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UPSC researcher Stefan Jansson on Radio Sweden: 

Genmodified barley better in accumulating nitrogen than common plants

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Welcome to KBC


CafeteriaSix departments and two research units at Umeå university (UmU) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) are forming one large multidisciplinary research centre: The Chemical Biological Centre (KBC- Kemiskt Biologiskt Centrum). Around 600 people are collaborating in a positive and creative environment in research and teaching. The KBC research school is organizing a graduate program for around 250 PhD students and each department offers a large varity of courses for bachelor and master students.

Metabolomics

Although the departments are administratively independent, they have the ambition to share resources (technical platforms) and build up tight networks between the departments to overcome the borders of faculties and universities. To support this development the university has appointed the KBC Group led by a scientific coordinator, professor Per Gardeström. The group is meeting once a month and coordinating the activities at KBC.  The aim is to develop KBC into a world leading research and teaching environment.


To read more about the research projects and research groups, please, visit the webpages of the individual departments.

play Department of Chemistry

play Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC):
Depts. of Plant Physiology (UmU) and Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology (SLU)

play Department of Ecology and Environmental Science (EMG)

play Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
play Department of Physics
play Unit of Biomass Technology and Chemistry at SLU (BTC)
play Energy Technology and Thermal Process Chemistry (ETPC)

The Technical Platforms are core facilities supporting the scientists in their research projects.

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Fascinerande växters dag 18 maj - Fascination of Plants Day
FVD logo LEVälkommen till Fascinerande växters dag
18 maj, kl.14-18 Öppet hus på KBC och HUMlab!
Open House on May 18, 14-18 at KBC and HUMlab!

Scientists from Umeå Plant Science Centre, Departments of Ecology and Environmental Science and Chemistry invite you to an exciting day with experiments and tours through laboratories and on campus. Visit HUMlab and test some digital platforms which have plants as a theme.

playpdfFlyer (in Swedish)
play Web page European Fascination of Plants Day (www.plantday12.eu)
play Web page Fascinerande växters dag (www.fascinerandevaxtersdag.se)

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Cutting Edge Biophysics - 1.5 ECTS

7-9 September 2012

Course venue: Tällberg, close to Leksand, Dalarna playdirection 

This course is organized in conjunction with the Symposium of the Swedish Society for Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology SFBBM, http://www.sfbbm.se/symposium

In order to attend the 1.5 ECTS course you also need to register for this Swedish/Danish biophysics meeting 9-12 September 2012 in Tällberg.

Registration is needed for both the symposium and the course.

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KBC advertises...

illustrationFive post-doctoral fellowships at the Chemical Biological Centre, KBC

The fellowships amount to 240 000 SEK per year and are financed by a grant from the Kempe Foundation.
The purpose with the scholarships is to strengthen scientific collaborations and at the same time promote rejuvenation within KBC.

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International Workshop on Vibrational Spectroscopy

6 - 7 September 2012 at KBC

Organized by the KBC Vibrational Spectroscopy Platform

and András Gorzsás, platform manager

This workshop on Vibrational Spectroscopy aims to gather leading spectroscopists from the fields of nanotechnology, biochemistry, surface chemistry, medicinal chemistry and plant biology, to provide an overview of state-of-the-art research and applications of the various techniques. The meeting will be held in Umeå, to celebrate the establishment of the Vibrational Spectroscopy Platform, a unique facility in Sweden.

 

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