Of the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation’s total funding allocation of SEK 111 million in support of Swedish research projects, SEK 22 million will go to researchers in Gothenburg. The aim of the research being undertaken is to save lives by developing methods and treatments to help people suffering from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.
Substantial Increase in the Universitie’s Research Resources
Within the Swedish Universities there is a clear trend towards greater emphasis on research. Between the years 2008-2012 the university revenues for research and postgraduate education increased by 19 percent, representing SEK 5.7 billion. This according to a new survey on the university’s research resources from the University Chancellor Board.
Two young female researchers secure support from the Swedish Society for Medical Research
The Swedish Society for Medical Research, SSMF, is providing research funding to two junior researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy: kidney researcher Kerstin Ebefors and dependency researcher Petra Suchankova Karlsson. Kerstin Ebefors is a member of Jenny Nyström’s research team and is studying molecular mechanisms behind a common kidney disease known as IgA nephritis. “With time, IgA nephritis may cause the patient to need dialysis or transplantation of a new kidney.…
Multi-million krona investment in injection-free vaccines of tomorrow
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is investing a little over SEK 16 million in the development of new, highly-efficient vaccines that can be administered as a drink or nasal spray. In cooperation with Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy now hope to develop mucal inoculations based on targeted nanoparticles.
Just over SEK 24 million from Forte
Nine researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy have been granted funding from Forte. On September 26, the Council for health, labor and welfare (Forte) decided to give money to 77 projects, of which eleven are carried out at the University of Gothenburg.