Research

The research at ISIM ranges from basic to applied research and is contained within four main areas: Bacteriology, Immunology, Virology and Medical Parasitology.

The research is organised within five specialised research centres.

Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI)

NIVI aims to revolutionize and accelerate vaccine development in Denmark by bridging the gap between academic research and industry innovation.

LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center (SIC)

SIC paves the way to a better understanding and treatment of the skin diseases for the benefit of the individual patient.

Centre for translational Medicine and Parasitology (CMP)

CMP is focussed on cancer, translational medicine, parasitology (mainly malaria) and vaccine development.

Copenhagen Hepatitis C Program (CO-HEP)

CO-HEP is focussed on basic studies of the hepatitis C virus life cycle and development of better therapies and vaccines.

Costerton Biofilm Center

(CBC) - The center aims at new approaches to challenges in medical biofilm research to generate insights into the biology of chronic infections.

Research groups