Forskning vid Uppsala universitet

Forskningsprojekt från 2020-07-01 till 2023-06-30

Pathogens and parasites exert the strongest selection pressures on earth, shaping the evolution of an effective and efficient immune system. However, the geographic distribution of pathogens is hypothesized ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2019-01-01 till 2024-12-31

A new generation of superluminous X-ray free-electron lasers (XFEL) will deliver billions of exposures per day at intensities up to 100-times higher than intensities available from existing XFELs. The ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2013-12-31

With this application we seek for the funds to invite world-leading experts as keynote speakers to the 11th International Conference on Low Energy Antiproton Physics (LEAP2013). This biennial event has ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-01-01 till 2019-12-31

Resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering spectroscopy has several important features that makes is attractive for studies ranging from fundamental phenomena in atoms and molecules to the function of complex ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2021-01-01 till 2024-12-31

A grand challenge for humanity is to maintain biodiversity and ensure food safety for the growing population. There is currently an alarming loss of biodiversity due to loss of natural habitats and human ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

There is a current gap between molecular and ecological microbiology as the abundant and ecosystem-relevant microbes are scarcely characterized in regards to their metabolism, cell-division, expression ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-07-01 till 2015-06-30

The aim of the proposed project is to study the magnetism of a new family of singlemolecule magnets (SMMs), and determine how their magnetic properties are modified when interacting with the surface of ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-05-15 till 2019-10-31

Syfte och mål: Målet var att ta fram underlag om hur vi ser på vad som är honligt, hanligt och vanligt hos djur samt hur det växelverkar med evolutionsbiologiska forskares normer och perspektiv. Enligt ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2021-01-01 till 2023-12-31

An understanding of the ecological and genetic mechanisms governing plant adaptation to environmental conditions is of fundamental interest in evolutionary biology, but also for meeting the challenges ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

An understanding of the ecological and genetic mechanisms governing plant adaptation to environmental conditions is of fundamental interest in evolutionary biology, but also for meeting the challenges ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-11-01 till 2016-11-30

Name of the conference: Current Trends in Multifunctional Dirac Materials, an International Workshop. In Swedish: Aktuella trender i  multifunktionella Dirac materialer, en internationel workshop.The ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2019-01-01 till 2021-12-31

Åtgärdsprogram för hotade växter identifierar i många fall markanvändning som en kritisk faktor för populationers överlevnad, men vi vet lite om hur effekter av föreslagna åtgärder beror på lokalt klimat ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-01-01 till 2021-12-31

The archaeological record show two major cultures, the so called Funnel Beaker (TRB) farmers and Pitted Ware (PWC) hunter-gatherers, which coexisted for a long time in Stone Age Sweden. They exhibit clear ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2011-01-01 till 2015-10-31

Ansökan Swedish in-kind contribution to XFEL ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2014-12-31

Ansökan från Amy Goldberg inom programmet Graduate Research Opportunity Worldwide ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2014-12-31

Ansökan från Daniel D. Vanderpool inom programmet Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2014-12-31

Ansökan från Megan Mayo inom programmet Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2020-01-01 till 2023-12-31

Understanding how new species are formed is one of the most fundamental questions in evolutionary biology. Speciation involves divergence in genetic and phenotypic traits, but the interplay between and ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-01-01 till 2021-12-31

Each branch of the tree of life includes a myriad of parasitic species but current research does not adequately represent their remarkable diversity. Today, entire parasitic groups have eluded characterization ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2017-03-06

Lichen research has advanced since the 1860s to recognize the multiple origins of lichens, the relationships of their fungal components to pathogenic fungi, andthe open nature of the symbiosis with photosynthesizing ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2020-12-31

The measurement of stellar chemical abundancesis a fundamental problem in astrophysics. While spectral lines are routinely measured at accuracies of 1%, systematic errors dominate interpretation and errors ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

X-ray Free Electron lasers push the frontier of science with their extremely short and brilliant pulses. The high X-ray intensities allow new ways to image single bio-particles in their native environment ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2016-12-31

Gran är en av huvudkomponenterna i den boreala skogen och en viktig källa för skogsprodukter i Sverige. En stor andel av granbestånden i mellersta och södra Sverige har skapats med frö importerat från ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

Many genomes are in a dynamic state where genes are continuously being lost, gained and altered by deletions, gene amplification/horizontal gene transfer (HGT) and point mutations. Several processes are ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2017-12-31

The chromosome theory of inheritance, the identification of chromosomes as the carriers of genetic information, is a unifying theory of genetics. According to the chromosome theory the genetic units identified ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2015-12-31

This proposal addresses examples of bacterial microevolution, and the genetic and physiological adaptations that occur, in response to impaired growth potential. In one sub-project the evolution and physiological ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2015-12-31

This project evaluates the role of adaptive and selectively neutral processes in speciation using a system of hybridizing campions (Silene) where both intrinsic and ecologically-based reproductive barriers ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2020-01-01 till 2022-12-31

Sexual reproduction between unrelated individuals (outcrossing) is a major generator of genetic diversity, which is needed to resist pathogens and adapt to changing environments. But it also allows for ...