GRANT. Twenty projects have been selected to be included in the Swedish national genom project within national SciLifeLab. Four of the projects are based at the University of Gothenburg.
SciLifeLab, which is a national resource for biosciences based in Solna, will provide technology and personnel for the sequencing of over 3000 whole genomes as well as nearly SEK 27 million to cover the cost of the chemicals used in the project.
Twenty research projects have now been selected in the venture based on the criteria of high scientific quality, interesting issues and high feasibility.
Individualized treatment of childhood cancer
One of the supported researchers is Tommy Martinsson, Professor at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and 1st Hospital Geneticist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Martinsson’s researchfocuses on childhood cancer tumors called neuroblastoma. It is a cancer that affects children up to the age of six and usually sits in the abdomen, but can also give rise to metastases elsewhere in the body.
– Neuroblastoma can be very difficult to cure, now survive about 80 percent of the children affected and many have side effects from the treatment. There are different subtypes of tumors respond differently to various treatment combinations, so it is important to individualize treatment for each patient, says Tommy Martinsson.
Jonas Nilsson, another Professor at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska Cancer Center, also receive support for his research project A Two-Front Attack on Metastatic Uveal Melanoma – Clinical Trials and Translational Research.
Featured in the initiative are also two researchers from the Faculty of Science, Alexandre Antonelli and Anna Godhe.
Read more about the endeavour by SciLifeLabs here (in Swedish)
