Updates from our research group
- 31 December 2023
Happy New Year! With around 40 publications, almost 20 new research grants awarded, and several new members, we look back at 2023 as a successful year within childhood oncological and neurological research. Thank you for all your support and hard work - may 2024 be even better!
- 1 November 2023
Warm welcome to research nurse Emelie Carlbaum, who has joined our team to work part-time within our research projects with focus on pediatric neurology. We look forward to working with you within our research projects!
- 15 August 2023
Listen to Klara Lithammer, who talks about her important work as a research nurse within children's and women's healthcare as part of Uppsala University Hospital's summer podcast (only in Swedish). We are so appreciative of all the fantastic work done by the research nurses in our research group!
- 23 May 2023
Congratulations to PhD student Mia Giertz, who has now officially completed half of her PhD education in the project, "Osteonecrosis, thrombosis, and life after treatment in children with Hodgkin lymphoma". Well done, Mia!
- 22 May 2023
Researchers and clinicians gathered together at Uppsala University Hospital at the BrainSave symposium, which focused on the theme of rehabilitation this year and was organized by research group member, Dr. Geraldine Giraud. Below is a picture of special educator and postdoctoral researcher Malin Lönnerblad, PhD, who presented her results on school outcomes after treatment for childhood brain tumors.
- 15 May 2023
Congratulations to PhD student Sotiria Gkiotsaliti, who presented her PhD project, "Improved diagnostics of neuromuscular diseases in children and adolescents", to the department today. Awesome job, Sotiria!
- 5 May 2023
Greetings from the NOPHO annual meeting in Lund! PhD students Anni Ranta and Emil Sundberg, together with research nurse Klara Lithammer and research group leader Arja Harila, have participated in this year's meeting with colleagues across the Nordic and Baltic countries.
- 25 Apr 2023
Congratulations to PhD student Otto Zhou, who presented his PhD project, "Life after childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Toxicity, school performance, and socioeconomic status", to the department today. Great work, Otto!
- 10 Jan 2023
2022 was a successful year! Our research group had cumultatively 38 publications and 7 researchers were awarded research funding from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund, Mary Béves Stiftelsen, Ellen Bachrachs minnesfond, andJeanssons stiftelsen. Congratulations to everyone!
- 24 Nov 2022
Congratulations to PhD student Emil Sundberg, who was awarded the Swedish Society of Medicine's medical student organization's prize for best scientific article for the publication, "COVID-19 seroprevalence and clinical picture in Swedish pediatric oncology and hematology patients". Great job, Emil!
- 1 Oct 2022
Several group members traveled to Barcelona to participate at SIOP 2022. Left to right, standing: PhD student Anni Ranta, Study doctor Linn Ullberg Anderson, Postdoc Malin Lönnerblad, Professor Arja Harila; sitting: Research nurse Klara Lithammer, PhD student Emil Sundberg, PhD student Johannes Fermér, Project coordinator Jenna Anderson.
- 10 May 2022
Congratulations to PhD student Mia Giertz, who was awarded the "NOPHO prize for Rapid fire oral presentation 2022" at the 39th NOPHO Annual Meeting (6-7 and 9-10 May)! The title of her talk was, “Preliminary results from a Nordic cohort study on symptomatic osteonecrosis in paediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma.” Well done, Mia!
- 31 March 2022
Congratulations to postdoc Christoffer Ehrstedt and affilated researcher Susanna Ranta, who each received research funding from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund! Christoffer will work on a project studying biomarkers for radiation-induced brain injury in children with brain tumors, while Susanna will research toxicity in children treated according to the ALLTogether leukemia protocol.
- 21 March 2022
Congratulations to Professor Arja Harila-Saari, who is leading a new national working group for toxicity and late complications at the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund! Researcher Kim Ramme (MD, PhD) is also in the group. Learn more about the working group's goals at the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund's website (Swedish only).