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UPSC researcher Karin Ljung recognized by ASPB, to publish the most influential papers Print E-mail
Monday, 30 August 2010 12:32
ASPB, the American Society of Plant Biologists, have analyzed citations to their journals, Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell, for papers published between 2004 and 2008 to identify authors from around the world publishing the most influential papers.
ASPB recognizes these scientists as authors, whose scientific experience and academic leadership have helped establish their journals, Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell, as highly respected sources of knowledge for the advancement of plant science.

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The spruce tree from Köttsjön ("Meat lake") that becomes an international celebrity in science Print E-mail
Thursday, 01 July 2010 08:37
The spruce genome project has taken off. A spruce individual från Jämtland has been selected and after only one week of sequencing, more sequence data has been generated than during the whole human genome project, that took ten years.

News at Umeå University (in Swedish)
News at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (in Swedish)

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Researcher at UPSC has been awarded the career strengthening VINNMER grant from VINNOVA for international qualification Print E-mail
Wednesday, 02 June 2010 13:06
Maria Eriksson has been awarded a 3-year-grant to strengthen her research career by carrying out strategic research at Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge University and UPSC, Umeå University. The aim of this initiative is to create the best possible conditions for gifted female researchers to be able to fortify their careers.

Read more at http://www.vinnova.se/en/Activities/VINNMER/

Maria E. Eriksson - Circadian Clock Function and its Importance for the Regulation of Growth
 
Sweden Bets on New Lab to Spruce Up Its Bioscience Future Print E-mail
Friday, 28 May 2010 15:10
In one of the latest issues of Science there is a News of the Week article about the new Science for Life Lab (SciLifeLab) in Stockholm. The whole article is full with information about the ground breaking DNA sequencing of the Spruce genome, a collaboration between UPSC and SciLifeLab. Science quotes Pär Ingvarsson of UPSC saying that “It´s one of the largest, most complicated genomes to be sequenced. We want to identify genes that control wood properties”.

Read more in Science vol 328; 14 May
 
For the third time: UPSC among the best places in the world for postdoctoral studies Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010 10:04
The journal "The Scientist" publishes every year the results of a survey among postdoctoral researchers in Life science and - amazingly - UPSC is, in several categories, on the list for the third time.
 
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