https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/calls-for-the-autumn-2025 Karolinska Institutet awards grants from a large number of foundations and from donations. The foundations & donations award research and travel grants. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:40:46 +0200 https://news.ki.se/arvid-guterstam-named-future-research-leader For the eighth time, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) has selected Future Research Leaders as part of its prestigious FFL-8 program. Among the 16 chosen researchers is Arvid Guterstam, who will now have the opportunity to further develop his research with a grant of SEK 15 million over a five-year period. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:50:20 +0200 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/generous-donation-enables-ki-research-on-osteoporosis KI is investing SEK 50 million in research into osteoporosis for better diagnostics, treatment and prevention. The large investment is made possible by a generous donation from Ebbe and Lena Krook. Part of the donation will finance a new endowment professorship at KI in the subject. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:39:20 +0200 https://news.ki.se/30-million-sek-from-wellcome-leap-care-for-research-with-a-comprehensive-perspective-on-alzheimers-disease-risk Shireen Sindi at NVS and her team have been awarded this major award. It is the first time an applicant from Karolinska Institutet (KI) has received such a large award from Wellcome Leap, with whom KI has had an agreement since 2021. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:46:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-doctoral-students-receive-scholarships-from-the-asthma-and-allergy-association Every year, the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association's Research Fund awards the Kerstin Hejdenberg Scholarship to doctoral students in paediatric allergological research. Four of the recipients of this year's scholarship are researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:41:06 +0200 https://news.ki.se/the-swedish-brain-foundation-funds-39-research-projects-at-ki The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden) is making its largest donation to date to Swedish brain research. This year, SEK 152.8 million will be awarded to research projects in neuroscience. A total of 112 research projects in Sweden receive funding, and 39 of these are run at KI. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:42:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-announces-the-awardees-of-the-2025-new-technologies-grant This funding initiative is designed to support researchers in the development of innovative technologies and methods to advance our understanding of the nervous system in both health and disease. The grant specifically prioritized high-risk, high-reward projects with the potential for wide impact across the neuroscience community. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:07:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/tobias-granberg-and-russell-ouellette-awarded-cimed-project-grants-2026-2028 The scientific review of the Center for Innovative Medicine (CIMED) project applications is now complete. Award decisions have been made by the CIMED Board of Directors following the recommendation of the review panels. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:32:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/recipients-of-cimed-project-grants-2026-2028 We congratulate researchers at MedH who have been awarded CIMED project grants for the period 2026-2028. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:38:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/recipients-of-cimed-grant-2026-2028-at-labmed Congratulations to the 6 excellent researchers receiving project grants from CIMED. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:54:22 +0200 https://news.ki.se/five-researchers-at-nvs-receive-project-grants-from-cimed-for-2026-2028 In this year's call for CIMED project grants, a total of 175 applications were received, of which 78 were junior and 97 were senior applications. Of these, two junior and three senior grants were awarded to researchers at NVS. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:08:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/funding-of-ki-research-for-the-prevention-of-sexual-abuse-of-children Christoffer Rahm, psychiatrist and associate professor at Karolinska Institutet, has been granted funding from Safe Online for a new international research project. The aim is to build a global database and long-term research platform focusing on the prevention of child sexual abuse - through increased knowledge, international collaboration and studies of long-term effects. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:43:12 +0200 https://news.ki.se/2024-ibsa-foundation-fellowship-to-pain-researcher-in-the-hadjab-lab Prach Techameena, PhD student at the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded a research fellowship from the IBSA Foundation for scientific research. The project, in the category of pain medicine/ orthopaedics/ rheumatology, was one of six selected globally in the 12th edition of the IBSA Foundation Fellowships. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:04:05 +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/funding-for-research-on-the-suicidal-process-to-develop-individualised-support-during-suicidal-crises Researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Region Stockholm and Region Jönköping have been awarded a project grant of 5,995,000 SEK from Forte to conduct a four-year research project aimed at improving knowledge about the temporal dynamics of the suicidal process and developing an intervention for individualized support during suicidal crises. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:00:10 +0200 https://news.ki.se/seven-projects-awarded-the-stratneuro-collaborative-neuroscience-grant-2025 Each project has been awarded 3 million SEK over a two-year period. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:41:26 +0200 https://news.ki.se/funding-awarded-to-research-on-cluster-headache Two researchers at the Centre for Cluster Headache at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded two stipends and one grant to support their innovative research on cluster headache. The awards, granted by the International Headache Society, the Swedish Headache Society, H. Lundbeck AB, and Pfizer, aim to advance the understanding and treatment of headache conditions. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:13:07 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-awards-three-bridging-grants-at-the-consolidator-level The Bridging Grant is a funding initiative through which StratNeuro provides support to promising researchers with outstanding scientific merits, offering them the opportunity to further consolidate and strengthen their research. