CHRISTMAS. High vaccination rates and a marked increase in knowledge among large segments of the population are factors that can help to prevent transmission and reduce incidence of severe disease during the pandemic. COVID-19 expert Magnus Gisslén’s advice is to take great care during the holiday season and stay informed. Globally, after only two years, research articles written and published about COVID-19 now far outnumber those about most other diseases.…
Two new Wallenberg Academy Fellows at the University of Gothenburg
GRANTS. Influenza vaccines and drugs for type 2 diabetes are in focus for two young researchers who have been appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows. The researchers are Davide Angeletti and Linda Johansson. Since 2012, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows. The grants provide successful young researchers with long-term resources, allowing them to concentrate on their research. The program also contributes to an increased internationalization of the…
Successful treatment in mice for severe childhood cancer
NEW STUDY. In mice with high-risk neuroblastoma, tumors disappeared in response to a new combination treatment with precision medicines, a recent study from University of Gothenburg researchers shows. This is a vital step toward a potentially curative treatment for a form of cancer affecting young children that is currently difficult to treat. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, is the result of collaboration between researchers from the Universities…
Magnus Gisslén on clinical covid research in Akademiliv’s podcast
RESEARCH COMMUNICATION. Magnus Gisslén, professor of infectious diseases, is guest in the Akademiliv podcast for a talk on antiviral drugs, effects on the brain and the conditions of clinical research for covid-19. Hosts are the communications officers Elin Lindström and Margareta Gustafsson Kubista. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/sahlgrenskaakademin/om-klinisk-covidforskning-med-professor-magnus-gisslen TRANSKRIBERING FÖR TLLGÄNGLIGHET (Swedish) Så mycket forskning som producerats och publicerats när det gäller covid, det finns inget område som kan jämföras med det.…
Ka-Wei Tang receives SSMF’s Large Grant
GRANTS. Ka-Wei Tang is one of two researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy to receive this year’s Large Grant from the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF). He conducts research on viruses that cause cancer and is well on the way to developing a new strategy for a possible treatment for cancer caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, a virus that almost all adults carry. Ka-Wei Tang’s research spans basic and clinical science…