GRANTS. It is now time for Sahlgrenska Academy to nominate candidates for Knut and Alice Wallenberg (KAW) project 2023/24. The projects must be of a basic scientific nature and focused on a coherent scientific question where the complementary skills of the participating researchers provide increased opportunities to tackle the selected research question. Priority is given to projects in new research areas, above all of a cross-border nature where Swedish researchers…
Fredrik Bäckhed awarded substantial EU grant
EU GRANT.Gut bacteria can form molecules that seem to contribute to fibrosis — stiffening of the heart, liver, and other organs. Effects include raised risks of heart failure and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a liver disease. Professor Fredrik Bäckhed has just been awarded the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for developing this discovery in the direction of a therapy to stop the bacteria secreting these molecules. The EU grant…
Thirty-three researchers receive funding from Jubilee Clinic’s Cancer Fund
GRANTS. This year, the Jubilee Clinic’s Cancer Fund is awarding approximately SEK 16.2 million for cancer research at, or in connection with, the Jubilee Clinic at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Of this amount, about SEK 1.2 million relates to research months for clinically active researchers. One of the 33 researchers receiving funding is Cecilia Bull, who will receive SEK 400,000 per year for two years. Her team is mapping what happens…
Research to enable more people to receive bone-anchored prostheses
GRANTS. A bone-anchored prosthesis represents a completely different quality of life than a conventional prosthesis for those who have had to undergo amputation of a leg, for example. The number of patients who can receive an implant is limited now by the patient’s need to have good healing ability. Professor Anders Palmquist studies what happens in the juncture between the implant’s surface and the patients’ bone tissue. The purpose is…
New method can shed light on Alzheimer’s in individuals with Down syndrome
GRANT. Thanks to advances in research, individuals with Down syndrome are living longer, and their quality of life has improved. However, up to 90 percent of those with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease. Researcher Laia Montoliu-Gaya is creating a method that can increase understanding of how Alzheimer’s develops in this group. Individuals with Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, have an extra copy of chromosome 21. The APP gene,…