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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · 13d

Check out the latest article in the MIMS Spotlight Series: introducing Monique Johnson, a malaria researcher, from the lab of Ellen Bushell.
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@nordicembl.bsky.social @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

MIMS Spotlight Series: Louise meets Monique Johnson

Meet Monique Johnson, a postdoctoral fellow in the Bushell lab, studying malaria-parasite host interactions.

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Aug 5

JOB ALERT: Group Leader positions at our Finnish sister node within the Nordic EMBL Partnership, @fimm-uh.bsky.social. FIMM is a leading molecular medicine research institute with a strong international research profile.
Deadline: 10 August 2025. Find all info here: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

FIMM-EMBL Group Leaders in Molecular Medicine

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Aug 5

JOB ALERT: Group Leader at our Norwegian sister node within the Nordic EMBL Partnership, @ncmbm.bsky.social. NCMBM advances understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying biological systems, disease, and therapy.
Deadline: 8 September 2025. Find all info here: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Group Leader (282908) | University of Oslo

Job title: Group Leader (282908), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, September 8, 2025

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Aug 5

JOB ALERT: Project Coordinator for temporary employment at The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, MIMS.
Deadline: 11 August 2025. Find all info here: umu.varbi.com/en/?jobtoken...

Project coordinator, Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS)

The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden is the Swedish node for the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine. Our mission is to promote research excellence in infection medicine a

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Aug 5

JOB ALERT: Apply for one of three postdoctoral positions in the frame of the NORPOD - Postdoctoral Researcher Programme by @nordicembl.bsky.social. MIMS Group Leader Chinmay Dwibedi is co-PI in project 2.
Deadline: 15 August 2025. Find all info here: projects.au.dk/nordic-embl-...

NORPOD postdoc program

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · May 8

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MIMS Group Leader Barbara Sixt and her lab, together with collaborators, discovered a molecule capable of successfully fighting Chlamydia infection, which is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the world.

Discovery opens up for new ways to treat chlamydia

A newly discovered molecule paves the way for research into new antibiotics that kill chlamydia.

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Apr 23

MIMS, together with @scilifelab.se & Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse's National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) and @umeauniversitet.bsky.social, is looking for an excellent young life science or computational researcher to become Group Leader.
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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Apr 23

Read about the reflection about the 5th @EMBL Partnership Conference from this year and hear the researchers' voices about AI's place in life science research and what they envision about AI's role int he future.

EMBL @embl.org · Apr 23

How is AI transforming life sciences – and what’s holding it back?

Participants of the 5th EMBL Partnership Conference share insights on data challenges, validation hurdles, and why collaboration is key.

👉 www.embl.org/news/connect...

#EMBLAIOneHealth

Group photo of the conference participants taken in front of the EMBL Imagine Centre in Heidelberg.

The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Mar 19

We are offering fellowships to early career clinicians in Sweden with an opportunity to develop a research project in the broad area of infection medicine in collaboration with a basic researcher. Apply before 11 April. Details: www.umu.se/en/mims/rese...

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Mar 19

We are recruiting excellent researchers to become independent Group Leaders in 1) Molecular Infection Medicine, or 2) in Data-Driven Epidemiology and Biology of Infection! Apply for 1) before 31 March, and for 2) before 11 May.
Find details here: www.umu.se/en/mims/care...

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Mar 12

Together with @mimsumea.bsky.social and the @scilifelab.se & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), Umeå University is looking for an excellent young life science or computational researcher to become Group Leader. DL: 11 May 2025.
www.scilifelab.se/career/group...

Group Leader/Researcher in DDLS Epidemiology and Biology of Infection

Group Leader/Researcher in DDLS Epidemiology and Biology of Infection Umeå University, Faculty Office of Medicine Together with The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) and the Sc...

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EMBL @embl.org · Mar 3

📢 Last call for the EMBL International PhD Programme summer recruitment!

This is a fully funded PhD programme fostering creative approaches to questions in the molecular life sciences.

Join us in promoting scientific excellence throughout Europe. Apply now!

www.embl.org/about/info/e...

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Feb 24

Come and work with us! Check out all our open positions, ranging from PhD student and postdoc to group leader and even for clinicians who want to spend more time on research! Join @mimsumea.bsky.social, the Swedish node of @nordicembl.bsky.social! Details 👇.
www.umu.se/en/mims/care...

Work With Us

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Feb 24

This innovative funding scheme by @embl.org addresses the pressing challenges posed by infectious diseases by bringing together leading research institutions to explore vital aspects of infection biology. Congratulations to
@mucubacter.bsky.social and @mateuslab.com whose projects were awarded!

