Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and Erling-Persson Foundation contribute the majority of the funding for the new Nobel Center at Slussen
Current calls
Developing new methods for earlier diagnosis of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the commonest forms of cancer in Sweden. There are often no symptoms in the early stages, and the PSA diagnostic test is not completely reliable. Joakim Lundeberg is building on his earlier breakthroughs in gene analysis to create a more watertight diagnostic method.
Mapping footprints in the magnetic field of the Milky Way
Wallenberg Academy Fellow Georgia Panopoulou intends to create a map showing the magnetic field in three dimensions.
Cracking a drug target enigma
Ion channels play a crucial role in many bodily functions and are therefore targets for the development of drugs for conditions such as epilepsy and arrhythmia.
Seeking out nerves that regulate body weight
The body’s fatty tissue is connected to the brain by nerves. Alessandro Furlan is mapping the neuronal circuits involved and studying how they work – research that could pave the way for more precise treatments of obesity.
