Research at Uppsala University
New biomarkers can lead to breakthrough in diabetes research
18 February 2021. With the discovery of two new biomarkers, Olof Eriksson, researcher in translational imaging, may le ...
Producing more sustainable hydrogen
12 February 2021. Hydrogen for energy use can be extracted in an environmentally friendly way from water and sunlight, ...
The professor wanting to contribute to peace on Earth
25 January 2021. Isak Svensson is, as he describes it, a product of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research. Si ...
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Here you will find all research projects at Uppsala University funded by the main Swedish funding bodies. The search feature is based on the SweCRIS database.
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Development of a proof of concept for a cell-based method for potency determination of Botulinum toxin
Research project from 2019-12-01 to 2022-12-31
We will within this project develop a proof of concept assay to replace Botulinum Toxin type A (BoNT/A) testing in animals. Our assay is a cell based assay, based on human embryonic stem cells. These cells ...
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Deep multi-scale modeling of pH effect on the dissolution of metal oxide nanoparticles
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Several nanosafety projects have been funded by the EU (e.g. EU Nanosafety Cluster and SmartNanoTox), however, the standardized process to assess and to predict the toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles ...
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Earth´s past environmental crises: Large Igneous Provinces and sedimentary basins
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) are of enduring interest to scientists and the general public because of their link to paleoclimate change, mass extinctions, evolution of life, and economic ore deposits ...
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Immunity in a changing world: the role of migration on the evolution of the immune system of birds
Research project from 2020-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Pathogens and parasites exert the strongest selection pressures on earth, shaping the evolution of an effective and efficient immune system. However, the geographic distribution of pathogens is hypothesized ...
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Konsistens och uthållighet: Verifiering av parallella program på icke-flyktiga minnen
Research project from 2020-12-01 to 2024-11-30
Nonvolatile memories (NVRAMs)} offer the best of two worlds, namely the low latency of DRAM, and the persistency of long term storage.They provide direct access to data in the same way as DRAM, but allow ...
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Regional Carbon Budgets and the rapid transition to a fossil-free energy system
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
The four year project aims to facilitate Sweden’s transition to a 100% renewable energy system by defining required targets and processes. The temperature and equity framing of the Paris Agreement will ...
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Swedish Caribbean Colonialism 1784–1878. Integrating, Classifying, Publishing and Investigating Dispersed Swedish Colonial Archives
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Sweden’s possession of the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy (StB) is inadequately investigated. The Swedish Caribbean Colonialism 1784–1878 project (SweCarCol) integrates, orders and opens up important ...
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The civilian dimension of peacekeeping operations and human rights promotion
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations have become one of the most prominent responses to civil wars around the world. The role of civilian personnel and their activities have proliferated during ...
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The Torrent Ahead: Algorithms for X-ray Lasers to Study Structure, Function and Dynamics
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2024-12-31
A new generation of superluminous X-ray free-electron lasers (XFEL) will deliver billions of exposures per day at intensities up to 100-times higher than intensities available from existing XFELs. The ...
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"Mamabies" among the Afro-Baloch community: Social status and cultural heritage of a low caste community in Iran
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Proposed project is about songs sung by women for women during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum. I will call these songs "mamabies". Mamabies are recited in the Afro-Baloch community along the coast ...
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1000 Years of Language Contact: Convergence and Divergence on Gotland
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Language family histories can resemble genealogies, in which a constant process of diversification produces ‘family trees’. But it is also well-known that language histories are not always tree-like, and ...
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2D magnets for spintronic and magnonic applications
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
For a very long time, magnetic order in two dimensions was not expected to exist. Everything changed just two years ago when the first-ever 2D ferromagnet, a monolayer of CrI3 was obtained. This finding ...
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3D-nanoprinted supercapacitors
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Supercapacitors belong to the top candidates for the next leap in energy storage technology, with better theoretical performance than the currently best batteries for applications in e.g. electric cars ...
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4D Strain quantification in analogue models simulating compressional tectonic regimes
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Converging plate boundaries are areas where upper crustal rocks are subjected to intense compressional deformation. Deformation (strain) resulting from this compression is partitioned in both space and ...
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5G Network Performance: A Mathematical Optimization Perspective
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Will 5G hold its promise? Whereas a huge amount of efforts is being devoted to addressing the question, the research falls short on understanding, characterizing, and improving network-level performance ...
