PREDICT

PREDICT is an initiative aimed at finding biomarkers - substances in the blood that can be identified early in patients. As part of the national strategy for Life Science, Umeå University is collaborating with, among others, Region Västerbotten and the Regional Cancer Centre North within PREDICT. The aim is to develop the use of biobank samples within the healthcare region.

This is PREDICT

What is PREDICT?

Västerbotten research project for the future of precision health

Taking public health work in Västerbotten to the next level

News

SEK 30 million for collaborative projects on cancer

Published: 2024-06-17

The project is led by Professor Beatrice Melin, Umeå University, and the goal is early detection of cancer.

Prognosis of cancer patients improved through significant discovery

Published: 2022-07-18

Umeå researchers have now discovered a new function how cancer cells grow and spread.

Research infrastructures

PREDICT

Personalised screening, risk prediction, and understanding disease trajectories for early detection of disease - An integrated cohort approach.

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

The Section of Biobank and Registry Support

Section of Biobank and Registry Support coordinates access to register data and sample collections.

Research area: Cancer, Molecular medicine, Neurosciences

Project management

Beatrice Melin Professor, senior consultant (attending) physician (on leave), professor, senior consultant (attending) physician

Email

+46 90 786 61 42

Carl Wibom Staff scientist

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Matilda Rentoft Staff scientist

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Latest update: 2025-03-05