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:42:04 +0200 https://news.ki.se/novo-nordisk-foundation-grant-for-ki-researcher-in-type-2-diabetes Amir Ata Saei, assistant professor at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology has been awarded the Novo Nordisk Foundation Excellence Emerging Investigator Grant within Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025. Fri, 23 May 2025 15:23:15 +0200 https://news.ki.se/elisabeth-rydwiks-research-on-the-elderly-receives-a-grant-from-the-kamprad-family-foundation The Kamprad Family Foundation awards SEK 5 million to Elisabet Rydwik, researcher at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, for her research project on home rehabiltation for the elderly. Fri, 23 May 2025 14:58:34 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-investigates-new-treatment-for-parkinsons-disease Researchers at Karolinska Institutet (KI), in collaboration with Umecrine Cognition AB, have been awarded a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation to explore a promising new treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Thu, 22 May 2025 09:23:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/promobilia-foundation-supports-ki-project-on-health-of-disabled-children-and-adolescents A donation of SEK 10 million from the Promobilia Foundation is to provide crucial funding for a project designed to help children, adolescents and adults with motor impairments identify more as physically active and included in sport. The project is led by Ferdinand von Walden, researcher at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, and Jessica Norrbom, researcher at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Karolinska Institutet. Wed, 21 May 2025 14:33:44 +0200 https://news.ki.se/maria-lee-awarded-a-wallenberg-fellowship-for-postdoctoral-studies-in-the-usa FyFa researcher Maria Lee has received a postdoctoral grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation: Wallenberg - Bienenstock Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme at Stanford. The grant funds two years of studies at Stanford. Thu, 15 May 2025 11:38:23 +0200 https://news.ki.se/grants-from-the-swedish-childhood-cancer-fund-to-seven-ki-researchers The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund (Barncancerfonden) has decided to grant funding for paediatric oncology research over the next one to six years. Diagnoses in focus include brain tumours and leukaemia, the most common childhood cancer diagnoses. Together, 29 researchers will share SEK 64 million. Seven of these researchers work at KI. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:52:55 +0200 https://news.ki.se/cimed-announces-planning-grant-for-2026 CIMED announces a planning grant for researchers at Campus Flemingsberg, active in basic and/or translational research with clinical relevance. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:50:16 +0200 https://news.ki.se/the-andersson-lab-receives-prestigious-grant-from-leo-foundation-to-advance-skin-development-research The Andersson Lab at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet has been awarded a grant of DKK 3,990,001 over three years by the LEO Foundation for their project, “Unraveling Skin Origins: Developing In Utero Gene Manipulation Tools to Decipher Ectoderm and Mesoderm Contributions to Skin Health and Disease.” Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:28:23 +0200 https://news.ki.se/olle-kampe-gets-extension-as-wallenberg-clinical-scholar In 2025, five Wallenberg Clinical Scholars have been granted an extended grant for another five years. Among these is KI researcher Olle Kämpe, who will thus receive support for a total of ten years for his research into the causes of autoimmune diseases. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:12:57 +0200 https://news.ki.se/silvia-angori-receives-ssmfs-postdoctoral-grant The Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF) provides financial support to promising researchers in medicine who are at the beginning of their careers and supports both basic and applied research. Silvia Angori receives 3 million SEK distributed over three years for her project titled "Uncovering the role of SAMHD1 in tumor suppression and therapy resistance in cutaneous melanoma." Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:26:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/postdoctoral-grant-from-ssmf-to-federico-triolo Federico Triolo has received a postdoctoral grant from the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF), a non-profit organisation that has supported medical research since 1919. The purpose of the grant is to help early-career researchers to build their independence and develop their own line of research. The grant amounts to 3,950,000 SEK over three years, including a two-year research stay abroad, followed by one year back in Sweden. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:00:27 +0200 https://news.ki.se/sek-15-million-for-research-on-obesity-related-diseases Congratulations Mikael Rydén, who has been granted an extension as a Wallenberg Clinical Scholar. The extension entails SEK 3 million per year for five years. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:55:29 +0200 https://news.ki.se/generous-allocation-from-the-swedish-rheumatism-association-to-ki-research This year, the Swedish Rheumatism Association (Reumatikerförbundet) is awarding almost SEK 14 million to research into rheumatic diseases. What unites many research projects is a clear focus on personalised diagnostics and treatment. Of the total of 87 research projects in this year's allocation, 32 are conducted at KI. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:04:27 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-research-receives-sek-34-million-from-the-swedish-kidney-foundation This year's awarded research grant from the Swedish Kidney Foundation (Njurfonden) was a record amount, seven and a half million SEK for kidney research. About half, SEK 3,450,000, goes to projects at Karolinska Institutet. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:43:38 +0100 https://news.ki.se/prestigious-goran-gustafsson-prize-to-laura-baranello Researchers who are awarded a Göran Gustafsson Prize are among Sweden's foremost under 45 years of age in their field. One of this year's five Göran Gustafsson Prize winners is KI researcher Laura Baranello, who is being recognized for “groundbreaking studies on the regulation of topoisomerases and their role in tumor biology”. The aim of the research is a new strategy for less intrusive cancer treatments. