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Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention

 Protect patients against infections, perform diagnostics of infections and advise for optimal antimicrobial therapy Department
Protect patients against infections, perform diagnostics of infections and advise for optimal antimicrobial therapy
Our research groups
Our ageing society holds more older people and more people with a weak immune system. We encounter these patients on a daily basis in the UMCG. Innovative research to prevent infections and research on new and diagnostic methods and treatment possibilities is necessary to protect patients against infections.

We have the tradition and responsibility to understand the nature of the microorganisms in the emergence of infectious diseases. We use a wide range of fundamental, applied and clinical research for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases to improve.

The main research themes of the Virology and Immunology research labs are:

  • experimental Virology;
  • tumor Virology and Cancer;
  • immunotherapy Vaccinology.
Relevance

How our research benefits to society

We contribute by:

  • INTERREGional projects: 30 innovation consortia from the German-Dutch border region are concentrating on the development of innovative products and technologies that protect the population against infections and deal with antibiotic resistance
  • Euregional Prevention against Antibiotic Resistance and Infections: this German-Dutch border project focuses on one of the biggest challenges in healthcare. The fight against life-threatening infections caused by highly resistant micro-organisms

Contact

University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention
P.O. Box 30.001
9700 RB Groningen
The Netherlands

Visiting address
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention
Hanzeplein 1
9713 GZ Groningen
The Netherlands