GRANTS. A total of 30 researchers in medicine and health at the University of Gothenburg are sharing over SEK 131 million from the Swedish Research Council. Here you can read the entire list of the projects that receive funding from the Swedish Research Council. The recipient projects are incredibly broad and include such subjects as the nerve cells that regulate appetite, the mechanisms behind kidney disease, new asthma treatments, and…
Five researchers receive grants from the Lundberg Foundation
GRANTS. Five researchers at the University of Gothenburg will receive slightly more than SEK 12 million from the Lundberg Foundation in its latest round of awarded grants. In total, the Lundberg Research Foundation is awarding more than SEK 49 million to 17 projects in Gothenburg, Lund, Stockholm, and Uppsala this year. Volkan Sayin, an associate senior lecturer at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, is being given SEK 3 million to…
Four researchers receive project funding from Novo Nordisk Foundation
GRANTS. Four researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy received the equivalent of just over SEK 13 million from the Danish Novo Nordisk Foundation in the latest round of call for applications. One of the projects, led by Suzanne Dickson, will identify previously unknown neurons in the brain involved in regulating our appetite. The world faces an obesity pandemic, and we lack tools to deal with it, notes Suzanne Dickson. Weight loss surgery…
Advanced kidney research thanks to long-term support from the Lundberg Foundation
LUNDBERG FOUNDATION 40 YEARS. Since its inception forty years ago, the IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg Research Foundation has been advancing kidney research in Gothenburg. A few years ago, the foundation became a long-term partner through the establishment of the Lundberg Laboratory for Kidney Research at the University of Gothenburg. The laboratory conducts research on chronic kidney disease and kidney cancer. Chronic kidney diseases are very common. Estimates say as many…
Mikael Landén receives SSMF’s 2022 Anniversary Prize
PRIZE. Professor Mikael Landén has been awarded the Swedish Society for Medical Research’s Anniversary Prize for his important findings in psychiatric research. The prestigious prize is for SEK 5 million and is intended for research. As recipient, he will also be awarded a medal to be given by Her Majesty Queen Silvia. The Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF) awards a prestigious Anniversary Prize every three years. Mikael Landén, professor…