Wallenberg Clinical Fellows 2020

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11 December 2020

This year’s Wallenberg Clinical Fellows aim to find new methods for treating cancer

Two physicians, Marie Holmqvist and Daniel Öhlund will be appointed Wallenberg Clinical Fellows; they are researching why cancer is more common in patients with systemic rheumatic diseases, and studying whether it is possible to develop new methods for treating pancreatic cancer.

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Wallenberg Clinical Fellows 2019

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