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The Pediatric Research Foundation at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital

A healthy and harmonious childhood is the basis for our well-being. One would think, therefore, that medical research in children's diseases would be one of society's priorities. But that is not always so - there is often a gap between the finances needed for the research and those provided.

By raising funds from a spectrum of private donors -individual and corporate - the Pediatric Research Foundation of Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital bridges part of this gap.

The Foundation finances pediatric research fellowships as well as public seminars and podcasts. Every year the Foundation award 10-20 young pediatric scientists with a scholarship. There are also two research awards; Hugo Lagercrantz Award and Olle Söder Award, awarded annually at an educational seminar. Our Foundation also do educational as well as information activities. We have a new effort in releasing educational and informative podcasts on important up-to-date pediatric issues. Up to now we have six podcast, a growing number. Our ambition is to  share these with concerned parents and other interested.

Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital is part of Karolinska University Hospital and the research supported by the Foundation is typically carried out by Karolinska Institute by one or several units within the Department of Woman and Child Health, the work focusing on neonatology, pediatric neurology, endocrinology and clinical pediatrics.

In addition, collaborative Indo-Swedish research specifically addressing child diseases among poor children in India was launched in 2009, for a five years reseach in partnership with the IKEA Foundation. The fields selected are infectious diseases, immunology and newborn illnesses. The first four-year study concerns pneumonia and will be completed in 2014. The second study concerns meningitis and encephalitis, and has started in the beginning of 2013.

Foundation Board Members

Hans Curman, LL.B, chairman of the board
Sandra Nyh, Controller
Hugo Lagercrantz, Professor Emeritus, Karolinska Institutet
Svante Norgren, Head of Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital at Karolinska University Hospital
Jakob Frie, PhD, Pediatrician, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital
Anna Engebretsen, MSc in Business and Economics
Anne-Charlotte Knutsson, Communications                                                                                                                                                                    Martin Savén, Bachelor of Economics

Scientific Committee

Jakob Frie, Chairman, Phd, pediatrician, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital
Hugo Lagercrantz, Professor Emeritus, Karolinska Institutet
Eli Gunnarsson, PhD, Pediatric neurologist, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital and Karolinska Institutet
Ola Nilsson, professor, Pediatric Endocrinology, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital and Karolinska Institutet
Ronny Wickström, PhD , Pediatric neurologist, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital and Karolinska Institutet
Anna Undeman Asarnoj, PhD, Pediatric allergist, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital and Karolinska Institutet

 

For questions regarding pediatric research, please contact:
Jakob Frie
jakob.frie@barnforskningen.se
tel +46 705 939592
For questions regarding donations/contributions/cooperations, please contact:
Anne-Charlotte Knutsson
info@barnforskningen.se
Tfn: +46 70 685 4295
For questions regarding applications, please contact:
Jakob Frie
jakob.frie@barnforskningen.se

Other questions, please contact:
info@barnforskningen.se 

Postal address and Swedish registration number:
Stiftelsen Barnforskningen vid Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus
c/o Hårderup
Siriusvägen 10
SE 133 36 Saltsjöbaden
Sweden

Reg. no.: 802402-1894

The Foundation operates under Swedish government supervision and is under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Silvia