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Denmark
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
127
Citations
60756
World Ranking
94
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology Genetics and Molecular Biology

Overview

Søren Molin is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research focuses on multiple aspects of microbiology and molecular biology, emphasizing antibiotic resistance, bacterial biofilms, and cystic fibrosis.

The main fields of study for Søren Molin include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their work extends into significant subfields, such as:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Genetics

The primary research topics include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Søren Molin has contributed to numerous research publications. Selected recent papers are:

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa adaptation and evolution in patients with cystic fibrosis, 2020, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Antibiotic resistance: turning evolutionary principles into clinical reality, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • Hypermutator Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exploits Multiple Genetic Pathways To Develop Multidrug Resistance during Long-Term Infections in the Airways of Cystic Fibrosis Patients, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Bacterial persisters in long-term infection: Emergence and fitness in a complex host environment, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Electrochemical Detection of Pyocyanin as a Biomarker for Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A Focused Review, 2020, Sensors

Frequent co-authors of Søren Molin are:

  • Helle Krogh Johansen
  • Ruggero La Rosa
  • Rasmus L. Marvig
  • Claudia Antonella Colque
  • Janus A. J. Haagensen

The main venues in which Søren Molin publishes include:

  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Microbial Biotechnology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Søren Molin was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2013 for contributions to Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Best Publications

  • Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms

    Niels Høiby;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Michael Givskov;Søren Molin

  • Quantification of biofilm structures by the novel computer program COMSTAT.

    Arne Heydorn;Alex Toftgaard Nielsen;Morten Hentzer;Claus Sternberg

  • Attenuation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence by quorum sensing inhibitors

    Morten Hentzer;Hong Wu;Jens Bo Andersen;Kathrin Riedel

  • Inhibition of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm bacteria by a halogenated furanone compound.

    Morten Hentzer;Kathrin Riedel;Thomas B. Rasmussen;Arne Heydorn

  • New unstable variants of green fluorescent protein for studies of transient gene expression in bacteria

    Jens Bo Andersen;Claus Sternberg;Lars Kongsbak Poulsen;Sara Petersen Bjørn

  • Biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild type, flagella and type IV pili mutants

    M. Klausen;Arne Heydorn;Paula Cornelia Ragas;Lotte Munch Lambertsen

  • A characterization of DNA release in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures and biofilms

    Marie Allesen‐Holm;Kim Bundvig Barken;Liang Yang;Mikkel Klausen

  • The clinical impact of bacterial biofilms

    Niels Høiby;Oana Ciofu;Helle Krogh Johansen;Zhi-jun Song

  • Eukaryotic interference with homoserine lactone-mediated prokaryotic signalling.

    M. Givskov;R. de Nys;M. Manefield;Lone Gram

  • Gene transfer occurs with enhanced efficiency in biofilms and induces enhanced stabilisation of the biofilm structure

    Søren Molin;Tim Tolker-Nielsen

  • Alginate Overproduction Affects Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Structure and Function

    Morten Hentzer;Gail M. Teitzel;Grant J. Balzer;Arne Heydorn

  • Unique type of plasmid maintenance function: postsegregational killing of plasmid-free cells.

    Kenn Gerdes;Poul B. Rasmussen;Soren Molin

  • Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cystic fibrosis airway: an evolutionary perspective

    Anders Folkesson;Lars Jelsbak;Lei Yang;Lei Yang;Helle Krogh Johansen

  • Involvement of bacterial migration in the development of complex multicellular structures in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

    Mikkel Klausen;Anders Aaes-Jørgensen;Søren Molin;Tim Tolker-Nielsen

  • Evolution of species interactions in a biofilm community

    Susse Kirkelund Hansen;PB Rainey;Janus Anders Juul Haagensen;Søren Molin

  • Mucoid conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by hydrogen peroxide: a mechanism for virulence activation in the cystic fibrosis lung.

    Kalai Mathee;Oana Ciofu;Claus Sternberg;Peter W. Lindum

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa tolerance to tobramycin, hydrogen peroxide and polymorphonuclear leukocytes is quorum-sensing dependent

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Peter Østrup Jensen;Mette Burmølle;Morten Hentzer

  • Convergent evolution and adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa within patients with cystic fibrosis

    Rasmus Lykke Marvig;Lea Mette Madsen Sommer;Søren Molin;Helle Krogh Johansen

  • Global impact of mature biofilm lifestyle on Escherichia coli K‐12 gene expression

    Christophe Beloin;Jaione Valle;Patricia Latour-Lambert;Philippe Faure

  • The cep quorum-sensing system of Burkholderia cepacia H111 controls biofilm formation and swarming motility

    Birgit Huber;Kathrin Riedel;Morten Hentzer;Arne Heydorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Helle Krogh Johansen
Helle Krogh Johansen University of Copenhagen
Michael Givskov
Michael Givskov University of Copenhagen
Niels Høiby
Niels Høiby University of Copenhagen
Leo Eberl
Leo Eberl University of Zurich
Tim Tolker-Nielsen
Tim Tolker-Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Oana Ciofu
Oana Ciofu University of Copenhagen
Liang Yang
Liang Yang Southern University of Science and Technology
Bjarke Bak Christensen
Bjarke Bak Christensen Technical University of Denmark
Cayo Ramos
Cayo Ramos University of Malaga
Karen A. Krogfelt
Karen A. Krogfelt Statens Serum Institut

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