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Panel 8 – medicine | clinical
much as they act as co-authors in general with respect to therapy-related
trials. Considering the publication list of the professor (Alvegård), this
is directly related to his names on the papers. For the publication list
provided by principle investigator senior lecturer Andersson, his name
is lacking from many of the publications, suggesting junior assistants
acting in the team may be co-authors. Yet, no information on this issue is
provided. As such, it is difficult to provide direct rating of the quality of
the research work in as much as they seem to act more as consultants to
the work of others. Importantly, however, the unit does not stand out as
an independent epidemiological unit with an independent profile; thus,
the term “insufficient” may apply.
Future potential and possibilities: With the two team-leaders approaching
retirement age, it is an open question whether the Unit
of Cancer Epidemiology should stay as a separate unit or rather; the
positions should be allocated into a larger unit handling epidemiology or
statistical consultancy. As the unit is functioning now, it seems to act as
a statistical consultant unit to clinicians. They list a number of collaborations
to Scandinavian and Swedish Research Organisations, and there is
no reason to believe this has not worked to the satisfaction of both parts.
Yet, the activity does not qualify for a separate unit term “cancer epidemiology”,
in as much as they are not dealing with epidemiology as an issue
on its own. We believe a re-structuring of the unit with translocation of
positions may be a solution for the next upcoming years.
2.24 Electron Microscopy
Overall assessment: The Electron Microscopy unit was formed more
than 20 years ago as a service facility for research performed in collaboration
with other groups. It is not understandable why a new unit
of research for electron microscopy should be positioned within the
Department of Clinical Sciences and not within Experimental Medicine.
A restructuring should be considered after the retirement of the Head of
the Unit.
At the present stage research of this unit can only be evaluated as being
poor or insufficient.
Research infrastructure: The unit is equipped with state-of-the-art
electron microscopy facilities and is processing a large variety of samples.
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