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Biological sciences

Biology is the natural scientific study of life, living organisms and the processes of life. The subject of biology is complex and comprises many branches and disciplines.

Reportage

Andrey
He reveals the chemistry of life at nanoscales with X-rays

Andrey Shchukarev, manager of the XPS-platform, developed a pioneering method to fast-freeze wet samples

Alef dos Santos, postdoctor at the Department of Chemistry, studies biosignatures to prepare for future Mars missions.Alef dos Santos, postdoktor vid Kemiska institutionen, forskar på biosignaturer som kan användas för framtida Marsströvare.
Signs of life: he detects biosignatures in preparation for future Mars missions

Alef dos Santos studies microbes in extreme environments to find chemical traces of extraterrestrial life

Infrastructure

Biogeochemical Analytical Facility (BAF)
The instrument facility for biogeochemical analyses at KBC and EMG
BioMolecular Characterization Umeå
BMCU is an interdisciplinary facility that provides state-of-the-art technology to characterize biomolecules.
C-Trap Facility
C-Trap enables real-time manipulation and visualization of biomolecules in relevant conditions.
Climate Impact Research Centre (CIRC)
CIRC is located at the Abisko Natural science station (ANS) in northern Artic Sweden (68°21'15.8"N 18°48'54.4"E). CIRC provide year-round accesses ...
Flow@CliMi
Analysis of cell surface bound as well as intracellular proteins and RNA expression with flow cytometry.
Integrated Science Lab (Icelab)
We take a modelling approach for causal understanding and connect researchers from different backgrounds.
Marine analyses
Chemical and biological analyzes of marine samples, to support research and environmental monitoring.
National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden (NBIS)
NBIS provides bioinformatics and data science support to the Swedish life science research community.
Two-photon in vivo physiology
The infrastructure offers a combination of multiphoton and imaging systems at high spatio-temporal resolution, combined with other physiological...
Research area: Biological sciences, Botany

News

A group of people sitting around a table playing a game.
Researchers' card game teaches children about microorganisms

Hope to spark curiosity about life beneath the water’s surface – with playful game cards.

En bild från ett mikroskop med runda, lila figurer och mindre grå.
Cell death in microalgae resembles that in humans

Researchers found a type of programmed cell death in single-celled organisms thought to exist only in animals.

Monique Johnson som är postdok hos Ellen Bushell använder en pipett i labbmiljö.
MIMS Spotlight Series: Louise meets Monique Johnson

Meet Monique Johnson, a postdoctoral fellow in the Bushell lab, studying malaria-parasite host interactions.

Stress Response Modeling at IceLab

A multidisciplinary complexity center formed to unveil universal principles and adaptive mechanisms in living systems under stress.

Duration 1 January 2024
Type of project Research project
Terrigenous freshwater inputs threaten coastal resource quality
Duration 1 August 2023 until 31 July 2027
Type of project Research project
Big or small fish for harvesting? Effects of ontogenetic habitat shifts and bottlenecks in recruitment
Duration 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2022
Type of project Research project

Research groups

Andreas Kohler Lab
Mitochondrial protein quality control in health, ageing and disease
Backman Lab
Lab of Associate Professor Ludvig Backman and Professor Patrik Danielson and co-workers.
Bio4Energy
The research environment Bio4Energy aims to create efficient and environmentally sound biorefinery processes
Evolutionary biology
Research area at the Dept. of Ecology and Environmental Science
Research area: Biological sciences
Peter Lind Lab
Modelling to predict the evolution of biofilm mutants and antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas bacteria
Richard Lundmark Lab
Membrane sculpting is fundamental for many cellular processes, and malfunction is implicated in many diseases.
Statistical Physics of Living Systems
We tackle a wide array of topics, including gene regulation, aging, networks and more.
Umeå Science and Technology Education Research (UmSTER)
The research environment UmSTER (Umeå Science and Technology Education Research) has over the past 20 years developed into a well-established...