Forskning vid Uppsala universitet

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2015-12-31

The proposed research is a multifaceted investigation centering on problems in homogeneous dynamics and fundamental questions about lattices. We will focus in particular on problems which hold the promise ...

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

The research program studies contact and symplectic topology and its relations to other geometric fields, in particular to physics inspired low-dimensional topology and knot theory. The main tool is theories ...

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

Emotional evaluation of daily environmental and internal stimuli is essential for proper guidance of motivated and goal-directed behaviour. Central in this process is the ventral tegmental area (VTA) with ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 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 ...

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

Projektets idé och nya angreppssätt är att använda metabonomik för att studera hur kroppsfrämmande ämnen påverkar olika metabolismvägar under djurs tidiga utveckling. Vi ska utnyttja en experimentell modell ...

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

Optimal life histories are often different for males and females, yet they largely share the same genome leading to a conflict over trait expression. We expect stronger conflict when individuals mate with ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2019-01-01 till 2022-12-31

Venoms and toxins play an important role in nature’s chemical ecology, and are intriguing sources for discovery of pharmacological tools, insecticides, and drugs. The overall aim of the current project ...

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

The framework of string compactifications is of undisputed importance to connect string theory to the physics of our world, and has promoted progress in fields ranging from quantum gravity and cosmology ...

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

The Fukaya category is a powerful invariant of exact symplectic manifolds in the form of an A-infinity category, the objects of which consist of (a suitable class of) its Lagrangian submanifolds, while ...

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

This project studies the mathematical models arising from a variety of imaging techniques. These problems are formulated mathematically as "inverse problems" where one deduces information about the differential ...

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

Conserved quantities are important in various areas of physics, as in many cases they provide an essential characterization of a physical system. However, to define the mass, center of mass, angular and ...

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

This project is in the area of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. The main emphasis is on the development of new geometrical ideas and concepts originating from the modern string theory and the quantum ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2014-12-31

This project is in the area of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. The main emphasis is on the development of new geometrical ideas and concepts originating from the modern string theory and ...

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

During the past decade there has been an important development of the mathematical tools available for high-energy physics. I have participated in and contributed to this development of Generalized Complex ...

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

This research project aims to study several related topics in higher dimensional Auslander-Reiten theory. Classical Auslander-Reiten theory is an important tool in representation theory of associative ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2012-01-01 till 2015-12-31

Aim: This project aims to investigate how oscillations are generated, and what computational function these brain rhythms have. We will dissect the role of different cell populations and different cellular ...

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

Studier visar att hangrodor i jordbruksintensiva områden uppvisar förändringar på testiklarna och sekundära könskaraktärer som tyder på avmaskulinisering. Att monitorera vilda groddjurspopulationer med ...

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

More than thirty years ago a result derived in the context of superspace supergravity indicated that even the most promising supergravity candidate had problems when viewed as a model for quantum gravity ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-10-01 till 2013-12-31

Centrum för reproduktionsbiologi i Uppsala (CRU) organiserar en tvärvetenskaplig konferens om honlig reproduktionsstörning och hormonstörande kemikalier. Syftena med konferensen är 1) att sammanställa ...

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

The main purpose of this project is to further the understanding of exact Lagrangian manifolds in symplectic manifolds, and understand the relations to quantum physics. We propose the following specific ...

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

Mathematical morphology (MM) is a widely-used framework for efficient processing and analysis of images. Linear filters, according to the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theory, are not affected by the sampling ...

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

We will demonstrate the utility of our recently developed and patented RCA Reporter technology for enhanced detection of transcripts and proteins in research and at the point of care. RCA Reporters is ...

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

Symplectic and contact geometry has its roots in the mathematical description of mechanics. Its modern development was initiated in the early 1980´s with conjectures by Arnold and then shaped by Gromov ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2020-12-01 till 2024-11-30

Over the last 35 years, the study of the role of geometric and topological aspects of fundamental physics in gauge theory and strings has been a central theme in both theoretical physics and in geometry ...

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

My lab has established a portfolio of techniques for enhanced molecular analysis. Many of our earlier techniques are now made available internationally through our spin-out companies and licensees. The ...