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KI Professor Maria Bradley is awarded the Medicine Doctor Axel Hirsch prize 2023 for her breadth of research and for her remarkable efforts in the field of atopic eczema.
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The deadline for applying to the research school for clinicians in psychiatry (KI-Region Stockholm) is prolonged until 24th of March.
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9 March, 2023
Current calls, week 10, 2023Tips from KI Grants Office about current calls.
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8 March, 2023
Changed routine for registration for examination On 1 April, a coordinated exam service will be introduced at KI, which means changed routines for how you as a student register for written examinations on-site. It applies to all examinations given from 1 April onwards. This means that the new routines come into effect from mid-March.
A new routine is also introduced on how you get your placement in the examination room.
A new routine is also introduced on how you get your placement in the examination room.
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Karolinska Institutet has been awarded a new EU prize for its long-term commitment to gender equality in higher education. The prize of 100,000 euro is the result of nearly 40 years of sustained activity to advance equal opportunities. The efforts have paid off and now KI is recognized as a role model for equality, a “Gender Equality Champion.”
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Competing risks and multi-state models allow us to study complex disease settings and answer composite research questions and should be used more widely in epidemiology.
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Immunotherapy has been shown to greatly improve survival rates for certain types of cancer. However, in some cases, it can lead to an over-activation of the immune system, which can be dangerous. In a recent review by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, potential therapies have been identified, which might make it possible to continue with immunotherapy even when facing severe side effects.
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In a study entitled "Bacterial Meningitis in Africa", recently published in Frontiers in Neurology as part of the Research Topic "Neuroimmunology in Africa", researchers raise awareness of strides and recommendations in the diagnosis, management and prevention of bacterial meningitis.
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8 March, 2023
Adobe users need to log in againStarting on Sunday 12/3, Adobe will be updating its services, which means that as an end user, you will be logged out of all Adobe applications you use, such as Creative Cloud and Acrobat.
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Several KI researchers are part of an international project that has been awarded nearly $15 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with $1 million co-funding from the Swedish government. The project involves a multi-country study to better understand the burden of Human papillomavirus (HPV) among girls and women in low and lower middle-income countries.
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Modern research often uses high-tech methods and tools that require particular expertise. Despite this, there has been no career paths in Sweden for individuals interested in the technical and methodological development needed to operate and develop the research infrastructures of the future. Starting April 1, 2023, such a career path will be available at KI, possibly the first of its kind in the country.
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7 March, 2023
Data about publications at MedSAt the beginning of 2023 we, the Department of Medicine Solna (MedS), asked the library to generate bibliometric data, as one approach to gauge our scientific activity and contribution to knowledge production.
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Medicin, Solna

7 March, 2023
Mats Hallgren receives 3 930 000 SEK in grant from ForteMats Hallgren receives a grant of 3 930 000 SEK for the project “Post covid-19 as a threat to healthy ageing: a randomized controlled trial of yoga to improve quality of life”.
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Being on parental leave is protective against poorer mental health particularly among mothers, with evidence of this beneficial effect continuing in later life, according to a systematic review in The Lancet Public Health.
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Researchers at the Thoracic Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, have performed a nation-wide study of patients who underwent bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in Sweden between 2003 and 2018. The study is published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, JACC, and shows that it is less dangerous than previously believed to receive a small bioprosthetic aortic valve in relation to the patients size.
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KI Professor Rickard Sandberg has been awarded the Torsten Söderberg Academy Professorship in Medicine by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, a donation of 10 million Swedish kronor for a five-year period. Rickard Sandberg has developed methods that make it possible to deeply penetrate the human genome by studying genes in individual cells.
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Maja Fjaestad is the latest in a line of expert coordinators that have been recruited to the Centre for Health Crises at KI. The LIME-researcher and former under-secretary of state will work in the expert field of policy and preparedness. She looks forward to contributing with a holistic outlook when it comes to health threats.
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Zarina Kabir, docent at the Division of Nursing, has been awarded 4 250 000 SEK from Forte for the project "m-Health based intervention by community workers to support family caregivers to persons with dementia living at home".
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6 March, 2023
How false vaccine rumours take hold Rumours spread faster than ever nowadays thanks to social media, and it is easy to get carried away. Some people are also inherently more vulnerable to conspiracy theories. However, sceptics’ concerns should be addressed, not dismissed, say researchers who are studying people’s willingness to take different kinds of vaccines.
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The proceeds from recyclable cans & bottles in Biomedicum are donated to Läkare Utan Gränser and during 2022 we reached 10 107 SEK! Thank you all for your contribution!
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Audience: Medarbetare
Fysiologi och farmakologi, Mikrobiologi, tumör- och cellbiologi, Neurovetenskap, Cell- och molekylärbiologi, Medicinsk biokemi och biofysik

