GRANTS. Hard work, good preparation and valuable support from many colleagues are the key to success – Emma Börgeson was awarded an ERC Starting Grant, giving her a total of €1.7 million for her research. The grant secures Emma Börgeson’s funding for a five-year period, which will allow her to set long-term goals for her research. “This prestigious grant means a great deal to me. It provides a fantastic platform…
Mats Brännström – Wallenberg Clinical Scholars 2018
GRANT. Mats Brännström, chief physicians and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, is one out of four Wallenberg Clinical Scholars 2018. Mats Brännström leads a revolutionary project for uterus transplantation, through which a total of eight children have been born. He is now working to minimize the duration of the surgical procedure, counteract rejection of the uterus and to conduct long-term follow-ups of all those involved.…
New announcement gives young researchers access to Core Facilities
RESEARCH. Thanks to a private donation, young researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy can now apply for funding for access to Core Facilities. SEK 250,000 will be distributed yearly among as most five fellows, to be used on any of six research platforms. The application period has just opened – deadline is April 30, 2018. The scholarship offers the opportunity to get access to the knowledge and use of platforms for the techniques bioinfomatics, proteomics,…
Five granted a total of almost SEK 15 million from Formas
GRANTS. Degradation products in the body that affect the risk of developing diabetes, how preschools should be built so that the sound environment is as good as possible for the children, how health of the residents of Ronneby has been affected by contaminated drinking water and how the interaction between the food we eat and bacteria in the intestines affects the risk of developing liver disease. That is what five…
Stefano Romeo is one of three appointed as Wallenberg Academy Fellows
GRANT. Stefano Romeo, Professor of Molecular and Clinical Medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, has been appointed as one of this year’s Wallenberg Academy Fellows. It is a recognition that provides longterm resources for young researchers, and an opportunity to focus on their research. “This program is among the most important today for strengthening Sweden’s position in research and development,” says Göran K. Hansson, Permanent Secretary, The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, in a statement on the website of Knut and…