NEW PROFESSOR. Lund researcher David Bryder, who has made pioneering discoveries regarding blood stem cells, now resides at the Sahlgrenska Cancer Center at Medicinareberget. The translational environment, and the good opportunities for cooperation with clinical researchers was, first and foremost, what attracted him here. “I have had a good time in Lund. I started my researcher group there over ten years ago. But I think it is important to do…
New regional infrastructure for cancer research
RESEARCH. The University of Gothenburg and Region Västra Götaland are establishing a joint infrastructure for sample and tissue management and collection of quality registry data for cancer patients in the region. The initiative was made possible through a grant from the Sjöberg Foundation, and will create better opportunities for personalized cancer treatments. Future cancer treatments will become increasingly more customized according to each individual’s characteristics. In all cancers, there are genetic…
Göran Landberg to conduct the research orchestra of GU
UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT. Five years ago, he was recruited by the Sahlgrenska Cancer Center. In 2015, he became the director of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (WCMTM). At the start of 2018, Göran Landberg takes up office as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor for research. A symphony orchestra is the perfect model of collaboration. That is the opinion of Göran Landberg, professor of pathology, new deputy vice-chancellor at the University…
Karin Schön broke Swedish marathon record
SPORT. At work, Karin Schön is a research laboratory analyst at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, but privately she is a strong long-distance runner. She recently made a new Swedish marathon record in the class K55 at the Gothenburg Marathon. This year’s edition of the Gothenburg Marathon was run in early October with just over 300 finishers. The course takes in two laps, starting from Slottsskogsvallen, down along Säröleden, south bound. Karin Schön impressed with his…
Focus on the lowest price can lead to greater emissions from medication
NEW STUDY. For over a decade, researchers have reported on very high emissions from medication coming out of drug factories around the world. But the link between which factories manufacture the substances in which medications is often a secret. Now researchers from the University of Gothenburg have gained a unique insight into the production chains. In a new study, the Gothenburg researchers have been able to show where the active substances…