RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. Basic research and cross-disciplinary collaborations with veterinary virologists can play a crucial role in research on the new coronavirus. Tomas Bergström, professor of microbiology, puts the virus and its disease covid-19 in a larger context in the latest episode of the Akademiliv podcast. Listen to the episode with Tomas Bergström here (in Swedish): https://soundcloud.com/sahlgrenskaakademin/tomas-bergstrom-ger-den-breda-bilden-av-det-nya-coronaviruset-med-fokus-pa-forskning Today it is not fully known how exactly it the corona viruses bind to…
Construction information Medicinareberget: reduced disturbing noise from the lower floor in Medicinarelängan
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION. Akademiliv provides an overview of the construction project for new premises for the faculty of science and reconstruction work in Medicinarelängan and the Lundberg Laboratory. During the period, the structure-borne noise from work on floor 1000 in Medicinarelängan will cease, which means that disruptions for adjacent operations will be reduced. If you have any questions about the construction activities, feel free to email medicinareberget@gu.se. WEEK 11, March 9…
New platform for cancer diagnostics and drug testing
STUDY. Parts of tumor tissue, which is normally discarded in cancer surgery, bear information about the disease. So far, as studies at the University of Gothenburg show, this has been unexploited. This research forms the basis for a new experimental platform for cancer diagnostics, prognoses and testing cancer drugs. The study published by the research group to date, in the journal Biomaterials, relates to breast cancer. Ongoing studies of colon,…
Research funding from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund – Helena Carén among recipients
GRANTS. Researcher Helena Carén studies cancer stem cells to understand why malignant gliomas are so difficult to treat. The goal is to develop a better treatment with fewer side effects. She is among the researchers in Gothenburg sharing SEK 15 million in research funding from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund. A major problem with brain tumors is the risk of relapse, which is often difficult to remedy. Researchers believe the…
Mikael Nilsson is new director of Sahlgrenska Cancer Center
ASSIGNMENT. Mikael Nilsson, a professor of anatomy, has been named the new director of the Sahlgrenska Cancer Center. His team, which works on cancer of the thyroid gland, has been part of the cancer center since its inception 10 years ago. Mikael Nilsson was asked to take on the role of director once his predecessor, Jonas Nilsson, was given the opportunity to start another research laboratory in Perth, Australia. “I…