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Research
My team conducts research in medical and molecular microbiology, with a focus on how the human skin microbiome contributes to both health and disease, including skin disorders and implant-related infections. We also explore related areas such as antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens, molecular epidemiology, host-pathogen interactions, microbiome editing, and the development of sequencing-based tools to study microbial communities.
Profile
I'm a researcher and Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, specializing in medical microbiology. My work focuses on how skin bacteria influence human health. I hold a PhD in microbiology and spent seven years at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin. I’m also a research associate at Örebro University in Sweden.
Teaching
I teach medical microbiology, with a focus on clinical bacteriology, through lectures and practical courses for medical students (BSc level). I also co-organize an annual PhD course on host-pathogen/microbiome interactions.
Areas of expertise
- medical microbiology
- host-pathogen interaction
- skin microbiome
- antimicrobial resistance
- bacterial infections
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 5 Active
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Staphylococci as skin guardians: harnessing and improving their beneficial properties for acne treatment
Brüggemann, H. (PI)
01/01/2025 → …
Project: Research
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The lung-skin microbiome axis and its role in sarcoidosis
Brüggemann, H. (PI) & Bendstrup, E. (PI)
01/11/2024 → 31/07/2026
Project: Research
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AMR@LAB: Antimicrobial Resistance and Labour Migration across Healthcare Boundaries in Northern South Asia
Seeberg, J. (PI), Valentin, K. (Participant), Brüggemann, H. (Participant), Wejse, C. M. (Participant), Pathak, G. S. (Participant), Korsbæk, M. (Project coordinator), Varma, M. B. (Project manager), Kotwani, A. (Participant), Shakya, M. (Project manager), Yadav, D. (Project manager), Pokharel, P. K. (Participant), Upadhyay, R. (Participant), Bhutia, A. (Participant), Thomas, A. (Participant), Dhungel, L. (Participant) & Jami, J. (Participant)
01/04/2022 → 31/03/2026
Project: Research
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PACT: Personalizing Acne Treatment Using Skin Microbiota Transplantation
Brüggemann, H. (PI)
01/12/2021 → …
Project: Research
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Antimicrobial resistance across biotic socialities
Seeberg, J. (Project manager), Mc Loughlin, E. T. (Participant), Vaarst, M. (Participant) & Brüggemann, H. (Participant)
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research
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Distinct Intraspecies Variation of Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis in Acne Vulgaris and Healthy Skin.
Hamann, T., Brüggemann, H., Feidenhansl, C., Rruci, E., Gallinger, J., Gallinat, S. & Hüpeden, J., Feb 2025, In: Microorganisms. 13, 2, 299.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Cutibacterium and Staphylococcus dysbiosis of the skin microbiome in acne and its decline after isotretinoin treatment
Feidenhansl, C., Lund, M., Poehlein, A., Lood, R., Lomholt, H. B. & Brüggemann, H., Dec 2024, In: JEADV Clinical Practice. 3, 5, p. 1454-1466 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Cutibacterium avidum: A Potent and Underestimated Pathogen in Prosthetic Hip Joint Infections
Karlsson, J., Kamenska, N., Matuschek, E., Brüggemann, H. & Söderquist, B., Mar 2024, In: Microorganisms. 12, 3, 432.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Delivery of a sebum modulator by an engineered skin microbe in mice
Knödlseder, N., Fábrega, M. J., Santos-Moreno, J., Manils, J., Toloza, L., Marín Vilar, M., Fernández, C., Broadbent, K., Maruotti, J., Lemenager, H., Carolis, C., Zouboulis, C. C., Soler, C., Lood, R., Brüggemann, H. & Güell, M., Nov 2024, In: Nature Biotechnology. 42, 11, p. 1661-1666 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Letter › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus) -
Diversity of Neurotransmitter-Producing Human Skin Commensals
Rahmdel, S., Purkayastha, M., Nega, M., Liberini, E., Li, N., Luqman, A., Brüggemann, H. & Götz, F., 17 Nov 2024, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences . 25, 22, 12345.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Guest talk at DEVIL "The Human Skin Microbiome in Health and Disease"
Brüggemann, H. (Examiner)
13 Nov 2024Activity: Evaluation, external lectures and examination › External lectures › Communication
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Invited talk "Dysbiosis of the acne skin microbiome on subspecies level“ at the EADV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Brüggemann, H. (Lecturer)
26 Sept 2024Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Invited talk " “Social” behavior of bacteria " at symposium ”Microbial Futures: The biosocial lives of small things”, Aarhus, Denmark
Brüggemann, H. (Lecturer)
21 May 2024Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Invited talk "Skin microbiome interferences and the potential exploitation for acne treatment“ at the Microbiome, Probiotics, Skin R&D & Business Collaboration Forum, The Hague, The Netherlands
Brüggemann, H. (Lecturer)
24 Apr 2024Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Invited talk at the NSCMID 2023, Örebro, Sweden. Title: "Infection or contamination? Cutibacterium acnes in implant-associated infections"
Brüggemann, H. (Lecturer)
23 Sept 2023Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
Press/Media
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Article "Har mennesket altid doejet med bumser?" (by Benjamin Heide)
29/09/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Article "Forskere kortlægger hudens sunde og usunde mikrobiom ved akne" in Dagens Medicin (by Kristian Sjøgren)
26/09/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Article "Vær glad for dine akne-bakterier: De er afgørende for hudens sundhed" in Videnskab.dk (by Mette Mølgaard)
19/10/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Det lyder mere mærkeligt, end det er: I fire måneder er der fokus på byens sociale liv - også for bakterier
Mc Loughlin, E. T., Seeberg, J., Vaarst, M. & Brüggemann, H.
19/09/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Courses
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PhD graduate course "Host-pathogen interactions - from basic microbiology and immunology to medicine"
Brüggemann, H. 20/04/2021 → …
Course: Teaching