https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/meds-researcher-carolina-hagberg-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant Researcher Carolina Hagberg at the Department of Medicine, Solna (MedS), has been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for her research on obesity and cardiometabolic health. By mapping the interaction between adipose tissue and atherosclerosis, her research group hopes to uncover new insights that can help prevent cardiometabolic diseases. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:35:36 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-erc-grants-to-tackle-cardiovascular-disease-and-asthma KI researchers Carolina Hagberg and Jenny Mjösberg have been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant following a fiercely competitive application process. They will be using the money to further scientific knowledge about two major medical challenges: obesity-related cardiovascular disease and severe asthma. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:01:56 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-ki-researchers-awarded-prestigious-erc-starting-grant Erik Benson and Arvid Guterstam, both assistant professors at Karolinska Institutet, have been awarded the prestigious ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council. With the grant, they will have the opportunity to realise groundbreaking research projects in DNA nanotechnology for improved drug delivery, and the brain's social functions that may be of great importance for future diagnosis and understanding of autism. Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:09:53 +0200 https://news.ki.se/goncalo-castelo-branco-awarded-prestigious-erc-proof-of-concept-grant Professor Gonçalo Castelo-Branco at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, KI, has been awarded the ERC Proof of Concept grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant will support the MeTLAND project, which could lead to a fundamental change in the field of epigenomics and personalised treatments for diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis. This is the third time Gonçalo Castelo-Branco has been awarded an ERC grant. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:38:43 +0200 https://news.ki.se/erc-grant-for-world-leading-glaucoma-research-at-ki Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness and affects 80 million people around the world. Pete Williams, researcher at Karolinska Institutet and St Erik Eye Hospital, has now been awarded a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his work on new treatments for the disease. The ERC Advanced Grant is one of the most eminent awards a researcher can receive. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:12:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/pauliina-damdimopoulou-appointed-new-professor-and-erc-ambassador KI researcher Pauliina Damdimopoulou is currently experiencing a lot of activity. At the end of April this year, she was appointed ERC ambassador — and just a few days later, she became a professor of reproductive biology at the Department of Women's and Children's Health. Now she looks forward to building new collaborations to strengthen research on women's and children's health. Mon, 05 May 2025 10:34:47 +0200 https://news.ki.se/erc-proof-of-concept-grant-for-research-into-improved-global-vaccines Professor Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam and her research group have been awarded a Proof of Concept grant by the European Research Council (ERC) to investigate how vaccines can be adapted to genetic variations in people around the world. Their research paves the way for more effective protection against disease on a global scale. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:05:44 +0100 https://news.ki.se/four-ki-researchers-awarded-2024-erc-consolidator-grant KI researchers Emma R. Andersson, Volker Lauschke, Gustaf Edgren and Alireza Salami have been awarded the European Research Council’s prestigious consolidation grant and a total of approximately EUR 8 million (about SEK 90 million) for their research. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:59:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/six-erc-starting-grants-awarded-to-ki-researchers The European Research Council (ERC) has announced this year’s recipients of Starting Grants for young scientists and scholars across Europe. Six project applications submitted by researchers from Karolinska Institutet have secured grants totalling 9.8 million Euro – an important recognition for KI. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:04:16 +0200 https://news.ki.se/erc-proof-of-concept-for-the-second-time-to-ki-researcher-georgios-sotiriou Docent Georgios Sotiriou is awarded the ERC Proof of Concept grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The aim of the project is to investigate whether a light-activated nanocomposite film can be an effective treatment for severe, infected wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers. But also to prepare the step from innovation to medical device. This is the second time Georgios Sotiriou has been awarded the prestigious grant, and the third time he has received funding from the ERC. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:09:19 +0200 https://news.ki.se/three-ki-researchers-awarded-prestigious-erc-grant Three researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant. ERC grants are the preeminent European grants for individual principal investigators. The researchers will each receive EUR 2.5 million over a five-year period. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:52:38 +0200