AWARD. Jan Holmgren, senior professor of medical microbiology, receives the prestigious international IVI-SK Bioscience Park MahnHoon Award. He is awarded for the development of the world’s first effective oral cholera vaccine. Cholera is a highly contagious intestinal disease, characterized by sudden diarrhea and vomiting. The patient often becomes unconscious and usually dies within a few hours. Jan Holmgren led the research team that mapped the basic mechanisms of disease and…
Christopher Gillberg receives the 2024 Arvid Carlsson Prize
AWARD. Christopher Gillberg, senior professor of child and adolescent psychiatry, is now being honored for his work in the spirit of Arvid Carlsson. The Arvid Carlsson Foundation awards him its prestigious prize, which, in addition to the honor, includes a research grant of 700,000 SEK. Christopher Gillberg is ranked as one of the world’s most influential researchers and is the most productive autism researcher globally. He is the author of…
Nobel Laureate Carolyn Bertozzi lectures in Gothenburg – registration of interest is open
Sahlgrenska Academy and Chalmers invite you to a Nobel lecture by Carolyne Bertozzi, Nobel Laureate in chemistry 2022. The lecture will be conducted in English. Registration is required. Welcome!
Nobel Laureate Carolyn Bertozzi Lectures in Gothenburg – register your interest now
NOBEL LECTURE. The 2022 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Carolyn Bertozzi, is coming to Gothenburg to deliver a lecture. The lecture will be conducted in English. Registration is required. Welcome! Carolyn Bertozzi took click chemistry to a new level. In order to map important but elusive biomolecules on the surfaces of cells – glycans – she developed click reactions that function inside living organisms. Her so-called bioorthogonal reactions occur without disturbing…
Nominate for Sahlgrenska Academy’s Educational Award 2024 – deadline May 9th
NOMINATE. Do you know of teachers who have developed and implemented a successful and innovative educational idea in teaching? Or one or more teachers who, for many years, have performed an extremely appreciated and successful teaching job? Then it is time to nominate them for Sahlgrenska Academy’s Educational Award. Here you can read the announcement of Sahlgrenska Academy’s Educational Award 2024 (Swedish only). Nominations with detailed justifications are sent by…