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Department of Molecular Biology

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About the Department

The Department of Molecular Biology is unique, being affiliated to both the Faculty of Science and Technology and to the Faculty of Medicine. The department has a pronounced dynamic international profile with faculty, students and guest researchers from many different countries. Researchers work in modern laboratories with well-equipped common facilities to create a framework for a creative and highly interactive environment. Specific research interests of the independent groups are interconnected by a common interest in fundamental and translational research concerning the molecular mechanisms of both bacterial and eukaryotic systems.

Many of our research groups are affiliated with the interdisciplinary "Umeå Centre for Microbial Research" (UCMR) founded by our department. The department also hosts "Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) – the Swedish node of "The Nordic-EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine". As the main driver of these centres of excellence and one of the largest departments at Umeå University, we provide undergraduate courses within Medical, Dental, Life Science, and Civil Engineer programs. For further information, please pursue the links below.

Research

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Our infrastructure

Explore equipment, facilities and other infrastructure at the Department of Molecular Biology.

Education

News

Laura Carroll
Laura Carroll awarded “Future Research Leader” grant – receives 15 million sek to resolve the microbiome of cells

Combining computational tools with biological data, she wants to resolve the cellular microbiome.

Changchun Chen vid mikroskop
Prestigious award to Umeå molecular biologist

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Florman Prize to Changchun Chen.

Björn Schröder
Fernström's prize to Schröder

Eric K Fernström Prize for Young promising researchers is awarded to Associate Professor Björn Schröder

Mentions

Honorary award from the Royal Court to Umeå professor

Professor Bernt Eric Uhlin receives a medal for contributions to the development of microbiological research.

A bacterial toxin that acts as a mediator rather than a killer

Umeå researchers have discovered that bacterial toxins can act as modulators of the host immune response.

Discovery at Umeå University awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Emmanuelle Charpentier has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Calendar

September

Is high-throughput electrophysiology possible?
Tue
9
Sep
Is high-throughput electrophysiology possible?
Time 12:00 - 13:00 9 September 12:00 - 13:00
Place Glasburen, KBC, and Zoom

Seminar. SciLifeLab Site Umeå / KBC Infrastructure Seminar Series

Is high-throughput electrophysiology possible?
Wed
10
Sep
Is high-throughput electrophysiology possible?
Time 12:00 - 13:00 10 September 12:00 - 13:00
Place Glasburen, KBC

Seminar. The electrophysiology platform at Linköping University, part of Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden (CBCS) at SciLifeLab, visits site Umeå.

October

cryoNET Symposium 2025
Wed
1
Oct
cryoNET Symposium 2025
Time 1 October at 08:00 until 2 October at 17:00 1 October at 08:00 until 2 October at 17:00
Place Rotundan, Umeå

Symposium. Invited speakers, selected talks by participants, poster and networking sessions will highlight the latest discoveries in the cryo-EM field.

November

KBC DAYS 2025
Tue
11
Nov
KBC DAYS 2025
Time 11 November at 09:00 until 12 November at 17:00 11 November at 09:00 until 12 November at 17:00
Place Carl Kempe salen, Lilla hörsalen, Glasburen, StoraFokusrummet, KBC

Conference. Save the date for the annual interdisciplinary conference, KBC DAYS 2025!

January

Metabolomics in Life Science
Tue
27
Jan
Metabolomics in Life Science
Time 27 January at 09:00 until 28 January at 17:00 27 January at 09:00 until 28 January at 17:00
Place Vävenscenen, Umeå

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