NEW STUDY. In certain cases, a new method can provide as much information from brain images taken with computed tomography (CT) as images captured with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The method, presented in a study from the University of Gothenburg, could enhance diagnostic support, particularly in primary care, for conditions such as dementia and other brain disorders. Computed tomography (CT) is a relatively inexpensive imaging technology that is widely available…
Higher costs for the Faculty next year
FINANCES. After many years of surpluses, the Faculty is now facing rising costs, with rent increases being particularly significant. Even those operations that have plenty of money will find it harder to balance their finances. This is the message from Sahlgrenska Academy’s Head of Finance Kristina Johansson, looking ahead to 2024. “I don’t want to be too alarmist at this point, because I am confident that we will come out…
Report from the first dialogue with the new university management
DIALOGUE. On Wednesday, October 11, the new university management visited Sahlgrenska Academy for the autumn operational dialogue. The dialogue is an opportunity to discuss both current issues and strategies with representatives from students, institutes, Core Facilities, and the faculty management. The focus of the new university management is to map and assess the various initiatives taken during the previous term. Some are linked to concluded agreements and alliances. The dialogue…
Engaging Academic Meeting on research conditions and growth
FACULTY DIALOGUE. A pleasant discussion and many insightful questions. This is how Dean Agneta Holmäng summarized the general academic meeting with a focus on the conditions for our researchers and renewal. The meeting took place over lunch on Tuesday, October 10. The meeting commenced with an overview of the activities currently available for researchers in the early stages of their academic careers at Sahlgrenska Academy. Ellen Rydberg, Lena Carlsson Ekander,…
Five young researchers were awarded Bollan scholarships for promising projects
GRANTS. After the review process was completed, it became clear that five researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy have been awarded the Bollan Scholarship 2023. These researchers are conducting projects in the field of medicine and health and will be able to utilize the infrastructures at Core Facilities. The award ceremony for the Bollan Scholarship 2023 was held on October 12th. Present to present the award were Elisabet Carlsohn and Marie Hornfelt,…
New project accelerates precision medicine in healthcare
GRANT. Sahlgrenska Academy’s Core Facilities leverage a data lake to expedite precision medicine to patients. The new project aims to demonstrate how healthcare in seven regions can hasten the implementation of precision medicine, contributing to more equitable healthcare and bolstering medical research in Sweden. Recently approved by Vinnova, the four-year project is titled: “System Demonstrator for Nationally Accessible Omics Data for Care, Research, and Innovation.” In collaboration with seven regions…
Answers to frequently asked questions about the ongoing dean election
ELECTION OF NEW DEAN. Who is eligible to vote? What does a blank vote mean? When will we know the election results? Akademiliv answers these questions and other common concerns, prior to the advisory election for the new dean. If you have more questions about the election, please contact the Drafting Committee by emailing dekanval@sahlgrenska.gu.se. If you have more questions about the election, please feel free to contact the Drafting…
Short Report from the Hearing with Dean Candidate Jenny Nyström
DEAN ELECTION. Student throughput, combination positions, and student influence were among the topics discussed during the Q&A session with Jenny Nyström, proposed as the next dean for Sahlgrenska Academy. The session began with Per Lindahl, chair of the faculty-wide Drafting Committee, providing an overview of the committee’s process since the beginning of the year when they were tasked with selecting one or more dean candidates for the upcoming advisory election.…
Medical program’s consultation skills course comes to an end
EDUCATION. After thirty years the consultation skills course has now been held for the last time, although the new medical program revives the subject in different forms. The course management team came together to reminisce and celebrate with a seminar and dinner. Following a drawn-out process, the course first began in spring 1993. The medical program in Gothenburg placed considerable emphasis on the natural sciences, giving students a solid foundation…
New training for supervisors of medical students
MEDICAL PROGRAM. Digital training is now available to support you in your role as a clinical supervisor. The aim is to provide the right conditions for you to act as a good source of support in students’ learning and development. “It is widely known that good supervision is important for medical students to succeed with their placements,” says Matilda Liljedahl, a resident physician who works with pedagogy at Sahlgrenska Academy.…
