RESEARCH CONDITIONS. After national and international evaluations, Proteomics and the Center for Cellular Imaging (CCI) at Sahlgrenska Academy’s Core Facilities are now set to be part of SciLifeLab. The units will join the SciLifeLab platforms Clinical Proteomics and Immunology and Cellular and Molecular Imaging. “It is our teams’ hard and long-term work that has made this possible, and we are very happy that we now will fit within the framework…
Returning to Sahlgrenska Academy campus this fall: what to expect
AUTUMN TERM. By early fall, our teaching premises are expected to be usable at 50 percent of capacity. Piecing the timetable together to fit in all the priority students is an intricate job. For staff, the return will take place in stages, according to the needs of their various activities. Barring unforeseen delays, campus life will be more back to usual from November 1st. “Although the distance teaching worked well…
Carolina Klüft new honorary doctor at Sahlgrenska Academy
HONORARY DOCTOR. Former athlete Carolina Klüft has been appointed an honorary doctor of medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Her work, inspiring people to adopt an active lifestyle, strengthens the Academy’s research focus on preventing ill health through physical activity. As a champion heptathlete Carolina Klüft, born 1983, is one of the all-time greats. Since moving on from her successful career as an elite track and field athlete in…
A new council for Core Facilities has now been appointed
CONDITIONS OF RESEARCH. The new Core Facilities Council at Sahlgrenska Academy has now convened for a first meeting of its term of office that extends from May 2021 to April 2024. The council’s mission is to monitor the focus, development and quality issues in the research support provided at Core Facilities. The council consists of representatives from all institutions within Sahlgrenska Academy and one representative each from the Faculty of…
Construction information Medicinareberget – Entrance 7b closes before midsummer
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides information on the construction of Natrium on Medicinareberget and the ongoing project Sahlgrenska Life for the period weeks 23 – 32 (7 June 7 – August 13). The periodic information about constructions on Medicinareberget now takes a break for the summer. During the semetsres, the information is distributed with special mailings and in Akademiliv every four weeks. This autumn’s infromation will be distributed out on August…
Important to reduce patients’ time respiratory intensive care with mechanical ventilation
DOCTORAL THESIS. More active efforts to reduce patients’ time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their suffering and free up intensive care resources, a thesis at the University of Gothenburg shows. Mechanical ventilation (MV) in an intensive care unit (ICU) is often needed to save a patient’s life. But prolonged stay in ICU also increase the risks of severe complications and higher mortality. Taking patients off the…
Linda Wass becomes first biomedical analyst to receive an ALF research position
ALF GRANTS. In mid-April, the office for the Regional Agreement on Medical Education and Research (ALF) announced that 36 researchers had received an ALF position in the latest call for proposals. They include doctoral student Linda Wass, who becomes the first biomedical analyst to receive an ALF research position. Linda Wass, a special biomedical analyst in clinical microbiology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, also works half-time as a doctoral student on…
The new BoIC-lab: “World-unique clinical experiments”
Researchers Andreas Fhager and Justin Schneiderman cannot wait to start working in the brand-new laboratory for advanced medical technology at Sahlgrenska. The lab opens doors to world-unique clinical experiments right in the heart of Gothenburg. The new biomedical engineering research laboratory is planned to be completed in August 2021 with an opening ceremony October 6th at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. – Such great news, says Justin Schneiderman, and Andreas Fhager…
Covid 19: GU’s stringent guidelines expires June 7
COVID-19. For just over five months, the university has had stricter instructions due to the pandemic, where in principle all teaching and examination has taken place digitally and almost all work has been carried out from home. There is still restrictiveness, but from 7 June the stricter instructions will cease. The decision the business is now to be organized on the basis of is the principal’s direction decision for the…
New Faculty Board: 81,3 percent voted yes to the Nomination group’s proposal
FACULTY ELECTION. Just over 81 percent of the votes were cast in favor of the Nomination groups proposal for new Faculty Board. It is thereby decided which members will be included in our next board. The turn out was almost 42 percent, which is in line with previous election of members to the Faculty Board. Of the 534 voters, 434 people voted yes to the Nomination group’s proposal, which provides…
