SCAPIS organisation
The SCAPIS study is led by the National Steering Committee with representatives of the participating universities. An International Advisory Board is connected to The National Steering Committee.
The SCAPIS office opened in March 2021 with the purpose of being the contact point for researchers, study participants and members of the public seeking general information about the study or who are interested in using the SCAPIS resources in research. The SCAPIS office also manages the sharing of data, bioimages and blood samples for researchers as well as taking part in the development of the SCAPIS database.
SCAPIS National Steering Committee
The National Steering Committee comprises of representatives from all study centers endorsed by the universities and include experts in cardiology, pulmonary medicine, radiology and ethics.
- Professor Göran Bergström, Director, University of Gothenburg (PI Gothenburg)
- Professor Carl Johan Östgren, vice Director, Linköping University (PI Linköping)
- Professor Anders Blomberg, Umeå University (PI Umeå)
- Professor Gunnar Engström, Lund University (PI Malmö/Lund)
- Professor Tomas Jernberg, Karolinska Institute (PI Stockholm)
- Professor Andrei Malinovschi, Uppsala University (PI Uppsala)
- Professor Carl-Johan Carlhäll, Linköping University (Co-PI Linköping)
- Professor Emil Hagström, Uppsala University, (Co-PI Uppsala)
- Associated Professor Margaretha Persson, Lund University (Co-PI Malmö/Lund)
- Professor Annika Rosengren, University of Gothenburg (Co-PI Gothenburg)
- Professor Magnus Sköld, Karolinska Institute (Co-PI Stockholm)
- Professor Stefan Söderberg, Umeå University (Co-PI Umeå)
International Scientific Advisory Board
- Professor Per Bakke, University of Bergen, Norway
- Professor Robert Clarke, University of Oxford, UK
- Professor Marc Dewey, Radiology Institute at Charité University of Medicine, Berlin, GE
- Professor Kay-Tee Khaw, University of Cambridge, UK
- Professor Juhani Knuuti, Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital, Turku, FI
- Professor Eva Prescott, University of Copenhagen and Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, DK
SCAPIS office
- Eva Karin Anderberg, Manager
- Charlotte Benninge, Administrative Coordinator
- Anna Frick, Project Manager
- Julie Johannesson, Administrative Officer
- Rebecca Josefson, Scientific Coordinator
- Theodor Lewén, Technical Project Manager
- Louise Rundqvist, Administrative Officer
Funding
The Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation is the main funder of SCAPIS. Considerable support was also given by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Vinnova, The Swedish Research Council and the participating Universities (Uppsala University, Umeå University, Linköping University, Lund University and University of Gothenburg and Karolinska Institute) and University Hospitals (Uppsala University Hospital, University Hospital of Umeå, Linköping University Hospital, Skåne University Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Karolinska University Hospital).
