Published: 17-11-2022 13:27 | Updated: 17-11-2022 13:27

MedH-researchers awarded 29 million SEK from The Swedish cancer society

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Nine researchers from the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) are awarded a total of SEK 29 100 000 from The Swedish cancer society - Cancerfonden. Congratulations to:

Research project

Marcus Buggert, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), is awarded SEK 2 400 000 for the research project: "Define the nature of T cell responses in chronic lymphocytic leukemia."

Hannes Hagström, Gastroenterology and rheumatology, is awarded SEK 3 000 000 for the research project: "Förbättrad prediktion och behandling av levercancer - populationsbaserade studier."

Eva Hellström Lindberg, Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM), is awarded SEK 6 750 000 for the research project: "Disease mechanisms and targeted treatment of the myelodysplastic syndromes.

Nicole Marquardt, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), is awarded SEK 2 400 000 for the research project: "Harnessing human adaptive-like tissue-resident Natural Killer cells for treatment of lung cancer."

Jenny Mjösberg, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), is awarded SEK 3 750 000 for the research project "Determining the colonic lymphocyte landscape for optimized treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and metastatic colorectal cancer."

Andrea Ponzetta, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), is awarded SEK 2 400 000 for the research project: "Dynamic alterations of the immune landscape in gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma as new parameter for personalized patient classification and treatment."

Johanna Ungerstedt, Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM), is awarded SEK 2 400 000 for the research project: "Indepth molecular characterization of genotype, phenotype and microenvironment in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia to delineate disease onset mechanisms and identify risk factors for aggressive disease."

Tim Willinger, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), is awarded SEK 3 000 000 for the research project: "A new immune pathway to promote anti-cancer immunity."

Petter Woll, Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM), is awarded SEK 2 400 000 for the research project: "Genetic and cellular selection of pre-leukemic cells at risk for malignant transformation."

Planning group

Eva Hellström Lindberg, Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) and Nordiska MDS gruppen (NMDSG) is awarded SEK 600 000.