Relief of restrictions in sight – more open campus in the autumn
COVID-19. Yesterday, May 27, the government presented its five-step plan for adapting and phasing out the Swedish pandemic restrictions. As early as 1 June, the recommendation on distance education for adults will be removed. However, this does not mean a return to campus during the spring term, but a gradual during the autumn. Furthermore, the task remains for government employees who can work from home. After just over 14 months…
Visiting Professor Sharon Fonn researches to understand inequality
NEW VISITING PROFESSOR. “When I started working as a physician in South Africa, I clearly saw the consequences of inequality. The malnutrition and tuberculosis that I encountered among black patients occurred to a much lesser extent – or not at all – in the white population. Since then, my work has involved finding ways to understand and correct inequality.” These are the words of Sharon Fonn, the Institute of Medicine’s…
Damon Barrett recipient of Pedalen 2021
AWARD. This year’s recipient of Pedalen (‘the Pedal’), Damon Barrett, is described by students as an enthusiastic and passionate teacher. He is Assistant Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Medicine. When Damon received the e-mail from Linnéa Mundin, chairman of the Sahlgrenska Academy’s student union SAKS, he first thought it was spam: “It is not often that you suddenly receive an e-mail that you have received an award. I’m really…
Expert group wants prevention measures to continue despite effective vaccines
REPORT. COVID-19 vaccines have proven effective in preventing severe disease and death. But the spread of contagion remains high, both globally and in Sweden. For this reason, continued restrictions are needed in parallel with the vaccines to avoid the risk of setbacks. This is the assessment of a new interim report by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ expert group on COVID-19, which includes Jan Holmgren. The number of deaths…
As a researcher, would you want to host international students for project work?
INTERNATIONALIZATION. Foreign students who come to the University of Gothenburg under agreements with universities in other countries receive a lot of support from our international coordinators. But if students apply here with their own funding, the research team and the institution need to assume most of the responsibility for them. In addition to international degree program students who enroll in an entire program at the University of Gothenburg, there are…
Nominate speakers for Sahlgrenska Academy Science Seminars for the autumn of 2021
RESEARCHER SEMINARS. In September, the faculty seminar series Sahlgrenska Academy Science Seminars has been running for a year. The interest has been great with audience from several departments and external organisations with a full line-up during Spring 2021. It is now time to fill the program for Autumn 2021, starting on August 26th. The seminars are held on Thursdays 15-16, and researchers and teachers within Sahlgrenska Academy departments are hereby…
Meet Lars Börjesson, new chair of the Medical Program Committee
EDUCATION. The organization of the medical program has changed to match the new program, but the Medical Program Committee will continue as a decision-making body. Since the beginning of the year, the committee’s work has been led by surgeon and professor Lars Börjesson. Since this is an extensive assignment, Lars Börjesson carefully considered the offer before saying yes. “It is, of course, fun to be involved and drive development of…
10 years after obesity surgery: how did life turn out?
NEW STUDY. In a new study from University of Gothenburg and Lund University, patients were interviewed about their experiences ten years after undergoing obesity surgery. The results show that the effect on eating and weight regulation persisted, whereas other problems, such as feelings of guilt about still not being healthy enough, remained. “This is one of few follow-ups from a patients perspective so long after surgery”, says My Engström, researcher…
New capacity for tracking COVID-19
CONDITIONS OF RESEARCH. To simplify the surveillance of COVID-19 in society and monitor the spread of mutations of the virus, the University of Gothenburg is now establishing a unique database. It will coordinate large amounts of data about the virus and share this information among hospitals and universities throughout Sweden and with the Swedish Public Health Agency. “We will be able to follow trends nationally and in the near future…
Kristian Axelsson wrote the 2020 PhD Thesis of the Year
PRIZE. Kristian Axelsson’s thesis on preventing fractures has been named PhD Thesis of the Year at Sahlgrenska Academy. The thesis points out the importance of fracture liaison services, where structured and preventive work in the medical care system can greatly reduce the risk of repeated fractures among the elderly. The “PhD Thesis of the Year at Sahlgrenska Academy” prize has been awarded since 2009 and is funded by Dr. Amt…