Sanne Loekkegaard Larsen

Sanne Loekkegaard Larsen is a Guest Researcher at the Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), affiliated with the Research Unit for Clinical Microbiology in Odense. As a Molecular Biologist, her work focuses on clinical microbiology, genomic surveillance, and infectious disease research. She holds a Master's degree in Biomedicine and contributes to projects addressing bacterial outbreaks, pathogen identification, and molecular diagnostics.

Her research spans areas such as SARS-CoV-2 analysis, Lyme arthritis diagnostics, and genomic characterization of pathogens like Group A Streptococci and Enterobacter. She collaborates with institutions like Odense University Hospital and participates in international conferences like the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Larsen is involved in developing bioinformatics tools for clinical microbiology, such as the RSYD-BASIC pipeline for bacterial isolate analysis. Her work emphasizes practical applications in healthcare, including outbreak monitoring and decentralized sequencing strategies to improve diagnostic accuracy and public health responses.