NEW STUDY. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have detected a connection between Brachyspira, a genus of bacteria in the intestines, and IBS — especially the form that causes diarrhea. Although the discovery needs confirmation in larger studies, there is hope that it might lead to new remedies for many people with irritable bowel syndrome. The pathogenic bacterial genus, Brachyspira, is not usually present in human gut flora. A new…
Research grants from the Swedish Research Council in medicine and health total SEK 150 million
THE SWEDISH RESEARCH COUNCIL’S MAJOR CALL FOR PROPOSALS. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg will receive a total of SEK 150 million from the Swedish Research Council in the 2020 call for medicine and health research proposals. Eight young researchers are receiving starting grants, and 30 researchers are receiving project grants. In total, just over 15 percent of the available funds in the medicine and health call go to researchers…
Awards from the Gothenburg Society of Medicine and Sahlgrenska Academy to Claes Ohlsson and Johan Bengtsson-Palme.
AWARDS. Claes Ohlsson and Johan Bengtsson-Palme have been announced as the recipients of awards established by the Gothenburg Society of Medicine (GLS) and Sahlgrenska Academy. These awards are only given every five years. This year’s recipient of the Grand Prize for Outstanding Medical Research from the Gothenburg Society of Medicine (GLS) and Sahlgrenska Academy is Professor Claes Ohlsson at the Institute of Medicine and chief physician in clinical pharmacology at…
Nearly SEK 6 million from the Swedish Research Council for research on surgical training
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Gothenburg has the only training environment in Sweden that offers specialist courses for surgeons where skills are practiced using donated corpses. The Surgical Anatomical Training Center (KAT) is run in collaboration with Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Thanks to a major contribution from the Swedish Research Council, an interdisciplinary research project can now begin about this skills training. For laparoscopic surgery, surgeons have long been able to…
Olle Korsgren likes the team spirit in Gothenburg
DONATION. Olle Korsgren is an internationally leading researcher in the field of transplantation of insulin-producing cells, known as islet transplantation. In the autumn of 2020, Korsgren’s visiting professorship in transplant immunology will be transferred to the Institute of Medicine. He looks forward to continuing to work in the strong research teams that he regards as a hallmark of Sahlgrenska Academy. Olle Korsgren is a professor of transplant immunology at Uppsala…