https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/ en Tue, 12 May 2026 23:04:21 +0200 Tue, 12 May 2026 23:04:21 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/global-change-and-antibiotic-resistance-gene-dissemination-through-horizontal-gene-transfer/ Climate change and pollution may accelerate the spread of antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments.... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/global-change-and-antibiotic-resistance-gene-dissemination-through-horizontal-gene-transfer/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/microbial-responses-in-soil-and-litter-biogeochemical-cycles-to-climate-change/ Microorganisms are key players in global biogeochemical cycles. Through their decomposition of soil organic... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/microbial-responses-in-soil-and-litter-biogeochemical-cycles-to-climate-change/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/strain-link-linking-strain-level-functional-inference-and-development-in-the-early-life-microbiome-with-later-disease/ Microbes inhabit all types of environments and form complex communities, called microbiomes. The human... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/strain-link-linking-strain-level-functional-inference-and-development-in-the-early-life-microbiome-with-later-disease/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/plant-microbiome-interactions-for-a-sustainable-future/ Project type: Master thesis, Special project   Background: Our current agricultural practices, in... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/plant-microbiome-interactions-for-a-sustainable-future/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0100 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/embedment-of-probiotic-bacteria-in-urinary-catheter-material-to-prevent-infection/ Project type: MasterCatheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are common, and they are hard... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/embedment-of-probiotic-bacteria-in-urinary-catheter-material-to-prevent-infection/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:45:00 +0100 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/protein-transfer-during-bacterial-conjugations/ Project type: Master Background:Conjugations are a bacterial sexual process in which a donor cell makes... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/protein-transfer-during-bacterial-conjugations/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:30:00 +0100 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/social-evolution-in-microbial-communities.-are-we-competing-or-working-together/ Project type: Master Background:Diversity in societies enables a lot of opportunities. Individuals can... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/social-evolution-in-microbial-communities.-are-we-competing-or-working-together/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:30:00 +0100 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/searching-for-a-mechanistic-modulator-of-tn7-transposition/ Project Type: Master Background:The classical Tn7 transposon and recently discovered Tn7-CRISPR-Cas elements... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/searching-for-a-mechanistic-modulator-of-tn7-transposition/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:15:00 +0100 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/investigating-anti-predator-properties-of-bacterial-multispecies-biofilm-communities/ Project Type: Master In nature, microorganisms such as bacteria, archaea, fungi, or single-celled eukaryotes... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/investigating-anti-predator-properties-of-bacterial-multispecies-biofilm-communities/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0100 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/extraction-of-biofilm-matrix-for-proteomic-analyses---a-proof-of-concept-study/ Project type: Master In nature, the predominant lifestyle of bacteria is living in polymicrobial communities.... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/extraction-of-biofilm-matrix-for-proteomic-analyses---a-proof-of-concept-study/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:30:00 +0100 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/discovery-of-bacterial-defense-systems/ Develop computational approaches for mining novel bacterial defense systems or do you have another great... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/discovery-of-bacterial-defense-systems/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:45:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/plasmids---gotta-catch-them-all/ Are you interested in plasmids? https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/plasmids---gotta-catch-them-all/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:30:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/early-life-microbiome-and-later-disease-development/ Approximately 20% of children develop asthma-like symptoms, and an estimated 300 million people suffer... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/early-life-microbiome-and-later-disease-development/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/kortlaegning-af-diversiteten-af-kloak-associerede-bakteriearter/ Normalt anser man CPE for at spredes via direkte patient-til-patient kontakt og det er ikke afklaret... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/kortlaegning-af-diversiteten-af-kloak-associerede-bakteriearter/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:45:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/write-a-project-on-soil-biodiversity-and-function/ Project type: PUK, Bachelor, Master Soils form the foundations for plant life, including crops. Soils... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/write-a-project-on-soil-biodiversity-and-function/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:30:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/write-a-project-on-sociomicrobiology/ Project type: PUK, Bachelor, Master Examples of proposed projects: Exploiting evolution: Designing microbial... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/write-a-project-on-sociomicrobiology/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:30:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/interpretation-of-parabasalid-dna-reads-in-pig-facael-samples-as-detected-by-metabarcoding/ Write a project in collaboration with SSI https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/interpretation-of-parabasalid-dna-reads-in-pig-facael-samples-as-detected-by-metabarcoding/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:15:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/understanding-the-dynamics-of-viral-infections-in-multispecies-biofilms/ In this project, we will investigate what happens when bacterial biofilms are exposed to different phages,... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/understanding-the-dynamics-of-viral-infections-in-multispecies-biofilms/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/the-functional-role-of-the-biofilm-matrix-in-the-productivity-and-protection-of-bacterial-communities/ When biofilms consist of multiple interacting species, community-intrinsic properties emerge. Researching... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/the-functional-role-of-the-biofilm-matrix-in-the-productivity-and-protection-of-bacterial-communities/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:45:00 +0200 https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/investigate-the-properties-of-bacterial-communities--biofilms/ If you want to study mechanistic and evolutionary aspects of how bacteria cooperate to form robust biofilms,... https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/microbiology/available-student-projects/investigate-the-properties-of-bacterial-communities--biofilms/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0200