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Antti Karkman is a University Lecturer at the Department of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, and affiliated with the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS). He serves as a supervisor for doctoral programs in Food Chain and Health, and in Microbiology and Biotechnology. His research focuses span microbiology, virology, ecology, and evolutionary biology, with particular emphasis on antibiotic resistance and environmental microbiology.
- Microbiology and virology
- Ecology and evolutionary biology
- Antibiotic resistance
- Metagenomics
- Environmental gene transfer
- Dairy microbiology
- Urban microbial ecology
Antti's recent publications address antibiotic resistance in wastewaters, metagenomic assembly challenges around resistance genes, and AI applications in microbiology. He has been active in environmental microbiology research since 2005, participating in key projects like STAR-DUST and the Nordic biocide consortium. His work bridges microbial genomics with sustainability science, focusing on human-impacted environments.
He has engaged in academic visits at institutions like TU Dresden and the University of Tartu, and participated in conferences such as ISME13. Antti's research outputs include over 40 publications, with significant contributions in 2024 and 2025, highlighting his ongoing impact in the field of antibiotic resistance and environmental microbiology.
