https://www.umu.se/A RSS feed provided by Umeå Universityen-usWed, 02 Sep 2026 09:03:58 +0200https://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-hanna-wacklin-knecht_12182712/Titel: ”Neutron scattering facilities at ESS for biomedical science and recent applications in cell membrane research”Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0200<p><em>* Seminarium kommer att vara p&aring; engelska.</em></p><p>Talare:</p><h3><strong>Hanna Wacklin-Knecht</strong></h3><p>Head of Scientific Support Division, European Spallation Source ERIC, Lund</p><p>Titel:</p><h3>Neutron scattering facilities at ESS for biomedical science and recent applications in cell membrane research</h3><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mer information om <strong>MedKem-seminarserien</strong> och schemat finns <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=sv"><strong>h&auml;r</strong></a>.</p>KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC-husetSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-hanna-wacklin-knecht_12182712/2026-09-08T15:15:00+02:002026-09-08T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-bo-dong_12180842/Inom ramen för Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars föreläser Bo Dong, Ocean University of China.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200<h2><strong>Identification of endogenous TH synthesis precursor and environmentally chemical attractant molecule for marine ascidian larvae settlement and metamorphosis</strong></h2><p>Talare: Bo Dong, Ocean University of China, China</p><p>V&auml;rd: Sun Nyunt Wai, Institutionen f&ouml;r molekyl&auml;rbiologi, UCMR</p><p><em>F&ouml;rel&auml;sningen &auml;r p&aring; engelska</em></p><h2><strong>Om f&ouml;rel&auml;sningen:</strong></h2><p>Marine ascidians belong to the tunicates and sit at a key evolutionary node between invertebrates and vertebrates, making them as living fossils for studying evolutionary developmental biology. The tadpole larvae of ascidian show distinct vertebrate-like morphological features, however, they lose important vertebrate organs like the brain, CNS, and notochord after metamorphosis. In this talk, I will introduce our recent findings on identification of the protein precursor for thyroid hormone synthesis in ascidian. This protein is a first-identified TH precursor outside vertebrates, playing essential roles on larvae metamorphosis. Except this endogenous regulatory molecule, we also identified an external environmental factor that trigger marine ascidian larvae settlement and metamorphogesis. I will discuss the implications of our studies in the emerging field of marine Eco-Evo-Devo research by establishing a model system for understanding developmental mechanisms in the context of marine ecosystems and aquaculture. Of interest is the potential development of antifouling strategies by targeting specific chemosensation.</p>Major GrooveSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-bo-dong_12180842/2026-09-18T14:00:00+02:002026-09-18T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/basic-course-em-september-2026_12179287/Denna kurs kombinerar grundläggande teori med praktiska demonstrationer för att ge en solid förståelse för elektronmikroskopi inom biovetenskaperna.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200<p>Mer information finns p&aring; den <strong>engelska sidan</strong> och p&aring; <a href="/link/323364d8a6674d759890987ec079a25d.aspx?epslanguage=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kursens hemsida</a>.</p><p>Registreringen &auml;r &ouml;ppen fram till den <strong>19 september 2026</strong>.</p><p>Arrang&ouml;r: <a href="/EPiServer/CMS/Content/en/research,,5054554/infrastructure/umea-centre-for-electron-microscopy-ucem/?epieditmode=False&amp;epslanguage=en"><strong>Ume&aring; Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM)</strong></a></p>Glasburen, KBC-huset, och UCEM, EM-husetKurs/Utbildninghttps://www.umu.se/kalender/basic-course-em-september-2026_12179287/2026-09-28T09:00:00+02:002026-09-30T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/ibss-seminar-conceicao-bettencour_12180850/Inom ramen för Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars föreläser Conceicao Bettencourt from the University College London, UK.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200<h2><strong>Could dysregulation of oligodendrocyte and myelin-related genes be an early sign of neurodegenerative diseases?</strong></h2><p>F&ouml;rel&auml;sare: Conceicao Bettencourt, University College London, UK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>V&auml;rd: Vivien Horv&aacute;th, WCMM</p><p><em>F&ouml;rel&auml;sningen &auml;r p&aring; engelska</em></p><h2><strong>Om f&ouml;rel&auml;sningen:</strong></h2><p>Much research into the aetiology of neurodegenerative diseases has focused on neuronal dysfunction, while studies on the contribution of glial cells, particularly oligodendrocytes, which produce the myelin sheath insulating neuronal axons, are only starting to emerge. Altered DNA methylation, an epigenetic modification that regulates gene expression, is well documented in Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases, as well as in ageing. Yet, investigations on the contributions of DNA methylation to dysregulation of specific brain cell types remain limited. In recent years, the Bettencourt lab has been investigating the role of DNA methylation on the dysregulation of oligodendrocyte and myelin-related genes across neurodegenerative diseases, and how these changes may impact gene expression. Our DNA methylomic studies cover a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease, frontotemporal dementias, Parkinson&rsquo;s disease and multiples system atrophy. Our findings suggest that oligodendrocyte-associated DNA methylation changes occur early across neurodegenerative diseases.