Caption: Chandrasekhar Kanduri receives one of the larger grants from the Swedish Cancer Society – SEK 1,250,000 for the project on long non-coding RNA in tumor development and tumor progression. GRANTS. 28 researchers at the University of Gothenburg are receiving a total of more than SEK 50 million in the Swedish Cancer Society’s latest call for proposals. Chandrasekhar Kanduri, Professor of Medical Genetics, especially RNA epigenetics at the Department of…
No major institutional changes await
ORGANIZATION. The survey on perception of Sahlgrenska Academy’s institutions that was conducted last spring does not form the basis for a review of the institution’s departmentalization. This was the conclusion of the Academy Board. The survey, “Views on Sahlgrenska Academy’s Institutions 2015” was conducted during March and April. 680 people responded, which gave a good response frequency – 65 percent. The survey was developed in cooperation with the Research and…
Agnes Wold startled by Lars Salvius Prize
PRIZE. During a popular science lecture in Skövde on Wednesday, Agnes World was startled to learn that she had been awarded the 2015 Lars Salvius Prize. The prize is awarded for important contributions to popular science and dissemination of research findings. Here is a video of the unexpected ceremony: http://www.vastgotabladet.se/article/tv-agnes-wold-overraskades/ Jury citation: “The 2015 Lars Salvius Prize is hereby awarded to Agnes Wold, senior consultant and professor of clinical bacteriology at…
Shout of joy at Medicinareberget when the Nobel Prize is announced
NOBEL. A shout of joy echoed through the hallways of Medicinareberget last Wednesday noon when the news came that Tomas Lindahl had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. It was definitely the highpoint of the year for Monica Nilsson, who has worked at his side on many occasions. “Thomas is an incredibly able researcher who taught me everything I know about proteins,” she smiles. “I wouldn’t be surprised if…