INFRASTRUCTURE. All researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy and also within Region Västra Götaland can get four hours of free statistical consultation with experts from Health Metrics. And as of this year, the unit also offers consultations in health economics. The Unit of Heath Metrics provides a consulting service called ‘Akademistatistik’, which offers consultancy both when applying for research funds or within the framework of an ongoing research project. Akademistatistik can provide statistical advice…
Swedish Research Council awards SEK 121 million for health and medical studies
GRANTS The University of Gothenburg has received just over SEK 121 million from the Swedish Research Council’s large funding opportunity. A distinct improvement from last year, the announcement meant that Gothenburg once again obtained the second highest award of all universities that participated. The SEK 121 million earmarked for the University of Gothenburg represented 15% of the total funds awarded for health and medical research. Last year’s figures was 13%.…
More than SEK 50 million from the Swedish Cancer Societ
Caption: Chandrasekhar Kanduri receives one of the larger grants from the Swedish Cancer Society – SEK 1,250,000 for the project on long non-coding RNA in tumor development and tumor progression. GRANTS. 28 researchers at the University of Gothenburg are receiving a total of more than SEK 50 million in the Swedish Cancer Society’s latest call for proposals. Chandrasekhar Kanduri, Professor of Medical Genetics, especially RNA epigenetics at the Department of…
Prestigious NIH grant to Lena Carlsson
GRANT. Lena Carlsson’s group will receive just over 1.8 million dollars from the American NIH, in collaboration with a group at the Karolinska Institute (KI). Lena Carlsson is a professor of clinical metabolic research and is head of the SOS study, which is one of the world’s largest studies on obesity treatment. What does this grant mean to you and your group? It means a great deal to us to receive…
Taking pain research from the general population level to the clinic
GRANT. Stefan Bergman, who was recently recruited as lecturer in general medicine, received nearly six million SEK from AFA Insurance’s call for proposals within chronic pain. He will be developing methods for early identification of persons whose pain risks becoming long-term. Research will begin with population studies that cross over to clinical studies. Stefan Bergman is a new addition to general medicine research in Gothenburg. He took over the position…