Research groups

Aftab Nadeem Lab

Bacteria secreted effector molecules: Role in host pathogenesis and biotechnological applications.

Research area: Cancer, Infection biology

Air pollution, climate and health

Research team looking at exhaust gases, road dust, wood smoke and forest fire smoke.

Research area: Cancer, Public health and health care science

AKTIKON

How does work environment, health and productivity are affected by working in different office environments?

Research area: Public health and health care science

Alicia Lind lab

The interplay between the immune system and metabolism in severe infections such as sepsis and COVID-19.

Alireza Salami

Wallenberg Molecular Medicine Fellow: Neurosciences Cognitive neuroscience of aging

Research area: Ageing research, Neurosciences

ALS Research Umeå

The ALS Research Center at Umeå University and University Hospital of Northern Sweden, Region Västerbotten, was established in 1993 and the associated

Research area: Clinical medicine

Amir Sherif lab

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Research area: Cancer

Anders Bergh Lab

Research area: Cancer

Anders Hofer

We study biosynthetic pathways of nucleotides in T. brucei, G. lamblia, B. burgdorferi and other pathogens.

Research area: Cancer, Infection biology, Molecular biology and genetics

Anders Johansson Lab

We work with infection epidemiology - to track infection and understand how bacteria and viruses are spread.

Research area: Infection biology

Anders Olofsson

Amyloid Fibrils and Cytotoxic Oligomers.

Research area: Molecular biology and genetics

Anders Sjöstedt

Type VI secretion system of Francisella tularensis – elucidation of its structure and assembly control.

Research area: Infection biology

Anders Öhman

My research is primarily focused on identifying metabolic markers for neurodegenerative diseases in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. This may increase t

Andrea Puhar Lab

Endogenous danger signals in infection and inflammation - Andrea Puhar's lab

Research area: Infection biology

Andreas Carlson lab

The group develops theoretical models of bio-membrane interactions and their dynamics.

Research area: Infection biology

Andreas Hörnblad lab

Gene regulatory mechanisms in obesity-associated liver cancer and development

Research area: Cancer, Molecular medicine

Andreas Kohler Lab

Mitochondrial protein quality control in health, ageing and disease

Research area: Ageing research, Biological sciences, Cancer, Molecular biology and genetics, Molecular medicine, Neurosciences

Andrei Chabes Lab

dNTPs and maintenance of genome stability.

Research area: Cancer, Molecular biology and genetics

Andrew Magee Lab

Using evolutionary approaches to study the spread of infectious diseases.

Research area: Computing science, Infection biology

Angelica Nordin Lab

The focus of our research is the genetic causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The last decade has seen great advances in the field of geneti

Research area: Clinical medicine

Anna Arnqvist Lab

We study mechanisms for stochastic and tightly controlled regulation of Helicobacter pylori adhesins.

Research area: Cancer, Infection biology, Molecular biology and genetics

Anna Överby Wernstedt

The Överby lab is focusing on different aspects of tick-borne encephalitis virus.

Research area: Infection biology

Annasara Lenman lab

Our lab investigates viral mechanisms of infection and host susceptibility,

Research area: Infection biology

Anne Tuiskunen Bäck lab

My research group investigate the occurrence and impact of viruses in human diseases.

Research area: Clinical medicine, Infection biology, Molecular biology and genetics

Anne-Marie Fors Connolly Lab

The research focuses on the cardiovascular complications following HFRS and the underlying mechanisms thereof.

Research area: Infection biology

Annika Idahl lab

We conduct research on the prevention of ovarian cancer, as well as risk profiling and early detection.

Research area: Cancer

Arktisk kost, hälsa och hållbarhet

Traditional Sami food may have an impact on health, like brewed coffee, wild berries, fish and reindeer meat.

Research area: Cancer, Public health and health care science

Backman Lab

Lab of Associate Professor Ludvig Backman and Professor Patrik Danielson and co-workers.

Research area: Biological sciences, Chemical sciences, Clinical medicine, Molecular biology and genetics, Molecular medicine, Sports and fitness sciences

Barbara Sixt Lab

Cell-autonomous immunity and bacterial evasion strategies

Research area: Infection biology

Beatrice Melin

Research group Beatrice Melin

Research area: Cancer

Benoni Edin-research group

An overarching goal of our research is to clarify the neuronal control mechanisms that endow humans with their extraordinary ability to manipulate obj

Bernt Eric Uhlin Lab

Bacterial fitness mechanisms of pathogenic variants of E. coli and opportunistic A.baumannii.

