鈥淚t鈥檚 a great feeling and a huge honour. Getting into something new is exciting, and it鈥檚 also an immensely important position, with duties that need to be taken very seriously,鈥 Gissl茅n says.
His new duties will remain somewhat unclear to him, and he expects to spend some time familiarizing himself with the Agency鈥檚 work. He will certainly be able to keep his ties with the University for part of his working time.
鈥淚鈥檒l have a combination of part-time jobs, but the size of the University share isn鈥檛 settled yet. I鈥檓 delighted about that; for me, it was a precondition of my acceptance of the Chief Epidemiologist position,鈥 Gissl茅n says.
He has many doctoral students and ongoing research projects at the university he wants to continue with.
Taking office in September
Magnus Gissl茅n has been a Professor of Infectious Diseases at Sahlgrenska Academy, University Av性爱, since 2011 and Chief Physician at the Department of Infectious Diseases at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg.
His immediate predecessor in the position of Chief Epidemiologist is Anders Lindblom, whose contract has been extended until Gissl茅n takes office in September, as announced by the Agency on its website.
Gissl茅n has been the medical officer in charge of HIV care in Gothenburg for more than 20 years and worked as a clinical consultant at more than 20 infectious disease clinics in Sweden. In recent years, he has also been employed as a medical officer for COVID-19 in Region V盲stra G枚taland.
His research has focused mainly on HIV and the effects of the virus on the central nervous system. He has also implemented several research projects relating to COVID-19, both in Sweden and on international collaborative projects.
Solid expertise
He has experience in both clinical work and, international, capacity development projects. In addition, Gissl茅n has taken part in several reference and expert assignments to support public agencies, multilateral organizations, academia, the non-profit sector, and business, in Sweden and abroad.
鈥淲ith his broad background and solid competence, Magnus Gissl茅n is very well suited to taking on the role of Chief Epidemiologist,鈥 says Karin Tegmark Wisell, Director-General of the Public Health Agency of Sweden, in an official Agency statement.
