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The Institute of Clinical Sciences
The Institute of Clinical Sciences

The Institute of Clinical Sciences

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Welcome to the Institute of Clinical Sciences.

We conduct research and education that puts people's health and quality of life in focus. We represent 13 departments in various disciplines. Through a fruitful collaboration with the healthcare and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, we have developed joint projects and meeting places that benefits both health care and research.
With our dedicated employees, researchers and more than 300 graduate students and students, the Institute of Clinical Sciences has over the years built up an international profile.

News and selected research within our department

Find researchers and research at our department

News – 16 January 2023
Hope of boosting supply of donor hearts suitable for transplantation in unique…
IMPROVED HEART is the first prospective multicenter study in the world where evaluation of organ donors’ cardiac function is…
News – 12 December 2022
Testing chemotherapy before surgery for pancreatic cancer
Svein Olav Bratlie, a researcher at the Institute of Clinical Sciences and chief physician at Sahlgrenska University…
Research project/group
Skin Cancer
Här presenteras forskning om olika former av hudcancer
Research project/group
3D bioprinting and stem cells in plastic surgery
News – 27 December 2022
Preschoolers BMI rose with pandemic
News – 12 December 2022
Metformin treatment seems to prolong pregnancy in preterm preeclampsia
Lina Bergman, senior obstetrician at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and associate professor at Sahlgrenska Academy’s…
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Research projects on the thymus, oxidative stress and antibiotic-resistant…
Three researchers at the Institute of Clinical Sciences have been awarded project funding, amounting to SEK 11.8 million…
Research project/group
PREMSTEM
An international research collaboration focusing on the brains of premature babies

Dissertations forthcoming and completed

More forthcoming dissertations can be found under the Event list above

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Vasu Sah- Novel immunotherapies, biomarkers and cellular populations for…
On December 15, Vasu Sah defended his thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Agnieszka Podraza-Farhanieh - Functions and novel roles of three proteins in…
On December 2, Agnieszka Podraza-Farhanieh is defended her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical…
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Marcus Svedberg - Monitoring cystic fibrosis lung disease in children -…
On September 2, Marcus Svedberg defended his thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Linda Åkeflo - Radiotherapy-induced late effects among female pelvic cancer…
On September 23, Linda Åkeflo is defending her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Johanna Wiik - Human papillomavirus infection and preterm delivery
On May 6, Johanna Wiik, is defending her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Peter Apelgren - Promoting the Clinical Relevance of 3D Bioprinting
On February 25, Peter Apelgren defended his thesis for Medicine Doctorate at Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Clinical…
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Junchi Huang - Osteoclasts in the fight against metastatic prostate cancer
Junchi Huang defended his thesis on December 14, at the Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of…
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Paul Holmström - Try before you fly – smarter ways of working in healthcare…
On december 19, Paul Holmström defended his thesis for a Doctor of Philosophy at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Emilia Gryska - AI algorithms – towards a powerful diagnostic tool for brain…
On october 7, Emilia Gryska is defending her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Therése Ramström - Rehabilitation and outcomes after spasticity-correcting…
On October 7, Therése Ramström is defending her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Erik Gerner - The role of sodium salicylate as a virulence inhibitor for soft…
On September 9, Erik Gerner defended his thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Anders Rosén - Diving and the brain
On June 1, Anders Rosén is defended his thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Charlotte Palmqvist - Centralized Ovarian Cancer Care - Complications, Costs…
On May 13, Charlotte Palmqvist defended her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Eleonor Svantesson - Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction -…
On April 8, Eleonor Svantesson is defending her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Edvard Abel - Effects on quality of life of new radiotherapy techniques in…
On September 16, Edvard Abel defended his thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Axel Stenmark Tullberg -The use of immunological biomarkers to improve…
On October 21, Axel Stenmark Tullberg is defending his thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical…
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Charlotte Andersson - Optimisation of radionuclide therapy by reduction of…
On June 1, Charlotte Anderson is defending her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Eythór Jónsson - Proximal and distal humeral fractures – outcome of primary…
On June 10, Eythór Jónsson is defending his thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
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Madiha Bhatti-Søfteland -Metopic synostosis - surgical results and perinatal…
On May 13, Madiha Bhatti-Søfteland is defending her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical…
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Karolina Lundstam: Mild primary hyperparathyroidism - Long-term effects of…
On April 22, Karolina Lundstam is defending her thesis for Doctor of Medical Science at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…

Personal portraits of our researchers

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Karin Sundfeldt, professor with female health in focus
Karin Sundfeldt, professor with female health in focus
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Olofsson Bagge wins “Great Research Prize”
This week, Roger Olofsson Bagge received the Swedish Surgical Society’s “Great Surgical Research Prize”. The primary reason…
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Prestigious grant for research on combination therapy for metastases of eye…
Researcher and surgeon Roger Olofsson Bagge is to be awarded a prestigious grant from the American Association for Cancer…
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Grants for five Institute researchers from Lundberg Research Foundation
This year’s grants from the IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg Research Foundation were announced recently. Five of the recipients…
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Meet language stylist Ola Bratt — new professor of clinical cancer epidemiology
Researcher in the field of prostate cancer, focusing on epidemiology, diagnostics, and treatmen
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Volker Musahl, new visiting professor of orthopedics
Since July, Volker Musahl has been Sahlgrenska Academy’s new visiting professor in the subject area of orthopedics. He comes…
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Johan Hellgren, professor of ear, nose and throat diseases
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Anders Björkman: attention to detail and a steady hand
Suppose you accidentally severed a nerve in your hand when you were cutting open an avocado. Not that serious, surely?…
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Meet Sirkku Peltonen, the professor who goes more than skin-deep
Neurofibromatoses are a group of rare, complex skin and tumor diseases that have been Sirkku Peltonen’s principal career…

Uterus transplantation

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The research on uterus transplant
Here you can read about the world-leading research and the journey to the first child.
News – 7 April 2021
Costs of uterine transplantation
News – 9 January 2019
First pregnancy after robot-assisted uterus transplant
The well-known research on uterine transplantation in Gothenburg is now supported by robotic surgery. This change has made…
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