Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén

Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén is a Professor at the Section for Hologenomics within the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on hologenomics, phage therapy, and microbial genomics, with numerous publications in high-impact journals including Nature Reviews Methods Primers and Cell.

His research interests span several key areas in modern genomics and microbiology:

• Development and application of phage therapy for bacterial infections
• Genomic analysis of bacteriophages and their taxonomy
• Hologenomic approaches to understanding host-microbe interactions
• Metagenomics and metatranscriptomics of environmental and clinical samples
• Bioinformatics tools for genomic analysis
• Addressing antimicrobial resistance through alternative therapies

Recent research outputs demonstrate a strong focus on phage therapy applications, particularly in agricultural and veterinary contexts, as well as methodological advancements in phage genomics and taxonomy. His work bridges computational biology with experimental approaches to address antimicrobial resistance challenges through publications like 'Optimizing phage therapy for Salmonella Pullorum' and 'taxMyPhage: Automated Taxonomy of dsDNA Phage Genomes.'

His scientific contributions have gained significant attention, with publications referenced across multiple platforms:

• Picked up by 7 news outlets
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• Reddited by researchers
• Referenced by over 50 Bluesky users
• Read by hundreds of researchers on Mendeley

As lead or co-author on 58 research outputs including 46 journal articles, 7 editorials, and 3 reviews, Professor Sicheritz-Pontén maintains an active research program that combines computational genomics with practical applications of phage therapy.