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Blood protein levels change markedly already during childhood and adolescence, and differences between girls and boys become increasingly pronounced with age. This is shown by a new study in Nature Communications from Karolinska Institutet in collaboration with colleagues from SciLifeLab and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The results suggest that blood protein levels change over the course of a lifetime, rendering adult reference values inadequate for children and adolescents.

How do you design, plan and conduct a successful clinical study? This question was at the centre of a well-attended seminar on statistical and practical methods in clinical studies, jointly organised for researchers at Karolinska Institutet and within Region Stockholm.

Torbjörn Tomson, professor at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, has been awarded the European Epileptology Award. The award is presented by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), and Tomson is receiving it in recognition of his work to advance knowledge of anti-epileptic drugs and epilepsy during pregnancy, amongst other achievements.

Autism and ADHD are defined based on diagnostic criteria that focus on difficulties. In a new doctoral thesis at Karolinska Institutet, psychologist Lovisa Alehagen shows how a focus on everyday functioning can provide a more comprehensive picture of the individual, using the WHO classification ICF and a digital platform for functional assessment.

Are you planning an event for autumn 2026 being aimed at the public? Schedule it between 5 to 12 October and be a part of Nobel Calling Stockholm. A week that offers inspiring events and educational meetings in the spirit of knowledge.

The migration of videos from Kaltura (My Media/Media Gallery in Canvas) to Canvas Studio has now begun.
From 22 April, videos will gradually be copied to your personal Studio library.

Karin Leander is awarded Karolinska Institutet’s Sustainability Award for her commitment to integrating climate, environmental and sustainability perspectives into the medical programme. Through pedagogical initiatives and a digital tool, she contributes to strengthening future physicians’ competence for a more sustainable healthcare system. The award was presented on 16 April in conjunction with KI’s Sustainability Day.

KI’s Sustainability Day took place on 16 April at the Flemingsberg campus. The morning programme included lectures, discussions, and the presentation of KI’s Sustainability Award and the award for the student poster exhibition. The theme of the day was “From plate to planet: how food shapes our health”.

Kristi Sidney Annerstedt is an Associate Professor in global health at Karolinska Institutet with a focus on health promotion and health equity. Kristi is an experienced mixed methods researcher with strong skills in epidemiological study design, process evaluations, and intervention acceptability. Kristi has had support from Clinicum.

The current global situation, with sharply rising hardware costs, is affecting our ability to rent and procure new computers for the organisation.

In this volatile world we live in, KI needs to both protect our openness and strengthen our ability to take prudent, responsible decisions. This applies not least to our international collaborations – a linchpin of our identity and success, now and in the future.

Andrew P. Feinberg, Foreign Adjunct Professor within the Translational Psychiatry research group at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, has been awarded the 2026 AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research.

A new search service for research information is now being launched at KI. The service is based on data from KI RIMS, which collects and organises information about researchers, research groups, publications and research grants. The aim of the new search service is to make it easy for researchers, as well as other users, to find relevant information about KI’s researchers and research.

Despite new diagnostic methods and expanded vaccination programmes, many children in Uganda continue to suffer from severe brain infections. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Africa. The researchers’ analysis highlights simple clinical signs that can help healthcare providers more quickly identify children at high risk of death.

Professor Karl-Johan Malmberg is awarded Tobiaspriset 2026 for his research on cell-based immunotherapy for blood cancers. The prize sum of SEK 10 million will be allocated at SEK 2 million per year over a five-year period.

People who have experienced adverse childhood experiences are at increased risk of developing depression later in life that is difficult to treat. This is shown in a new twin study from Karolinska Institutet based on Swedish twin data, published in the journal JAMA Network Open.

Most older adults maintain stable cognitive functioning, independence and healthy social lives as they age, according to a new longitudinal study from Karolinska Institutet. The findings also show that stronger social support may help some people cope with declining cognition without losing everyday independence.

Karolinska Institutet Innovation is now being launched, offering staff and students support in testing their ideas. The ultimate aim is to ensure research is converted into innovations that serve the public and patients’ best interests.

Now you’ll be able to create new teams using a new form, which is easily accessible amongst the apps in Teams.

Students at Karolinska Institutet are invited to take part in a survey about their experiences of equal opportunities. The results will help develop a more inclusive and fair study environment.

The Karolinska Institutet Centre for AI Innovation is to serve as a support centre and skills hub. Here, two of its representatives argue that the healthcare profession needs to be in the driver’s seat so that the technology is adapted to the users rather than vice versa.

Region Stockholm and Karolinska Institutet (KI) have the common goal of improving dental care in the Stockholm County through research and development. The steering group KI / Region Stockholm for dental research (SOF) announces funding for clinical dental research.

Interested in spatial biology? Apply for our CosMx® human whole transcriptome panel grant programme.

In less than two years, Professor Robert Harris at Karolinska Institutet has reached more than 16 million people through his engagement on the social media platform LinkedIn. He has now been admitted to Le Centile, an exclusive international network for leading digital creators.

A researcher at Karolinska Institutet has been awarded a three-year fellowship from the US Alzheimer’s Association to study a new, non-invasive way of delivering potential treatments to the brain in Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr Ann-Sofie Rudberg, a researcher at Karolinska Institutet and a neurologist at Danderyd Hospital, has received significant grants from the Kamprad Foundation and the Swedish Epilepsy Fund for research into drug-resistant epilepsy and dietary treatment.

