JUNIOR RESEARCHERS. This November, the National Junior Faculty (NJF) held its first nationwide digital conference. The aim was to identify barriers for young researchers early in their academic careers and to start conversations about possible solutions and improvements. “This conference gave us the opportunity to raise issues that are important to junior researchers like ourselves. It also provided insight into what reality really looks like and the opportunity to work…
Tanmoy Mondal receives Swedish Research Council Starting Grant
GRANTS. Tanmoy Mondal, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, is now starting his own team to study long non-coding RNA and cancer. He has been awarded a Swedish Research Council Starting Grant, giving him a total of SEK 6 million over the next four years. Usually the Swedish Research Council announces grant decisions in October, but Molndal received his gratifying news in February.…
A relative of Bollan: “She was energetic and open-hearted”
DONATION. Thanks to a gift from Bollan Lindén, a number of young researchers will gain access to the various research platforms within Core Facilities in the coming years. Bollan is described as a well-read woman with a good sense of humor, and her relatives are pleased that a scholarship is now being awarded annually in her name at Sahlgrenska Academy. Before she married into the Lindén family, Bollan’s last name…
Four certified for coaching within SA PhD Coach Network
CAREER PATHS. The SA PhD Coach Network initiative has turned out well at Sahlgrenska Academy. The first four young researchers have now been certified for coaching, and in the spring the network’s third round of training will begin. The SA PhD Coach Network, or SA-CONE, has two purposes: for young researchers to develop their leadership skills and for PhD students to receive support in their professional development. A total of…
Population studies leading to new treatments for asthma and allergies
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. At the population level, he sees the connection between sex hormones and other risk factors for asthma and allergies. By understanding the mechanisms at the cellular level behind his statistical findings, he hopes to find new treatments. Bright Nwaru has been recruited as an epidemiologist to the Krefting Research Centre within the framework of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (WCMTM). I meet Bright in his…