Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics

Research at the Department of Medical Biochemistry represents a comprehensive approach to study biological systems at the molecular level. Scientists here study the structure and function of genes and proteins.

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Practical Course at UCEM - TEM sample preparation for life science

Mon

8

Dec

Practical Course at UCEM - TEM sample preparation for life science

8 December at 09:00 until 12 December at 17:00 8 December at 09:00 until 12 December at 17:00

KBC and EM building, Umeå University

Course. Course organised by the Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM)

Medchem Seminar Series - Laurent Terradot, University of Lyon, France

Tue

9

Dec

Medchem Seminar Series - Laurent Terradot, University of Lyon, France

15:15 - 16:00 9 December 15:15 - 16:00

KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: Shared Machinery, Unique Missions: Functional and structural diversity of bacterial Type IV secretion systems and effectors

January

Metabolomics in Life Science

Tue

27

Jan

Metabolomics in Life Science

27 January at 09:00 until 28 January at 17:00 27 January at 09:00 until 28 January at 17:00

Vävenscenen, Umeå

Conference. The "Metabolomics in Life Science" conference will showcase the latest NMR- and MS-based metabolomics research from Sweden, the Nordics, and beyond.

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News

Three Umeå researchers appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows

Published: 2025-12-03

Three researchers have been appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

KBC DAYS 2025 bridges disciplines

Published: 2025-11-20

Researchers, infrastructure, and industry joined conference for two days of knowledge exchange and networking

EU invests in Umeå research – 16 projects tackle major societal challenges

Published: 2025-10-24

What links green cheese, AI and cancer tests? They're themes in 16 projects sharing €10 million in EU funding.

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Linnaeus väg 6
907 36 Umeå

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