Updates

  • December 15, 2023

Congratulations to Catarina Cederved, PhD, who 3 weeks after nailing her thesis (as shown in the picture below), defended it today! Catarina's thesis is called, Alleviating anxiety in children with cancer facing radiotherapy: The creation of a serious game, and can be read by clicking here. Congratulations also to Gunn Engvall, who was Catarina's main supervisor. Well done, Catarina!

  • May 23, 2023

Congratulations to Natalja Jackmann, MD, PhD, who defended her PhD today! Read Natalja's PhD project, Vitamin D, bone turnover markers and hCAP-18 in children with hemato-oncological diseases, by clicking here. Congratulations also to Natalja's main supervisor, Per Frisk. Well done, Natalja and Per!

  • October 27, 2022

Huge congratulations to professor and research group leader Gustaf Ljungman, who is also clinical leader at the Swedish Childhood Tumor Biobank and together with his colleages within the project, Genomic Medicine Sweden Barncancer, has won the Gullpillret 2022 prize! Read more about the project and the prize by clicking here (Swedish only).

  • August 22, 2022

PhD student Caterina Cederved was interviewed on Swedish Radio P4 Uppland about the development of a computer program to help children with cancer who will undergo radiation therapy. Listen to the interview by clicking on the link here (only in Swedish).

  • September 9, 2022

PhD student Helena Söderström with supervisor Gustaf Ljungman publish a new scientific article in the journal, Pediatric Neurology, about neurocognitive function before and after radiotherapy in children with brain tumors. Read the article by clicking on the link here.

  • April 19, 2023

Congratulations to Tove Kamsvåg Magnusson, PhD, som disputerade idag! Read about Tove's PhD project, Pain in pediatric oncology – explorative and interventional studies focusing on oral mucositis, by clicking here. Well done, Tove!

  • August 11, 2023

PhD student Helena Söderström with supervisor Gustaf Ljungman publish a new scientific article in the journal, Radiation Oncology, about the neurocognitive impact of radiation dose to different brain structures after radiotherapy in children with brain tumors. Read the article by clicking on the link here.

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