POSITIONS. Magnus Gisslén, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Gothenburg, is to be the Government’s new Chief Epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Sweden. After taking up his appointment on 11 September 2023, he will be able to retain his association with the University in research and postgraduate education. “It’s a great feeling and a huge honor. Getting into something new is exciting, and it’s also an…
Congratulations to Kaj Blennow on high world ranking in neuroscience
DISTINCTION. Kaj Blennow, Professor of Clinical Neurochemistry at the University of Gothenburg, ranks 17th worldwide among all researchers in neuroscience and 1st in Sweden. Behind the rankings is the company Research.com, which bases them on the Discipline H-index (D-index), which includes articles and citation data for the subject area. How does it feel to receive this lofty accolade? It’s a great thrill to be number 1 in Sweden now and…
Blood tests can show brain impact of neurosurgery
NEW STUDY. Damage to the brains of patients operated on for brain tumors may be assessed by measuring biomarkers in the blood pre- and postoperatively. A new study by University of Gothenburg researchers shows that the increase in markers tallies well with the impairment caused by insufficient blood flow. Today, examination with a magnetic camera (magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) is used after a brain operation to determine whether it has…
New method clarifies interplay between proteins and DNA
NEW STUDY. A research group at the University of Gothenburg has developed a method that makes the exact binding sites of specific proteins in the genome discernible. The method is based on the idea that DNA damage induced by ultraviolet (UV) light can change where proteins bind. The method is now published in the journal Nature Communications. Kerryn Elliott, a researcher in Erik Larsson Lekholm’s group at the Department for…
Recipients of ALF educational grants
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. We now know who has been awarded educational ALF grants for the 2023–2024 medical program and educational ALF grants for health professions in 2023. One of the funded projects will be part of Torben Nordahl Amorøe’s upcoming dissertation, with Paulin Andréll as his main supervisor. The project will receive SEK 500,000 of the announced educational ALF grants. ALF refers to the agreement concerning medical education and research. Amorøe’s…
See the pictures from the awarding of the Assar Gabrielsson prize in 2023
AWARDS. Assar Gabrielsson’s prize is awarded for 2023 to two excellent doctoral theses in cancer research within Region Västra Götaland. Now you can see the pictures from the award ceremony, which was held on Tuesday 23 May 2023. This year’s award winners are Malin Lindén (basic scientific research) and Aron Onerup (clinical research). The prize winners receive an extra research grant of SEK 100,000 each. Malin Lindén has studied how…
Vulvovaginal symptoms common in women taking penicillin
NEW DOCTORAL THESIS. Markedly often, women who take penicillin for strep throat suffer from vulvovaginal symptoms, and in both sexes, diarrhea is also common. On a relatively short course of penicillin, fewer people incur these side effects and there is no reduction in the intended result, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows. Penicillin V, phenoxymethylpenicillin, is Sweden’s best-selling antibiotic, under such brand names as Kåvepenin and Tikacillin. The most common…
Major investment in innovation cluster energizes GoCo House inauguration
COLLABORATION. With applause and gold confetti, GoCo House — the heart of GoCo Health Innovation City — has now been inaugurated. Simultaneously, Vinnova publicly announced a multimillion-krona investment in an innovation cluster for advanced pharmaceuticals based at GoCo Lab, the ultramodern laboratory to be set up locally. The opening event was held on site at GoCo House, adjacent to AstraZeneca’s science center in Gothenburg, in bright sunshine. The nearly 800…
World’s first birth after uterus transplantation with robot-assisted surgery alone
CLINICAL RESEARCH. For the first time worldwide, in yet another breakthrough by the world-leading research team at the University of Gothenburg, a child has been born following a uterus transplantation achieved solely by robot-assisted surgery on both donor and recipient. The baby, a boy measuring 49 centimeters (19.3 inches) and weighing 3 100 grams (6 pounds 13 ounces), was delivered by planned cesarean section Thursday, May 25. The child and the…
The consultative assembly voted for Carina Mallard as new Pro-Vice-Chancellor
UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor candidate Carina Mallard received a majority of the consultative assembly votes at today’s meeting in Vasaparken. The result of the vote will now be submitted to the University Board for the final decision on who will be the next Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Gothenburg. The consultative assembly has today interviewed the candidates Carina Mallard and Max Petzold one by one for an hour each.…
