瑞典与丹麦合作糖尿病研究

 　　STOCKHOLM, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's Karolinska Institute and Denmark's Novo Nordisk launched a joint¹ research project focusing on diabetes² and metabolism³ on Tuesday.

　　A total of 12 post-doctoral scientists will be funded for a three-year period, with most of the research to be carried out at the Karolinska Institute, a medical university in Stockholm. Some of the work will also be done in Denmark at the pharmaceutical⁴ company Novo Nordisk.

　　"Novo Nordisk is a world leader within diabetes research and insulin medication and this project is strategically significant for them and for us," professor Anders Hamsten, vice⁵-chancellor at Karolinska Institute, said in a statement.

　　Sweden, Denmark to collaborate⁶ on diabetes research

　　Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, Novo Nordisk's executive vice president and chief science officer, said that, as part of the project, scientists would be trained in basic diabetes research with the aim of developing new potential treatments for patients.

　　A steering⁷ committee made up of representatives from Karolinska and Novo Nordisk will recruit scientists and oversee⁸ the program, the statement said. The first four scientists should start their work in the fall of 2015.

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

3 metabolism   

n.新陈代谢

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

4 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 collaborate   

vi.协作，合作；协调

参考例句：

• The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作，工作做起来就更快了。
• I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。

7 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

8 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。