INTERNATIONALIZATION. Xiaoyang Wang’s ongoing research collaboration with collaborator Professor Qinghe Xing of the Fudan University of China will receive SEK 700 000 in support from the Swedish Research Council. The project searches for genes significant in the development of cerebral palsy and other brain damage in premature infants. The research studies how genetics and epigenetics (changes in gene expression) contribute to cerebral palsy, with a focus on the inflammatory and…
Six centers get the green light for UGOT Challenges
STRATIGIC The Vice-Chancellor has approved six new centers for UGOT Challenges – a SEK 300 million project at the University of Gothenburg that addresses social problems at the global level. Two of the centers are directed by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy. The Vice-Chancellor’s decision for Stage 2 of UGOT Challenges was based on an assessment by an external panel of experts. Twelve of the 100 prospective centers that expressed interest…
Lena Hartelius – Two new book releases
PUBLICATION. This fall no less than two books by Lena Hartelius have been released. The first is a Swedish textbook on dysarthria, a speech disorder that is common after a stroke or other neurological disease. The other is a children’s book about time. It took almost ten years for Lena Hartelius, Professor of Speech and Language Pathology to finish the book on dysarthria. It is published by Studentlitteratur and will…
Four Swedish Research Council grants for young scientists
GRANTS. Emma Börgeson, Johanna Höög, Elisabet Jerlhag Holm and Malin Johansson have each received SEK 6 million from the Swedish Research Council’s call for young scientists. Their fields are metabolic syndrome, communication between cells, the reward system of the brain and the protective mucus layer of the gut. Emma Börgeson completed her postgraduate studies at University College Dublin and is just finishing up her EU-financed postdoctoral research at UCSD. Her current…
More than SEK 4 million awarded for research on structured emergency care for fragile elderly
GRANT. Katarina Wilhelmsson was the principal applicant for a project at Sahlgrenska Academy that recently received a large grant from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte). She is a member of the interdisciplinary FRESH research team at the Center for Aging and Health (AgeCap). The project deals with structured emergency care for the elderly. What does this SEK 4.3 million mean to you? “It’s a huge boon…