Predicting gene expression, microproteins, and new tools May 11, 2023 Watch Lunch Pitch Video Pitch 1: Jian-Feng Mao: Predicting allele-specific gene expression (ASE) in poplar Associate Professor, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umea University Allele-specific expression (ASE) refers to the preferential expression [...]
In search of collaborators to study algal photosynthesis, becoming Bayesian, cell shape and apply statistical tools. May 4, 2023 Five researchers pitched projects during the IceLab multidisciplinary postdoctoral project call information session. They are seeking project partners to complete their teams and submit a project together for the call. Find out [...]
Conifers adapting to light and using autoencoders on zero-filled data April 27, 2023 Watch Lunch Pitch Video Pitch 1: Sonali Ranade: Adaptation in the Christmas tree to light Staff scientist, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, SLU Local adaptation is [...]
Fractals in living systems and aerospace engineering in ecology March 30, 2023 Watch Lunch Pitch Video Pitch 1: Lucas Hedström: What is the role of multifractals in living systems? Doctoral student at Department of Physics Fractals are mathematical patterns that self-repeat at different scales. We [...]
Being wrong and collaborating in the Arctic March 16, 2023 Watch Lunch Pitch Video Pitch 1: Isolde Puts: How to be wrong in the right way – together. Researcher at Department of Ecology and Environmental Science We cannot escape judging what is wrong and what is [...]
Lunch Pitches: Proteome perturbations to understand function and algorithms to predict cancer treatment responses March 2, 2023 Watch Lunch Pitch Video Pitch 1: André Mateus: From proteome perturbation to protein function and interactions Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Umeå University The human gut microbiome is [...]
Inside and outside leaves February 16, 2023 Watch Lunch Pitch Video Pitch 1: Stefan Jansson: How green is an aspen leaf? Professor at Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University. The leaves of an individual aspen starts degrading its chlorophyll almost the same date every year, [...]
The Faculty of Medicine and IceLab organized an AI Hackathon Pitch event for the second time. February 2, 2023 Seven researchers pitched ideas during the IceLab - Medical Faculty Hackathon Pitch Event. They are seeking project partners to complete their teams and submit a project together for the Hackathon in Lövångergården. [...]
Complex traits and eternal life October 11, 2022 Watch Lunch Pitch Video Pitch 1: Sara Westman: Unravel the genetics of complex traits Doctoral Student at Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University. Some things in life are simple, while most are not. The same holds true for [...]
The 11th IceLab Camp exceeded the participants’ expectations Making up projects from random keywords. Communicating ideas through drawings. Writing an interdisciplinary research proposal. Learning to listen to and ask questions. Last week 18 local and international researchers at different career stages (MS, PhD and Postdoc) and from different scientific backgrounds converged on [...]
