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Biological sciences

Biology is the natural scientific study of life, living organisms and the processes of life. The subject of biology is complex and comprises many branches and disciplines.

Reportage

Stephan Wenkel och Iker Valle Aramburu forskar båda om mikroproteiner, Stephan i växter och Iker inom immunförsvar och samspel mellan värdar och mikroorganismer. Tillsammans arrangerade de Nobelsymposiet om mikroproteiner vid Umeå universitet i september 2026.
Tiny proteins are proving hard to ignore

Once overlooked, tiny proteins are revealing surprising roles in biology – and new possibilities for research.

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CRISPR-Cas9 – the gene-editing tool that changed the world

A breakthrough in Umeå laid the foundation for CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary tool.

Infrastructure

Biogeochemical Analytical Facility (BAF)
The instrument facility for biogeochemical analyses at KBC and EMG
BioMolecular Characterization Umeå
BMCU is an interdisciplinary facility that provides state-of-the-art technology to characterize biomolecules.
C-Trap Facility
C-Trap enables real-time manipulation and visualization of biomolecules in relevant conditions.
Climate Impacts Research Centre (CIRC)
CIRC is located at the Abisko Natural science station (ANS) in northern Artic Sweden (68°21'15.8"N 18°48'54.4"E). CIRC provides year-round accesses to
Flow@CliMi
Analysis of cell surface bound as well as intracellular proteins and RNA expression with flow cytometry.
Integrated Science Lab (Icelab)
We take a modelling approach for causal understanding and connect researchers from different backgrounds.
Marine analyses
Chemical and biological analyzes of marine samples, to support research and environmental monitoring.
National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden (NBIS)
NBIS provides bioinformatics and data science support to the Swedish life science research community.
Two-photon in vivo physiology
The infrastructure offers a combination of multiphoton and imaging systems at high spatio-temporal resolution, combined with other physiological equip
Research area: Biological sciences, Botany
Umeå Proteomics Platform
Umeå Proteomics offers MS proteomics for identifying, quantifying, characterizing proteins in complex samples

News

A researcher studying microbial stress responses works with bacteria on a petri dish in the lab
Under stress, bacterial RNA and proteins tell different stories

Researchers at Umeå University show when RNA and protein levels diverge in disease-causing bacteria.

Left: Carla M. Brunner
Right: Ajay Poonia
Metamaterials make the unexpected possible

Who has not dreamed of an invisibility cloak? The potential of metamaterials inspires researchers worldwide.

Olivier Keech, universitetslektor vid Institutionen för fysiologisk botanik.
Shrimp farming in Umeå featured on IVA’s List for Research Impact

Growing interest in climate-smart food production – facility planned at Dåva.

Stress Response Modeling at IceLab

A multidisciplinary complexity center formed to unveil universal principles and adaptive mechanisms in living systems under stress.

Duration 1 January 2024
Type of project Research project
Terrigenous freshwater inputs threaten coastal resource quality
Duration 1 August 2023 until 31 July 2027
Type of project Research project
Big or small fish for harvesting? Effects of ontogenetic habitat shifts and bottlenecks in recruitment
Duration 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2022
Type of project Research project

Research groups

Andreas Kohler Lab
Mitochondrial protein quality control in health, ageing and disease
Backman Lab
Lab of Associate Professor Ludvig Backman and Professor Patrik Danielson and co-workers.
Bio4Energy
The research environment Bio4Energy aims to create efficient and environmentally sound biorefinery processes
Christiane Funk lab
Plant proteases and the potential of Nordic microalgae for wastewater reclamation and biomass generation.
Evolutionary biology
Research area at the Dept. of Ecology, Environment and Geocience
Research area: Biological sciences
Peter Lind Lab
Modelling to predict the evolution of biofilm mutants and antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas bacteria
REGEN|ED – Rethinking Education for Regenerative Futures
What if education could help restore, rather than deplete, the world of which we are a part? REGEN|ED explores practices that strengthen relationships
Richard Lundmark
Membrane sculpting is fundamental for many cellular processes, and malfunction is implicated in many diseases.
Statistical Physics of Living Systems
We tackle a wide array of topics, including gene regulation, aging, networks and more.
Umeå Science and Technology Education Research (UmSTER)
The research environment UmSTER (Umeå Science and Technology Education Research) has over the past 20 years developed into a well-established interdis
Yanjun Zan Lab
How does natural genetic variation shape plant responses to a changing climate?
Yaowen Wu Lab
Chemical and chemo-optogenetic approach on autophagy and membrane trafficking regulated by small GTPases.