Published: 05-11-2020 16:14 | Updated: 09-12-2020 09:38

14 million SEK in grants from the Swedish Research Council awarded to BioNut researchers

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We wish to congratulate Luca Jovine, Juha Kere, Janne Johansson and Eckardt Treuter at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, who have been awarded grants from the Swedish Research Council within the area of Medicine and Health as well as the area of Natural and Engineering Sciences for the years 2020-2024.

Luca Jovine has been awarded 4.4 million SEK over 4 years for a project on:
"Combining X-rays and electrons to shed light on fertilization and antibacterial defense"

Juha Kere has been awarded 2.4 million SEK over 3 years for a project on:
"Transcriptional enhancers in human neuronal development and the brain"

Janne Johansson has been awarded 4.8 million SEK over 4 years for a project on:
"Biomimetic drug development for neurodegeneration and respiratory distress"

Eckardt Treuter has been awarded 2.4 million SEK over 3 years for a project on:
"Role of transcriptional corepressors in epigenetic mechanisms underlying immuno-metabolic diseases, in particular atherosclerosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease"