Akademiliv congratulates Helen Elden on her professorship in reproductive and perinatal health! Helen Elden is the research group leader for Sexual-Reproductive and Perinatal Health who conducts research on pregnancy, childbirth and the neonatal period. The aim is to contribute to excellent care that promotes the health of newborns and families. The projects are conducted not only in Sweden but also in other European countries and developing countries. Helen Elden’s research has generated new knowledge, among other things, about pregnancy-related pelvic pain and the induction of labour in the event of prolonged pregnancy. Helen Elden is a subject representative for the main area of reproductive and perinatal health, teaches in the midwifery program and in the independent master’s program in reproductive and perinatal health and sits on the Sahlgrenska Academy’s teacher proposal committee.

Sahlgrenska Cancer Center takes place among the leading cancer hospitals in Europe. Recently, the application to become a Comprehensive Cancer Center was approved. Sahlgrenska Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC) is a hospital-based organization which, in close collaboration with the Sahlgrenska Academy, will have a leading role for research and development in the field of cancer. The center is now looking for research groups that conduct clinical cancer research and / or basic / translational cancer-related research. Membership means increased opportunities for collaboration, for example to conduct clinical trials. The center is also starting a new meeting forum, the Swedish Cancer Society, for research collaboration. Read more and register interest via this link (Sharefile – in Swedish).

On Wednesday June 22, subscribers of Akademiliv will receive the last issue of the newsletter for the semester. After the summer, the newsletter will return on August 24. The site, www.akademiliv.se, is kept up to date and if necessary, the communications department will send out extra newsletters during the break as well. We wish all readers a wonderful summer!

The AI Competence Center in the Region Västra Götaland has a short questionnaire about wishes and needs for AI training. The form is aimed at all employees within the region and at Sahlgrenska Academy who have opinions or wishes regarding AI training. Please do answer the survey! The answers will be used to plan future training initiatives. The competence center AI wants to get as many answers as possible to ensure that the education that is planned corresponds to the real need. You can find the questionnaires via this link: https://forms.office.com/r/azj45gU6zU. The form usually takes 5-10 minutes to fill in and can be answered in Swedish or in English.

Congratulions to Silke Kern, newly appointed professor of neuropsychiatry! She is researching Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, investigating what is happening in the brain from the time the brain changes can be measured in spinal fluid until the patient much later develops dementia. Her project is based on the longitudinal H70 population studies and the clinical H70 study. She evaluates different brain biomarkers to understand why some people develop dementia while others stay healthy and why some have a faster course in their dementia. Silke Kern is deputy section manager at the Section for Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, and also very involved in the new medical program as term manager.

Now a new seminar film from our register research series has been posted on the web. Can be seen on GU Play until June 8, then with x-id in Sharepoint.
Here you can see the film (in Swedish): https://www.gu.se/medicin/seminarieserie-om-registerforskning

As of mid-April, there are now 130 study places for all students at the University of Gothenburg in Pustervik, nearby Järntorget. There are individual study places, group rooms and lounge environments, as well as a large kitchen with eating areas, refrigerators and microwaves for those who want to heat food. To enter the room, use your GU card plus code, both in the card reader at the entrance from the street and at the door on the 3rd floor.
The address is Pusterviksgatan 3, 3rd floor.

Contribute to research by participating in a study on the effect of gut bacteria on blood sugar levels. Some gut bacteria are found in lower levels in people with, for example, diabetes. The study examines how well a new dietary supplement with such bacteria works. Participants are aged 18-75 years and have an increased risk of developing diabetes. The study lasts for 16 weeks and you will be given supplements or placebo for 14 weeks. During the study, you will meet doctors and nurses at the study clinic. You have regular blood and stool tests to check how your health is affected. As a thank you for your participation, you will receive SEK 1,500 after completing your studies. For more information and to register your interest, contact us at the Wallenberg Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

Mail: meta003@wlab.gu.se
Tel: 031-342 74 19

• Responsible doctor: Hanns-Ulrich Marschall, Professor, Consultant
• More information about the study: backhedlab.se/studie

On Friday 20 May between 8.00-10-00, project Natrium will carry out tests of fire alarms in Medicinarlängan between Fysiologen and Medicinsk kemi. This will mean that fire alarm bells will ring at different time intervals. Information leaflets will be posted in affected areas during the day. Notified persons will be on site during the test.