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Ph.D. candidate Department of Clinical Medicine martin.o.christensen@uit.no +4527284868 Tromsø You can find me here

Martin Christensen

Job description

Ph.D. student at Paediatric Infection Group 

Department of Clinical Medicine with UiT

The Arctic University of Norway

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Research interests

I focus on Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), especially Staphylococcus haemolyticus. My goal is to understand genetic differences between invasive and commensal isolates, particularly related to polysaccharide capsule (CP) genes, as well as biofilm formation. The studies aim to uncover how different capsule types and biofilm formation affect the bacterium's ability to cause infections and resist the immune system, with potential implications for treatment methods concerning immunocompromised children

Teaching

I am co-teaching first-year students in Biomedicine, Biochemistry, and Biology."


Member of research group

Research Group for Child and Adolescents Health   English content

Member of project

Infection    English content