"We will discover things we didn't even know we were looking for"

 

For over hundred years Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has given long term support for basic research in Sweden. For recent years, every year, more than two billion Swedish crowns – for building new knowledge for a brighter future.

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8 min
Photo Kennet Ruona
Nobel prize laureate and professor of atomic physics Anne L’Huillier has been working on ultrashort light pulses for almost 40 years. Still there is more to learn, and she finds it just as fascinating as ever.
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8 min
Having mapped some 240 mammalian genomes, Wallenberg Scholar Kerstin Lindblad-Toh aims to trace the genetics behind diseases such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), ALS and cancer.
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Photo Magnus Bergström
Wallenberg Academy Fellow Julia Zulver studies how feminist activists in countries with high levels of violence in Latin America are increasingly facing backlash.
Photo Johan Wingborg
With many years of research experience and carefully chosen collaboration, Maria Falkenberg and her colleagues are tackling their next major challenge: mapping what happens in the cell’s powerhouses – the mitochondria – during the transition when cells stop dividing. The project has already led to a breakthrough, giving new hope for patients with severe, previously incurable diseases.