EMBL @embl.org · Feb 17

EMBL, @pasteur.fr, MIMS, HZI, and the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social awarded Amplifying Funds grants to seven new projects. 🦠 👏

The collaborative projects will foster interdisciplinary research in infection biology across Europe.

Discover more here: www.embl.org/about/info/i...

🧪 #AcademicSky

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Feb 12

🌟Exciting Career Opportunities at MIMS! Calls open:
🔬Group Leader in Molecular Infection Medicine, 🩺Clinical Research Fellowships, 🧬Doctoral Researcher & Postdoctoral Researcher Positions.
www.umu.se/en/mims/care...
@mimsumea.bsky.social,
@nordicembl.bsky.social, @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

Work With Us

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Feb 5

Apply now for MIMS Clinical Research Fellowships!
It provides early-career clinicians with an opportunity to develop a research project in the broad area of infection medicine in collaboration with a basic researcher.⭐Guaranteed research time equivalent to 50% over 2 years, and a lot more!

The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Feb 3

Opening of the Infection Biology Across Scales workshop in Umeå on 3-4 February. The workshop is organised by @embl.org, SciLifeLab and @mimsumea.bsky.social, focusing on exploring complementary platforms and capabilities of the 3 organizations in light of the most important scientific challenges.

Oliver Billker, MIMS Director, opening of the Infection Biology Across Scales workshop in Umeå on 3-4 February 2025.

Jan Ellenberg, SciLifeLab Director, opening of the Infection Biology Across Scales workshop in Umeå on 3-4 February 2025.

Maria Bernabeu, Lead of the Infection Biology Transversal Theme at EMBL, opening of the Infection Biology Across Scales workshop in Umeå on 3-4 February 2025.

Maria Bernabeu highlighting synergies across EMBL, SciLifeLab and MIMS, at the opening of the Infection Biology Across Scales workshop in Umeå on 3-4 February 2025.

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Jan 31

Join the group of MIMS Clinical Research Fellows! The 2025 call is now open. Find the details here: www.umu.se/en/mims/rese...

2024 Call for MIMS Clinical Research Fellows

MIMS Clinical Research Fellowships provide early-career clinicians with an opportunity to develop a research programme in the broad area of infection medicine in collaboration with a basic researcher.

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Jan 31

🌟 Announcing the 2024 MIMS Clinical Research Fellows🌟
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 MIMS Clinical Research Fellowship: Vanja Lundberg Wiraeus at University of Gothenburg and Anne Tuiskunen Bäck at Umeå University. Congratulations to them! 🎉
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2024 MIMS Clinical Research Fellowships awarded

MIMS awarded the 2024 Clinical Research Fellowships to Vanja Lunberg Wiraeus and Anne Tuiskunen Bäck.

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Jan 29

💫 Exciting advancements in malaria research led by MIMS Director Professor Oliver Billker, are paving the way for a future free from this devastating disease. 🦟 🧪
Professor Billker is a Wallenberg Scholar, active at Umeå University.
@kawresearch.bsky.social

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Groundbreaking malaria research could save millions of lives | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Every minute a child dies of malaria somewhere in the world. This is a statistic that Professor Oliver Billker of Umeå University is determined to change. As a Wallenberg Scholar, he is heading a grou...

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Jan 17

📢 Call open: MIMS Group Leader in Molecular Infection Medicine

The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, MIMS, is looking for an excellent young researcher to become Group Leader for innovative research in molecular infection medicine. Visit: umu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Call open for Group Leader in Molecular Infection Medicine at MIMS, Umeå University

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Jan 9

Meet Ryo Morimoto, who joined MIMS as a Group Leader last year and since then, he has been working on establishing his lab at Umeå University. On this journey, he is not alone: a family of water snails accompanies him to achieve his research goals! Why? Read here:
www.umu.se/en/mims/news...

Ryo Morimoto, Group Leader at MIMS, Umeå University.

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Jan 9

MIMS and the @nordicembl.bsky.social are seeking excellent candidates for open positions at all level of research:
- Group Leader,
- Postdoctoral Researcher, and
- PhD Student!
Check out all open calls and apply! Bring your research career to the next level with us!
www.umu.se/en/mims/care...

Work With Us

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The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) @mimsumea.bsky.social · Dec 20

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 The Laboratory for Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) is hiring!
We are seeking: 1️⃣ Group Leader in Molecular Infection Medicine 2️⃣ Project Administrator with focus on events 3️⃣ PhD Student 4️⃣ Postdoctoral Researchers. Join us!
🔗 See details and apply: tinyurl.com/yc6mztf2

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