Lise Goltermann
Assistant Professor
Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Biography
Lise Goltermann’s research focuses on the mechanisms underlying antimicrobial tolerance in bacterial biofilms, primarily using the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a model organism. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is found throughout the environment and is a major cause of airway infection in people with cystic fibrosis, COPD and PCD. By combining large library screenings with phenotypic characterizations, Lise Goltermann is working on identifying the genes involved in maintaining the high level of antimicrobial tolerance seen when bacteria grow as biofilms. Her works aims to understand the intricate connections between growth mode, tolerance, virulence and other phenotypes important for the persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