Research area: Infection biology

Bethany van Guelpen Lab

We do research about risk profiling and early detection of colorectal cancer.

Research area: Cancer

Birgitta Evengård Lab

Our group studies infectious diseases and climate change in the north.

Research area: Infection biology

Björn Schröder Lab

Gut microbiota and intestinal mucosal barrier function.

Research area: Infection biology, Molecular medicine

Cemal Erdem Lab

Our lab works on integrating multi-omics datasets, machine learning, and large-scale mechanistic models to build clinically predictive computational m

Changchun Chen Lab

We are investigating acute and chronic oxygen sensation in the nematode C. elegans.

Research area: Infection biology, Molecular medicine

Chinmay Dwibedi Lab

Our group aims to study human gut microbes at a high resolution to study functional differences.

Research area: Infection biology

Chorell Research Lab

Focuses on obesity-related morbidity and its association with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Research area: Molecular medicine

Clas Ahlm Lab

We study disease mechanisms in two severe viral infections, hantavirus hemorrhagic fever and COVID-19.

Research area: Infection biology

CLISTER - Clinical Surgical Trials Epidemiological Research

Clister is a research group focusing on near patient surgical research.

Research area: Cancer, Clinical medicine

Complex systems

For the passion of revealing stories in relational data to address research questions across the sciences.

Research area: Physical sciences

Constantin Urban Lab

Our group is interested in the basic processes of infections with pathogenic fungi.

Research area: Infection biology

Dan Hultmark Lab

Drosophila cellular innate immunity, and mechanisms of persistent viral infections.

Research area: Infection biology

Daniel Marcellino-research group

Ageing has a profound impact on human society and modern medicine and the consequences of an ageing population is today one of the greatest challenges

Daniel Säfström

The overall goal of our research is to understand how multimodal sensory information (visual, auditory and tactile) is used to plan and control moveme

Research area: Neurosciences

Daniel Öhlund Lab

We do research about pancreatic cancer.

Research area: Cancer

David Bäckström lab

We conduct clinical and pre-clinical research on Parkinson's disease and other alpha-synucleinopathy diseases.

Research area: Neurosciences

David Cisneros Lab

Molecular biology of human bacterial symbionts.

Research area: Infection biology, Molecular biology and genetics

David Lindquist lab

Investigate possible clinical application of LRIG proteins and other molecular markers in gynecological cancer

Research area: Cancer

Debra Milton Lab

Our group studies virulence and survival of the fish bacetria Vibrio anguillarum.

Research area: Infection biology

Dizziness Research Group

The Dizziness Research Group at Umeå University focuses on diagnostics, treatment and implications of acute dizziness, including artificial intelligen

Research area: Neurosciences

Ellen Bushell Lab

The group studies molecular mechanisms of malaria parasite-host interactions.

Research area: Infection biology

Emergency Care (EmCare)

In the research group EmCare, new knowledge is developed regarding the assessment of care needs, symptom relief, and interventions regardless of locat

Research area: Public health and health care science

Eric Capo lab

We study the microbial diversity of aquatic ecosystems.

Research area: Ecology, Environmental sciences, Marine science

Eric Libby lab

We are interested in how simple organisms evolve into complex ones.

Research area: Infection biology, Mathematics, Molecular biology and genetics

Erik Johansson lab

We are studying on the molecular level how DNA replication is accomplished in eukaryotic cells.

Research area: Cancer, Molecular biology and genetics

Eva Lundin Lab

Ovarial cancer

Fahad Sultan-research group

Computational Neuroanatomy Fahad Sultan (Associate Professor)

Farhan Shah

Investigates the effects of vibrations at the cellular level, with a particular focus on mitochondria. We study both the beneficial and detrimental im

Fatima Pedrosa Domellöf

The research group led by professor Fatima Pedrosa Domellöf has two main tracks: one being "The molecular portfolio of the extraocular muscles: keys t

Felipe Cava Lab

Bacterial cell wall composition and its contribution to long-standing and emerging infectious diseases.

Research area: Infection biology

Florentin Späth lab

We research certain forms of blood cancer and the clinical management.

Research area: Cancer

Francesca Aguilo Lab

RNA-based gene regulation of cell fate and breast cancer.

Research area: Cancer

Fredrik Elgh

The group's research is about the herpes virus and its role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.

Research area: Infection biology

Gastroenterology and hepatology

Our group works against liver diseases including liver cancer.

