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Guidelines to prepare and present the Master thesis work

The Master thesis work documents the thesis project carried out by the candidate and follows the format of a scientific publication. As such it is divided into Introduction, Results, Discussion, Materials and Methods and References sections. The candidate must ensure that the final version of the thesis manuscript reaches members of the evaluation committee at least 10 days prior planned date of defence. Members of the evaluation committee are Karin Ljung, Laszlo Bako, Anita Sellstedt, Edouard Pesquet and the supervisor of the Master thesis project. At the defence candidate is expected to present the work in frame of a 15-20 min oral presentation which is followed by questions from members of the evaluation commettee. The final grade of the Master thesis work will reflect quality of the work as well as that of the manuscript and oral presentation.

pdfGuidelines for Degree Thesis

Master Degree Thesis Registration forms:
  • Master Degree thesis in Plant Biology (30 ECTS)
  • Master Degree thesis in Plant Molecular Biology (30 or 60 ECTS)

Contact with current and alumni international Master students

Current
Name Nationality Undergraduate University e-mail contact
Md.Abdur Razzak  Bangladeshi  Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Tahir Mujtaba   Pakistani  University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Patricia Lang   German Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg, Germany  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Shaikh Terkis Islam Pavel   Bangladeshi  University Of Development Alternative (UODA), Dhaka, Bangladesh  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Umut Rende  Turkish  Izmir Institute of Technology (Izmir Yuksek Teknoloji Enstitusu), Izmir, Turkey  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Rupesh Raj Kumar Pudi   Indian  Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University, Andhra Pradesh, India  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Alumni
Name Nationality Undergraduate University e-mail contact
Edward Businge
(Graduate 2009)
 Uganda Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Important things to do once accepted

Welcome letter 2016


Once accepted, in order to proceed with the Master, you need to:
  • Apply for a Visa for non-EU citizen [http://www.migrationsverket.se/]
  • Contact the Master programme coordinators to inform them of your decision to come
  • Contact the international office of Umeå University
  • Find housing accomodation [http://www.bostaden.umea.se/]

Prerequisite to be accepted

The programme is intended for students holding a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Enginering degree, with a minimum of three years of University studies.
Please read the instructions for "Application and eligibility" at the University pages.

Exam Work Reports

Master thesis work is the final part of the programme, and required for obtaining the Master of Science degree. The Master thesis work is based on independent research work and should contain novel research results that are of importance for the research field in question. Master thesis work can be done at any university or in an industrial laboratory as long as the research topic resides within the fields of plant physiology, molecular biology, biotechnology or functional genomics. The department appoints a supervisor for every Master thesis worker even if the work is performed in an industrial laboratory. For acceptance of the exam work, please go to the rule to present your Master thesis work.

Access the proposed subjects of the master thesis work
http://www.upsc.se/Education-Undergraduate/Undergraduate-Students/suggested-exam-work-projects.html


