PRIZE. Astrid von Mentzer, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, was recently named the winner of the photo contest arranged by National Microscopy Infrastructure (NMI). Her winning image shows an ETEC bacterium expressing a new type of hair-like proteins that she discovered. “It’s always great when one’s work attracts attention and that it was a picture of enterotoxin-forming E. coli (ETEC) that won the contest.…
Ka-Wei Tang seeks answers about a cancer virus almost everyone has
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. As a physician in clinical microbiology with research time in the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (WCMTM), Ka-Wei Tang is investigating a potential Achilles heel of the Epstein-Barr virus. If the hypothesis holds true, the research may eventually lead to a new cancer treatment. It’s clear that the translational concept, in which basic scientific methods provide answers to clinical questions and hopefully are quickly converted to…
Successful workshop for better Research Council applications
YOUNG RESEARCHERS. Ten researchers attended a recent workshop organized by Future Faculty and the Grants and Innovation Office that offered participants a chance to sharpen their applications to the Swedish Research Council. One of the participants was epilepsy researcher Johan Zelano, who thinks the workshop was useful – and well executed. During the workshop, lectures on the various parts of the application were interspersed with individual work, feedback from advisors…
New announcement gives young researchers access to Core Facilities
RESEARCH. Thanks to a private donation, young researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy can now apply for funding for access to Core Facilities. SEK 250,000 will be distributed yearly among as most five fellows, to be used on any of six research platforms. The application period has just opened – deadline is April 30, 2018. The scholarship offers the opportunity to get access to the knowledge and use of platforms for the techniques bioinfomatics, proteomics,…
A dream combination for Cristina Maglio
YOUNG RESEARCHER. Cristina Maglio has found the position of her dreams in Gothenburg – where she can combine clinical activities with research on the link between obesity and rheumatic diseases. She is a resident physician in rheumatology, with research time in the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine (WCMTM). In her research Cristina Maglio is examining how obesity surgery affects the risk of patients developing a rheumatic disease, especially…