SLU calculates and reports emissions and uptake from Sweden's Land use, Land Use Change and Forestry sector (LULUCF).
We conducts research and education in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, food science and microbiology with focus on fundamental aspects as well as sustainable development and applications in the Green sector.
In a recent publication by SLU researcher Tomas Linder, a number of yeast species have been found to assimilate the toxic compound cyanate as a source of metabolic nitrogen. Not only that, they appear to do it using a completely novel metabolic approach.
Den olja, t.ex. palm- eller sojaolja, som används i foder till röding kan bytas ut mot “fet jäst” som odlats i ett halmbaserat substrat. Jästoljan har en liknande sammansättning och görs på en råvara som människan inte kan äta själv – och fisken växer lika bra. Det visar en ny studie från SLU.
In November 2018, the graduate schools “Focus on Food and Biomaterials” and “Organism Biology” organized the PhD course “Advances in enzyme regulation”. The course included lectures on the cutting-edge theory and methods in chemical and molecular biology delivered by world-leading experts.
We investigate the molecular aspects of biologically relevant processes in nature and industry.
The Department actively collaborate with industrial partners. This has resulted in several patents and innovations. We also have two External Collaboration Specialists at the Department, specialising in Bioenergy and Food Quality. Read more about our collaboration with society here.
In total, ca 110 employees, including researchers, PhD students and technical and administrative staff work at the Department.
Head of Deparartment: Vadim Kessler, 018 - 671541
Deputy Head of Department: Mats Sandgren, 018 - 673179
Administration manager: Jaana Evander, 018-671405
Postal address: Department of Molecular Sciences, SLU, Box 7015, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Visiting address: BioCentre, Almas allé 5, Uppsala, Sweden
Fax number: 018- 67 29 95
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, has its main locations in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala. SLU is certified to the ISO 14001 environmental standard. • Phone:+46 18-67 10 00 • VAT nr: SE202100281701 • Contact SLU • About SLU's websites
