GRANTS. The Sjöberg Foundation recently decided to support two teams conducting cancer research at Sahlgrenska Academy with grants totaling SEK 9 million. A study that can pave the way for using immunotherapy as a treatment for pancreatic cancer received the largest grant. Peter Naredi is the principal applicant for that project, which receives SEK 6 million from the Sjöberg Foundation. The translational project deals with improved diagnosis and treatment of…
Stina Simonsson awarded EU grant of more than SEK 5 million
GRANTS. As a co-applicant in a European research consortium, Stina Simonsson is receiving more than SEK 5 million for her research. She is one of 10 research partners in this major project, which aims to find new ways to treat knee injuries with the help of new, advanced technologies. The large European Union project is called RESTORE. The Swedish part of the project will receive more than SEK 5.5 million…
Four biomedical researchers receive grants from Formas
GRANTS. Four researchers, including Carl-Fredrik Flach and Sara Lindén, received grants from the Formas call for proposals. Their projects are about the risk of antibiotic resistance in wastewater and the protective mucus layer of fish. At Sahlgrenska Academy Joakim Larsson and Heléne Norder also received grants from the call for proposals. Formas (the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning) funds research for ecologically, economically and socially…
A total of SEK 100 million to University of Gothenburg for cancer research
GRANTS. The Swedish Cancer Society is awarding nearly SEK 630 million for cancer research during the next year. Of this amount, nearly SEK 100 million is going to the University of Gothenburg. Neurosurgeon Asgeir Jakola is experimenting with a new form of treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive malignant brain tumor. He is one of the researchers participating in the initiative. Jonas Nilsson, a professor at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
Seven researchers can purchase advanced equipment, thanks to grants from the Lundberg Foundation
GRANTS. IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg’s Research Foundation has chosen to provide a total of SEK 18 million to researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy to purchase new equipment. One of the researchers granted funding is Ulrika Islander, who is receiving SEK 3 million to buy a highly advanced confocal microscope. Ulrika Islander is a researcher at the Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, who investigates immunological mechanisms involved in the protective…