YOUNG RESEARCHERS. Joan Camuñas-Soler, the newly appointed Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics for Translational Medicine, has his own research group at the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (WCMTM). In his research, he combines diagnostics, computer science and biophysics to find new biomarkers, currently for metabolic disorders such as diabetes in particular. His Lundberg Laboratory office gives an airy, unadorned impression — hardly surprising, since he has held his research…
Four Projects Selected After a Record Number of Applications for the Bollan Stipend 2022
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. After a thorough review process of over forty applications for the Bollan Stipend 2022, four young researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy have now been awarded the stipend for research projects in medicine and health. The funds are intended to be used within Core Facilities for design, analysis, data collection or other research support available at the research infrastructure. Three out of the four projects have applied for the use…
Carolina Guibentif named one of research leaders of the future
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. Carolina Guibentif, a researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, uses single-cell analysis to identify genes and mechanisms that have an important bearing on prenatal cancers. Her dream is to develop research that could help the early identification of newborns at risk of developing cancer. Naturally, Guibentif is delighted to be among those recently named a Research Leader of the Future by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic…
Cecilia Engdahl elected as a member of the Young Academy of Sweden
ASSIGNMENT. Cecilia Engdahl, an associate professor of experimental autoimmunity at the Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, is one of six young researchers in Sweden who have just been elected as new members of the Young Academy of Sweden. “It will be great fun and inspiring to work with the Young Academy of Sweden. Of course, the opportunity to make an impact is most important, but I also very much…
Two new Wallenberg Academy Fellows at the University of Gothenburg
GRANTS. Influenza vaccines and drugs for type 2 diabetes are in focus for two young researchers who have been appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows. The researchers are Davide Angeletti and Linda Johansson. Since 2012, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows. The grants provide successful young researchers with long-term resources, allowing them to concentrate on their research. The program also contributes to an increased internationalization of the…