Ahmadreza Djalali has been imprisoned in Iran for ten years, facing the threat of execution. The case of this KI researcher highlights a growing threat to academic freedom – even in Western countries such as Sweden.

How do we make decisions – and why do we sometimes fail?

The University of Bonn and Radboud University are pleased to invite applications for the Joint Autumn School on Decision-Making, organised within the NeurotechEU alliance.

Credit transfers at first- and second-cycle level are now managed in Ladok. This means that the entire process – from application to decision – is handled directly within the system.

Rachel Fisher, together with Louisa Cheung and Jurga Laurencikiene, has been awarded the Prize for Internationalisation in Teaching and Learning 2026, a joint national award from the medical faculties in Sweden, for the international education initiative BalticSeaBioMed.

Charlotte Ytterberg, at the Division of Physiotherapy, has been awarded SEK 2.7 million in continued funding from the Kamprad Family Foundation for the project Improved Communication in Healthcare – Implementation of Teach Back.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed an improved method for creating insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. The results, published in Stem Cell Reports, demonstrate that these cells effectively regulate blood sugar levels in laboratory tests and can reverse diabetes in mice.

Karolinska Institutet's organisation for research infrastructure, RIKI, is now approaching the end of Phase 1 and the beginning of Phase 2. Next in line for organisational transfer is KI Biobank which is proceeding according to plan.

In Primula, employees’ names are displayed based on the population register held by the Swedish Tax Agency. These details can only be changed through the Swedish Tax Agency. In KI RIMS, you can change your display name yourself.

The demand for specialised, evidence-based menopause care is increasing across Sweden. Registration has now opened for Karolinska Institutet’s new professional education course, which provides midwives with expertise to develop and lead menopause care in their own organisations—in line with the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare’s new national guidelines.

A national survey shows that pedagogical accomodations are perceived as helpful by students, but that the process of accessing such support is often complicated. The findings also highlight the need for greater general academic accessibility, which benefits all students.

We would like to extend our warm congratulations to Kai Bao and colleagues, who have been awarded the IADR/AADOCR William J. Gies Award for the best article published in the Journal of Dental Research in 2025 within the category of biological research.

Mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya are spreading to new regions as the climate becomes warmer. A new study from Karolinska Institutet and Institut Pasteur, published in Nature Communications, shows that a newly developed blood test can distinguish between similar viruses and thereby contribute to better surveillance of how these infections spread.

Rasmus Stenlid has been awarded the Wallenberg–Bienenstock Postdoctoral Fellowship, a grant funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The aim is to give outstanding researchers who have recently completed their PhDs at a Swedish university the opportunity to conduct postdoctoral research at Stanford University.

In a newly launched mentorship programme, a mentor is paired with a student who is keen to learn about professional life or research. Together, you will discuss working life and career paths.

The course catalogue for the autumn semester of 2026 is now open for applications! Last application day is 5 May.

The IT Office has decided to phase out and discontinue the VPN Light service, which has been available for computers outside the central client service Karyon. The decision is part of KI's efforts to strengthen security within our IT infrastructure. The phase-out will be implemented at a slower pace than announced initially, to allow users time to adapt their working methods to other technical solutions.

The Faculty Board at Karolinska Institutet has decided to launch a new call for Assistant Professor positions in 2026, with the possibility of co‑funding up to 20 posts.

An anterior cruciate ligament injury is a serious knee injury that often affects young, physically active people. On April 30, Dzan Rizvanovic will defend his thesis "Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: rationale for graft choice and treatment of associated injuries" in which he has investigated how treatment choice affects outcomes after ACL reconstruction.

The Hagströmer Library and Karolinska Institutet's cultural heritage collections have launched a new website with a brand new online catalogue. Now you can explore Karolinska Institutet's unique cultural heritage for yourself!

To provide timely and effective support, we need to understand more than symptoms and diagnoses. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet are therefore working to make it easier to build a holistic picture of how an autistic person or a person with ADHD functions in everyday life and in their surrounding context. The aim is to enable earlier, more individualized support—both within healthcare and beyond.

On Saturday, March 21st, StratNeuro hosted the annual “En Resa Genom Hjärnan 2026” as part of Brain Awareness Week 2026. It offered a day filled with activities for all ages, from hands-on experiments and interactive demonstrations to engaging talks with leading researchers.

As of 1 July, Patrik Magnusson will take on the position of acting head of department at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, until a permanent head of department is appointed.

The Swedish Research Council has recommended that the Government fund a new Strategic Research Area (SFO) in climate research, with Karolinska Institutet as one of the participating universities. The initiative, known as the Stockholm Centre for Climate Transition (ClimTrio), aims to develop knowledge on how the transition to a climate-resilient society can be effective, equitable and sustainable in the long term.

Do you want to stimulate young people's interest in research and innovation? Show how research is done and develop your communication skills? On 25 September, the Science Festival Forskarfredag (European Researchers' Night) and the Researchers' Grand Prix competition will take place at Albanova and Vetenskapens hus in Stockholm.