The Swedish research elector council has now appointed new members of the Swedish Research Council’s board and scientific councils for the period 2022–2024.

SciLifeLab Scientific Director, Staffan Svärd (Uppsala University), is appointed new member of the Scientific Council for Medicine and Health.

“I’m happy and honored to have been elected to become part of the scientific council for Medicine and health of the Swedish Research Council. I feel that my interests in life science infrastructures, pandemics, antibiotics resistance and infectious disease in a global perspective is a good fit and I hope to contribute much the coming three years”, says Staffan.

The mandate period is three years, and members may be reappointed for a further three-year period.