Previous Master thesis works

  • Ilias El Houari 2016 - A search for novel functions in the auxin metabolic pathway
  • Lennart Hoengenaert 2015 - The role of microtubule binding proteins and post-translational modifications of tubulin during plant vessel formation in Arabidopsis
  • Dimitrios Ilanidis 2015 - The capacity of Trametes versicolor to decompose and to produce ethanol from lignocellulose
  • Charilaos Dimotakis 2015 - Understanding of the role of CAD4, CAD5 and CAD6 gene redundancy during the lignification of Arabidopsis xylem
  • Ylva Nordström 2015 - Performance of a leaf beetle in a multitrophic context
  • Shahla Namazkar 2015 - Methods to determine photorespiratory metabolic pools to improve plant productivity
  • Shamrat Bashar Shafiul 2015 - Characterization of cell wall in transgenic aspen with modified xylan acetylation
  • Marcus Andersson 2014 - Subcellular localization of a Netrual Invertase from hybrid aspens (Populus tremula x tremuloides)
  • Domenique André 2014 - The role of the Populus FT genes in the regulation of tree growth
  • Guillermo Bañares de Dios 2014 - Elucidating the role of CSK during early light response and chloroplast development
  • Julia Dahrendorf 2014 - Analysis of nitrogen utilization capability during proliferation and maturation of Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) somatic embryogenesis
  • Abdur Razzak 2014 - Physilogical changes in response to light intensity and R:FR ratio in Scots pine (Pinus Sylvestris)
  • Haley Rupp 2013 - Effects of ethylene on secondary xylem formation in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Jean Claude Nzayisenga 2013 - Analyses of in vitro protein-protein interaction of ACT7 or ACT2 and AIP1-2 from Arabidopsis thaliana and in vivo analysis of AIP1-2 expression
  • Tahir Mujtaba 2013 - A next generation sequencing approach to constructing a genetic map for Populus tremula
  • Helena De Bleser 2013 - Crosstalk of ethylene and gibberellins during wood formation in hybridaspen
  • Abu Bakar Siddique 2013 - The role of endophytic fungi in aspen leaves in the presence and absence of beetle damage
  • Patrick Willems 2013 - Receptor-like kinases regulating cold acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Regina Gratz 2013 - Expression Studies of AminoAcid Transporters belonging to the Lysine and Hisitidine Transporter (LHT) Family in Hybrid Aspen Populus tremula L. x tremuloides Michx
  • Hanhan Xia 2013 - Influence of the light harvesting proteins Lhbc3 and Lhbc5 on photosynthesis of plants lacking Lhbc1 and Lhbc2
  • Johanna Carlsson 2012 - The effect of arginine on root system development in Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) somatic embryos
  • Barbara Terebieniec 2012 - Gene Expression and Growth Analyses in Populus RNAi lines Targeting Xylan Biosynthetic Gene Family GT 43
  • Arun Devadas 2012 - Characterization of fungual strains for bioethanol production and sugar utilization
  • Siri Bäck 2012 - No Lhcb1 or Lhcb2 isoforms alone has a significant effect on state transitions
  • Umut Rende 2012 - Role of the photosystem II-associated CAH3 in the oxygen evolving machinery in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
  • Patricia Lang 2012 - KREUZ UND QUER (KUQ) gene function during root epidermal patterning in ArabidopsisKREUZ UND QUER (KUQ) gene function during root epidermal patterning in Arabidopsis
  • Paige Cox 2011 - Characterization of the metacaspase gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Fredrik From 2010 - Increased growth in Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) through small annual additions of nitrogen (N) fertilizer
  • Lothar Kalmbach 2010 - Analysis of trichome polarity in the kreuz und quer (kuq) mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana and characterization of antiser against the KUQ protein
  • Klaus Brackmann 2010 - Contribution of endocytic trafficking and epidermal morphology genes to planar polarity formation in the Arabidopsis root epidermis
  • Martin Axelsson 2010 - Co-fermentation of spent sulfite liquor by filamentous fungi and Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve ethanol production
  • Andrea Claes 2010 - Characterization of mutants in the ACTIN-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1-2 (AIP1-2) gene of Arabidopsis thaliana and of AIP1-1 and AIP1-2 protein interactions
  • Kristoffer Jonsson 2010 - Targeting of proteins to the secretory pathway in order to genetically engineer xylan in the xylem fibers
  • Charndeep Singh 2010 - Modification of Xylan-lignin interactions by targeting novel fungal enzymes to the wood cell wall
  • Lisa Sundin 2010 - Screening tool to unravel transcription factors involved in lignification
  • Daniel Decker 2010 - Phenotype study of Leucine rich repeat receptor like kinase in mutants Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Louise Norén 2010 - Identification of signaling components in the response to excess light in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Erik Olofsson 2010 - Autumn senescence in Populus tremula
  • Sireesha Potluru 2010 - Phenolic profiling of Populus spp.
  • Edward Businge 2009 - Modification of the plant retinoblastoma-related protein (RBR1) by SUMO : structural and functional studies
  • Chatchai Kosawang 2009 - Comparative Genomics: Understanding regulation of hydrogenases in the nitrogen fixing Frankia
  • Melis Kücükoglu 2009 - CLE/RLK regulated vascular signalling pathways in plants
  • Iftikhar Ahmad 2009 - Screening for mutants with delayed leaf senescence in Arabidopsis
  • Paulina Sowinska 2008 - Plastid-to-nucleus communication
  • Sofia Österberg 2007 - Transcriptional profiling of circadian clock associated genes in aspen under different photoperiods
  • Sharvani Vodnala 2007 - Isolation of tagged INUIT gene by establishment of TAIL-PCR in Tobacco
  • Lars Björkén 2007 - Detection of endophytic fungi in aspen
  • David Öhman 2006 - Transcriptomes of Populus lines modified in Pectin methylesterase expression reveal activation of oxidative stress signaling pathways
  • Yordan Tellalov 2006 - Relative female reproductive output of grafted Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) clones planted on different places
  • Emmanuel Olive 2006 - Functional characterization of poplar and Arabidopsis wood - related hydrolases by reverse genetics and overexpression in Arabidopsis
  • Linda Gruffman 2006 - Post-transcriptional regulation of the expression of the flowering time gene FT in different light conditionsJosiane Chuisseu Wandji 2006 - Expression and purification of plant proteins for functional studies
  • Elisabeth Fitzek 2006 - Production and characterization of mutants of UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase
  • Kate R. St.Onge 2006 - Natural variation in Populus tremula flowering time gene PtCO2B
  • Robert Byström 2006 - Bioinformatic Analysis of a 100K Populus EST Database
  • Nicolas Amelot 2005 - Functional analysis of wood expressed poplar cellulases in Arabidopsis thaliana
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