KI establishes new endowment professorship in integrative odontology

Thanks to a generous donation from businesswoman and investment company director Louise Lindh, the Department of Dental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet is able to establish a new professorial chair. This marks an important step towards making dental health a self-evident and integral part of public health, a move that both researchers and healthcare professionals have long been calling for.

Novo Nordisk Foundation grant for KI researcher in type 2 diabetes

Amir Ata Saei, assistant professor at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology has been awarded the Novo Nordisk Foundation Excellence Emerging Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025.

Grants from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund to seven KI researchers

The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund has decided to grant funding for paediatric oncology research for the next one to six years. Diagnoses in focus include brain tumours and leukaemia. Seven researchers at KI will receive funding.

SEK 80 million from the government in special support for precision medicine

The government is funding Genomic Medicine Sweden (GMS) with SEK 80 million in 2025. The special support will be used, among other things, for continued investments in the sustainable development and implementation of precision medicine in cancer care. Richard Rosenquist Brandell, professor at KI and director of GMS, describes the initiative as an important investment in the future of healthcare.

Margareta Persson and Leif Lundblad made honorary doctors

At this spring’s conferment ceremony in Stockholm City Hall, honorary doctorates were awarded to Margareta Persson and Leif Lundblad, both of whom are influential and leading figures in their respective fields. They were moved and proud to receive their hats, diplomas and tributes in the form of a cannon salute and applause from a packed Blue Hall. “My thoughts go to my dad today, he would’ve been so happy and proud,” said Margareta Persson after the ceremony.

Meet the student marshals at the spring doctoral degree conferment ceremony

On Friday, 16 May, the spring doctoral degree conferment ceremony took place in the Blue Hall at Stockholm City Hall, where newly conferred doctors and honorary doctors was celebrated. Medical students Nora Khatibi and Gottfrid Rehnman were two of the evening’s marshals. Here, they share insights into their roles – and how they prepare for the ceremony.

The dangerous myth about white snus

What do British footballers have in common with young women in Sweden? The answer is white snus. KI researchers explain why tobacco-free is not the same as risk-free in The Conversation.

Why the eyes are the mirror of breathing

New research has discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects pupil size - our breathing. The pupil is smallest when we breathe in and largest when we breathe out - something that could affect vision. In The Conversation, the researchers explain the implications of this.  

How fluoride may be linked to poorer cognition in children

More articles from KI researchers published in The Conversation

From cold-resistant genes to face masks, Karolinska Institutet researchers contribute to the global public discourse on a range of topics through our collaboration with the international news site The Conversation.