OLLE’S COMMENTS. Sahlgrenska Academy’s Board has come far in their discussion on the partial reinstatement of a performance-based portion when considering distribution of faculty grants among the institutes The members of the Board strongly concur on the issue, and Olle Larkö expects a decision before the summer, he writes in his chronicle. “Essentially, I think that it is wrong to speak about our reinstating a performance-based grant, even if I…
Register your 2015 publications in GUP – basis for research grants
FACULTY GRANTS. On May 1, 2016, last year’s publications must be registered in the database GUP in order to be part of the basis that some extent determines the distribution of faculty grants. The University of Gothenburg’s allocation of funds for research and education is partly based on external grants and publications. The basis for publications is retrieved from the publication database GUP. In order for all publications to be…
High in calories and low in nutrients when adolescents share pictures of food online
NEW STUDY. A new study from the University of Gothenburg show that adolescents like to present foods that are high in calories but low in nutrients in social media. Previous studies have found that interactions around food in social media can influence adolescents’ consumption of candy and their willingness to try unfamiliar foods. Research has also shown that food images stimulate areas of the brain that are associated with appetite in…
You may now apply for third cycle courses this autumn
DOCTORAL STUDENTS. The course catalogue for courses given the autumn semester will only be open for applications 1 – 21 April 2016. This link takes you to the catalogue: http://medarbetarportalen.gu.se/kompetensutveckling/fakultetsspecifika+utbildningar/sa/kurser-pa-forskarniva/
Research Day offered a jam-packed program
COLLABORATION. All seats were reserved before this year’s Research Day, both for Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Over three hundred listeners filled the seats of the Wallenberg Auditorium where both pre-clinical and clinical cutting edge research were presented. Sahlgrenska University Hospital Director Barbro Fridén started the day together with Olle Larkö, Dean at Sahlgrenska Academy. “A neuroscientist once told me that daydreaming is good, it makes you more creative.…
No free places in the Cycle Challenge this year
WELLNESS. This year, the law are liable for the participation fee for the the Cycle Challenge. The cause is a reorganization of what was previously the Environmental Unit at the University. For several years, the University of Gothenburg has been offering a number of free places in the Cycle Challenge to employees. Due to the reorganization of the former Environment Unit and the closure of the University of Gothenburg’s climate…
Prestigious ERC grant to world leading mucus researcher
GRANT. Professor Gunnar C. Hansson, world leading scientist in the field of mucus and mucins, has received the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. His research group at the University of Gothenburg is behind a number of revolutionary discoveries on the protective mucus layer in the intestines and airways. Goals are set on new ways of treating a number of diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and ulcerative…
Charlotta Gummeson new CEO of Sahlgrenska Science Park
INNOVATION. About 500 people work in buildings included in the operations of Sahlgrenska Science Park. Charlotta Gummeson assumed the CEO position at the end of the year. “What strikes me as new here is that the demand from industry, entrepreneurs and others, is that we must commit ourselves to be a link and a neutral part in different contexts. The need for a work-related meeting point is something to highlight as…
Akademistatistik can keep you on top of statistics – with four free hours
RESEARCH RESOURCE. The Health Metrics Unit runs Akademistatistik that can help all researchers in Sahlgrenska Academy and Region Västra Götaland to plan, execute and handle studies that contain data that requires statistical analysis. The first four hours are free of charge, thanks to funding by ALF funding. Akademiliv was there when PhD student Stefan Lundqvist had his fourth meeting with Statistician Sara Gustavsson. Stefan is at the end-phase of his first…
Six reseacrhers report on uterine transplants in Läkartidningen
CLINICAL RESEARCH. Sex researchers and consultants at Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital describe the outcome of the clinical study of uterine transplants in Läkartidningen. Five children were born, and all five are doing well. In the clinical study, which began in 2013, nine women received transplanted uteri from living donors. Two of the transplanted uteri were surgically removed during the first few months – in one case because of…
National Junior Faculty proposes measures to overcome obstacles for young researchers
RESEARCH CONDITIONS. In a debate article in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet the umbrella of the National Junior Faculty presents five concrete measures to facilitate the career path for young researchers. The debate article is a result of the extensive survey National Junior Faculty conducted last year.t. Read the article here (Swedish only): http://www.svd.se/unga-forskare-ser-hinder-for-sin-forskning National Junior Faculty states that as many as eight out of ten of the young researchers who…
Åsa Naluai Torinsson – one of many participating in the International Science Festival Gothenburg
INTERACTION. Starting April 13, this year’s Science Festival will present 350 program items. A wide range of co-workers from the University of Gothenburg contribute to the festival, among others Åsa Torinsson Naluai, who conducts research on genetics and complex diseases at the Genomics Core Facilities. For Åsa’s part it is premier in the Science Festival. She was asked to participate in a panel discussion on cloning and genetic manipulation, and…
Clinical development of modern cancer drugs get a boost from a forgotten drug candidate
MEDICAL ARCHEOLOGY. An old drug candidate, from the 1980s, can help new clinical trials find the right patient category for new cancer drugs. That was the conclusion of a researcher couple at Sahlgrenska Academy that dug through the medical literature and discovered a forgotten drug molecule. Work with a new molecule, called RVX2135, awakened interest in the discarded drug candidate. Researcher couple, Jonas and Lisa Nilsson, had shown that RVX2135…
Henrik Sjövall: “The differences between individuals is an opportunity”
EQUAL TREATMENT. Decision making groups need to consist of different kinds of people, notes Henrik Sjövall in a chronicle. There are a number of individual factors that affect how we think, and it is worthwhile learning to understand and respect each other in heterogeneous work groups. Diversity is an overused word, but if you use it correctly, it reflects something very important. I learned about the significance of that word…
Sahlgrenska researcher behind one of the week’s most interesting studies
BREAKTHROUGH. A study on how PET scanning can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s is being highlighted as one of this week’s most interesting research in the renowned Nature. Behind the study are researchers from MedTech West/Sahlgrenska Academy and the University of California, Berkeley. A study published by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy and the University of California in Berkeley, was recently able to show that a new brain imaging method can…
Operative Project Group for quality assurance appointed
MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT. The Dean have now appointed Sahlgrenska Academy’s Operative Project Group, that will, among other things, propose structures for future quality assurance. The task has been assigned to Kristin Falk, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Health and Care Sciences, and Frode Slinde, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition. In addition, Eva Ronström, Head of the Educations Department at Sahlgrenska Academy’s office, has been appointed as…
New mechanism for cancer-related protein excretion published in Nature journal
NEW STUDY. Important developmental events are controlled by the Wnt/Wingless family of small signaling molecules in vertebrates. These molecules and the events they control are also implicated in the development of cancer in humans, where it is often dysregulated. Now researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy report in Nature Cell Biology a novel mechanism regulating their secretion (Yamazaki et al., DOI 10.1038/ncb3325). Examining this process in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster…
Agnes Wold named Woman of the Year by Expressen
AWARD. Agnes Wold, Professor of Clinical Bacteriology at the Institute of Biomedicine, is appointed Woman of the Year by the newspaper Expressen. Part of the justification reads: “In a short time Professor Agnes Wold has gone from being a forceful role model in academia to become Sweden’s entire hag against the current.” Here you can see a TV interview with Agnes Wold made by Expressen (in Swedish): Interview…
Quick answers about the OH model
WEB TV. Everyone is talking about overheads, but what is OH, really? What determines how much I have to pay to cover the indirect costs? Kristina Johansson, CFO at Sahlgrenska Academy Office, gives you some quick answers.
New examinations in unique population study
RESEARCH. For the eleventh time, the H70 and H85 population studies have been filled in with new probands, as the study participants are called. Akademiliv was there when Ulf Lundin went through the intensive examination day. On this day, Ulf Lundin was examined for the fourth time within the population study of the elderly at the University of Gothenburg. He was here and examined at 70, 75 and 79 years…