PNAS study makes a good "case" for using small molecules as chemical tools to understand complex biology.
How a special protein complex moves along genes in DNA may have an impact on how cells divide.
Mathematical modelling advances research in endosymbiosis, according to a research group in Umeå.
Dietary fibre is vital for our intestinal flora, where the bacteria Blautia is important to the mucus barrier.
ESWW brings scientists and the space industry together as it takes place in Sweden for the first time.
For the second year in a row, a Umeå University researcher is a finalist for the Frontiers Planet Prize.
During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires.
A new method for measuring efficiency losses gives a breakthrough in the development of new light sources.
A new major study shows that the effects of climate change could be stronger than previously thought.
Keith Larson at the Arctic Centre is the 2024 recipient of the Iwan Bolin Prize.
The study supports the use of ciprofloxacin and identifies the need for more knowledge about the disease.
Project proposals can be submitted until May 27th and an information session is available April 29th.
Matthew lectures about fungal pathogens and future risks for the global life-support system.
Pär Byström wants to develop one of the world's leading centers for climate research in the Arctic.
André Mateus had a seminar on everything you ever wanted to know about proteomics, but never dared to ask.
Freshwater microbes hitchhike with plastic particles to the sea. Does it affect microbes in seawater?
Pitches: AI for image processing, understanding breast cancer risk and unravelling plant genome complexity.
Six Umeå University researchers have been admitted to the Wallenberg Scholars programme 2024.
People with post-COVID syndrome often suffer from intense fatigue and dyspnea, is shown in Nordic study.
Stefan Jansson receives a prize from the Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society
Researchers at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics have been granted a three-year position.
Results made by Anna Arnqvist´s group include molecular details and the importance of the pH in the stomach.
In search of collaborators after the March 13 Lunch Pitch.
Johan Normark tells about current knowledge on symptoms, causes, treatment, and prognosis of post-COVID.
Welcome to a UCMR two seminar 25 April at 14:00-16:00 in Lilla hörsalen, KBC.
Deepen your knowledge on how human activity has changed the Earth through the course Global Change Science.
The study will evaluate knowledge, awareness and practices of TBE vaccination.
Oliver Billker is awarded the Medicine Doctor Axel Hirsch prize 2024 for his research in the field of malaria.
IceLab seeks faculty for Stress Response Modeling excellence center.
Small, inconspicuous organisms potential superstars in the green transition.
The pitches covered cancer and disease modeling and the role of sphingolipids in metabolic diseases.
Anna Överby Wernstedt at Umeå University is one of five junior researchers who will share SEK 33 million.
Jens Zamanian is awarded the Faculty of Science and Technology's pedagogical prize 2024.
Studies in a thesis give hope for medicines for colds and other diseases as well as an intestinal organism.
Several postdoc projects receive funding from EU within the ´Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme.
Individual variation explains recurrent caries disease and that others are asymptomatic.
Produces significantly fewer defects compared to the most commonly used method today.
STINT-funded research collaboration with Inha University researchers begins with a visit to Incheon, Korea
See photos from the Nobel Prize winner's visit to Umeå University.
Felipe Cava, Umeå University, is one of the researchers that have identified a bacterial enzyme.
Doctoral student Maria Camila Urrea went on a scouting trip to sample several Northern mine-impacted lakes.
IceLab opens its Lunch Pitch season with pitches related to aging from Verena Kohler and Mattias Forsell
Metabolomics is a growing field within life science - 120 scientists from all over the world gathered in Umeå.
Emma Thomson lectures on AAV2 and immune dysregulation in children with unexplained hepatitis.
'EC' postdoc Adrien is studying the relationship between plant epidermal cell structure and mechanical stress.
Kim lectures on virulence factors in bacteria that provide molecular insight into eukaryotic signaling systems
Society beneficial products and services based on research or education at the university are recognized.
Sweden's last unmodified rivers and streams provide important information for restoring destroyed habitats.
Anne L'Huillier gives a lecture at Umeå University on 15 February.
5 and 12 February Västerbotten Region focuses on Chlamydia - a bacteria well studied at Umeå University.
The three cross-faculty areas show the width and edge of research at Umeå University.
