Research and education at IGP
Welcome to IGP
The department conducts advanced research and education in areas such as clinical immunology, medical genetics and genomics, pathology, oncology, neuro-oncology, vascular biology, molecular tools and medical radiation sciences.
Some of our activities are integrated with clinics at Uppsala University Hospital:
Clinical genetics
Clinical pathology
Clinical immunology and transfusion medicine
Oncology
Hospital physics
News
- Thirteen IGP researchers receive grants from the Swedish Cancer Society
- Inauguration lecture by Taija Mäkinen on 12 November
- Eight new grants from the Swedish Research Council to IGP
- IGP researchers receive million SEK grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
- Best poster prize to Birgitta Johansson
Newsletter
Twitter IGP
- Miljonanslag för utveckling av nya cancerterapier: Magnus Essand, professor i genterapi, får 13,5 miljoner kronor av Cancerfonden för utveckling av nya immunbehandlingar mot hjärntumörer, leukemi och lymfom. https://t.co/ygioZzFcsE pic.twitter.com/z3oNkf5Jqe
- Fantastic feeling to see our collaborative study on germline susceptibility to #LOY and scRNA online in @nature today! https://t.co/RVbT63xDSB Thanks all! @jrbperry @mitchiela @23andMe @uk_biobank @IgpUu @ERC_Research et al.
- Grattis till IGP-forskarna som beviljats forskningsbidrag från Cancerfonden! https://t.co/RRVv38B8Ry
New research findings from IGP
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Correlation found between loss of chromosome Y and genetic instability
In an international collaboration, researchers from IGP have shown that loss of chromosome Y in the blood in men can function as an indicator of genetic instability, which in turn can affect the susceptibility for cancer in other parts of the body. The study has been published in the journal Nature.
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Analysis using whole genome sequencing gives more accuracy
A new study from IGP shows that whole genome sequencing contributes to increasing the accuracy in genetic studies, which in turn can improve the understanding of how biomarkers can be used to discover diseases. The results are published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports.
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Mechanism for the formation of new blood vessels discovered
In a new study published in the journal EMBO Reports, researchers from IGP show for the first time a mechanism for how new blood vessels are formed and the importance of this mechanism for embryo survival and organ function. The results could be developed to control the formation of new blood vessels in different diseases.