AWARD. On May12 Professor Christopher Gillberg was presented with the prestigious 2016 INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. INSAR (The International Society for Autism Research), that nominates the laureate, is a scientific and professional organization devoted to advancing knowledge about autism spectrum disorders. INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award acknowledges an individual who has made significant fundamental contributions to research on…
Suzanne Dickson on obesity in Vetenskapens värld
INTER-ACTION. On Monday May 9, Suzanne Dickson, Professor of Neuroendocrinology, will feature in SVT’s Vetenskapens värld (“World of science”). The TV program focuses on the global obesity epidemic. The content in Vetenskapens värld is mainly in Swedish. Read more about the program here: http://www.svt.se/nyheter/vetenskap/global-epidemi-gor-varlden-fetare See more about hunger and the global obesity epidemic in the Vetenskapens värld, Monday 9 May at 20:00 SVT2. If you miss the broadcast, you can see…
Researchers identify new functional biomarker for autism in boys
STUDY.Researchers have developed a new brain imaging measure to identify autism in boys. The method opens up new possibilities to track progress and improve treatment. Researchers have developed a new method to map and track the function of brain circuits affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in boys using brain imaging. The method provides a quantitative measure of activity in a brain circuit associated with social interaction. Biomarker “We can…
Administrative prize for digital system for managing exams
PRIZE. Camilla Torstensson and Jennie Toppari at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology are the recipients of the University of Gothenburg’s prize for administrative quality development 2016. They were awarded the prize for developing a system for digital administration and correction of exams – DART. The motivation for this year’s prizewinners is as follows: “By solving a problem in an innovative way “here and now”, the prizewinners have significantly…
Sahlgrenska researcher behind one of the week’s most interesting studies
BREAKTHROUGH. A study on how PET scanning can detect early signs of Alzheimer’s is being highlighted as one of this week’s most interesting research in the renowned Nature. Behind the study are researchers from MedTech West/Sahlgrenska Academy and the University of California, Berkeley. A study published by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy and the University of California in Berkeley, was recently able to show that a new brain imaging method can…