FACULTY MANAGEMENT. Future dean Jenny Nyström and future vice-dean Magnus Simrén can now present the four vice deans who will be responsible for research, postgraduate education, education as well as internationalization and cooperation. Ready for assignments as vice deans: Mats Brännström, vice dean for research. Professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Institute of Clinical Sciences. Former member of the Internationalization Council. Has for the past decades led…
SSF grant for strategic mobility to Mikael Kubista
Researcher Mikael Kubista receives SEK 1,500,000 from SSF, for a project in large-scale multimarker profiling in collaboration with researchers at the Institute of Biomedicine. The goal is to establish a powerful platform for basic research, that can be translated to clinical routine diagnostics and also become a powerful tool for substance screening in drug development. This state-of-the-art service platform will provide robust, low-cost, high-throughput workflows for molecular multimarker analysis that…
Artery calcification more common in night owls
NEW STUDY. Artery calcification is almost twice as common in night owls compared to early birds, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Circadian function appears to be particularly important during the early stages of cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis involves fatty deposits accumulating on the inside of the arteries, making it harder for blood to pass through. The disease develops over a very long period of time and…
Moderate low-carbohydrate diet is beneficial for adults with type 1 diabetes
NEW STUDY. A moderate low-carbohydrate diet for adults with type 1 diabetes has advantages over traditional diet. The average blood sugar level is reduced and the time with good values during a 24 hour period is increased, without any negative health impact. This has been shown in a study carried out at the University of Gothenburg. The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, is the largest of…
Agneta Holmäng and Henrik Hagberg: “Merry Christmas, and thank you for all these years!”
COLUMN. Agneta Holmäng and Henrik Hagberg are about to leave their positions as Dean and Pro-Dean respectively following six years of excellent cooperation. In their final Christmas greeting, they look forward with confidence to the next chapter in the tale of Sahlgrenska Academy. Christmas is just around the corner, which hopefully means we will all be able to have some much-needed time off. Take the opportunity to slow down a…