The programme document for Naturvetenskap Life was estimated to take 4-5 months of work and was supposed to be completed by the end of 2017. For various reasons, work has been delayed. After a period of focusing and processing, which will soon be completed, there will be enough information to decide on the next stage of the process in June. Important pieces of puzzles need to be put in place…
Brief report from the general academy meeting
MEETING. Göran Landberg, deputy vice-chancellor responsible for research issues, and his predecessor, Staffan Edén, who now leads the ongoing quality evaluation project known as RED19, were invited to the general academy meeting held at Medicinareberget at the beginning of the week. Sahlgrenska Academy Dean Agneta Holmäng began by welcoming everyone and also took the opportunity to introduce our new pro dean, Henrik Hagberg. Göran Landberg then made a short presentation…
Strong development for health sciences with Ingela Lundgren as head of the institute
LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENT. For eight years, Ingela Lundgren has been head of one of Sahlgrenska Academy’s smallest units, the Institute of Health and Care Sciences. Heading the institute has not been a small assignment though, but rather a complex and multifaceted one. As head of the institute, she has managed to increase the proportion of teachers with a doctorate. Compared with the other institutes at Sahlgrenska Academy, the institute where Ingela…
Göran Larson leaves Core Facilities with flying colors
MISSION. Göran Larson has headed Core Facilities for nine years. During that time, Core Facilities has gone from being a local affair to being part of several national research infrastructures – a development that both pleases him and makes him proud. “I’ve had the opportunity to be involved in a major restructuring. It has been exciting and has taken a lot of time and effort,” Goran Larson says. The purpose…
The election of the Faculty Board begins on June 1 – see the nominating committee’s proposal
FACULTY ELECTION. The election of a new Faculty Board begins on June 1 and ends on June 14. Presented below is a list of the eight board members and two reserves that a unanimous nominating committee is putting forward for the election. The Faculty Board is Sahlgrenska Academy’s highest decision-making body. The Board of Directors promotes education and research in the academy’s operational areas and has overall responsibility for the…
Election of new Faculty Board – FAQ
ELECTION OF NEW FACULTY BOARD. Here you find answers to common questions regarding the election. Which positions is the election for? The election is for eight permanent members and two reserves on the Faculty Board (that is, the Academy Board). The Students’ Union will appoint three additional members, who represent the students and doctoral students. What does it mean to be a reserve on the Faculty Board? With a reserve…
The Dissertation of the Year can provide better means of predicting fractures among the elderly
DISTINCTION. Daniel Sundh’s dissertation provides new knowledge about novel methods that can be used to identify the risk of fractures among the elderly. The dissertation also points to potential mechanisms behind the regulation of the skeleton’s strength. Now his dissertation has been named 2017 Dissertation of the Year by the faculty. “Receiving the award is a wonderful feeling,” Daniel says when I meet him at Mölndal Hospital, where he works.…
Ka-Wei Tang seeks answers about a cancer virus almost everyone has
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. As a physician in clinical microbiology with research time in the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (WCMTM), Ka-Wei Tang is investigating a potential Achilles heel of the Epstein-Barr virus. If the hypothesis holds true, the research may eventually lead to a new cancer treatment. It’s clear that the translational concept, in which basic scientific methods provide answers to clinical questions and hopefully are quickly converted to…
Eric Hanse: Slowly but surely, the construction projects are moving ahead
COLUMN. Many of the construction projects and operations management projects involving Sahlgrenska Academy will soon enter new phases. Eric Hanse, who was selected for the newly created assistant dean position for facilities and infrastructure, describes the status of the different projects in this column. It gives me great pleasure to take on the assignment as assistant dean for facilities and infrastructure. After working with these issues over the last few…
Silke Kern wants to know how early signs of Alzheimer`s disease lead to Alzheimer’s dementia
RESEARCH. Alzheimer’s disease is a protracted process. It can take 15 years or more from the first molecular signs indicating that something has changed in the brain until dementia symptoms occur. Silke Kern, who recently was appointed to a high clinical ALF medical position, is examining what’s happening in the brain from the earliest changes that can be measured in cerebrospinal fluid until the patient later develops dementia. The world’s…
Henry Ascher – With compassion for those in need
