2018-06-13
Lars Forsberg’s and Jan Dumanski’s research on how loss of chromosome Y in blood cells is can be associated with the generally shorter life expectancy for men was described in an article in New York Times on 11 June.
In the article, where both Lars Forsberg and Jan Dumanski are cited, the author presents new findings that show the importance of the Y chromosome and how it affects the risk of certain diseases.
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Funding for developing diagnosis method for prostate cancer 2019-01-28
The support initiative Verification for collaboration at Uppsala University has granted funding to Cecilia Lindskog Bergström for development of an AI method for more accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer. The project is a collaboration with the company ContextVision. |
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Marika Nestor receives support for research on thyroid cancer 2019-01-21
The Drug Discovery and Development Platform at SciLifeLab has granted support to Marika Nestor for the development of radioimmunotherapy against anaplastic thyroid cancer. |
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Uppsala Genome Center part of major grant for forest genetic research 2019-01-16
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation invests several million SEK over a ten-year period in research on tree genes, forest genetics and forest biotechnology. The project is a collaboration between SLU and SciLifeLab and Uppsala Genome Center at IGP participates in the characterisation of the spruce and pine tree genomes. |
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Research grant from the Sjöberg Foundation to IGP researchers 2019-01-14
Olle Korsgren has together with Di Yu and Magnus Essand at IGP, and Matthias Löhr at LI, been awarded a two-year grant from the Sjöberg Foundation. |
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Elisabetta Dejana awarded the INSERM international prize 2019-01-09
At a ceremony in Paris on 11 December, Elisabetta Dejana was awarded a gold medal for her outstanding research career, spanning Italy, Sweden and France. |
