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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Campylobacter in organic broiler production and transmission to humans
Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Campylobacteriosis is the most common zoonosis in large parts of the world and poultry is the major source of infection. Organic broiler production is rapidly increasing in Sweden, but due to the free ...
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Metropolitan mosquitoes: Understanding urban livestock keeping and vector-borne disease in growing tropical cities - the potential of sustainable control methods and the risks for emergence to Sweden.
Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2020-12-31
With more than 50% of the global population living in urban areas, cities are not only crowded with humans, but also with the livestock brought there to provide for high value animal-source food products ...
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Piloting on-site interventions for reducing antimicrobial use in livestock farming in emerging economies
Research project from 2017-12-01 to 2019-12-31
Increasing intensification and expansion of the livestock sector in emerging economies is a large user of antimicrobials, driving the global emergence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in livestock, ...
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Resistance development to ionophores—a potential problem with regard to antibiotic resistance evolution?
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Ionophores are small microbiocidal molecules that disrupt the membrane potential by binding to ions. They are commonly used in animal husbandry to reduce infectious diseases, reduce metabolic diseases ...
Research spotlight: The coronavirus
Limited transmission of COVID-19 from open schools but teachers were affected
12 February 2021. Most countries introduced school closures during the spring of 2020 despite uncertainty regarding th ...
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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