Artur Schmidtchen

Artur Schmidtchen is a Professor and consultant at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at Lund University's Faculty of Medicine. He serves as Head of Office, Supervisor, and Project Manager for the Schmidtchen Lab, which focuses on dermatology, innate immunity, and microbial interactions. He is also affiliated with the LU Profile Area: Light and Materials and the Infect@LU research network.

Research Interests: His work spans

• Antimicrobial Peptides
• Bacterial Colonization
• Thrombin-Derived Peptides
• Lipopolysaccharide Interactions
• Wound Healing Mechanisms
• Proteolytic Signatures

Publication Trends: Recent articles highlight his focus on peptidomics, endotoxin neutralization, and microbial dynamics in skin conditions. Studies include Staphylococcus aureus infections in pressure ulcers, spatial bacterial analysis in wounds, and structural insights into thrombin-derived peptides.

Supervision: He supervises multiple projects, including doctoral work on hidradenitis suppurativa and immunomodulatory peptides, as well as translational studies on wound healing and microbial interactions.

Labs & Teams: Leads the Schmidtchen Lab, which investigates innate immunity and dermatological pathologies, and collaborates with Xinnate AB and Infect@LU.