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The tasks of the Division of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology (HMM) of the Innsbruck Medical University comprise research, teaching, laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases, environmental and hospital hygiene as well as technical hygiene.

Research focus

• Fungal pathogenicity and virulence factors
• Molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen-interaction incl. the complement system
• Basic immunological research (Interactions of Dendritic cells / T-cells)
• Antimicrobial agents (Anitmycotics and endogenous antiseptics)
• Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)

Teaching

Lectures are primarily addressed to students of Human and Dental Medicine as well as to students of the PhD Study of Medical Sciences of the Innsbruck Medical University, and of Human Biology, Biology, and Pharmacy of the Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck. Additionally, we are involved in the performing of lectures for health professionals other than medical doctors and co-operate in post-educational courses in public health.

Laboratory diagnostics, environmental and hospital hygiene, technical hygiene

The Division HMM fulfils its tasks in detection and identification of pathogens causing infections. This covers bacteriology, parasitology, mycobacteriology, and mycology. The diagnostic laboratories are certified according to ISO 9001:2009. Special parts are controlled by external audits in accordance to §67 Austrian Medicines Law and FDA, Division of Manufacturing and Product Quality. Within the department of hospital and technical hygiene, guidelines for the prevention of infectious diseases are developed and controlled corresponding to the statutory presettings for technical facilities (e.g. disinfection machines).

Opening times chief office (Mrs. Rofner):
Mon.-Tue. 07:00-15:45 | Fri. 07:00-12:00
 

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