Pete Williams new professor of vision science through generous donation

Pete Williams, senior lecturer and research group leader at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, has been appointed professor of visual science. The professorship is funded by the Ulla and Ingemar Dahlberg Foundation.

The Swedish Brain Foundation funds 39 research projects at KI

The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden) is making its largest donation to date to Swedish brain research. A total of 112 research projects in Sweden receive funding, and 39 of these are run at KI.

ERC grant for world-leading glaucoma research at KI

Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness and affects 80 million people around the world. Pete Williams, researcher at Karolinska Institutet and St Erik Eye Hospital, has now been awarded a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his work on new treatments for the disease. 

Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg receives EU funding for project on fertility in young cancer patients

Multidisciplinary researchers will come together in a new consortium, led by Professor Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg, Karolinska Institute, to develop biomarkers to predict late effects and infertility in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients, and to develop clinical care guidelines. Predict AYA will receive nearly EUR 7 million in funding from the European Union’s Horizon programme Mission Cancer.

Elusive knowledge about the smallest particles

Toxicologist Hanna Karlsson investigates the health effects of the tiniest particles in the air. Those found in Barcelona’s harbour appear to be more inflammatory than others.

Bus, bike or walk – which is the dirtiest mode of transport

Anne-Sophie Merritt, a researcher at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, has investigated how much air pollution people are exposed to depending on their mode of transport.

Suganthi Jaganathan: "In Delhi, it is often hard to breathe"

Suganthi Jaganathan researches air pollution in India. Among other findings, she has shown that poor air quality caused 16.6 million deaths in India over a ten-year period.

Liselott Florén: "Traffic makes my asthma worse"

People with asthma are particularly sensitive to air pollution, which can exacerbate their symptoms. Here, Liselott Florén explains how air quality affects her daily life.

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.  

Alzheimer’s: bacteria that cause stomach ulcers may protect the brain

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.