Research area: Cancer, Clinical medicine, Public health and health care science

Gender working life psychosocial health (GAP)

GAP

Research area: Public health and health care science

GERDA

GERDA is a cross-border and interdisciplinary research collaboration between Umeå University, Sweden, Åbo Akademi University, Novia University of Appl

Research area: Ageing research, Public health and health care science

Gunilla Olivecrona

Studies of the breakdown of fat in human plasma by lipoprotein lipase.

Gustav Andersson

Our research focuses on peripheral nerve injury, the nerve–muscle unit, hand trauma and upper-limb functional recovery. We combine experimental nerve

Hanna Nyström lab

Our research is about growing patterns, biomarkers, tumor microenvironment in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Research area: Cancer, Clinical medicine

Hans Wolf-Watz Lab

Research about type III secretion system of pathogenic Yersinia.

Research area: Infection biology

Health Humanities

Medical (or health) humanities engages with questions about medicine and health from a variety of perspectives including anthropology, literature, lan

Helena Edlund

Type 2 diabetes and β-cell function

Research area: Molecular medicine

Helena Norberg

Our research aims to improve the use of medicines in healthcare, ensuring that treatments are safer, more effective, and reach patients at the right t

Henrik Sjödin Lab

Researches on public health, global health and infectious epidemiology.

Research area: Ecology, Environmental sciences, Infection biology, Public health and health care science

Håkan Hedman Lab

Our research group studies LRIG proteins and the regulation of cancer cell growth.

Research area: Cancer

Håkan Jonsson lab

Differences in tumour characteristics and treatment between screen and clinically detected breast cancer.

Research area: Cancer

Ignacio Mir-Sanchis Lab

Our group studies antimicrobial resistance - phage therapy.

Research area: Infection biology, Molecular biology and genetics

Iker Aramburu Lab

We are studying the role that microproteins and disordered proteins play in innate immune processes.

Research area: Infection biology, Molecular medicine

Irfan Ahmad Lab

We illustrate molecular mechanisms by which bacteria acquire tolerance to commonly used antibiotics.

Research area: Infection biology

Irina Golovleva Lab

Research area: Clinical medicine

Jan Larsson Lab

The research group is studying chromosome-specific gene regulation and chromosome specific adaptations.

Research area: Cancer, Molecular biology and genetics

Jan Oscarsson Lab

Our group studies mechanisms of the bacterium A. actinomycetemcomitans and periodontal diseases.

Research area: Clinical medicine, Infection biology, Molecular medicine, Odontology

Jenny Persson Lab

We study cancer metastasis and targeted therapies.

Research area: Cancer

Jessica Liberles Lab

Joacim Rocklöv Lab

The group researches what drives the growth and spread of infectious diseases globally.

Research area: Ecology, Infection biology

Johan Henriksson Lab

Our group aims at integrating all regulatory mechanisms about T cells in a single predictive model

Research area: Cancer, Infection biology, Molecular biology and genetics

Johan Holmberg Lab

Research area: Cancer, Molecular biology and genetics, Neurosciences

Johan Hultdin Lab

Vitamin D in bladdercancer.

Research area: Cancer

Johan Normark lab

Our research is about host immunological and metabolomic responses to acute infections and vaccination.

Research area: Infection biology

Johan Rasmuson lab

We research C. difficile infections and how fecal microbiota transplants best cure them.

Research area: Infection biology

Johan Wikner Lab

Research area at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Research area: Marin ecology

Research area: Ecology, Marine science

Jonas Barandun Lab

We study macromolecular complexes of specialized pathogenic organisms.

Research area: Infection biology

Jonas Nilsson lab

The research is focused on elucidating information released in to the circulation.

Research area: Cancer

Jonas von Hofsten

Muscle development and regeneration. During embryonic development, cells become committed to the myogenic fate through the activation of myogenic regu

Research area: Cancer, Molecular medicine

Jose Davila-Velderrain Lab

Our lab combines physiology, genome-scale data analysis, computation and experiments to study biology.

Research area: Computing science, Molecular biology and genetics, Molecular medicine, Neurosciences

Josefsson prostate cancer group

We aim to improve diagnostics, prognostics and treatment of prostate cancer.

Research area: Cancer, Clinical medicine, Infection biology

Julia Otten Research Group

Read about the research within Julia Otten:s group.

Research area: Public health and health care science

Jürgen Schleucher Lab

A biophysical approach to study climate change.

Research area: Infection biology, Molecular biology and genetics