GRANT. Marit Stockfelt, a doctor at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and researcher at the Institute of Medicine, is the first to receive ALF funding to complete a period as an international postdoc. The whole family is currently in the UK. Marit Stockfelt combines her ALF-funded research time at the Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research with work as a resident physician in Rheumatology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. SLE and pregnancy Her…
Stena Foundation recognized students who conducted thesis abroad
STUDENT. In 2023, the Sten A Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture awarded travel scholarships to 38 master’s level students, providing them with the opportunity to conduct their theses at foreign universities and establish international connections. Among the recipients were students from the Sahlgrenska Academy’s pharmacy program, medical program, and dental program. The scholarship recipients recently gathered for a diploma ceremony where they shared their experiences from studying abroad and…
Rwandan ambassador visited Sahlgrenska Academy
INTERNATIONALIZATION. The University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska Academy were recently visited by the Rwandan ambassador to the Nordic countries, Diane Gashumba. Among other things, she expressed a desire for increased exchange, with teachers from Sahlgrenska Academy teaching at the University of Rwanda. Since 2007, Sahlgrenska Academy has been part of a Sida-funded development program in Rwanda. The program supports development of the society, which was torn apart after the extensive…
Investigating side effects in chemotherapy in Rwandan population
COLLABORATION. Meet Alexis Rugamba, one of the ambitious doctoral students from Rwanda currently working on his doctorate at the University of Gothenburg. His research investigates why side effects are more common in populations on the African continent for a common chemotherapy treatment. Alexis Rugamba, age 34, pursued undergraduate studies in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Rwanda and earned his Master’s of Sciences in Medicine, Major of Cellular and Molecular…
The master’s program in public health paved the way for collaboration in Sri Lanka and India
TRAVELOGUE. In early November last year, Solveig Lövestad and Monica Hunsberger (Master’s program in public health Directors) and Evelina Nyström (International Coordinator at Sahlgrenska Academy) traveled to Rajarata University in Mihintale in the Northeastern part of Sri Lanka and to NITTE (Deemed to be University) in the Southern part of India. Here they share a story from the journey. The goal was to strengthen relationships with teachers and researchers working…