Research at Uppsala University
History of human antibiotic use written in the oral bacteria of wild brown bears
25 August 2021. An international team of researchers used historical museum collections to study the effects of huma ...
How research can encourage us to cycle instead
19 August 2021. How do you get to work in the mornings? Transport currently accounts for 25 per cent of GHG emission ...
Philippine ethnic group has most Denisovan DNA
13 August 2021. The Philippine ethnic group Ayta Magbukon has the highest proportion of genes from our extinct relat ...
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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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Immunity in a changing world: the role of migration on the evolution of the immune system of birds
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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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Antibiotics as environmental pollutants – a threat to freshwater ecosystems
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Antibiotics are essential for us humans to save lives, and prevent the spread of diseases. We also use large amounts of antibiotics in both livestock and aquaculture around the world. However, use of antibiotics ...
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Antimicrobial peptides from meat production waste as immune-boosting antibiotic agents.
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Antimicrobial peptides are part of the innate immune system of animals where they serve multifunctional purposes including: broad-spectrum bactericidal activity, bacterial toxin inhibition, wound healing ...
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Hemocyte or neuron - regulation of stem cells in crayfish
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
The main focus for this project is to understand hematopoiesis and neurogensis in crustaceans using the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus as a model animal. The hematopoietic tissue of crayfish ...
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The dynamics of viral infections in a long-distance migratory bat in Africa
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Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2018-07-02
Individuals can counter infections in two ways: they can reduce the multiplication of infectious agents (i.e.resistance) or they can limit the negative health effects of infection without attempting to ...
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The threat of the newly discovered Chytrid fungus for population persistence of Swedish amphibians: occurrence, immunogenetic variation and resistance.
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Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31
A fungal disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has since 2010 for the first time been found infecting amphibian species in Sweden. Here we propose to study the occurrence ...
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Improved cost efficacy and safety for CNS immunotherapy
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Research project from 2016-12-01 to 2019-12-31
Purpose and goal: The aim of the project was to produce and study bispecific, brain-penetrating antibodies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and to develop the technology towards clinical ...
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Innate immunity-melanization and other immune reactions
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Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Melanization is caused by activation of the Prophenoloxidase activating system ( ProPO ) which consists of a proteolytic enzyme cascade and prophenoloxidase. When activated the ProPO-system generates several ...
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Mast cell biology
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Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Mast cells are inflammatory cells of importance for the host defense against parasites and bacteria. They are, hovewer, primarily known for their prominent role in IgE mediated allergies. Upon activation ...
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Mast cells and their progenitors in allergic asthma and respiratory virus infections
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Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31
This research proposal focuses on the biology of mast cells and their progenitors in allergic asthma and respiratory infections. Our data show that the number of mast cell progenitors increase in the lung ...
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STUDIES OF THE HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUE IN CRAYFISH AS A MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION OF HEMATOPOIESIS AND NEUROGENESIS
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Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31
The formation of new hemocytes is essential for invertebrates, and our discovery of the astakine cytokines provides an opportunity to study the molecular mechanisms how astakines interact with hematopoietic ...
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Research spotlight: The coronavirus
New method for discovery of antiviral drugs
2 August 2021. The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for methods to identify new or repurposed dru ...
Helpline important for older people during the pandemic
8 July 2021. For many older individuals, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of daily anonymous contac ...
The national COVID-19 Data Portal turns one year old
3 June 2021. The national Swedish COVID-19 Data Portal was launched one year ago to support researchers in utilis ...
Lectures
Uppsala University’s researchers share their knowledge in public lectures. Every year, the University is visited by leading researchers and influential people from around the world. At Uppsala University, you can hear Nobel laureates, researchers, authors, politicians and many others give lectures. Here we present some of the most prominent, annually occurring lectures at Uppsala University.