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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A norm critical approach to research in animals and their scientists
Research project from 2018-05-15 to 2019-10-31
Purpose and goal: The aim was to survey how views on males, females and what is common in animals interact with norms and perspectives of researchers in evolutionary biology. According to questionnaires ...
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Active target detection
Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31
As an animal moves through the world, its own movement generates widefield optic flow across the visual field used to e.g. maintain a straight trajectory or to avoid obstacles. Many animals can also disambiguate ...
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Adaptive divergence along environmental gradients: roles of a candidate gene and ecological trade-offs
Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31
The importance of divergent natural selection in creating and maintaining biological diversity is increasingly being realized in ecological and evolutionary studies. Here we will investigate the role of ...
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Ansökan från Megan Mayo inom programmet Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide
Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Ansökan från Megan Mayo inom programmet Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide ...
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Är framväxten av infektionssjukdomar och klimatförändringar hot mot nordliga amfibier?
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
A lethal fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has caused extinction of over 100 species of amphibians globally. Our previous studies have shown that it is lethal also to Swedish amphibians ...
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Speciation - how does reproductive isolation between animal populations build up in nature?
Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31
The aim is to reveal what factors that are most important in producing new species in nature. I focus on central evolutionary questions such as; (a) How does ecological divergence lead to the build up ...
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Assembly of the gut microbiome from birth to weaning: a cross-species comparison in wild mammals
Research project from 2020-07-01 to 2023-06-30
The assembly of the gut microbiome after birth is one of the most important processes for animal development and health. Yet we know extremely little about this process, including whether microbes are ...
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Behavioural assessment of flicker fusion frequencies in three bird species
Research project from 2012-08-27 to 2012-12-31
Domesticated birds are increasingly being exposed to energy-saving lighting. Incandescent light is being phased out due to a EU-wide ban and commercially available alternatives are rarely adapted to bird ...
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Comparative genomics: evolution of vertebrate neuronal and endocrine gene families
Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31
The origin of vertebrates was preceded by two dramatic genomic events, namely whole genome doublings or tetraploidizations. This generated numerous additional genes that have facilitated the evolution ...
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Scandinavia’s Arctic Age of Dinosaurs as a research and geoheritage resource
Research project from 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31
This project partners two of Scandinavia’s leading natural history museums to investigate ancient polar ecosystems and pioneer fossil geoheritage in the Arctic. The beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs was ...
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Effects of increasing ocean CO2 on fish neurophysiology and behaviour
Research project from 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Ocean CO2 concentration increase in line with atmospheric CO2 resulting in ocean acidification. In addition, rising ocean CO2 concentrations may by itself have severe disturbing effects on fish behaviour ...
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Effects of ocean acidification on reproduction in marine and brackish water fish
Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2017-12-31
When atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide increase, it is absorbed by the ocean surface, acidifying the water. Previously, the buffering capacity of the oceans was thought to counteract this process but ...
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Evolutionary importance and genomic architecture of introgression
Research project from 2020-12-01 to 2024-12-01
Introgression is an important evolutionary process that allows the transfer of adaptive genetic variants across species boundaries and facilitates the emergence of biological diversity. Yet, the genomic ...
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Exploring kangaroo evolution: an integrated fossil / molecular data approach
Research project from 2012-01-01 to 2015-12-31
The impact of large-scale environmental alteration on mammalian biodiversity is poorly understood, especially in Australasia, where many native marsupial lineages are experiencing high rates of extinction ...
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Fungal impact on breeding success of bark beetles with different ecological strategies
Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31
This study involves five bark beetle species (2 mycangial/aggressive species and 3 non-mycangial secondary species), all regarded as serous pests in conifers forests. Two main hypothesis will be tested ...
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The evolutionary implications of genetic conflict
Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31
There is growing evidence that within-species genetic conflict is an important motor for evolutionary change and innovation. Such conflicts may occur, for example, between genes or alleles residing in ...
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The genomic repeatability of life history adaptation
Research project from 2020-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Insight into the repeatability of adaptation represents a current challenge in evolutionary biology, because it requires a detailed understanding both of the presumed complex genetic architecture of adaptation ...
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Invited to participate and act as a chair at the 7th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology, Buenos Aires, 3-6 September 2012
Research project from 2012-04-10 to 2012-12-31
I have been invited to act as a chair at the behavioural endocrinology session at the 7th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, den 3 ? 6 September 2012 (http://www.7isfe.org ...
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International Conference on Reproductive Disorders in Baltic Vertebrate Wildlife: What is the status of, and the threats to reproductive health in Baltic region wildlife?
Research project from 2011-08-22 to 2011-12-31
The Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala (CRU) is organizing a conference on reproductive disorders in wildlife in the Baltic region. The aims of the conference are 1) to gather current knowledge ...
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Local adaptation and genome evolution in crustacean zooplankton: how does size matter?
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Animals and plants show striking variation in genome size and structure, but it is unclear if it is the result of neutral processes or adaptation. What is the advantage of having a large genome? Over four ...
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Methods for identifying endocrine disruption and reproductive toxicity in amphibians
Research project from 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
The European Commission is currently taking several actions to improve the hazard- and risk assessment of pesticides. A recent report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) identifies a need to develop ...
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Origin of phenotypic variation: linking genetics, epigenetics, and nutrition
Research project from 2021-01-01 to 2024-12-31
We aim to establish a functional link between variation at the phenotypic level and variation at the molecular level under the influence of nutrition. Phenotypic variation is widespread in nature and represents ...
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STUDIES OF THE HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUE IN CRAYFISH AS A MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION OF HEMATOPOIESIS AND NEUROGENESIS
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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Studies on the hematopoietic tissue in crayfish as a model for understanding evolution of hematopoiesis and adult neurogenesis.
Research project from 2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31
This project will examine how development of the different hemocyte types is regulated at the molecular level, and further examine relationships between the hematopoietic tissue and the neuronal precursor ...
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What is the Engine of Biodiversity? Comparative Speciation Genetics in the Post-genomic Era
Research project from 2014-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Explaining the origin of biodiversity remains one of the greatest challenges to fundamental biological research. With the genomic revolution in full progress we are for the first time equipped with the ...
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Zebrafish as a model to study within-individual and among-individual behavioural variation - effects of genes and environment
Research project from 2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
The project is focused on how personality traits develop. In what way does environment and heritable factors interact? How and through what mechanisms will environmental factors, especially factors related ...
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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 ...
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