GRANTS. Both schools and healthcare experience significant staff turnover and high sick leave. Studies show that the cause is often deficiencies in the organizational and social work environment, and that managers lack resources to address them. Magnus Åkerström, associate professor in occupational and environmental medicine at the University of Gothenburg, is awarded SEK 4,159,000 by Afa Insurance to investigate how preventive work environment efforts are organized, primarily in the public…
SEK 11 million for research on unique cancer treatment
GRANT. Roger Olofsson Bagge receives the SSMF Consolidator Grant. The grant of eleven million SEK will fund five years of research on regional cancer therapy. This treatment approach is globally recognized, with the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital leading the way. Roger Olofsson Bagge, aged 45, is a cancer surgeon and professor at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy. When he received the email from the Swedish…
EUR 3 million to increase home dialysis – an innovative process for improved renal care
PERSON CENTERED CARE. A new cross-border research project involving health innovations and person-centered care has been awarded almost EUR 3 million by financial backers including the EU. The research will focus on increasing the use of home dialysis, which has been shown to provide significant benefits in terms of patients’ quality of life and health compared to traditional hospital-based dialysis. Increasing home dialysis treatment with a person-centered approach provides medical and…
Time to apply for KAW Research projects with high scientific potential 2023/24
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…