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Rikard Landberg elected to Young Academy of Sweden

Rikard Landberg elected to Young Academy of Sweden

Professor Rikard Landberg has been elected as one of eight new members in Young Academy of Sweden. It is the first time that the field of food and nutrition is represented and the young professor looks...

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

Scholarship for development in the US

An environmental change, time to focus and think new thoughts. Professor Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede is looking forward to her trip to the United States, made possible by a Barbro Osher scholarship.

Systems and Synthetic Biology celebrate ten years at Chalmers

Systems and Synthetic Biology celebrate ten years at Ch

Ten years ago, the research area of systems biology was established at Chalmers. Today, they constitute their own division, whose research is world-leading and the international prices rain down on them.

Gothenburg award to Ann-Sofie Sandberg

The City of Gothenburg’s award of merit is given to people who have made significant efforts for the city. This year, the award goes to Professor Ann-Sofie Sandberg, who has devoted her time to building...

Eating fish could prevent Parkinson’s disease

Eating fish could prevent Parkinson’s disease

A new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shines more light on the link between consumption of fish and better long-term neurological health.

Food and Nutrition Science

The division of Food and Nutrition Science focus on nutritional solutions for disease prevention by studies on the molecular, cellular, and whole-body level.

Industrial Biotechnology

In Industrial Biotechnology we work with the use of biotechnology to produce chemicals, materials and energy, which means products that affect people living in nutrition and health, energy and materials.

Systems and Synthetic Biology

Systems and Synthetic Biology is a multidisciplinary research field in which chemists, mathematicians, biologists and engineers work together with the aim to decipher the function of living cells.

Chemical Biology

In the department Chemical Biology, we focus on how proteins and other biological macromolecules work in their cellular environments.

Department of Biology and Biological Engineering

1 January 2015 Chalmers started a new department with world-leading research in the field of biotechnology – Department of Biology and Biological Engineering. The interest in research and education in biotechnology has grown strong in recent years both in Sweden and globally. With the new department Chalmers is further strengthening its position in terms of medical research, development of healthy foods and of sustainable fuels for the future. The growing division today has almost 200 employees and affiliated researchers, it consists of four divisions and is led by Head of department Stefan Hohmann.

Published: Thu 13 Nov 2014. Modified: Wed 04 Jul 2018

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Professor joins prestigious academy

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, Professor at the Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, has been elected a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. She will be the third Chalmers professor...