NEW PROFESSOR.Experiences from the Holocaust are general and not just about Jews. This was made clear to Henry Ascher at an early age by his grandparents. “Strange as it may seem it took quite some time before I realised that my commitment to human rights stems from exactly this, that my parents came here as refugees and that their families were wiped out during the war.” We have arranged a…
Anders Oldfors is happy and satisfied after 18 years as head of the institute
ASSIGNMENTS. When Anders Oldfors turned 67 in March, he resigned as head of the Institute of Biomedicine. An assignment he has had since 2000. Now life as a post-retirement professor awaits. “You don’t take on the job as head of the institute to change the world,” Anders Oldfors says, laughing. He simply wanted to be involved and making decisions in an institute where research teams were free to work and students…
Small fish provides new insights into how memory works
RESEARCH. Fish have a better memory than their reputation would suggest; Petronella Kettunen’s zebrafish are living proof of that. Because the small fish’s head is transparent, it’s an excellent model animal for her basic studies on how memory works. With the fish as a model, she is also contributing to the search for drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease. To use fish for memory research, they must, of course, be…
Record your lecture yourself in the convenient film studio at Medicinarelängan
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. The recording room at Medicinarelängan is now complete and ready for use. In the room teachers can easily record, edit and share lectures. Sahlgrenska Academy’s recording room 2032 is in the corridor behind the Anatomen café. Feel free to book an introduction for here: https://kompetensutveckling.adm.gu.se/seminarie/detalj/3430 For an introductive film and more information about recording rooms at the University of Gothenburg: https://pil.gu.se/resurser/inspelning-och-streaming/inspelningsrum The recording rooms are equipped with a green…
Children eager to learn when they meet with medical and dental care professionals
COLLABORATION. How does hair grow? Does the plague still exist? Why do people lose teeth? These were some of the many questions that eager third-graders put to the expert panel of doctors, dentists and nurses during the International Science Festival. About 50 children came to the Arvid Carlsson lecture theater at Medicinareberget to speak with four specialists on the panel. This was Sahlgrenska Academy’s and Sahlgrenska University Hospital’s first event on…
Newly arrived researchers received information on fast track to the university
INTER-ACTION. Biotechnology, religion, urology, IT and aging. Those were some of the research fields that were represented when some twenty newly arrived researchers with refugee background met on Pedagogen on Thursday, where they received information about the new program for PhD students or those who recently finished their PhD into the academy in Sweden. The project is a collaboration between the Swedish Employment Service, University of West Sweden, University of…
Report from the first international conference on ESSENCE
CONFERENCE. The first international conference on ESSENCE–a relatively new umbrella term for the whole group of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders that manifest themselves during early childhood–convened in Gothenburg on April 10–11. Almost 1,500 participants from around the world attended the conference, which was described as a great success by the organizers. Researcher Nanna Gillberg provides us with a summary of the two days. The ESSENCE 2018 conference was held during…
Queen Silvia presented Alzheimer awards to Michael Schöll and Ingmar Skoog
PRIZE. Michael Schöll, a 38-year-old researcher at the University of Gothenburg, has been awarded the “Queen Silvia Prize to a Young Alzheimer’s Researcher.” The prize was established by the Swedish Alzheimer’s Foundation and is awarded by Her Majesty Queen Silvia today, April 18. At the same ceremony, Ingmar Skoog is receiving the Alzheimer’s Foundation’s major research prize, a prize that had previously been announced by the foundation. Michael Schöll and…
How Lena Carlsson wants to improve conditions for good research
LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENT. After a period as acting assistant dean, Lena Carlsson has now been appointed the new, permanent assistant dean for research. As assistant dean, she wants to improve the conditions for good research on several levels, including by recruiting the best possible researchers and by ensuring an influx of fresh talent. She also wants more of the Academy’s researchers to become involved in the work of the Council for…
Now you can nominate candidates for the Sahlgrenska Academy Board
FACULTY ELECTION. The election of the new Sahlgrenska Academy Board will be held in May. Employees can now propose candidates for the Board. The Nominating Committee would like to have your proposals by April 30. The term of office for the current Board expires on June 30, 2018, and it is time to elect new Board members. The term of office for the new Board is July 1, 2018–June 30,…