Juan Lantero Rodriguez, writer of Thesis of the Year 2022 at Sahlgrenska Academy
DISTINCTION. Juan Lantero Rodriguez, now a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, has been awarded the Faculty-wide “Thesis of the Year” distinction at Sahlgrenska Academy in 2022. In his thesis, he developed several new biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases that are measurable in blood samples. The “Thesis of the Year at Sahlgrenska Academy” prize, awarded since 2009, is financed by a donation from Dr…
Basking in Soapbox Science’s success
POPULAR SCIENCE. This year’s Soapbox Science event during the International Science Festival Gothenburg can only be described as a splendid success. An estimated total of 300 people or so stopped to watch and listen during the sessions in Nordstan, where brief presentations were being given by women researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg. Soapbox Science is a British notion, inspired by Speakers’ Corner in London.…
Malin Lindén och Aron Onerup får Assar Gabrielssons pris 2023
AWARDS. The Assar Gabrielssons Foundation has appointed Malin Lindén as prize winner in the basic science research category and Aron Onerup as prize winner in the clinical research category. The prize winners are rewarded with SEK 100,000 each, which is paid to Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg as an extra research grant. Assar Gabrielsson’s prize is awarded for 2023 excellent theses in cancer research within the Region Västra Götaland.…
Araz Rawshani improves cardiac arrest care
CLINICAL RESEARCH. Araz Rawshani is driven by a desire to translate research results into significant improvements in the medical care system, preferably the day after they are published. Using artificial intelligence, his team is creating powerful assessment support for the entire chain of care for cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease. Araz Rawshani combines his work as a resident physician at Sahlgrenska University Hospital’s cardiology clinic with research at the…
Exercise seems to protect against major brain hemorrhage
NEW STUDY. Regular physical activity and exercise may reduce bleeding in individuals with intracerebral hemorrhage, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The researchers emphasize the importance of physical activity to protect the brain. The study, published in the journal Stroke and Vascular Neurology, analyzed data on 686 people treated for intracerebral hemorrhage at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg during the years 2014 to 2019. The results are based on a…
WHO report: Simple measures can drastically reduce preterm births
RESEARCH WITH IMPACT. Some relatively simple measures within prenatal and postnatal care could drastically reduce the number of preterm births in the world and provide better potential for those children born prematurely. This is the main message of a new report from the WHO and a series of other international organizations, where Professor Bo Jacobsson at the University of Gothenburg is one of the editors-in-chief. The report ““Born Too Soon:…
Medical students gain insights through forum theater
EDUCATION. Another class of medical students has now had the opportunity to test their future professional role through the forum role-playing game “Klädd i vitt” (*Dressed in White*). In the second semester, talented actors give students the opportunity to experience the role of a doctor and test interactions with different patients. The forum game is part of the Early Professional Contact (TYK) course, which has long been offered by a…
First round of the new quality assurance system–Speech and Language Pathology is the final program to implement the new procedures
EDUCATION. The Speech and Language Pathology Program at Sahlgrenska Academy is the last to satisfactorily implement its quality assurance procedures in keeping with the University of Gothenburg’s quality assurance policy. Quality assurance efforts at the programs will now move on to the next step. The faculty’s six-year quality cycle restarts after the summer. Emilia Carlsson has been responsible for the Speech and Language Pathology program for about a year now.…
Festive when new professors were inaugerated
ACADEMIC CEREMONIES. A kind of short film festival, is how Vice-Chancellor Eva Wiberg described the the Inauguration of New Professors on May 12, where all 49 new professors were presented with a small film. “It is you professors and inspiring teachers who make our university the multifaceted, curious, fun and constantly innovative institution it is”, explained the vice-chancellor in her welcoming speech. Click here to see more photos of the…
Investigating unknown asthma in adults
RESEARCH. One Swede in ten has asthma but, despite medication, many fail to gain control of their disease. Now, new research shows that people with “T2-low asthma” get insufficient help from current treatment and that half of all asthma patients may belong to this group. Professor Hannu Kankaanranta of the Institute of Medicine is intent on finding out more. Allergic asthma is the category studied most to date. The type…