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Trine Rolighed Thomsen is an Associate Professor at Aalborg University's Department of Chemistry and Bioscience (Faculty of Engineering and Science). She is affiliated with the Medical Biotechnology Center for Microbial Communities. Her research focuses on biofilm-associated infections, chronic wound management, antimicrobial therapies, and diagnostic technologies. She leads the CoronAPP project (2020–present), exploring citizen health science and cooperative data systems.
Research interests include biofilm biology, molecular diagnostics, and translational applications in healthcare. Notable projects involve developing in vitro chronic wound models and evaluating biofilm removal efficacy. She collaborates on interdisciplinary initiatives combining microbiology, engineering, and clinical medicine.
Her work addresses ethical and practical challenges in digital health technologies, including AI-driven wound assessment tools and smartphone-based patient monitoring. She has contributed to over 160 publications and 14 datasets, emphasizing molecular methods for diagnosing prosthetic joint infections and poly-microbial infections.
- Key collaborations: Projects with Niels Christian Overgaard, Thomas Bjarnsholt, and Peter Høgsbøll Nielsen
- Labs: Center for Microbial Communities (Aalborg University)
- Future work: Expanding citizen-centric health data systems and optimizing antimicrobial strategies against biofilm infections
