IceLab
Integrated Science Lab
For the love of new ideas, IceLab connects researchers from different disciplines
Current Opportunities
Call for IceLab Lunch Pitch Speakers
Sign up to give a Lunch Pitch in spring 2027!
Have a research question, challenge or idea you'd like to explore with researchers from other disciplines? Share it in a five-minute pitch and spark new discussions and potential collaborations.
Contact Gabrielle Beans to sign up!
Learn more about the Lunch Pitches
IceLab Excellence Center Network
Interested researchers from beyond Umeå can apply for research visits in IceLab. We offer an arena for realizing interdisciplinary collaborative projects on modeling adaptive mechanisms in living systems under stress and cover visit costs.
Find out more about opportunities within IceLab: Career and Education
Featured Stories
Predicting how plants respond to their environment
Yanjun Zan’s path towards computational plant genetics began with an experiment that did not work as expected.
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IceLab Members
We are roughly 60 researchers physically located at IceLab or in one of the nearby associated Umeå University departments, though our collaborative network extends far beyond.
Research in IceLab
IceLab research shares a common feature: an application of mathematical modeling techniques to scientific questions. By adopting a quantitative approach, our researchers can communicate across disciplines and identify new and exciting opportunities for collaborations and discovery.
IceLab's Culture
Science is not an individual race but a collaborative human endeavour. We create conditions that allow all Icelabbers to experience inspiring and safe collisions of ideas.
Career and Education Opportunities
Present an open project you are working on, connect with other researchers, apply for an open position, take part in one of our courses, collaborate with us. We invite you to reach out and become part of our network.
IceLab is grateful for the support of Umeå University and the following funders
