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BIOdegradable plastics in soil environment: Formation and accumulation risks of MICROplatics (BIO-MICRO)
Although biodegradable plastics are widely viewed as a promising solution to address the global issue of plastic pollution, their biodegradability doesn´t necessarily ensure that t...
Östra Aros - In the shadow of Old Uppsala
Östra Aros (now Uppsala) is undeservedly overshadowed by its legendary neighbour, Old Uppsala. The project’s aim is to activate and revitalize research on the site’s oldest history...
Invertebrates as vectors of antimicrobial resistance genes in urban landscapes
The spread of resistance to antimicrobial compounds among bacteria (AMR) is a major and global threat to human health, gradually impairing our capacity to treat infections with pat...
Quantifying hippocampal neurogenesis in the living human brain and its relevance for long-term memory
Human aging is characterized by neurodegeneration and decline in long-term memory, creating major individual and societal costs.Neurogenesis describes the brain’s ability to produc...
Towards more climate-robust socially important services: learning from cloudburst impacts on Swedish municipal welfare
As stated by the IPCC, climate-related risks, vulnerabilities and extreme weather effects are increasing due to e.g. climate change as well as geographical and demographic changes....
Entangled Musicianship and Minimal Algorithms - An Investigation of Agency in (and through) Algorithmic Interaction
An interdisciplinary group of researchers from electronic music, improvisation, and artificial intelligence will carry out a theoretical and practice-based investigation of a parti...
With your hands in the soil? A critical analysis of how amateur gardeners understand and act on environmental threats through mundane practices
The purpose of the project is to analyze how everyday understandings of environmental threats, such as climate change and biodiversity loss, are manifested through gardeners’ munda...
A genomic investigation of the diversity lost to the elephant ivory trade
Poaching for ivory is the primary cause of elephant deaths in Africa, where both species of elephant are threatened by extinction. While Europe is not the main market for elephant...
Improving Sustainability in Concrete Structures using Corrosion-Resistant FRP Reinforcements: A Shear Behavior Study
Reinforced concrete structures are common due to their strength, durability, and low maintenance requirements.However, steel reinforcement is prone to corrosion in structures locat...
Development of biomarkers for bacterial infections to reduce the overuse of antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance is a global challenge, largely driven by excessive (mis)use of antibiotics in animals, humans, and crops.There is a major focus on reducing antibiotic use in...
Clinical and Molecular Outcomes of Genomic Signatures in Autism
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition diagnosed in 1-2% of children.Hundreds of genes have been implicated in autism, but a relatively low percentage of autistic individuals hav...
The Body in Memory
Memories of personal past events affect not only how we recall the past, but how we interpret the present and behave in the future. These memories are by nature highly embodied.Dur...
Epigenetic modifications associated with development of cardiomyopathy
Functional transcription is essential for proper cell function.Erroneous transcription, due to mutations in promoters/enhancers or epigenetic modifications of the DNA, can lead to...
Immune checkpoint regulation of T cells in atherosclerosis
Co-inhibitory immune checkpoint receptors (´checkpoint receptors´), such as LAG3 and PD1, play a key role in regulating T-cell activation.Checkpoint receptor blockade (such as anti...
Parts of my Self: investigating the neurobehavioral basis of the sense of self to inform novel interventions for psychiatric conditions
The self, the experience of “mineness”, is thought to have a hierarchical structure with a lower bodily level and higher cognitive and social aspects. However, neuroscientific proo...
Trade-offs between food safety and food security and its impacts towards the SDGs for children in South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland
Agriculture in the 21st century faces multiple challenges: it must produce more food for a growing population and adopt more sustainable production methods, all while adapting to c...
Effects of young obesity and type 2 diabetes through adult life and the ageing process
The emergence of large cohorts of young and middle-aged people with obesity and severe obesity, many with early-onset diabetes type 2 represents a new phenotype.To which extent thi...
Decoding the molecular in vivo language of pericytes in stroke: New targets for stroke interventions
Pericytes are guardians of the brain’s microenvironment. Perturbations such as hypoxia shift their signalling which has multiple downstream effects.Although their maladaptive respo...
The relationship between drought, tree vitality, mycorrhizal associations and spruce bark beetle attack
Spruce trees are very sensitive to drought and the climate change predictions are that drought events will become more common under future climate conditions.The drought of 2018 an...
Informing genomic surveillance by uncovering, phenotyping and prioritising resistance genes to new antibiotics
Understanding the genetic and phenotypic diversity of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in One Health settings, throughout the environment, agriculture and clinics, is crucial...