Grants from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund to seven KI researchers
The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund (Barncancerfonden) has decided to grant funding for paediatric oncology research over the next one to six years. Diagnoses in focus include brain tumours and leukaemia, the most common childhood cancer diagnoses. Together, 29 researchers will share SEK 64 million. Seven of these researchers work at KI.
Once a year, the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation announces positions for researchers in paediatric oncology.
“We deliberately target large parts of the support to young researchers and researchers early in their careers. This is to equip the field for the future, as we know from experience that most people who start in paediatric oncology will stay in the field in the future,” says Britt-Marie Frost, head of research at the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund, in a press release.
Leukaemias and brain tumours are the most common diagnoses in paediatric oncology, so the distribution of positions clearly reflects these areas, but research is also being conducted into less common diagnoses.
A total of SEK 64 million will be awarded to 29 researchers, with an approval rate of around 25 per cent. Seven of these researchers work at Karolinska Institutet.
Thanks to contributions from individuals, companies and organisations, the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund is the single largest funder of childhood cancer research in Sweden.