Published: 04-11-2026 15:04 | Updated: 05-11-2026 11:14

Four researchers from CLINTEC receive grants from the Swedish Research Council

AI-generated image via Copilot, celebrating a research grant. Photo: Åsa Catapano

We congratulate the four researchers at the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology who have been awarded a total of SEK 22.8 million in grants from the Swedish Research Council in the 2026 call for medicine and health.

Ganesh Acharaya, Professor
"(AIDEE) AI-integrated non-invasive diagnostics for the early detection of endometriosis and associated infertility"
Project grant over four years totalling SEK 5.4 million.

Anne-Laure Faucon, Associate Professor
"TARGET-CKD: Optimising cardiac, renal and metabolic treatment targets to improve outcomes in chronic kidney disease"
Establishment grant over four years totalling SEK 6 million.

Natalie Geyer, Research Specialist
"How liver metastases block the systemic immune response to gastrointestinal cancer"
Establishment grant over four years totalling SEK 6 million.

Sophie Petropoulos, Senior Researcher
"Epigenetic regulation of lineage specification and pluripotency"
Project grant over four years totalling SEK 5.4 million.