</p>Major GrooveSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/ibss-seminar-conceicao-bettencour_12180850/2026-10-02T14:00:00+02:002026-10-02T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-soham-gupta_12183210/Titel meddelas senareTue, 06 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0200<p><em>* Seminarium kommer att vara p&aring; engelska.</em></p><p>Talare:</p><h3><strong>Soham Gupta</strong></h3><p>Institutionen f&ouml;r laboratoriemedicin, KI</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Titel meddelas senare</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mer information om <strong>MedKem-seminarserien</strong> och schemat finns <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=sv"><strong>h&auml;r</strong></a>.</p>KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC-husetSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-soham-gupta_12183210/2026-10-06T15:15:00+02:002026-10-06T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/ibbs-seminar-hjm-harmsen-_12180854/Inom ramen för Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars föreläser HJM Harmsen (Hermie) from the University of Groningen, Netherlands.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200<p>Title: TBA</p><p>Host: Chinmay Dwibedi, Department of Clinical Microbiologi, MIMS</p>Major GrooveSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/ibbs-seminar-hjm-harmsen-_12180854/2026-10-09T14:00:00+02:002026-10-09T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/vibrational-spectroscopy-user-licence-course-fall-2026_12183052/Introduction to the use of FTIR and Raman spectrometers, as well as OPTIR and Raman microscopes.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200<p>Hitta mer information och anm&auml;l dig (senast <strong>5 oktober</strong>&nbsp;<strong>2026</strong>) p&aring; <a href="/link/be3d3a0649fe4154a45acaeebab76674.aspx?epslanguage=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>kursens hemsida</strong></a>.</p>Bojen, Kemiska Institutionen, KBC husetKurs/Utbildninghttps://www.umu.se/kalender/vibrational-spectroscopy-user-licence-course-fall-2026_12183052/2026-10-12T09:00:00+02:002026-10-16T17:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-clement-cabanetos_12182714/Titel meddelas senareTue, 20 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0200<p><em>* Seminarium kommer att vara p&aring; engelska.</em></p><p>Talare:</p><h3><strong>Clement Cabanetos</strong></h3><p>The MOLTECH-Anjou laboratory, CNRS, University of Angers, France</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Titel meddelas senare</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mer information om <strong>MedKem-seminarserien</strong> och schemat finns <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=sv"><strong>h&auml;r</strong></a>.</p>KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC-husetSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-clement-cabanetos_12182714/2026-10-20T15:15:00+02:002026-10-20T16:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-karin-forsberg-_12180856/Inom ramen för Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars föreläser Karin Forsberg Nilsson från Uppsala universitet.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200<h2><strong>Leveraging non-coding mutations with evolutionary constraint to discover novel driver genes in solid tumors</strong></h2><p>F&ouml;rel&auml;sare: Karin Forsberg Nilsson, Uppsala universitet</p><p>V&auml;rd: Silvia Remeseiro, WCMM</p><p><em>F&ouml;rel&auml;sningen &auml;r p&aring; engelska</em></p><h2><strong>Om f&ouml;rel&auml;sningen:</strong></h2><p>TBA</p>Major GrooveSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-karin-forsberg-_12180856/2026-10-23T14:00:00+02:002026-10-23T15:00:00+02:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-sara-palma-tortosa_12183211/Titel meddelas senareTue, 03 Nov 2026 15:15:00 +0100<p><em>* Seminarium kommer att vara p&aring; engelska.</em></p><p>Talare:</p><h3><strong>Sara Palma Tortosa</strong></h3><p>Lunds universitet</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Titel meddelas senare</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mer information om <strong>MedKem-seminarserien</strong> och schemat finns <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=sv"><strong>h&auml;r</strong></a>.</p>KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC-husetSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-sara-palma-tortosa_12183211/2026-11-03T15:15:00+01:002026-11-03T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/kbc-days-2026_12170283/Årlig tvärvetenskaplig konferens som främjar samarbete mellan institutioner och forskningscentra vid Kemiskt Biologiskt Centrum (KBC).Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0100<p><em>Mer information p&aring; den engelska sidan.</em></p><p>KBC DAYS 2026 med det vetenskapliga huvudtemat <strong>"Dynamic Worlds: Responses and Transformations from Molecules to Landscapes</strong>" &auml;ger rum den <strong>10-11 november 2026</strong> - <em>spara datumet</em>!</p>Carl Kempe salen, KBC HusetKonferenshttps://www.umu.se/kalender/kbc-days-2026_12170283/2026-11-10T09:00:00+01:002026-11-11T17:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-mirjam-munch_12180857/Inom ramen för Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars föreläser Mirjam Münch, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, Switzerland.Fri, 13 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0100<h2>What do we know about the effects of light on human health?</h2><p>F&ouml;rel&auml;sare: Mirjam M&uuml;nch, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, Switzerland</p><p>V&auml;rd: Katharina Wulff, Institutionen f&ouml;r molekyl&auml;rbiologi</p><p><em>F&ouml;rel&auml;sningen &auml;r p&aring; engelska</em></p><h2><strong>Om f&ouml;rel&auml;sningen:</strong></h2><p>There is growing evidence that light is essential for human health and well-being. Beyond vision, light influences a wide range of physiological and behavioural processes through non-visual pathways via the eye, including sleep&ndash;wake regulation, circadian rhythms, cognitive performance, mood, and metabolic function. However, many fundamental questions remain unanswered. We still do not know the optimal dose, timing, duration, or spectral composition of light exposure required to promote different health outcomes, nor do we fully understand the mechanisms linking acute and chronic light exposure to physical and mental health beyond circadian regulation.<br />A major challenge is to account for the substantial inter-individual variability in responses to light. Factors such as age, sex, chronotype, genetics, skin pigmentation, pre-existing health conditions, occupation, and geographical location all influence how individuals respond to light exposure.<br />This presentation will summarize some aspects of the current state of knowledge, highlight key research gaps, and provide examples of how emerging evidence is being translated into practical applications.</p>Major GrooveSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-mirjam-munch_12180857/2026-11-13T14:00:00+01:002026-11-13T15:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-edith-houben_12182719/Titel meddelas senareTue, 17 Nov 2026 15:15:00 +0100<p><em>* Seminarium kommer att vara p&aring; engelska.</em></p><p>Talare:</p><h3><strong>Edith Houben</strong></h3><p>Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Titel meddelas senare</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mer information om <strong>MedKem-seminarserien</strong> och schemat finns <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=sv"><strong>h&auml;r</strong></a>.</p>KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC-husetSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-edith-houben_12182719/2026-11-17T15:15:00+01:002026-11-17T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-marco-marcia_12180861/Inom ramen för Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars föreläser Marco Marica från Uppsala universitet i Sverige.Fri, 20 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0100<h2>Dissecting biological mechanisms and folding dynamics of medically-relevant large non-coding RNAs</h2><p>V&auml;rd: Xisca, Institutionen f&ouml;r molekyl&auml;rbiologi</p><p><em>F&ouml;redraget &auml;r p&aring; engelska.</em></p><h2>Om f&ouml;rel&auml;sningen:</h2><p>We are experiencing an &ldquo;RNA revolution&rdquo;. Genomes are pervasively transcribed into more non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) than protein-coding RNAs. Moreover, new pharmacological opportunities are emerging to treat human diseases via modulation of ncRNA functions, either by targeting ncRNAs with small molecules or by using ncRNAs as drug vectors. But while we have a deep knowledge of protein structure, function, and dynamics and can accurately predict protein 3D structures from sequence using artificial intelligence, our mechanistic understanding of ncRNAs is still critically limited. My group contributes to fill this knowledge gap by applying RNA biochemistry, structural, cellular and molecular biology to the characterization of catalytic and regulatory bacterial and eukaryotic ncRNAs. In my talk, I will first show how we have elucidated the molecular mechanism of splicing through enzymatic, crystallographic and computational studies on a bacterial spliceosome ancestor, called the group II intron. I will then explain the implications of our group II intron work on understanding eukaryotic splicing and on developing gene-specific and RNA-directed drugs to treat cancer, congenital syndromes and infections. Finally, I will conclude by describing how our studies of splicing machineries enabled us to develop the experimental toolkit for pioneering the characterization of a newly-discovered class of regulatory ncRNAs, the so-called long non-coding RNAs. These latter molecules are key regulators of eukaryotic gene expression, and we have succeeded in dissecting the structure-functional complexity of prototypical lncRNAs through an interdisciplinary evolutionary, cellular, and structural approach, including by imaging them in 3D for the first time. In summary, our work connects the 3D structure and dynamics of large ncRNAs to their vital biological functions and opens still-unexplored research perspectives to understand ncRNA biology and to exploit the translational potential of ncRNAs in RNA-based therapies.