Forskning vid Uppsala universitet

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 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 2015-01-01 till 2020-12-31

Acute kidney injury - mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets in large animal models ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 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 ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 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 ...

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 2013-01-01 till 2015-12-31

Angiopoietin-1 (Angpt1) and Angiopoietin-2 (Angpt2) bind to the tyrosine kinase receptor, Tek, found on endothelial cells. Angpt1 is a Tek agonist and promotes endothelial cell stabilization, whereas Angpt2 ...

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

Ansökan Swedish in-kind contribution to XFEL ...

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 2012-01-01 till 2014-12-31

The pancreatic islets are a complex micro-organ containing many cell types. The importance of interactions between these cells, particularly islet vasculature, for normal islet endocrine function has lately ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 2017-12-31

Factors influencing body fat accumulation are poorly understood. Individuals that deposit fat in the liver, muscle and pancreas (ectopic fat) without increasing lean tissue (sarcopenic obesity) are prone ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2019-12-31

We aim to study the molecular mechanisms of food intake and reward functions, considering genetic background and cognitive functions. We plan to combine fly, mouse and human genetic models to unravel modes ...

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

A key insight from quantum mechanics is the importance of processes involving electron rearrangement, such as charge transfer (CT) in collisions between atoms. In dilute plasmas such as those often observed ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2017-12-31

Recent progresses with manipulating electron beam in transmission electron microscopes opened new frontiers of research. Use of the electron vortex beams, that is beams that carry an orbital angular momentum ...

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

Emergent phenomena, such as insulator to metal transitions, magnetism and superconductivity, often occur in materials where many degrees of freedom are strongly coupled to each other. To understand, and ...

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

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have provided insight into the genetic architecture of many chronic diseases, but translation of this knowledge into clinical practice has been limited. One reason ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-01-01 till 2018-12-31

The small molecule γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is made and released by neurons, the insulin secreting β-cells and some immune cells. GABA is an extracellular signal molecule and a Master Regulator of physiological ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-07-01 till 2017-06-30

Recent work shows that growth factor receptor signalling continues in endosomes, turning the endosomal network into a signalling platform. Different growth factors modulate the endosomal network and features ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2019-07-01 till 2022-06-30

The proposed research aims to develop a new physico-chemical investigation technique able to detect intermediates of electrocatalytic reactions. Electrochemical Induced Raman Spectroscopy, couples electrochemistry ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 2018-12-31

The project is aimed to develop a sensitive chemical sensor based on a microfabricated diamond waveguide. By coupling mid-IR light into a macroscopic diamond crystal FTIR-ATR spectroscopy can be performed ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 2017-12-31

Why some persons develop type 1 diabetes mellitus is still largely unknown. The incidence of this disease is increasing worldwide, but the reasons for the onset of the autoimmune process killing the insulin-producing ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2013-12-31

We will develop a space and time-dependent Green function formalism that can be used to address questions concerning correlation and scattering effects on a nanoscale in modern materials. As most measurements ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2015-01-01 till 2017-12-31

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 2013-01-01 till 2017-12-31

Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) family polypeptides are cytokines regulating cell differentiation including the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). TGFbeta ligands signal via cell surface ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2014-12-31

The FAIR facility to be constructed in Darmstadt, Germany, attracts the majority of the Swedish research groups active in Nuclear and Hadron Physics as well as a sizeable part of the Atomic and Accelerator ...

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

The project studies the feasibility of incoherent diffractive imaging - a brand new method to determine atomic and electronic structure of condensed matter and molecules. It uses ultrashort and intense ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2011-01-01 till 2015-12-31

This proposal brings together those who developed the scientific case in biology for building X-ray lasers (Uppsala) with the team that leads the world in synchrotron-based X-ray crystallography and the ...