Microbial-host interactions in health and disease
Our research focuses on molecular mechanisms for how microbes cause disease. Microbial transmission and the epidemiology of microbes are studied as well as microbial pathogenesis, and how microbes interact with the host and the innate immune response. Novel antibiotic drugs and antibiotic resistance development, as well as vaccines, are also targeted. A major focus is on respiratory tract infections, especially pneumococcal infections.
Keywords
Respiratory pathogens / pathogenesis / host-microbial interactions / immune evasion & host defence / molecular interactions / antibiotic resistance & epidemiology / interference approaches / vaccines