Grants, prizes and donations
Seven KI researchers receive grants for basic research from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
New, effective, personalised cancer immunotherapy, better treatment for inflammatory bowel disease and improved protection against infections and viruses are some examples of basic research that is now being funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Of the total of 30 projects sharing SEK 835 million, seven are run by researchers at Karolinska Institutet.
KTH Great Prize to Johan von Schreeb
Johan von Schreeb, professor of Global Disaster Medicine at Karolinska Institutet, is awarded KTH Great Prize 2024 "for his efforts to reduce suffering in the world".
Two innovation environments at KI win Vinnova grants
Vinnova is investing in precision medicine and awarding grant funding to six innovation environments. Two of them are at Karolinska Institutet, and both focus on treating cancer. The aim of the grants is to fund efforts to bring greater precision to the diagnosis and treatment of common diseases.
Prize for study showing new cause behind vascular complications in type 2 diabetes
The Swedish Society of Medicine (SLS) awards researchers John Pernow and Aida Collado Sánchez at Karolinska Institutet with the Alvarenga Prize 2024. The laureates are rewarded for a research article on a study that shows a new cause behind vascular complications in type 2 diabetes and possible future treatment to prevent this.
The Nobel prize 2024
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024 to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry helps us understand the building blocks of life
David Baker, USA, has succeeded in creating entirely new proteins – the building blocks of life that control all biological processes in the body. He shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 with Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper of Google DeepMind, UK, who have developed the AI tool AlphaFold. “Now it can take minutes instead of years to get a good idea of what a protein looks like and how it may function,” says KI professor Luca Jovine, who intitiated a collaboration with DeepMind early on.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet appoints the laureates of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The laureate is announced on the first Monday in October every year.
The extraordinary life of Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel, the inventor and entrepreneur has left a lasting legacy with the annual prizes he established in 1901 for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. But life wasn’t always so illustrious for Alfred Nobel, writes Professor Jonas F. Ludvigsson in The Conversation.
current research on adhd
Female sex hormones a wild card in ADHD
Can fluctuating levels of female sex hormones worsen ADHD symptoms in women? That is what researchers at Karolinska Institutet want to investigate.
Untreated ADHD is a costly affair
ADHD can be a lifelong condition and have a significantly negative impact on life. However, maturity plays a role in this context. Approximately half of those diagnosed as children continue to have pronounced ADHD symptoms into adulthood.
The Conversation
Go with the flow for better health
New research seems to confirm that regular flow, losing yourself in time and space during an activity, has positive health effects. For example, lower risk of cardiovascular disease and depression. At the same time, there are factors that complicate this picture. What is clear, however, is that what brings us joy is good for us.
The gender-equality paradox: Psychological sex differences defy social change
In an equal opportunity country with a good economy, women and men should have increasingly similar characteristics and interests. But the reality is much more complex than that.
Erections: what we learned from mice could help with sexual health in men
Researchers have delved into the role of penile fibroblasts, the most abundant cells in the human penis, about which little was previously known.
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.
Selected top publications
Weight is an important health factor in pregnancy regardless of country of birth
Maryam Shirvanifar, Viktor H Ahlqvist et al, The Lancet Public Health, October 2024
How the Parkinson’s drug levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse
Gilberto Fisone et al, Molecular Psychiatry, September 2024
Cold spells increase the risk of heart attack
Wenli Ni et al, JACC, September 2024
New study reveals specialisation of immune cells in different tissues
Johan Sandberg et al, Science Immunology, September 2024
Gene expression of adipose stem cells in male and female mice varies depending on sex and type of adipose tissue
Martin Uhrbom et al, Nature Communications, September 2024
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