New Integration Director and SFO Committee for SciLifeLab at KI

Lars Holmgren is Professor of Tumor Biology and former Head of the Department of Oncology-Pathology (2017-2025). He looks forward to his new role: “I am excited to contribute to KI’s continued engagement in SciLifeLab. By coordinating the SciLifeLab Committee at KI and fostering close dialogue with departments, researchers, and partner universities, I aim to strengthen integration and enable excellent research.”

New members from January 2026

The Committee of Research has also appointed several new members to the SciLifeLab Committee at KI. 

Caroline Graff, Bennie Lemmens, Laura Baranello, and Erik Benson will join returning members Carsten Daub, Eva Hellström Lindberg and Vicente Pelechano Garcia in steering Karolinska Institutet’s activities related to SFO SciLifeLab.

Bennie Lemmens, Assistant Professor at MBB and SciLifeLab Group Leader: “I am honored to be selected by the Committee for Research to help shape the KI-SciLifeLab collaboration in the coming years. I look forward to working with the Committee for SciLifeLab at KI, and together support new synergies between KI and the thriving national science hub of SciLifeLab.” 

Carsten Daub, Scientific Director for SciLifeLab at KI: “Having worked with SciLifeLab for several years, I am thrilled to welcome Lars Holmgren as our new Integration Director. His deep understanding of KI’s research landscape and research infrastructure, particularly from his time as Head of the Department of Oncology-Pathology, will be invaluable.”