Published: 12-05-2017 14:09 | Updated: 14-02-2018 09:16

Grants to MTC 2017

This list covers grants and research positions awarded to MTC during 2017. 9 MTC researchers have been awarded grants from Vetenskapsrådet in Medicine and Health and Natural and Engineering Sciences for approx. 26 M SEK, and a further 50m SEK from a Distinguished Professor Grant. In addition, six researchers from MTC have been awarded grants from Cancerfonden for approx 18M SEK in total.

Cancerfonden in thousand SEK
Name20172018201920202021Total
Pontus Aspenström8008008002.4M
Yihai Cao2250225022506.8M
Jonathan Coquet8008008002.4M
Sonia Lain100010002.0M
Lars-Gunnar Larsson125012502.5M
Rolf Ohlsson100010002.0M
TOTAL AMOUNT (approx)18,1M
Vetenskapsrådet in thousand SEK
Name (UF = developmental research grant)20172018201920202021Total
Anders Björkman (UF)1200120012003.6M
Jonas Fuxe8008008002.4M
Mikael Karlsson12001200120012004.8M
Akira Kaneko (UF)1300130013003.9M
Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam15701570157015706.3M
Peter Liljeström (UF)16004004002.4M
Sonia Lain8008008002.4M
Antonio Rothfuchs8008008002.4M
Ute Römling8008008008503.3M
Åsa Sjöling8008008002.4M
Åsa Sjöling (UF)3903903901.2M
Lisa Westerberg8008008002.4M
TOTAL AMOUNT (approx)26.4M
Vetenskapsrådet Distinguished Professor Grant in thousand SEK
Name2018201920202021202220232024202520262027Total
Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam500050005000500050005000500050005000500050M
KI Faculty Funded Career Positions 2017 in thousand SEK
Name20172018201920202021Total
Jonathan Coquet100010002.0M
Michael Landreh10001000100010004.0M
Ruth and Richard Julin Foundation in thousand SEK
Name20172018201920202021Total
Claudia Kutter150150300

Torsten Söderbergs Foundation in thousand SEK

NameTotal
Mats Wahlgren1000

Susanne Schlisio awarded a 6 year senior research position from The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation

Susanne Schlisio has been awarded a 6 year senior research position from The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation (Barncancerfonden) despite fierce competition - hers was one of only 26 approved applications.

Please read more about this research position here

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation in Million SEK

Name20172018201920202021Total
Mats Wahlgren and Ulf Ribacke5.55.55.55.55.527.5M
Project: Understanding malaria-parasite survival in the human body for developing antimalarial drug

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) have granted close to SEK 108 million to four research projects at Karolinska Institutet - one of these to two MTC researchers. Project funding is mainly granted to basic research within medicine, engineering and natural sciences. KAW is the largest private research financier in Sweden, celebrating its 100 year anniversary in 2017