CLINICAL RESEARCH. A total of 42 researchers were granted ALF positions in the latest round of applications. The positions are divided among physicians and other health professions and will be assumed on January 1, 2024. A senior clinical ALF researcher position goes to Elias Johansson, associate professor and specialist in neurology.
Elias Johansson, associate professor at the Section for Clinical Neuroscience and specialist doctor at the Neurology Clinic at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, receives a higher clinical ALF research position. The position involves ALF-funded research time of 50 percent of full time for two years with the possibility of a two-year extension. In addition to part-time salary, project funds of SEK 300,000 per year are added. The service ends upon receipt of the combination service.
Elias Johansson is researching the treatment of dense carotid stenosis, that is, calcification in carotid arteries which is a common cause of blood clots, which in turn can lead to stroke. The position gives him time for both planning and implementing new projects and also for supervising younger researchers from several different clinics. The research group focuses on the most dense stenoses.
“Carotid stenosis are routinely surgically removed to avoid relapses. Some of these are operated on unnecessarily due to poor diagnostics. For these, we are developing new diagnostic methods and the plan is to introduce them into sharp mode within a year, which will then be evaluated over many years”, says Elias Johansson, whose group is also working on the development of treatment:
“Some patients have a great need for treatment, but cannot be operated on in the usual way. We are now doing preliminary studies on whether these can perhaps be helped by vascular closure, which is so far leaning towards this. If these preliminary studies turn out well, then we can start the first trials on humans within about two years, but it will take many years before such a form of treatment can become clinical routine”.
From autumn 2023, Elias Johansson will also be responsible for the neurological investigations of carotid stenosis at Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
Several different ALF positions
An ALF position at doctoral level means funded research time of 50 percent of full time over two years. For ALF position with doctoral degree and Higher clinical ALF researcher position, project funds of 200,000 and 300,000 kroner per year are also included. For the latter service types, there is also the possibility of an extension for a further two years. Here you can read more about the different service types (in Swedish) >>
Listed below are those who have been awarded an ALF position and the title of the research project.
Allocation of ALF positions for licensed physicians
ALF positions for licensed doctors at doctoral level
| Mio Kobayashi Frisk | Sleep-Wake Timing: Mechanisms & Implications for Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health |
| Karin Bergman | Bacterial virulence, viral coinfection and immune function in adults with invasive pneumococcal disease |
| Sofia Hammarstrand | Exposure to perfluorinated and polyfluorinated substances in drinking water and health effects related to endocrine disruption |
| Susan Aghajanzadeh | Komplikationer efter huvud-halscancerbehandling – kartläggning av funktion och hälsa över tid och effekt av preventiv träning på gap- och sväljförmåga i en randomiserad studie |
| Antri Savvidou | Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency in Sweden; Epidemiology, genotype-phenotype correlations, neuroimaging findings and QoL |
| Daniel Rydbeck | Colorectal cancer: waiting times to diagnosis and surgery, and effects of a non-surgical treatment strategy for rectal cancer |
| Caroline Stadelmann | The Endometrium in IVF treatment – possible methods to improve implantation |
| Johan Quester | Identification of causal risk factors for fractures and bone mineral density using Mendelian randomization |
| Sophia Waldenstedt | Local recurrence after rectal cancer surgery – surgical risk factors, diagnosis, registration and QoL |
| Yasmin Olsson | Glycine receptors as a new pharmacological treatment target for Alcohol Use Disorder |
