Åke Strid
Åke Strid Position: Professor School/office: School of Science and TechnologyEmail: YWtlLnN0cmlkO29ydS5zZQ==
Phone: +46 19 303603
Room: B2310, E3107
About Åke Strid
The Molecular Biochemistry group conducts research in the fields of biotechnology, enzymology, structural biology, vaccinology, UV photobiology, laser action spectroscopy, and plant physiology.
With high class equipment and dedicated staff we are at the forefront of the research within the topics in which we take part. Of special note is the unique instrumentation in the form of a high resolution (0.4 nm) tunable laser in the UV region (220-400 nm) with which we can perform a range of photochemical and photobiological studies on biological tissues, solutions of proteins and other biomolecules, and organic and inorganic materials alike. We especially welcome suggestions for collaboration in which our laser can be of use (ake.strid@oru.se).
Our research has lead to discovery and investigations into for instance UV photoreceptors, antioxidative properties of vitamins, protein manufacturing in green plants, development of vaccines, and development of drugs against atherosclerosis. Several of these results and their products are subjects for commercialization efforts.
Research projects
Active projects
- CoSMOSMiTE - Comprehensive Screening of Metabolites in Organisms on Space Missions for Technological Exploration
- Developvaccines@oru
- Development of heme iron-enriched functional foods to combat iron deficiency anemia (HemI-EFF)
- ImprUV+ - An analytical framework to explore the effects of UV during plant growth on human health
- Molecular Farming
- Photoreceptor interactions in plant perception of ultraviolet and blue light
- Plant responses to ultraviolet radiation and blue light: from perception to crop production
- Pyridoxine involvement in tolerance towards reactive oxygen species
- Retinoic acid in acute ischemia and heart failure: from genes to left ventricular performance
- The structure and function of CYP26B variants in atherosclerosis development
- Ultraviolet radiation as an environmental stimuli in biological systems: perception, signalling, molecular responses and morphogenesis
- Development of mucosally administered vaccines
Completed projects
- Characterisation and inhibition of new CYP26 enzymes
- ImprUV - Increasing sensory quality and content of health-promoting components in vegetables and herbs
- The role of short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases in development and stress tolerance
- Development of edible flavivirus vaccines
- Development of edible vaccines against Tick-Borne encephalitis (TBE)
- UV4quality: Improving quality of greenhouse crops using UV light