bacterial pathogens among healthy adolescents and young adults.
Martin Agerhäll, MD ENT surgery, PhD student, Umeå University
15.45 - 16.00
Concluding remarks
31/03/2025