With the help of a multi-language smartphone app, parents in Sweden were able to give their young children better dietary habits and less screen time, a study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity reports.
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Karolinska Institutet has decided to make Wilhelmina Hoffman, specialist in geriatric medicine, and economist Fredrik Lundberg honorary doctors. The formal ceremony will take place in connection with the doctoral conferment ceremony at Stockholm City Hall on 12 May.
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A new study published in BMC Public Health, shows that screening in schools can improve psychotic symptoms in adolescents. The study is partly produced by researcher at the National centre for suicide research and prevention at Karolinska Institutet.
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Next-generation sequencing studies have in recent years revealed numerous recurrently mutated genes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). These mutations are usually found in a relatively small percentage of cases and associated with poor clinical outcome.
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Our newest team member Irene Wanyana joins the Department of Global Public to pursue her PhD. In her research project titled Multisectoral Approaches to Sustainable Health in Uganda, A focus on the role of climatic variabilities on maternal and child health, Irene aims to explore the linkages that exist between health and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Uganda.
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Jenny Mjösberg, Professor of Tissue Immunology at Karolinska Institutet, is one of five researchers to be awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize this year. The prize is intended for young researchers in medicine, molecular biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics and is awarded by the Göran Gustafsson Foundations in collaboration with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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2 March, 2023
Calls for the springKarolinska Institutet awards grants from a large number of foundations and funds. The foundations and funds award research and travel grants.
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A team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab and Karolinska University Hospital will receive a total of 14.7 million Swedish kronor from the Swedish Research Council (VR). The four-year grant is part of the council’s push to increase accessibility to research infrastructure and will involve making available new technologies for clinical studies in precision medicine.
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1 March, 2023
Welcome Indu Motwani! New at the new position EU Project Officer at NVS Central administration, D3.
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Audience: Medarbetare
Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle
Three questions to Tessa Schillemans, Unit of Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology at the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM)
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1 March, 2023
New routines to prevent fraudWe want to make you aware of ongoing attempted fraud with fake invoices, specifically with incorrect bank details.
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Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle

I feel proud, honoured and humbled to be taking up the presidency of Sweden’s top-ranking university. Karolinska Institutet is a flagship amongst our nation’s universities and I hope that my background and experience will be of use in not only maintaining but also advancing this position.
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The new president of Karolinska Institutet, Annika Östman Wernerson, is professor of renal and transplantation science and has a passion for pedagogical research. Internal culture and building ‘one KI’ by strengthening the dialogue and communication between management, departments, staff and students is one of her biggest driving forces.
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Martin Bergö does not want to make drastic changes. As KI’s new vice-president, he plans to first tidy his desk, then team up with the new president, Annika Östman Wernerson, and listen to what the organisation has to say. “We’ll be tackling the most important issues together, such as establishing a good internal dialogue.”
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28 February, 2023
Digital twin opens way to effective treatment of inflammatory diseasesInflammatory diseases have complex disease mechanisms that can differ from patient to patient with the same diagnosis. This means that currently available drugs have little effect on many patients. Using so-called digital twins, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now obtained a deeper understanding of the “off and on” proteins that control these diseases. The study, which is published in Cell Reports Medicine, can lead to more personalised drug therapies.
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28 February, 2023
Faulty emails from OneDriveMany managers have received emails from OneDrive today, about access to files from former employees.
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28 February, 2023
Faulty emails from OneDriveMany managers have received emails from OneDrive today, about access to files from former employees.
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Child obesity is linked to increased risk of developing diabetes in adulthood, both autoimmune forms of diabetes and different forms of type 2 diabetes, a new study published in Diabetologia reports. The risk of developing the most insulin-resistant form of diabetes is, for example, three times as high in children with obesity.
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28 February, 2023
Internet CBT to prevent child sexual abuse launched in several languagesAn online anonymous cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment program for individuals with a sexual interest in children showed good results in an English language pilot study. Now the CBT program for crime prevention also opens in Swedish, German, and Portuguese. The treatment program, which has been developed by researchers and psychologists at Karolinska Institutet, will be evaluated within the framework of an international research collaboration funded by the EU.
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Apply for funding to organize a Nobel Conference, Minisymposium in the series ”Frontiers in Medicine” or a Karolinska Research Lecture for 2024 at Nobel Forum. Submit your application form by 31 March 2023.
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27 February, 2023
Free period products at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge The Environmental and sustainability representative at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), Sara, shares some insights from the current work to make MedH a more sustainable department and workplace. One action currently underway is free period products at the department.
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Medicin, Huddinge, Centrum för Infektionsmedicin, Hematologi
27 February, 2023
Mingle with the Head of Department at LabmedOn February 16, the staff at the Department of Laboratory Medicine (Labmed) were able to mingle with the new Head of Department - Jonas Fuxe.
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Laboratoriemedicin
27 February, 2023
Invitation to submit nominations - The Lennart Nilsson Award 2023The Lennart Nilsson foundation was established in 1998 in order to bestow an award in recognition of the world-renowned Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson and his extraordinary body of work. Its main aim is to promote education, training and research within the medical, biological and engineering sciences through the use of images.
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27 February, 2023
Call for Nominations: The Pedagogical Prize 2023Nominations must include the information as requested on the Nomination form and emailed to: fonder@ki.se
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24 February, 2023
StratNeuro Call 2023: Collaborative Neuroscience Research ProjectsStratNeuro announces grants for Collaborative Neuroscience Research Projects.
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24 February, 2023
StratNeuro Call 2023: Visiting Scholar GrantStratNeuro announces grants for Visiting Scholars. The StratNeuro Visiting Scholars funding aims to attract outstanding scholars from non-Swedish universities for short-term visits (1-6 months long). This call aims to strengthen international collaborations and scientific exchange in the StratNeuro community. For the Visiting Scholar this is an opportunity to engage with neuroscientists at the Karolinska Institutet.
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24 February, 2023
KI produces new podcast on educational researchKI is launching a new podcast: The PAPERs podcast. Every week you will drop into the conversation between four hosts who discuss articles addressing health professions education. While the content is rigorous, the hosts offer accessible insights with lighthearted style, making this podcast regular listening for many scholars’.
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24 February, 2023
Normal gastrointestinal biopsy not protective against later IBDA Swedish study which followed more than 450,000 individuals after lower or upper gastrointestinal biopsy, suggests that symptoms of IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) may start significantly before disease shows up on biopsy. The results were published in the open access journal PLOS Medicine on Feb 23.
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Ole Petter Ottersen has been president of Karolinska Institutet for five and a half years. At the end of this month, February 2023, he will be leaving his office for the last time. Of all he has seen and done during this time, one day is particularly memorable.
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