Seven Ukrainian scientists receive financial support for employment at Swedish universities
In March 2022, the Wallenberg foundations announced financial support for the employment of Ukrainian scientists at Swedish universities. Following the launch of an open call targeting the SciLifeLab research environment, seven Ukrainian scientists are now recruited at four different universities (UU, UmU, KI, SLU).
“At present, when the lives and plans of many Ukrainians are ruined because of the Russian invasion of my country, feeling global support is vital for us as never before. The SciLifeLab call for Ukrainian scientists, funded by the Wallenberg Foundations, is a possibility to continue our research and our lives out of bomb shelters. I am honored to be a Ukrainian who has received this support”, says Khrystyna Kurta, one of the approved Ukrainian scientists that will join Leif Andersson’s research group at Uppsala University. “I am deeply grateful for the possibility of gaining knowledge that I can bring to my colleagues and my area of interest in Ukraine. I am working with fish culture and looking forward to contributing to Ukraine’s post-war recovery in this field”, she continues.
The call was open to scientists with Ukrainian nationality (senior, Ph.D. and master level) affected by the recent developments in Ukraine, and to Swedish host laboratories with the interest to host a “scientist in need”. The host laboratories were any of the > 250 research groups formally linked to SciLifeLab, all 40 infrastructure units, and all computational and data science communities (DDLS program) across Sweden, as well as those who have previously received KAW funding support via SciLifeLab for COVID-19 research programs. The open call was broadly announced both nationally and internationally.
The selected candidates were:
- Khrystyna Kurta, PhD
Nominated by: Leif Andersson, SciLifeLab group Leader at UU
Proposal title: Fish population genomics. - Viktoriia Tsuber, PhD
Nominated by: Thomas Helleday, SciLifeLab Group Leader at KI
Proposal title: Identification of biomarkers in novel cancer treatments. - Oleksandr Ilchenko, PhD student
Nominated by: Annika Johansson, SciLifeLab Head of Unit at UMU
Proposal title: Metabolomics data analyst. - Kateryna Davydenko, PhD
Nominated by: Malin Elfstrand, SLU - Daria Kovryzhenko, MSc.
Nominated by: Helena Danielson, SciLifeLab Director of Unit at UU
Proposal title: Development of biosensor assays for complex interactions. - Valeriia Zymovets, MSc.
Nominated by: Nelly Romani Vestman, Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, UMU
Proposal title: Evolving a novel biological treatment strategy to maintain children’s natural dentition after trauma: A translational approach. - Maryna Pimushyna, MSc.
Nominated by: Rene Kaden, Clinical Genomics Uppsala (CGU) at UU
Proposal title: Investigation of virulence genes and antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria for prediction of new variants. - Viktor Yurevych, MSc
Nominated by: Masood Kamali-Moghaddam, SciLifeLab group leader at UU
Proposal title: Diagnostic implementation of exosomes in cancers and other diseases using advanced molecular tools.
