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Major Formas grant awarded for research on milk spoilage
Published: 2026-04-29

The project aims to develop bioinformatic tools to understand and protect against bacterial contamination.

Mapping the genetic weaknesses of the malaria parasite
Published: 2026-04-28

Ellen Bushell maps the genes that initiate malaria infection.

Researchers turn soil bacterial protein into potent cancer cell killer
Published: 2026-04-22

Researchers in Umeå show how a modified bacterial protein disables cancer cells in a new way.

New research reveals cell proteins that drive severe viral infections
Published: 2026-04-21

Two cell proteins determine how TBE virus, West Nile virus, and dengue virus replicate.

On antibiotics and the inevitable rise of resistance – new popular science book
Published: 2026-04-15

Antibiotics transformed healthcare and Jörgen Johansson explores the threat of resistance and paths forward.

Three-dimensional microscopy reveals how tick-borne virus replicates
Published: 2026-04-07

New insights how the virus is assembled and matures, which may be important for future treatments for TBE.

Oliver Billker awarded the Torgny och Lena Stigbrand Prize
Published: 2026-04-02

Receives the award for his pioneering work in malaria research.

Sun Nyunt Wai awarded for outstanding bacterial research
Published: 2026-04-02

Professor Sun Nyunt Wai is awarded the Bo and Barbro Hammarström Prize in 2026.

When academia teams up with industry to advance microbiome science
Published: 2026-04-01

Researcher Chinmay Dwibedi shared insights from hi BioGaia AB collaboration during Open up for Innovation.

Multi-million grant to MIMS and WCMM
Published: 2026-03-31

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is awarding 255 million Swedish kronor to life sciences.

Researchers met high‑school students during “Next Nobel Prize 2026”
Published: 2026-03-18

Sparkling interest in research in the spirit of Umeå’s honorary citizen, Emmanuelle Charpentier.

Light Controlled Metabolic Engineering for a Sustainable Future
Published: 2026-03-16

Advancing precise, light‑controlled tools to steer bacterial metabolism for future sustainable production.

Capsule technology opens new window into individual cells
Published: 2026-03-12

Easy method helps researchers understand disease mechanisms.

Emmanuelle Charpentier on the role of science in society
Published: 2026-02-12

t is more important than ever for researchers to show how research contributes, says Emmanuelle Charpentier.

Examining the innermost machinery of viruses
Published: 2026-02-12

Three‑dimensional ‘close‑ups’ inside an infected cell reveals how the virus factories are actually organized.

Investigates gut bacteria’s role in viral disease
Published: 2026-01-15

Nazar Beirag’s study is an interdisciplinary project within the ‘Excellence by Choice’ programme.

A bacterial toxin can counteract colorectal cancer growth
Published: 2026-01-14

A toxin by cholera bacteria can inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer without causing damage to the body.

Plastic particles increase inflammation and cross barriers
Published: 2026-01-13

There is a connection between ´microscopic plastic particles and inflammatory intestine diseases.

New study shows how the cell repairs its recycling stations
Published: 2026-01-09

Molecular sensors that detect holes in lysosomal membranes for rapid repair have been identified.

EU funding secures continued research on chlamydia
Published: 2025-12-09

ERC provides funding for five years to Barbara Sixt's research on chlamydia.

Johan Trygg elected member of science academy
Published: 2025-12-03

Chemistry professor represents Umeå University in the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA.

Three Umeå researchers appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows
Published: 2025-12-03

Three researchers have been appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

MIMS Spotlight Series: Louise meets Sanja Vanhatalo
Published: 2025-12-03

Meet Sanja Vanhatalo, a postdoc in Björn Schröder's lab who studies microbiota and inflammatory bowel disease.

Umeå researchers aim to reveal how viruses build their factories
Published: 2025-12-01

Max Renner explore how viruses copy themselves – to help stop future outbreaks.

Critical Microbes: Building a national infection research infrastructure inspired by Denmark
Published: 2025-11-28

Infection researcher Anne-Marie Fors Connolly receives SEK 500,000 in investment funds from the Alf Committee.

Latest update: 2025-03-17