GRANT. An automated system for mass-producing targeted white blood cells, with one billion T cells injected into liver tumors. Lars Ny and his research team secured a SEK 10 million grant from the Swedish Cancer Society, advancing cell therapy to new heights. T lymphocytes, or T cells, play a pivotal role in the body’s immune system. These adaptive white blood cells can tailor their responses to specific threats, such as…
Sjöberg Foundation funds research on malignant B-cell lymphoma
GRANT. Professor of Clinical Bacteriology Christine Wennerås has received SEK 5.6 million in research funding from the Sjöberg Foundation. Her project is investigating the cancer B-cell lymphoma, its association with the bacterium Neoehrlichia mikurensis, and the possibility of curing certain cases with antibiotics. Together with other researchers in Germany and Switzerland, Christine Wennerås discovered in 2010 that the bacterium Neoehrlichia mikurensis can cause disease in humans. Neoehrlichia mikurensis is a common…
The Kamprad Family Foundation calls for better applications
COOPERATION. The Kamprad Family Foundation wants to fund research that is close to reality, where the results have the potential to be implemented in the near future. During the Foundation’s recent visit to the University of Gothenburg, a clear message was given: Read the call for applications carefully and write better applications! The Kamprad Family Foundation stimulates education and research that promotes entrepreneurship, the environment, skills, health and social development.…
Forte invests significantly in methods for geographically targeted public health interventions
GRANT. A method-focused research program led by researchers at the Department of Social Medicine and Public Health has secured 24 million SEK through Forte’s special call for prevention and public health. The program focuses on geographic areas with particularly high needs for targeted public health interventions. The program will run for six years and is named GeoTIME (Geomapping for Targeted Interventions and Methods for Evaluation). The program aims to establish…
Speech and Language Pathology receives large project grant from the Swedish Research Council
GRANT. Speech and language pathology research is often interdisciplinary, moving between medicine, language, and psychology. Malin Antonsson, speech and language pathologist and postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, was successful in her application to the Swedish Research Council’s call for proposals within humanities and social sciences. Her project is awarded SEK 6.6 million. Word-finding difficulties or having trouble participating in conversations with more than one person is…