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…
Low-grade intestinal inflammation a long time after radiotherapy
NEW STUDY. Patients who have undergone pelvic radiotherapy may live with low-grade chronic inflammation of the lower intestine at least 20 years after their cancer treatment. This has been shown in a new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg. Radiotherapy is often necessary to cure or slow down a cancer. Even though today’s radiotherapies feature a high level of precision, healthy tissue in and around the radiation field…
Anna Martner receives the Eric K. Fernström Prize for young researchers
AWARD. Anna Martner, who leads a research team at the Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, has been appointed this year’s recipient of the Eric K. Fernström Prize for young researchers. Her research could lead to more effective immunotherapy for several types of cancer. Anna Martner has been awarded SEK 100,000 as a personal prize from the Eric K. Fernström Foundation. The prize has been presented since 1979 to young researchers at…
See the pictures from the awarding of the Assar Gabrielsson prize in 2023
AWARDS. Assar Gabrielsson’s prize is awarded for 2023 to two excellent doctoral theses in cancer research within Region Västra Götaland. Now you can see the pictures from the award ceremony, which was held on Tuesday 23 May 2023. This year’s award winners are Malin Lindén (basic scientific research) and Aron Onerup (clinical research). The prize winners receive an extra research grant of SEK 100,000 each. Malin Lindén has studied how…
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…