Magnus Åkerström receives SEK four million from AFA for a project on preventive work environment efforts
GRANTS. Both schools and healthcare experience significant staff turnover and high sick leave. Studies show that the cause is often deficiencies in the organizational and social work environment, and that managers lack resources to address them. Magnus Åkerström, associate professor in occupational and environmental medicine at the University of Gothenburg, is awarded SEK 4,159,000 by Afa Insurance to investigate how preventive work environment efforts are organized, primarily in the public…
Seminar on AI and ethics now available to watch
SEMINAR. The following is an overview of the seminar ‘Artificial intelligence, research and ethics: An incompatible triad?’, which took place in physical and streaming forms on Monday, September 18. The seminar was part of the series ‘Research Ethics – open faculty meeting’, and was organized by the Council for Research Ethics and the Sahlgrenska Academy Research Support Office. You can also watch a video of the seminar via this link…
Understanding among a broad public when mRNA vaccines are awarded
NOBEL. A Nobel Prize with understanding among the general public. This year, the discoveries behind the effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are praised. The research spared the world from millions of deaths during the pandemic. At the same time, vaccine resources are unequally distributed. “This is an award quite easy to accept, many people know what it’s about. That mRNA would one day get a prize was really obvious but it…
Conditions for collaboration can be improved, Future Faculty believes
ACADEMIC STAFF. Without funding, it is not possible for junior researchers to be active at Sahlgrenska Academy. Future Faculty’s two co-chairs also highlight another prerequisite for researchers to grow, namely the possibilities for collaborations, where they think there is room for improvement at the faculty. It is on the occasion of the upcoming General Academy Meeting on conditions for researchers and regrowth (October 10, 12:00-1:00 p.m., in Lecture Hall Arvid…
New AI elective course for PhD students
RESEARCH EDUCATION. For the first time this spring, an elective postgraduate course on artificial intelligence is being offered at Sahlgrenska Academy. The course teaches you how AI is implemented in healthcare. It prepares the next generation of researchers to become leaders in an AI-enhanced future. Apply no later than October 21, in the course catalog Fubas: https://fubasextern.gu.se/fubasextern/info?kurs=SK00037 The preperation work for the course has been ongoing for a long time…
SEK 11 million for research on unique cancer treatment
GRANT. Roger Olofsson Bagge receives the SSMF Consolidator Grant. The grant of eleven million SEK will fund five years of research on regional cancer therapy. This treatment approach is globally recognized, with the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital leading the way. Roger Olofsson Bagge, aged 45, is a cancer surgeon and professor at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy. When he received the email from the Swedish…
How Sahlgrenska Academy nurtures new research talent
ACADEMIC STAFF. Sahlgrenska Academy offers several different forms of support for early-career researchers. As a background to the discussions at the General Academy Meeting on nurturing talent on October 10, the Faculty leadership here provides an overview of the support available. Further down, Akademiliv presents an overview of current initiatives that benefit researchers early in their careers at Sahlgrenska Academy. “Bringing on fresh research and teaching talent is a key…
Low-grade intestinal inflammation a long time after radiotherapy
NEW STUDY. Patients who have undergone pelvic radiotherapy may live with low-grade chronic inflammation of the lower intestine at least 20 years after their cancer treatment. This has been shown in a new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg. Radiotherapy is often necessary to cure or slow down a cancer. Even though today’s radiotherapies feature a high level of precision, healthy tissue in and around the radiation field…
Mutation in lung cancer patients linked to increased risk of brain metastases
NEW STUDY. A population-based study of 6,000 lung cancer patients shows that patients with the KRAS G12C mutation have a high risk of brain metastases. Surprisingly this is not linked to worse survival. The study was conducted by researchers affiliated with Genomic Medicine Sweden and the National Swedish Lung Cancer Registry with support from Amgen. Each year, approximately 4,000 patients are diagnosed with lung cancer in Sweden. In the most…
The autumn ALF announcements 2023 have been published
GRANTS. The call for ALF positions for registered doctors has now been published on the ALF portal. The application period is October 19 to December 7, 2023. Try-on research is also advertised for doctors interested in research and other health professionals who lack previous research experience. New for this year is that there is also a pilot call for an ALF position for licensed doctors with a doctorate in medicine…