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Discovery at Umeå University awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation invests in infection medicine

The financial support is included in a national investment into Life Science.

Research news

Finding a new way to uncover targets for future antibiotics
Published: 2021-02-23

Maria Fällman and Kemal Avican made their idea into a interdisciplinary project together with Icelab.

Fish become bolder and more gluttonous from drug residue
Published: 2013-02-14

Anxiety-moderating drugs that reach waterways via wastewater create fearless and asocial fish tha...

Forestry has little impact on the genetic diversity of the spruce
Published: 2021-06-18

Genetic variation in spruce does not differ significantly between cultivated and old forest in Västerbotten.

Forskningsidé gav innovativ produkt – Xerum nominerade till pris
Published: 2023-05-17

Umeå researchers developed a sensitive corona antibody test and a kit for sampling at home.

Four questions to Joacim on Icelab and the way to a new covid-19 project
Published: 2020-11-19

How does an idea sparked in a casual discussion move to a funded project?

Four questions to researcher Ellen Bushell - new Swedish Young Academy member
Published: 2020-10-21

Ellen tells us about how one becomes a member of the Swedish Young Academy and how she plans to use her time.

Fungal toxin triggers traps: Revealing the clever defence of white blood cells
Published: 2023-10-05

The study shows how neutrophils stop the most common fungal pathogen that can infect us humans.

Gabriel Torrens is one of the first with the Nobel laureate as a patron
Published: 2022-09-30

The Excellence by Choice Postdoc programme is managed by UCMR and UPSC with Emmanuelle Charpentier as patron.

Gaining new experience through a doctoral student exchange in South Korea
Published: 2019-06-24

Helena, PhD at IDS, experiences life in South Korea through an exchange with Hanyang University.

Get prepared! Ten new doctoral student positions in 2020
Published: 2020-01-29

The call opens in May. The projects are financed jointly by University and an external party.

Get to know Aftab Nadeem – New UCMR PI
Published: 2023-02-13

Aftab Nadeem researches host-pathogen interactions and looks forward to creating new good collaborations.

Get to know Irfan Ahmad - New UCMR PI
Published: 2023-02-02

New UCMR PI Irfan Ahmad conducts research in the area of antibiotic resistance.

Get to know Kemal Avican – New UCMR PI
Published: 2023-03-20

Kemal Avican researches the adaptation mechanisms of bacteria to find new strategies to fight infections.

Get to know Laura Carroll – new UCMR PI
Published: 2023-01-27

UCMR PI Laura Carroll starts her own research group and is getting acclimated to the Swedish academic system.

Get to know Lena Svensson – New UCMR PI
Published: 2023-03-14

New UCMR PI Lena Svensson is an excellent teacher, and researcher - with a focus on the body's T-cell defense.