GRANTS. As the recipient of the Senior Investigator Award, Helena Carén, team leader at Sahlgrenska Cancer Center, is receiving funding for six years of salary by the Swedish Cancer Society. She is developing methods based on DNA methylation for use in diagnosing different types of tumors. Helena Carén is thrilled by the grant, which will provide financial stability to focus on her research in the coming years: “The Swedish Cancer…
Research funding from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund – Helena Carén among recipients
GRANTS. Researcher Helena Carén studies cancer stem cells to understand why malignant gliomas are so difficult to treat. The goal is to develop a better treatment with fewer side effects. She is among the researchers in Gothenburg sharing SEK 15 million in research funding from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund. A major problem with brain tumors is the risk of relapse, which is often difficult to remedy. Researchers believe the…
Advanced animal model can predict immunotherapy effects
NEW STUDY. Immunotherapy often does wonders for many patients with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, after it has spread to other parts of the body. For some patients, however, this new treatment is totally ineffective against the tumors. A new study from Sahlgrenska Academy shows that an advanced animal model in which mice become carriers of patients’ tumors may be used to find out in advance which tumors…
Management from Swedish medical faculties and university hospitals meet in Gothenburg
INFUTURUM. When Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital invited management of Sweden’s university hospitals and medical faculties to InFuturum, the future of health care and artificial intelligence stood high on the agenda. Dean Agneta Holmäng and Hospital Director Ann-Marie Wennberg welcomed the participants at this year’s meeting. Beforehand they had gone through the agenda of the very first InFuturum conference held in Gothenburg seven years ago. At that time participants…
Cancer researchers attend a wide-ranging meeting in Gothenburg
Caption: Panel discussion participants, from left, Claes Gustafsson, assistant head of the Institute of Biomedicine; Peter Naredi, head of the Institute of Clinical Sciences; Agneta Holmäng, dean of Sahlgrenska Academy; Johanna Svensson, head of the Department of Oncology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Thomas Björk-Eriksson, director of Regional Cancer Center West; and Ann-Marie Wennberg, director of Sahlgrenska University Hospital. CONFERENCES. The first Gothenburg Cancer Meeting (GCM2019) took place on May 6-7…