Nicolò Maccaferri wants to create hard drives that work like 'time machines'.
Bacterial pili increase virulence and form biofilm structures that strengthen antibiotic tolerance.
Plant scientist Stefan Jansson has been involved for decades in the debate on genetically modified crops.
Thirteen research projects, ranging from algae to digital merits, can look forward to funding from the EU.
The support means that scientific breakthroughs in life science can be converted into future innovations.
Umeå Postdoc Society with 220 postdocs at campus works successfully to improve the postdoc experience.
The climate crisis demands expertise and knowledge.
Postdoctoral fellow Audrey Schillings and team went to Svalbard to study the Eidembukta lagoon.
Ferenc Krausz's advice to young researchers: "Find the right question for yourself."
Ribosomal protein undergoes structural change but retains sequence during evolution.
Individuals infected with COVID-19 are also at an increased risk of suffering from heart rhythm disturbances.
Max Renner receives 1,5 MSEK grant for a postdoc for two years from Umeå Centre for Microbial Research, UCMR.
A new thesis reveals how climate change can promote potentially dangerous bacteria in the Baltic Sea.
Gives an open lecture in Aula Nordica and visits the Umeå physicist's laser laboratory.
Research helps to increase agricultural productivity as the weather becomes more extreme.
Teresa Frisan, Lena Svensson, and Peter Lind are appointed as programme directors.
Nicolò Maccaferri and André Mateus have been appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows.
By pressure cooking birch leaves scientists obtained carbon particles for use in organic semiconductors.
How our desires are controlled - study on fruit flies confirms scientists' theory.
Five researchers within UCMR receive grants from the Swedish Cancer Society.
André Mateus is a new board member of the Swedish Proteomics Society, SPS.
Irina Gutsche is the holder of the 2023 Tage Erlander visiting professorship, working at Umeå University.
The event is commemorated with a one-day symposium on 16 November with invited international speakers.
'EC' Postdoc Baptiste marvels at how molecular mechanisms shape cell destiny and physiology.
Three UCMR PIs receive project grants from the Swedish Research Council in Natural and Engineering Sciences
Thiols control how much mercury enters the food web in aquatic environments.
'EC' Postdoc Dhruv has followed his passion for microbiology and life science throughout his academic journey.
Seven UCMR PIs receive project grants from the Swedish Research Council in the area Medicine and Health.
Pierre Oesterle's thesis shows how recycling can be made more eco-friendly using pressure cooker technology.
MIMS expands opportunities for life science research at Umeå University through NORPOD postdoc programme.
Bernt Eric Uhlin is honored for his extraordinary commitment to creating an excellent research environment.
A thesis by Mark Lindholm, Umeå University, is praised by the Swedish Dental Association.
Daniel Metcalfe tries to understand the impacts of climate change on the unique biodiversity of cloud forests.
Anders Hofer, Jörgen Johansson and Lars-Anders Carlson gets three-year project grants.
StratNeuro’s 1-year grant is awarded to Professor Johan Holmberg, Department of Molecular Biology.
With optical tweezers, Magnus Andersson can measure the forces that act when a bacterium attaches.
Anders Johansson's research aims to understand the spread of infection and identify preventive measures.
Accurate measuring is crucial when for example dosing medicines and handling dangerous gases.
Fabrice Laurent from INRAE lectures on Cryptosporidiosis that is a threat to human and animal health.
The great interest highlights the need for meeting platforms focusing specifically on postdocs and PhDs.
She discovered the Nobel prize-winning gene scissors in Umeå. Now she is an honorary citizen of the city.
The study shows how neutrophils stop the most common fungal pathogen that can infect us humans.
Congratulated his colleagues after the announcement: "I was sure this time would come."
Connecting Health and Climate Change brings together participants from around the world.
Receives the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his research on the technology behind a flexible light source.
Professor Frank van Kuppeveld from Utrecht University gave a Distinguished Guests seminar 24 September.
New chemical knowledge contributes to the fight against global warming and pollution.
Pine cones can be a cheap raw material for supercapacitors, according to a new thesis.
UCEM collaboration to identify novel player in peroxisomal biogenesis