GRANT. Twenty projects have been selected to be included in the Swedish national genom project within national SciLifeLab. Four of the projects are based at the University of Gothenburg. SciLifeLab, which is a national resource for biosciences based in Solna, will provide technology and personnel for the sequencing of over 3000 whole genomes as well as nearly SEK 27 million to cover the cost of the chemicals used in the project.…
Agnes Wold, one of three new teacher representatives on the University Board
MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS. On December 18, the Elector Assembly appointed Agnes Wold from the Sahlgrenska Academy, Rikard Bergqvist from the School of Business, Economics and Law, and Staffan Lindberg from the Faculty of Social Sciences as new representative of the teachers on the University Board. The mandate period is January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. Agnes Wold, Professor of Clinical Bacteriology at the Institue of Biomedicine, does research on the…
Seven researchers in Gothenburg received a grant from The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation
GRANTS. Seven researchers in Gothenburg was endorsed for their applications to The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation. One of the researchers who receive grants are Anders Ståhlberg, Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine. His research projects was awarded SEK 600 000 over two years to develop an accurate method to monitor treatment and detect relapses in patients with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. The method is based on analyzing…
TV interview with Tomas Lindahl during his visit to Gothenburg
WEB TV. In a TV-interview, recorded in Swedish during his visit in Gothenburg,Tomas Lidahls stated that this city always has been a favorite place for him and that he had an exciting time here, with excellent co-workers. Tomas Lindahl is interviewed by Media Technology’s Sara Herlitz, in connection with his Nobel Lecture on Medicinareberget. Note that the interview is conducted in Swedish.
Nobel Prize winner Tomas Lindahl held a lecture for students in Gothenburg
NOBEL. DNA is fragile, but also has an innate ability to repair itself, explained Nobel Prize winner Tomas Lindahl in a lecture on Monday, arranged by the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. “Water in particular is harmful to living tissue, something that William Shakespeare was aware of.” University of Gothenburg Vice-Chancellor Pam Fredman and Chalmers First Vice President Mats Viberg welcomed Tomas Lindahl when he held the…