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Hundreds of thousands of different chemicals are currently being produced in industrial quantities. Many of these find their way into nature with the potential of causing harmful effects.聽Environmental toxicology is the study of how such manmade chemicals can cause adverse effects on organisms and ecosystems. It is an interdisciplinary research field that among others combines knowledge in聽biology, chemistry, and molecular biology.聽

The master projects in our research group are laboratory focused. We are studying the biological effects of pollutants at molecular, cellular, and organismal levels by using a variety of different model systems, including cell cultures, tissue cultures, and live animals. Moreover, we are using molecular methods and techniques to study how pollutants interact with cells and molecules, and how these interactions translate into physiological and phenotypic effects at higher biological levels. We offer master projects for MSc students in both biology and molecular biology. Before embarking a master project in environmental toxicology you should have the courses 鈥�BIO216 Toxicology鈥� and 鈥�BIO316 Selected topics in environmental toxicology鈥� (can be taken during the first year of the master). Since we are a laboratory-focused discipline and largely working with molecular techniques, we strongly recommend you to take courses in molecular biology, including those that offer practical lab experience (e.g. MOL102, MOL201 and MOL221). We also recommend the courses BIO299 and MOL231 where you can do a small research project in the environmental toxicology research group and familiarize yourself with the techniques and methods that we are commonly using in our laboratory. 聽