STUDENTS. This year 64 students will have summer jobs as researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, thanks to scholarships from several different foundations. For the first time, students from other programs than the medical program can conduct summer research through scholarships from the Axel Lennart Larsson Fund. For the past 15 years, medical students at Sahlgrenska Academy could apply for scholarships for summer research, and more than 600 students have been introduced…
A research leader of the future establishes a team in Gothenburg
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. After six years in the United States, Linda Johansson is back at Medicinareberget in Gothenburg. With advanced microscopy methods, she will study the interaction between two receptors for melatonin in the brain. Eventually, the research can lead to better treatments of type 2 diabetes and other ailments. Linda Johansson is one of the young researchers recently named as a research leader of the future by the Swedish Foundation…
Eridan Rocha Ferreira awarded SEK 1 million grant from the Hasselblad Foundation
GRANTS. Eridan Rocha Ferreira, a researcher working in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, is one of two recipients of this year’s grants from the Hasselblad Foundation that support female researchers and expanding their qualifications in the natural sciences. The grant provides SEK 1 million and the opportunity to become established as an independent researcher. Her research concerns reducing mortality and morbidity in connection…
Sahlgrenska Academy Career Talks helps young researchers find their professional path
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. About once a month, Sahlgrenska Academy Career Talks arranges meetings to discuss the career paths of young researchers, both inside and outside the university. Most recently, concrete advice was given on how to sharpen your LinkedIn profile, by invited speaker Ida Sjöholm, a freelance copywriter. During Wednesday’s two-hour seminar, it became clear to the audience – about fifty young researchers – that LinkedIn can be a valuable tool…
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.…