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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Strategic initiative in pharmacogenetics: from discovery to implementation
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Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
The problem of adverse drug reactions is growing, and the cost now amounts to 10% of Sweden´s healthcare budget. This could be minimised by selecting the right drug and dose for each patient using precision ...
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Systems Pharmacogenomics – investigating variation in action of incretin drugs in Type 2 diabetes
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Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Type 2 diabetes is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Incretin therapy (GLP-1 receptor agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors) has been widely used to maintain glycemia. However, huge individual ...
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.