GRANT. Claes Ohlsson, Professor at the Institute of Medicine, is one of five successful clinical researchers that have now been named a Wallenberg Clinical Scholar. Together with his colleagues at the Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, he runs completely unique research on osteoporosis and fractures. Along with being named, comes a generous research grant totaling SEK fifteen million, distributed over five years, which the group can freely allocate. “It…
Prestigious ERC grant to world leading mucus researcher
GRANT. Professor Gunnar C. Hansson, world leading scientist in the field of mucus and mucins, has received the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. His research group at the University of Gothenburg is behind a number of revolutionary discoveries on the protective mucus layer in the intestines and airways. Goals are set on new ways of treating a number of diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and ulcerative…
New center for incontinence research to be established
RESEARCH. A new research center on incontinence will be established at University of Gothenburg, through support from SCA. The Center will be called the Gothenburg Continence Research Center, GCRC. It will be a multidisciplinary research center that gathers researchers from diverse fields such as gynecology, materials science, health economics and health and care sciences. Incontinence research is well established in Gothenburg. This was recently made clear when, among other things, the International Continence…
Medical student receives natural science research scholarship
STUDENT, Puja Shahrouki, who is in his last year in the Sahlgrenska Academy medical program, is one of this year’s recipients of the Anders Wall Foundation’s Young Researcher scholarships. The scholarship provides SEK 150,000, which is Sweden’s largest scholarship for students active in natural science research. Puja Shahrouki has published his research on both cancer and cardiac disease. He is the co-founder and former Chairman of the association “Students in Research”…
Madeleine Rådinger receives a three-year position from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
GRANT. The Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation continues to support asthma researcher Madeleine Rådinger, who has now received a half-time research position from the Foundation. She investigates immunopathological mechanisms in people with different types of asthma. Asthma is characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways, which causes symptoms such as mucus production, coughing and difficulty breathing. There are several drugs that can ease asthma symptoms, but there continues to be groups of…