We congratulate the seven researchers at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, who have been awarded grants from the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden) for the period 2026-2028. Together, the MBB researchers are awarded grants of over 25 million SEK.
MBB grant holders:
Simon Elsässer – Systematic discovery and functional characterization of microproteins in key oncogenic mechanisms,
3 000 000 kr
Björn Högberg – Autonomous molecular switches for anti-cancer treatment, 3 000 000 kr
Lars Jakobsson – Mechanisms of oncogenic transformation of vascular malformation into angiosarcoma, 3 000 000 kr
Sten Linnarsson – A hidden seed stage in human glioblastoma, 4 500 000 kr
Per Uhlén – Decoding Mechanisms of Immunotherapy Resistance by Mapping the Tumor Microenvironment with 3D Imaging, 6 000 000 kr
Anna Wredenberg – How Mitochondrial SAM Shapes Liver Zonation, Differentiation, and Cancer Metabolism,
4 500 000 kr
Roman Zubarev – Targeting ORphan Cancer Cell Death Pathways by Chemical Proteomics (TORP-CP), 1 600 000 kr
