GRANTS. Two young researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy have received approval for their grant application to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Mucosal Immunology Science Team (MIST). It’s a prestigious appropriation because the NIH provides funds to non-U.S. scientists only in exceptional cases. George Birchenough and Thaher Pelaseyed are both postdoctoral research fellows at the Department of Medical Chemistry and Cell Biology. Each of them is working on his own research…
Henrik Fagman received Pedalen – the student’s teaching award
AWARD. This year’s recipient of Pedalen, Henrik Fagman, likes using his sense of humor to reach his audience. He has now received the award Pedalen, which is the student’s way of showing appreciation for dedicated teachers at Sahlgrenska Academy. Henrik is very pleased about the award: “It makes it even more inspiring to continue working with teaching and learning. I’m particularly happy because the price comes from the students themselves.”…
Astrid von Mentzer awarded for neat bacterium image
PRIZE. Astrid von Mentzer, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, was recently named the winner of the photo contest arranged by National Microscopy Infrastructure (NMI). Her winning image shows an ETEC bacterium expressing a new type of hair-like proteins that she discovered. “It’s always great when one’s work attracts attention and that it was a picture of enterotoxin-forming E. coli (ETEC) that won the contest.…
Ka-Wei Tang seeks answers about a cancer virus almost everyone has
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. As a physician in clinical microbiology with research time in the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (WCMTM), Ka-Wei Tang is investigating a potential Achilles heel of the Epstein-Barr virus. If the hypothesis holds true, the research may eventually lead to a new cancer treatment. It’s clear that the translational concept, in which basic scientific methods provide answers to clinical questions and hopefully are quickly converted to…
Anders Oldfors is happy and satisfied after 18 years as head of the institute
ASSIGNMENTS. When Anders Oldfors turned 67 in March, he resigned as head of the Institute of Biomedicine. An assignment he has had since 2000. Now life as a post-retirement professor awaits. “You don’t take on the job as head of the institute to change the world,” Anders Oldfors says, laughing. He simply wanted to be involved and making decisions in an institute where research teams were free to work and students…