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Dag Harmsen

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Head of Research, Dept. Periodontol. at University of Muenster
📍 Ruhr Region, Germany

Dag Harmsen is the Head of Research at the University of Muensters Department of Periodontology and the Managing Director of Ridom bioinformatics GmbH. An M. D. specializing in microbiology and infectious disease epidemiology, he began his training at the University of Würzburg. His work focuses on molecular diagnostics, applied bioinformatics, and bacterial genomic surveillance.

He was central in sequencing the deadly E. coli O104: H4 outbreak strain in Germany in 2011, pioneering the use of Next-Generation Sequencing in real-time for genomic outbreak analysis.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Head of Research, Dept. Periodontol.
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Ruhr Region, Germany
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Genomic Surveillance
His career is dedicated to using whole-genome sequencing for real-time surveillance of microbial pathogens, demonstrated by his work on E. coli and multi-drug resistant organisms.
Bioinformatics Software
As co-founder and Managing Director of Ridom GmbH, he is directly involved in developing software like SeqSphere+ to simplify and standardize bacterial typing and analysis.
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1-2002
Head of Research, Dept. Periodontol.
University of Muenster
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