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>Major GrooveSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-marco-marcia_12180861/2026-11-20T14:00:00+01:002026-11-20T15:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-silja-wessler_12182734/Titel meddelas senareTue, 24 Nov 2026 15:15:00 +0100<p><em>* Seminarium kommer att vara p&aring; engelska.</em></p><p>Talare:</p><h3><strong>Silja Wessler</strong></h3><p>Department Biosciences and Medical Biology, Microbial Infection and Cancer, Paris-Lodron University Salzburg, Austria</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Titel meddelas senare</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mer information om <strong>MedKem-seminarserien</strong> och schemat finns <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=sv"><strong>h&auml;r</strong></a>.</p>KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC-husetSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-silja-wessler_12182734/2026-11-24T15:15:00+01:002026-11-24T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/atomic-force-microscopy-course-2026_12183788/The course on the graduate level offered by NanoLab.Wed, 25 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0100<p>Hitta mer information (p&aring; engelska) och anm&auml;la dig (senast den <strong>19 november 2026</strong>) p&aring; <a href="/link/de53a5b11e084ae98bc78e15220bc1df.aspx?epslanguage=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>kursens hemsida</strong></a>.</p>NanoLab, Institutionen för FysikKurs/Utbildninghttps://www.umu.se/kalender/atomic-force-microscopy-course-2026_12183788/2026-11-25T09:00:00+01:002026-11-27T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-shahriar-mobashery_12180862/Inom ramen för Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars föreläser Shahriar Mobashery, Notre Damme University, USFri, 27 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0100<h2>Repair Mechanism of Damaged Cell Wall as Target in Antibacterial Strategies</h2><p>Talare: Shahriar Mobashery, Notre Damme University, USA&nbsp;</p><p>V&auml;rd: Felipe Cava, Institutionen f&ouml;r molekyl&auml;rbiologi, MIMS</p><p><em>F&ouml;rel&auml;sningen &auml;r p&aring; engelska</em></p><h2><strong>Om f&ouml;rel&auml;sningen:</strong></h2><p>TBA</p>Major GrooveSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/ssibs-seminar-shahriar-mobashery_12180862/2026-11-27T14:00:00+01:002026-11-27T15:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-mikhail-kudryashev_12182744/Titel meddelas senareTue, 01 Dec 2026 15:15:00 +0100<p><em>* Seminarium kommer att vara p&aring; engelska.</em></p><p>Talare:</p><h3><strong>Mikhail Kudryashev</strong></h3><p>Max Delbr&uuml;ck Center, Berlin, Germany</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Titel meddelas senare</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mer information om <strong>MedKem-seminarserien</strong> och schemat finns <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=sv"><strong>h&auml;r</strong></a>.</p>KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC-husetSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-mikhail-kudryashev_12182744/2026-12-01T15:15:00+01:002026-12-01T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-martin-cohn_12182754/Titel meddelas senareTue, 08 Dec 2026 15:15:00 +0100<p><em>* Seminarium kommer att vara p&aring; engelska.</em></p><p>Talare:</p><h3><strong>Martin Cohn</strong></h3><p>Institutionen f&ouml;r molekyl&auml;rbiologi, UMU</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Titel meddelas senare</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mer information om <strong>MedKem-seminarserien</strong> och schemat finns <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=sv"><strong>h&auml;r</strong></a>.</p>KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC-husetSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-martin-cohn_12182754/2026-12-08T15:15:00+01:002026-12-08T16:00:00+01:00https://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-yolanda-camara_12182762/Titel meddelas senareTue, 15 Dec 2026 15:15:00 +0100<p><em>* Seminarium kommer att vara p&aring; engelska.</em></p><p>Talare:</p><h3><strong>Yolanda C&aacute;mara</strong></h3><p>Vall d&rsquo;Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Titel meddelas senare</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mer information om <strong>MedKem-seminarserien</strong> och schemat finns <a href="/link/8a7f664146514a36a73f92cd1e776f8b.aspx?epslanguage=sv"><strong>h&auml;r</strong></a>.</p>KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC-husetSeminariumhttps://www.umu.se/kalender/medkem-seminarserie-yolanda-camara_12182762/2026-12-15T15:15:00+01:002026-12-15T16:00:00+01:00