Record number of grants awarded to child researchers at Karolinska Institutet
The Pediatric Research Foundation at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital has awarded grants to 18 PhD students at Karolinska Institutet – the highest number ever. The research focuses on diseases and conditions in children that often do not receive much attention.
Research into children requires dedicated studies and dedicated resources. Children are not just small adults, and what works medically for an adult does not always apply to a child. This is the guiding principle of The Pediatric Research Foundation at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, which twice a year awards grants to researchers working on issues relating to sick children.
At the spring award ceremony, held at Karolinska University Hospital, 18 PhD students were awarded grants. This is more than on any previous occasion.
“We prioritise areas that do not always receive much attention. This means that good research is being carried out in these less mainstream areas, and that is important for sick children and their families,” says Anne-Charlotte Knutsson, a board member of the foundation.
Close to clinical practice
A central principle underpinning the foundation’s work is that research should be firmly rooted in actual clinical practice. The researchers who receive grants often work in clinical settings and identify needs in their day-to-day work which they then incorporate into their research. The findings are intended to be directly applicable in clinical practice.
The Foundation focuses its support primarily on younger researchers at the start of their careers. The 18 grant recipients are PhD students at Karolinska Institutet, and their projects span a broad spectrum of paediatric medicine.
– We often award grants to younger researchers who are at the start of their research careers, which gives new research an extra boost, says Anne-Charlotte
Looking ahead
The foundation issues calls for applications twice a year, and ahead of this autumn’s round, it is hoping for continued strong interest.
“We hope that awareness of our foundation will grow so that we receive even more qualified applicants,” says Anne-Charlotte Knutsson.
This springs research fellows
KBH - Mikael Finder - Koffein som neuroprotektion efter Mild HIE
KBH - Fredrik Sandesjö - Long‑Term Immunological Safety of Rituximab in Paediatric‑Onset Multiple Sclerosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study
KBH - Emelie Frisk - Motorisk och neurologisk utveckling hos barn som ingår i svenska neonatala uppföljningsprogrammet samt tillgång till behandlingsinsatser i vården
KBH - Nora Desan - Paediatric Impaired Kidney function after Neonatal Intensive Care?
KBH - Salim Tamimi - Outcomes of pediatric inguinal hernia repair performed by general surgeons versus medical officers – A randomized control trial
KBH - AnnaMaria Tollne - Development of eating and drinking skills in children born with oesophageal atresia sham-fed at home by their parents before reconstructive surgery - A Mixed Method study
KBH - Linnea Söderström - Långtidsutfall vid Hirschsprungs sjukdom (HSCR)
KBH - Joshua Gertler - Långtidsutfall av barn födda med anorektala missbildningar
Hasan Jaber - Bortom viktnedgång: effekter av GLP-1-behandling på kroppssammansättning och fysisk funktion hos ungdomar med obesitas
Isabelle Laine - Precisionsdiagnostik inom mitokondriella sjukdomar.
Elisabeth Hallén - Same baby, different results? Laboratory variation in bilirubin measurements and its impact on treatment in neonatal jaundice.
Cecilia Lindemalm - Herpes Virus Infections in Children at Risk.
Eleni Simatou - Executive Functions at School Age After Perinatal Stroke.
Anna Clareus -Sen avnavling och stabilisering av nyfödd med intakt navelsträng på akuta kejsarsnitt.
Alexandra Löfstedt - Clinical Outcomes and Clonal Evolution in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease.
Jessica Sverndal - Neonatal smärta och stress som prediktorer för långsiktiga kognitiva utfall hos barn med hypoxisk-ischemisk encefalopati.
Olof Cederblom Bjerin - Effects of intrathecal baclofen treatment on markers of physiological stress and functional outcomes in children with severe spasticity and dystonia.
Jonna Salmelin - Säker vård för barn i Peritonealdialys (PD) - kunskap, behov och kliniskt stöd.