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Monday, September 1st, was the opening of the new temporary micro area in BZ, where students can heat their food and store it in a refrigerator on site.

Hi Melissa Kotte, doctoral student at the Division of Nursing. On October 24, you will defend your thesis ”Reaching cancer survivors where they are : effects and experiences of live-remote exercise”. What is the main focus of the thesis?

To further enhance safety in the ANA Futura freezer facility, an audio alarm has been installed.

People who sleep poorly are more likely than others to have brains that appear older than they actually are. This is according to a comprehensive brain imaging study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal eBioMedicine. Increased inflammation in the body may partly explain the association.

A recent study from Karolinska Institutet reveals how a gene associated with several rheumatic diseases affects how cells move, providing new insights into disease mechanisms and potential future therapies. The study was recently published in the scientific journal PNAS.

As the autumn semester kicks off, KI Housing is happy to welcome around 450 new tenants to four accommodation areas. One of the new faces in KI Residence Solna is Erik Bassermann, who recently moved into his studio with shared kitchen. 

On 26 September, around 2500 high school students from the Stockholm area visited the science festival Researchers' Night (Forskarfredag) at Albanova. Many researchers from KI participated in the programme, including the Science fair and the Researchers' Grand Prix. The event is a collaboration between KI, KTH, Stockholm University, the City of Stockholm and Vetenskapens hus. The initiative is part of the EU's Researchers' Night celebrating science across Europe.

Karolinska Institutet hereby announces research grants for studies on the common disease osteoporosis, funded by a donation from Ebbe and Lena Krook. A total of SEK 5 million for 2025.

President Annika Östman Wernerson has taken decisions on further aspects of KI’s new model for the allocation of the government appropriation for research and doctoral education. The decisions concern performance-bases allocations and premises costs. The model will come into effect in its entirety in 2026, replacing the former “activity” model.

In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Queen Mary University of London have investigated how the physical structure of fat tissue helps ovarian cancer cells invade the body, offering potential new treatment strategies.

Gianluca Renzi from the Center for Reproduction, Metabolism and Molecular medicine (CeRM), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "The Role of Creatine Metabolism in Human White Adipose Tissue", on 3 October, 2025. Main supervisor is Niklas Mejhert (MedH).

Businessman Fredrik Lundberg is donating SEK 30 million to Karolinska Institutet and a research project looking into how the immune system can combat colorectal cancer and prevent it spreading.

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the scientific journal The BMJ, shows how a simple blood analysis can predict the risk of developing severe liver disease. The method may already start to be applied in primary care to enable the earlier detection of cirrhosis and cancer of the liver.

Karin Modig and Viktor Ahlqvist at the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) have recently published two articles on the news platform The Conversation.

There is now an updated guide for choosing the applicant entity for the research for the ethical application for a research project where Karolinska Institutet collaborates with health care providers in Region Stockholm.

On 4 November 2024, Karolinska Institutet (KI) hosted the symposium “Beyond Amyloid and Tau: The Importance of Co-Pathologies in Alzheimer's Disease” at the Nobel Forum, Stockholm. Jointly organized by the Center for Alzheimer Research (CAR) and the Aging Research Center (ARC), both part of the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), the event was supported by the Journal of Internal Medicine (JIM) and the Strategic Research Area in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at KI.

Are you studying medicine, biomedicine, or life sciences at KI and interested in the ethical, legal, and social dimensions of AI and big data?

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancer types. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with the Department of Pathology at Karolinska University Hospital, shows that tumour cells grow not only in the connective tissue–rich environment typical of the disease, but also in damaged parts of the pancreas where normal tissue is altered. The findings may provide new insights into tumour development and treatment.

Karolinska Institutet retains its place among Sweden's 100 most attractive employers according to this year's edition of the Young Professional Attraction Index (YPAI). With this year's ranking of 8th, up from 42nd last year, KI is now at the very top alongside employers such as Ikea, Google and Spotify.

Bachelor, Master, and PhD students at KI are invited to apply now for the Autumn School of Clinical Neurotechnology taking place in Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca (UMF Cluj)

Cardiac arrhythmias are common, can substantially impair quality of life, and may even prove fatal. Frieder Braunschweig is dedicated to improving the care for these patients, with a particular focus on remote home follow-up solutions. Meet one of the new professors of Karolinska Institutet who will participate in this year's installation ceremony at Aula Medica on 9 October.

Antibiotic resistance is sometimes referred to as the silent pandemic – a contagion that spreads without us really knowing its extent or severity. But research is in progress to find new ways of fighting bacteria. And as with COVID-19, everyone can help to reduce the spread – and save lives.

Depression and psychosis are more common in women after childbirth than before, but the risk of suicide attempts decreases. This is shown by two new studies from Karolinska Institutet. The results suggest that national guidelines for screening can help women get help earlier.

A study led by Vincenzo Condello and Christofer Juhlin, has been published in Endocrine Pathology. The researchers explored why some papillary thyroid cancers don’t respond well to radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy - a key treatment used after surgery to eliminate remaining thyroid cancer cells.

On Physiotherapy Day, Monday, September 8, the Division of Physiotherapy organized a farewell conversation and tribute for long-time colleague Professor Lena Nilsson-Wikmar ahead of her retirement.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with international colleagues, have identified a protein that is crucial for the TBE virus to infect human cells. The discovery, published in the journal Nature, could pave the way for new treatments for tick-borne encephalitis.

