Louise Dahl Hultqvist
Associate Professor
Bacteriology
Blegdamsvej 3B
2200 København N
Research area:
The biofilm lifestyle dominates in chronic bacterial infections. These biofilm infections are a huge burden for both the patient and the society. Biofilm infections can occur on for example medically inserted implants, in chronic wounds or in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients.
Characteristic for the chronic biofilm infections is that they show extremely high tolerance towards antibiotics and the host immune system.
I primarily focus on investigating P. aeruginosabiofilms and how to interfere with the development of biofilms or the biofilm tolerance towards antibiotics and/or the host immune system. Currently, I am screening and testing drug candidates with these abilities, using both in vitroand in vivostudies.
Education:
MSc in Engineering (Biotechnology) from the Technical University of Denmark
Ph.D. in medical microbiology from University of Copenhagen
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Small Molecule Anti-biofilm Agents Developed on the Basis of Mechanistic Understanding of Biofilm Formation
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Identification of small molecules that interfere with c-di-GMP signaling and induce dispersal of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
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