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As research communicator I write articles and news items about research at the university in the fields of medicine, chemistry, biology and physics.

Main tasks:
  • Helping journalists and researchers to contact each other through various channels
  • Writing press releases and articles about current research in the fields of medicine and the natural sciences
  • Working with LiU News and LiU Magazine
  • Participating in the editorial board of Forskning och Utveckling
  • Participating in courses in research communication for doctoral students and researchers
  • Helping the general public to receive answers to questions through Ask a Researcher.

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Selected research news

Elusive cancer-related protein captured in flight

Scientists have for the first time seen how the MYC protein, which plays a central role in cancer, binds to a key protein and controls important functions in cells. The new discovery may in the long term help in the development of new cancer drugs.

Antidepressant medications appear to be generally safe

Antidepressants are generally safe, according to a new study by an international team of researchers. The researchers did not find strong evidence of adverse health outcomes associated with antidepressant use.

Dogs mirror owner’s stress

The levels of stress in dogs and their owners follow each other, according to a new study. The scientists believe that dogs mirror their owner’s stress level, rather than vice versa.

New medication may improve effects of treatment for PTSD

A medication that boosts the body’s own cannabis-like substances, shows promise to help the brain un-learn fear memories when these are no longer meaningful. This according to an early-stage, experimental study on healthy volunteers at LiU.

How our brains distinguish between self-touch and touch by others

Our brains seem to reduce sensory perception from an area of our skin when we touch it ourselves, according to a new study. The finding increases our understanding of how the brain distinguishes between being touched by another person and self-touch.
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A view into a blood clot

What really happens inside a blood clot as it forms? To investigate this question in detail, researchers developed a method that enables 3-dimensional images of how blood clots form.

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