STINT has for the first time decided to invest 4,2 MSEK in eight research projects within the programme Chile – Sweden Research Cooperation for the time period 2019–2022.
La Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT), STINT’s Chilean partner will fund the Chilean participants at a corresponding level.
After review and assessment by our respective expert groups, CONICYT and STINT have selected the following project for funding:
| Swedish Applicant | Partner in Chile | Project Title | |||
| Name | Department | University | Name | University | |
| Lars Arneborg | Inst f marina vetenskaper | Göteborgs universitet | Manuel Castillo | Universidad de Valparaíso | Biophysical and biogeochemical interactions in semi-enclosed coastal systems: Developing synergies between marine research and higher education in Chile and Sweden |
| Paola Ximena Valero Dueñas | Inst f matematik-ämnets & naturvetenskaps-ämnenas didaktik | Stockholms universitet | Luz Valoyes Chávez | Universidad de Chile | Network for Research on Diversity and Inclusion in Mathematics Teacher Education (Net-DIMaTE) |
| Anetta Svitorka Härtlova | Inst f bio-medicine | Göteborgs universitet | Alejandro Rojas-Fernandez | Universidad Austral de Chile | Investigating the molecular mechanisms of inflammasome activation using nanobodies. |
| Helene Martinsson-Wallin | Inst f arkeologi & antik historia | Uppsala universitet | Roberto Campbell | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Sustainable Visits in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) – Glocal Perspectives |
| Ivan Nalvarte | Inst f bio-vetenskaper & näringslära | Karolinska Institutet | Juan Sagura-Aguilar | Universidad de Chile | Development of disease-relevant brain organoids for Parkinson’s disease research |
| Per Petersson | Inst f experimentell medicinsk vetenskap | Lunds universitet | Romulo Fuentes | Universidad de Chile | Identification of electrophysiological biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease for use in closed-loop control of neuromodulation |
| Irina Pettersson | Akademin f teknik & miljö | Högskolan i Gävle | Carlos F. Jerez-Hanckes | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | ElNervio- Modeling of ephaptic coupling of myelinated neurons |
| Anti Vasemägi | Inst f akvatiska resurser | Sveriges lantbruks-universitet | José Gallardo | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Genomics of Coinfection of Pathogens in Salmonid Fish |