YOUNG RESEARCHERS. The previous major investment in the Wallenberg Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine (WCMTM) has turned out well, enabling numerous successful young researchers to be recruited to Gothenburg. The search for the next director is underway at the Center, which has now also been given a new lease of life until 2028. You can read the job advertisement and the qualifications required for the new director here (available…
Successful implementation of precision medicine at a national level
PRECISION MEDICINE. In Sweden, the key to the successful implementation of precision medicine in healthcare has been the bottom-up approach where academia and healthcare have joined forces to build a national infrastructure. 42 authors from the Clinical Genomics platform at SciLifeLab and Genomic Medicine Sweden, GMS, summarizes the work in Nature Medicine. “It is thanks to the great commitment of all enthusiasts around Sweden that we have been able to…
Two more units from Core Facilities are now part of SciLifeLab
RESEARCH CONDITIONS. After national and international evaluations, Proteomics and the Center for Cellular Imaging (CCI) at Sahlgrenska Academy’s Core Facilities are now set to be part of SciLifeLab. The units will join the SciLifeLab platforms Clinical Proteomics and Immunology and Cellular and Molecular Imaging. “It is our teams’ hard and long-term work that has made this possible, and we are very happy that we now will fit within the framework…
New capacity for tracking COVID-19
CONDITIONS OF RESEARCH. To simplify the surveillance of COVID-19 in society and monitor the spread of mutations of the virus, the University of Gothenburg is now establishing a unique database. It will coordinate large amounts of data about the virus and share this information among hospitals and universities throughout Sweden and with the Swedish Public Health Agency. “We will be able to follow trends nationally and in the near future…
National research program on the effects of COVID-19 vaccines – two projects at the University of Gothenburg
COMBATING COVID-19. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is investing SEK 53 million on a national research program to study the effects of COVID-19 vaccines. Of the 10 projects receiving funding, two are being led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg. Anna Lundgren is coordinating a project on immune response after vaccination among individuals who were previously infected by COVID-19, individuals who were unexposed, and immunosuppressed individuals. Fredrik Nyberg…