RESEARCH COLLABORATION. Recently, the Sahlgrenska Comprehensive Cancer Centre (SCCC) had a visit from its Scientific Advisory Board. The visit was intended to provide independent suggestions on how targeted initiatives can be used to prioritize and support Sahlgrenska Academy and SCCC’s research organizationally. “This type of consultation from experts who are also researchers in leading positions will be particularly valuable when instituting changes and improvements within SCCC,” said Mikael Nilsson, professor…
The 2022 Sahlgrenska Academy Pedagogical Award goes to the virtual hospital
AWARD. The group of teachers consisting of Josefina Robertson, Frida Rydberg, Marie Studahl, Erika Tyrberg, and Johan Westin have been named the 2022 recipients of the Sahlgrenska Academy Pedagogical Award. They are receiving the award for the virtual hospital, which they began developing when the pandemic stopped clinical training at the infectious disease clinic for medical students. The award statement notes that the team of teachers has made a highly…
Chemistry laureate’s close ties with GU researchers
NOBEL 2022. Over the years, this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry have clicked well with scientists and research at the University of Gothenburg. Here, the laureates and their advances are warmly acclaimed, and an odd habit one of them has is revealed. This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is about simplifying intricate processes. Chemists have long been driven by the aim of building ever more complicated molecules,…
Successful international conference in Gothenburg on the environmental dimension of antibiotic resistance
CONFERENCE. Last week saw the conclusion of the 6th International Conference on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance (EDAR6) at the Wallenberg Conference Center. The meeting lasted six days and had 325 participants from 41 countries. Due to Covid-related uncertainties, the meeting was held as a hybrid conference, which went well. Joakim Larsson, director at the Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research at the University of Gothenburg and head of the…
How the small intestine defends itself against bacteria
NEW STUDY. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now shown how mucus protects the small intestine in mice. In the future, this finding may lead to new ways of preventing relapse in Crohn’s disease in humans. One method used by the scientists has been to film how the intestinal crypts become filled with mucus and expel their contents to flush bacteria out. The film below shows how the crypt…