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…
Engineered approach to remove protein aggregates from cells
NEW STUDY. Protein aggregates accumulate during aging and are linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or Huntington’s disease. A new study by the Nyström lab at University of Gothenburg, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Germany, describes a novel, engineered approach that makes protein aggregates amenable to spatial manipulations in both budding yeast and human cells. Many neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or…
The right treatment for rectal cancer patients through collaboration
NEW STUDY. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital have taken a step towards the goal of individualizing rectal cancer treatment. By analyzing tumor samples, immunologists and surgeons have jointly identified a biomarker that could offer a new way to predict which patients will benefit the most from chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery. Rectal cancer is one of the more common forms of cancer, and the tumor is…
Ten new EU doctoral students strengthen research on epithelial cell protection against bacteria
GRANTS. The EU is investing the equivalent of just over SEK 32 million in recruiting ten doctoral students to various European research groups studying how epithelial cells build up contact surfaces in different organs that handle bacteria. One of these doctoral students will undergo research training in Thaher Pelaseyed’s group at the Institute of Biomedicine. The EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks program has awarded an EUR 2.8 million grant to train…
Magnus Gisslén new Chief Epidemiologist at Public Health Agency
POSITIONS. Magnus Gisslén, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Gothenburg, is to be the Government’s new Chief Epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Sweden. After taking up his appointment on 11 September 2023, he will be able to retain his association with the University in research and postgraduate education. “It’s a great feeling and a huge honor. Getting into something new is exciting, and it’s also an…