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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Acute kidney injury - mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets in large animal models
Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Acute kidney injury - mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets in large animal models ...
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Acute kidney injury - mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets in large animal models
Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major clinical problem with no effective treatment and poorly defined pathogenesis. Our preliminary data using unique large animal models indicate that septic AKI is independent ...
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Acute kidney injury - mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets in large animal models
Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major clinical problem with no effective treatment and poorly defined pathogenesis. Our preliminary data using unique large animal models indicate that septic AKI is independent ...
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Assessment of long-term outcomes by use of big data and advanced statistical models in Prostate Cancer data Base Sweden (PCBaSe)
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Improved detection and diagnostic work-up have led to a large increase in the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer (Pca) and a strong shift in clinical presentation. To reap the benefit of early ...
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Ersättning för Bengt Fellströms uppdrag som ledamot i Ämnesrådet för medicin och hälsa 2013 - 2015
Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Ersättning för Bengt Fellströms uppdrag som ledamot i Ämnesrådet för medicin och hälsa 2013 - 2015 ...
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Hypoxic signalling in renal interstitial cells and its impact on the pathogenesis of kidney disease
Research project from 2016-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Hypoxia is a common finding in chronic kidney injury and shifts in cellular oxygen metabolism generate specific signals that modulate cellular differentiation and function, cell-cell interactions and inflammation ...
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Kidney hypoxia and diabetic nephropathy
Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Kidney disease is a major cause for premature mortality in diabetic patients. The focus has recently shifted from a glomerulocentric to a predominantly tubulocentric view of mechanisms initiating the development ...
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Metabolic control of renal interstitial cell function
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with abnormal mitochondrial metabolism. Key players in CKD development are FOXD1 stroma-derived interstitial cells, which give rise to extracellular matrix-producing ...
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Pathogenic mechanisms and treatment methods in inflammatory and metabolic diseases in the kidney and the vascular wall
Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Chronic inflammatory and metabolic disases often lead to end stage damage of the kidney and the vascular wall by proliferative remodeling. Specific objectives: Identify pathogenic mechanisms for end stage ...
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Prostate Cancer data Base Sweden (PCBaSe) ACCESS Online access and data enrichment for research in large Swedish databases
Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Prostate cancer (Pca) is the most common cancer in Sweden and there is a need for research on etiology, treatment and outcomes. In Sweden existing cancer quality registers can be combined with data from ...
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Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Trigger Trial (PCASTT)
Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31
BackgroundA large proportion of men with prostate cancer are overdiagnosed and overtreated with substantial side effects, mainly due to widespread prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. Active surveillance ...
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Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Trigger Trial (PCASTT)
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Background: Active surveillance (AS) is an option for men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer. AS might convey substantial benefits compared with routine initial curative treatment. However, randomized ...
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Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Trigger Trial (PCASTT)
Research project from 2017-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Background: A large proportion of men with prostate cancer are overdiagnosed and overtreated mainly due to prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing. Active surveillance (AS) aims to reduce these harms by ...
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Renaparin to improve transplantation outcome for patients with chronic kidney disease
Research project from 2016-06-01 to 2017-05-31
Purpose and goal: The aim of the project has been to perform long-term functional evaluation of transplanted kidneys treated with Renaparin with the goal to develop a first class product with a capacity ...
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Transcriptomic Analysis of Single Cells in Kidney Disease
Research project from 2016-04-01 to 2018-06-30
Purpose and goal: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a major health burden worldwide and often leads to the development of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Because the incidence of diabetes, obesity ...
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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 ...
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.