Lara Kular appointed as docent in Medical Epigenetics and Epigenomics
The Docent Committee decided on the 19th of May 2026 to admit Lara Kular as docent in Medical Epigenetics and Epigenomics.
Lara Kular is a Team Leader at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, The Division of Neuro, with a PhD in Physiology and Physiopathology from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (Sorbonne Université, Paris) and postdoctoral training in clinical and functional epigenomics at Karolinska Institutet.
Her research focuses on the causes and processes underlying neuroinflammatory conditions like multiple sclerosis, with a special focus on the impact of smoking along the lung-brain axis. Her research was supported by various grants from the Swedish Research Council, the Brain Foundation, MS Foundation among others.
It is a pleasure to congratulate Lara on her new title of docent and Associate Professor!