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Conifers adapting to light and using autoencoders on zero-filled data
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 [...]
Metabolism: not the limiting factor in prokaryotic endosymbiosis
Metabolism: not the limiting factor in prokaryotic endosymbiosis “One of the great mysteries of biology,” says Eric Libby, former SFI Postdoctoral Fellow, now an associate professor at the Integrated Science Lab (IceLab), Umeå University in [...]
In memory of Carl Kempe
In memory of Carl Kempe Permanent secretary, Kempe foundations We are deeply saddened by the passing of Carl Kempe. Carl was integral in shaping our creative culture for disseminating [...]
2023 Multidisciplinary Project Call Now Open
IceLab Multidisciplinary Project Call Now Open Project proposals can now be submitted, until May 27th. An information session is available on May 4th to hear more about the Kempe-funded program. [...]
Fractals in living systems and aerospace engineering in ecology
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 [...]
Being wrong and collaborating in the Arctic
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 [...]
Science that speaks plainly
We believe anyone should be able to grasp the findings of any scientist’s research studies. To that end, we feature summaries of IceLab work on this page that is accessible and interesting.
IceLab Collaborative Event Experiments
IceLab is here to help other scientists reach across disciplines to find new ideas and collaborations. We experiment wildly with different event formats to help make this happen.
The 11th IceLab Camp exceeded the participants’ expectations
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 [...]
Networks like curves and going beyond probabilities
Networks like curves and going beyond probabilities September 13, 2022 Watch Lunch Pitch Video Pitch 1: Klara Stokes: How is a network like a curve? [...]
Lighting up life, feeding mathematicians and plants in pain
Lighting up life, feeding mathematicians and plants in pain June 14, 2022 Watch Lunch Pitch Video Pitch 1: Nicolò Maccaferri: Light as a probe to [...]
Symmetries and Optimization
Symmetries in math biology and Optimization May 17, 2022 Watch Lunch Pitch Video First Pitcher: Fredrik Ohlsson, Associate professor at Department of Mathematics and Mathematical [...]
DNA, Networks and Forests: Lunch Pitch
DNA’s Dark Matter, Robust Networks and Forest Canopies May 3, 2022 Watch Lunch Pitch Video First Pitcher: Peter Kindgren, Researcher, Department of Forest Genetics and [...]
Forest canopies, children’s tastes, and new bioinformatic tools
In search of collaborators to study forest canopies, childrens' tastes and new bioinformatic tools April 26, 2022 Three researchers pitched projects during the IceLab multidisciplinary postdoctoral project call information session. They [...]
Science Life
Commentaries on life as a scientist