Marie Carlén new Head of the Department of Neuroscience
Marie Carlén has been named the new Head of the Department of Neuroscience. The formal decision, signed on 3 November 2025 by Dean of Solna Campus, Sten Linnarsson, in consultation with the President of Karolinska Institutet, confirms that she will succeed Gilberto Fisone in this role as of 1 January 2026. Her tenure as Head of Department is set for an initial period of five years.
Marie Carlén is a professor specialising in neuronal networks and cognitive mechanisms, as well as the leader of a research group at the Department of Neuroscience.
“I am delighted and honoured to be taking on this new role in January. The encouragement and support I have received from my colleagues have been instrumental, and I am truly grateful to everyone who reached out to me both prior to and throughout the recruitment process”, says Marie Carlén.
“Although daily operations will continue as usual, I will approach my new role with fresh perspective. My initial focus will be on forming a new executive board to strengthen the department. I am committed to working with all colleagues openly and transparently”.