Anne-Merethe Hanssen

Anne-Merethe Hanssen is a Professor at the Department of Medical Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, specializing in Staphylococcus aureus and host-microbe interactions. Her research focuses on bacterial colonization mechanisms, virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance, employing genomic and transcriptomic approaches.

Research highlights include:

• Investigating S. aureus gene expression in nasal/throat colonization
• Developing transcriptomic methods for host-microbe interaction studies
• Optimizing metagenomic diagnostics for prosthetic joint infections
• Mapping bacterial adhesion and immune evasion strategies

Key publications reveal trends in:

• Host-pathogen molecular interactions
• Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms
• Microbiome analysis in clinical settings
• Transcriptomic profiling of colonization dynamics
• Metagenomic diagnostic innovations