NEW STUDY. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg have found several previously unknown genes that make bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics. The genes were found by searching large volumes of bacterial DNA and are published in the scientific journal Microbiome. The increasing number of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a rapidly growing global problem. Disease-causing bacteria become resistant through mutations of their own DNA or…
Berzelius silver medal to Jörg Hanrieder
AWARD. Jörg Hanrieder, Associate Professor at the section of psychiatry and neurochemistry, has been awarded this year’s silver Berzelius medal. He receives this award for his work in neuroproteomics, in particular for his development of novel tools for imaging mass spectrometry. This year’s Berzelius medals were handed out in Stockholm in late August, during the Euroanalysis conference, which this year attracted approximately 500 participants from 30 countries. “Of course it…
Nanoscience for human health – Chalmers
December 16-17, 2015. Deadline for registration: November 27. Deadline for poster abstracts: November 20. This year’s seminar is delving into the nanoscopic world of human health. With a focus on degenerative and infectious disease, speakers will introduce and interrogate multiple aspects of these societally important fields. Key note speaker: David Bolinsky – Visualizing the amazing world of molecular anatomy. David Bolinsky is a co-founder of XVIVO and producer of the accalimed “The…
Turning skin cancer upside down
Dermatologist Ann-Marie Wennberg works broadly in both physics and technology in her research on skin cancer. After having been an adjunct professor for several years, she has now received an announced position as Professor of Dermatology. Malignant melanoma may be the best known kind of skin cancer, but there are also two non-malignant forms of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Ann-Marie Wennberg conducts research on how…