| Sigurdur James Thorleifsson | Re-defining clinical care and reasoning in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) by shifting focus to myocardial stunning – Mechanisms, prognostic implications and a new treatment |
| Kristoffer Björkman | Kearns-Sayre syndrome and other large-scale mtDNA deletion disorders |
ALF positions for licensed doctors with a doctorate
| Daniela Esposito | Diabetes mellitus in acromegaly: understanding its mechanisms and long-term outcomes |
| Georgios Tsikandylakis | Bestående hälta efter en höftprotesoperation: Riskfaktorer, diagnostik och utvärdering av en ny kirurgisk behandling. |
| Aidin Rawshani | Advancing Swedish Cardio-Metabolic Research using Real-World Evidence & Machine learning |
| Teresia Svanvik | SWED-PREG OBS: Maternal and perinatal outcomes in women with Heart Disease |
| Matilda Liljedahl | Hur läkare lär sig vara läkare: ett forskningsprogram inom medicinsk pedagogik |
| Robert Sigström | Prediktion av behandlingssvar vid elektrokonvulsiv terapi |
| Lenka Nováková Nyrén | Biomarkers of “silent” disease progression in Multiple Sclerosis |
| Lovisa Sjögren | Tre interventioner för en jämlik hälsostart i livet för barn med obesitas |
| Tobias Hallén | Novel biomarkers for individualized treatment of patients with pituitary tumors |
| Elena Rangelova | Strategies to improve survival of patients with vascular involvement of pancreatic cancer (borderline and locally advanced) |
Higher clinical ALF researcher position for specialist doctor/senior doctor holding an associate professorship
| Elias Johansson | Handläggning av tät karotisstenos |
Allocation of ALF services for other health professions
ALF services for licensed health professionals at the graduate level
| Isabelle Rydén | Functional outcome following diagnosis of low-grade glioma |
| Sofia Sterner Isaksson | Evaluations of diet strategies in improving risk factor control in adults with type 1 diabetes |
| Alexandra Larsson | Funktion och aktivitet efter COVID-19 under första året efter sjukhusvistelse, ur ett biopsykosocialt perspektiv, belyst med kvalitativa och kvantitativa metoder. |
| Sofia Juhlin | Förändringar i hälsa över tid samt effekter av eHälsa-intervention hos personer med långvarig generaliserad smärta |
| Kerstin Petersson | Effekt av muskelstärkande träning för att motverka sväljsvårigheter till följd av strålbehandling för huvud- halscancer – två randomiserade studier. |
| Karin Granqvist | Utvärdering av ny teknik med digital återkoppling inom hälso- och sjukvården för att förbättra handhygienen |
| Anna Dittrich | Kliniska biomarkörer för demens – En utvärdering av reproducerbarhet, inverkan från somatisk samsjuklighet och markörernas prediktiva förmåga för allvarligt sjukdomsförlopp. |
| Jenny Lövdahl | Sjuksköterske-ledd hypnosbehandling vid IBS: Kartläggning av behandlingseffekter och utveckling av metoder för att öka tillgängligheten av hypnos. |
| Karin Trägårdh | Female offenders of lethal and severe violence – Mental Health, Risk Factors of Criminality and Offence Behavior |
| Jenny Andersson | Stroke- symtom, insjuknande och dödlighet |
ALF services for licensed and non-licensed health professionals with Ph.D
| Susanne Beischer | Min artrosvård – Digitalisering av omhändertagandet av patienter med höft- och knäledsartros |
| Annie Palstam | Four health factors and their impact on stroke |
| Carl Wikberg | Best Assessment of Sore Throat and Antibiotic prescribing (BASTA) |
| Tamar Abzhandadze | Social cognitive function following stroke |
| Tobias Rydén | Development of deep learning and Monte Carlo simulation techniques for improved image quality, reduced radiation patient doses and reduced acquisition time in nuclear medicine diagnostics. |
| Malin Hansson | Why do midwives leave? A national prospective cohort study to identify work environment factors that predict intention to leave in midwives |
| Linda Ashman Kröönström | Sjukhusvårdad på grund av COVID-19 – vad händer sen? |
| Elin Arvidson | KBT för behandling av datorspelsberoende- en randomiserad kontrollerad studie |
Senior Clinical ALF Researcher Service for Licensed and Non-Licensed Health Professions with Senior Professional and Docent
| Johanna Wangdell | Evaluation of a new proactive treatment algorithm to optimize initial rehabilitation of the upper limb in individuals with tetraplegia |