KI researcher Samir EL Andaloussi has been awarded the Swedish Society for Medical Research’s (SSMF) Jubilee Prize of SEK five million for his groundbreaking research in gene therapies that could revolutionise the treatment of hard-to-treat diseases. The recipient will also receive an honorary medal presented by H.M. The Queen on 17 October.

What do you think of the food at KI's Solna campus? Nordrest, who runs the restaurants and cafés on campus, would like to know what you, as a student or employee, think about the range and service. Is it time for more taste experiences - or is coffee enough to save the day?

Current treatment strategies for endocrine and metabolic diseases are often sub-optimal. Both the diseases and the treatments can have adverse effects on the brain. Svetlana Lajic hopes to improve therapeutic strategies. Meet one of the new professors of Karolinska Institutet who will participate in this year's installation ceremony at Aula Medica on 9 October. 

Women who miss their first mammogram run a higher risk of being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and dying from the disease. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the scientific journal BMJ.

The first revolution in quantum technology paved the way for mobile telephony and GPS navigation. With its extreme computational capacity, the technique is now of interest to the field of life science and could prove the key to such advances as smarter drug development and optimised therapies to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. By virtue of its involvement in the Swedish Quantum Life Science Centre, KI is a driver of the country’s research in the field.

This year’s draft budget has landed. For the higher education sector, we can see that the government is signalling a greater focus on excellence and competitiveness. In it, it is proposed that five per cent of the direct research appropriation be divided among universities based on excellence. There is also a general SEK 172.6 million increase in the appropriation, of which KI receives an extra SEK 20.5 million.

The Biophysical Society has selected Erdinc Sezgin, Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, as the recipient of the 2026 Early Independent Career Award. The award recognises his outstanding work combining chemistry, physics, biology and computer science to advance fundamental and translational insights into how the biophysics of cells influence health and disease.

Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Pete Williams wants to find new ways of treating this disease by protecting and restoring nerve cells in the eye. Meet one of the new professors of Karolinska Institutet who will participate in this year's installation ceremony at Aula Medica on 9 October.

A study shows that people with higher levels of the protein albumin in their urine are at increased risk of developing dementia. The study, led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is published in the scientific journal Journal of Internal Medicine.

Karolinska Institutet now has its own institutional repository for the dissemination and long-term preservation of research data – the KI Data Repository. The Data Access Unit at the University Library is the support function that manages and provides support in matters concerning the use of the service.

On September 18, the National Board of Health and Welfare published the official cause of death statistics for 2024. The National centre for suicide research and prevention (NASP) at Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm has now analyzed and compiled data on suicides in Sweden.

When the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) selected the research leaders of the future three years ago as part of the prestigious programme ‘Future Research Leaders’ (FFL), KI researcher Arvid Guterstam was one of the 16 selected. The award offers researchers the opportunity to further develop their research with a grant of SEK 15 million over a five-year period. Halfway through the programme, Arvid Guterstam talks here about his results within the framework of the programme.

On 8–9 September 2025, the Aging Research Center (ARC) at Karolinska Institutet welcomed researchers from across Europe for an international workshop focused on advanced statistical techniques for tracking the evolution of multimorbidity.

The Department of Medicine Solna has purchased some mobile gyms that can be borrowed within the department. Having exercise equipment nearby can be a good way to get a few minutes of exercise during the day - good for both body and mind.

Emma Johansson, Senior Consultant and Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded the Ellis and Ivar Janzon Prize 2025 by the Swedish Society of Medicine. The prize recognizes scientific excellence in the fields of dermatology and venereology and will be presented at the society’s annual ceremony on 21 October 2025.

RNA is central to how cells function. Through the detailed study of RNA that combines molecular biology with advanced bioinformatics, Vicente Pelechano Garcia hopes to contribute to the development of a new generation of RNA-based treatment and diagnosis. Meet one of the new professors of Karolinska Institutet who will participate in this year's installation ceremony at Aula Medica on 9 October. 

Firearm injuries have increased significantly in Sweden over the past decade, and with them the need for medical understanding about how best to treat these injuries. In a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet, Karolina Nyberger, doctoral student at the Vascular Surgery group at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, examines the injury pattern in gun violence, with a particular focus on bleeding and vascular injuries.

KI, together with Stockholm University and KTH, offers two awards of 30,000 SEK each for lab visits or joint projects to strengthen research collaboration with the University of Tokyo in Japan.

Apply for KI collaboration awards for doctoral students in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, University College London (UCL), Imperial College London or King’s College London, 2025/2026.

The salary review for 2025 is now underway and dialogues are ongoing in various forums within the organisation. The University Management has discussed the annual salary statistics and information about the recruitment situation, which shows that KI has a relatively low salary for Postdocs and Assistant professors compared to other higher education institutions.

Dr M. Madan Babu, this year's Ulf von Euler lecturer, wants to understand how cells control and regulate their various functions. Through his research, he aims to reveal why certain diseases arise when the regulation in cells does not function as it should. Dr Babu works at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, USA.

Jutta Jalkanen from the Center for Reproduction, Metabolism and Molecular medicine (CeRM), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "Unveiling Human White Adipose Tissue Diversity at Single-Cell Resolution", on 26 September, 2025. Main supervisor is Mikael Rydén (MedH).

The greatest challenge facing current treatments of leukaemia is drug resistance. Hong Qian studies the microenvironment where the cancer cells are formed with the aim to find new treatment pathways. Meet one of the new professors of Karolinska Institutet who will participate in this year's installation ceremony at Aula Medica on 9 October.

We are happy to introduce new colleagues at the Department of Laboratory Medicine. Welcome everyone!