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A Fundamental Approach to Charge Transfer in Transition Metal 1D Coordination Polymer Materials
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Charge transporting materials play a cruical role in one of the most active research areas: the development of molecular materials to facilitate the conversion of solar energy into electricity, fuels and ...
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A Novel Approach to Boundary Value Problems for Parabolic Equations and Systems
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Parabolic equations and systems are indispensable models in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, finance and in most engineering disciplines. These models appear in contexts involving time dependent ...
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A Resource Efficient Society with sustainable processes for using the waste residue streams from pulp production to produce chemicals for electric energy storage based on reNEWable MATerials (RES-NEWMAT
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2023-12-31
The project has the aim of creating the scientific base for sustainable industrial processes for using the waste-residue streams from pulp production (annually consisting of ~400 Mtons of hemicellulose ...
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A Swedish Earth Biogenome Project platform: building a pipeline and proof of principle studies
Research project from 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31
A grand challenge for humanity is to maintain biodiversity and ensure food safety for the growing population. There is currently an alarming loss of biodiversity due to loss of natural habitats and human ...
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A city-wide preschool yard? Challenges and possibilities for supporting inner city preschools´ mobility and space for play in dense urban environments
Research project from 2019-12-01 to 2023-11-30
Public space has become less accessible to children. Research on children’s mobility and play shows a link between compact city policies, heavy traffic, a lack of nearby green and open recreational and ...
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A coupled geomorphological-biogeochemical model for process-based prediction of methane bubble emission from inland waters
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Inland waters are a large source of methane (CH4) to the atmosphere, and ebullition, i.e. gas bubbles, is the dominating pathway of inland water CH4 emission. Ebullition is extremely stochastic in time ...
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A double-edged sword? Quantifying tradeoffs in CRISPR immunity
Research project from 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31
CRISPR-Cas-based adaptive immune systems are ubiquitous in bacteria and archaea. Paradoxically, CRISPR-associated endonucleases are remarkably slow at locating target DNA, with search times on the order ...
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A genome wide approach to replication initiation
Research project from 2018-12-01 to 2021-12-31
At the core of this project is the question how a cell coordinates growth with DNA replication. We have recently shown that the bacterium E. coli does this by triggering replication initiation at a fixed ...
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A high-fidelity model of acoustic-gravity waves from volcanic eruptions
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
The present project focuses on high-fidelity mathematical and numerical models, in collaboration with Stanford University, to simulate infrasound from a wide range of volcanic activity. The first task ...
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A metronomically bioactive factor releasing nanotextile integrated immunoprotective nanoporous capsule for islet cell encapsulation and transplantation
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2021-12-31
This joint proposal envisages to develop an islet encapsulated bioengineered construct through an innovative design philosophy for transplantation purposes in type 1 diabetes. Pancreatic islets will firstly ...
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A new targeted radiopharmaceutical for treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer
Research project from 2019-07-01 to 2021-12-31
Purpose and goal: There is no cure for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer (ATC) today. Whereas other forms of thyroid cancer can be successfully treated with radioactive iodine, ATC cells lack the ion pumps required ...
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A new tool for developing of plasmon-driven catalysis for sustainable chemistry
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Solar energy, being an abundant and easily available energy resource, possesses great potential in driving environmentally benign chemical transformations. Plasmonic nanoparticles have attracted particular ...
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A novel food-based approach for preventing fatty liver disease and managing type 2 diabetes
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Fatty liver is a common health disorder that precedes liver disease and predicts type 2 diabetes. Lipogenesis is the synthesis of fat from glucose in the liver. Dysregulation of this metabolic pathway ...
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A novel low noise Si nano-sensor for rapid antibiotic susceptibility tests
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
The proposed project aims at developing a novel low-noise Silicon nanowire ion sensor for rapid antibiotic susceptibility tests. The extremely low sensor noise will be achieved by completely replacing ...
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A novel phototransistor for single-molecule detection in electrolytes
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
This project explores a novel phototransistor for its potential of single-molecule detection in electrolytes by exploiting the strengths while avoiding the pitfalls of optical and electrical sensor technologies ...
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Limited transmission of COVID-19 from open schools but teachers were affected
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New clues to how SARS-CoV-2 infects cells
8 February 2021. The molecular details of how SARS-CoV-2 enters cells and infects them are still not clear. Researche ...
Interdisciplinary collaboration provides new answers about immunity after Covid-19
8 January 2021. Only weeks after the coronavirus reached Sweden, blood samples were taken from more than 2,000 emplo ...
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