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:24:11 +0100 https://news.ki.se/eight-prestigious-msca-grants-awarded-to-ki KI has been awarded grants for eight postdoc research posts under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the EU’s flagship programme to promote international mobility among leading young researchers. The MSCA are part of the EU’s Horizon Europe innovation programme and KI has been awarded the grants in very tough open competition. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:45:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/erling-persson-foundation-supports-development-of-advanced-parkinsons-therapy The Erling-Persson Foundation is donating SEK 8 million to KI researcher Johan Ericson to fund the verification of his ATMP (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products) concept with the aim of producing a highly effective restorative Parkinson’s therapy. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:43:01 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-network-grant-from-forte-to-sia The Social inequalities in ageing network (SIA), led by Neda Agahi and Johan Fritzell, has received a three-year grant from Forte. This is a continuation of a Nordic network involving several leading Nordic researchers and their junior colleagues emanating from the earlier SIA programme. The SIA Network will receive a total of SEK 446,000 over three years. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:04:32 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-carl-sellgren-majkowitz-receives-major-grant-for-schizophrenia-research Together with two other researchers, from the University of Copenhagen (Konstantin Khodosevich and Alicia Lundby) and the University of Zürich in Switzerland (Urs Meyer), Carl Sellgren Majkowitz from the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology will receive DKK 30 million from the Lundbeck Foundation. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:04:22 +0100 https://news.ki.se/pedagogical-grant-to-nicola-orsini-on-simulation-based-teaching-in-statistics The Committee for Higher Education annually announces funding for pedagogical development projects, and Nicola Orsini was one of the researchers at KI whose application was approved and received a grant of 722,000 SEK. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:00:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/fyfa-routines-before-applying-for-grants A number of Swedish and international funding bodies have their application deadlines during the coming months. There is now an updated list of upcoming grant opportunities. Here are some tips on how to act. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:16:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/taher-darreh-shori-receives-15-million-sek-from-the-ulla-carin-lindquist-foundation The grant for ALS research is awarded over a three-year period and pertains to the project ”Validation of PET camera tracer for the examination of motor neurons in ALS and related motor neuron diseases.” Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:43:39 +0100 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/new-nih-grant-for-the-project-autism-in-preterm-birth Autism affects 2-3% of U.S. children and there is no cure. Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to its etiology. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received an NIH grant of 2.5 million USD for the 5-year project "Autism in Preterm Birth". Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:00:14 +0100 https://news.ki.se/glaucoma-researcher-pete-williams-receives-grant-from-american-foundation Pete Williams, researcher at Karolinska Institutet and St. Erik Eye Hospital, has been awarded a research grant from the American Glaucoma Foundation to develop a treatment for glaucoma and other eye diseases. With the grant of USD 75,000 (SEK 840,000), the Foundation wants to recognize groundbreaking, innovative glaucoma research. This is the second time Pete Williams has received the grant. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:56:34 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-supports-life-science-research-at-ki Ten innovation projects in life sciences have received grants within the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation's and SciLifeLab's Proof-of-Concept Program. Four of the projects are run by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The Proof-of-Concept Program aims to bridge the gap from academic research to innovations in the life sciences. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:46:26 +0100 https://news.ki.se/eight-ki-researchers-receive-grants-from-the-asthma-and-allergy-associations-research-fund This year, the Asthma and Allergy Association's Research Fund is distributing SEK 8.8 million to important asthma and allergy research. Eight of the researchers who receive grants work at Karolinska Institutet. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:26:27 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-swedish-cancer-and-allergy-fund-grants-sek-23-million-to-ki-researchers Cancer- och allergifonden (the Swedish Cancer and Allergy Fund) is awarding a total of SEK 3.6 million to 21 research projects in the field of cancer and allergy. Of these, twelve researchers at Karolinska Institutet will be awarded SEK 2.3 million. The grants aim to promote groundbreaking research that improves the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer and allergies. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:58:42 +0100 https://news.ki.se/mats-paulsson-foundations-allocate-sek-10-million-to-alzheimers-research-at-ki The Mats Paulsson Foundations award Jan Johansson, professor at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, SEK 10 million for research into new innovative treatment methods for Alzheimer's disease. The aim of the research project is to create a new drug that can achieve a breakthrough in the treatment of the most common dementia disease. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:58:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/establishment-grant-for-research-on-a-brief-contact-intervention-for-suicide-prevention Emma Eliasson at the National centre for suicide research and prevention (NASP) has been awarded an establishment grant of 3,744,000 SEK from Forte. This grant will finance a research project aimed at evaluating supportive follow-up calls —Uppföljningssamtal — as a method to reduce suicides in Sweden. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:00:10 +0100 https://news.ki.se/medh-researchers-are-awarded-grants-from-the-swedish-childhood-cancer-foundation We congratulate the two researchers from the Department of Medicine, Huddinge who have been awarded grants from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:14:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/grant-worth-3-million-enables-creation-of-nordic-health-crisis-network On 10 December, it was announced that the Centre for Health Crises will receive 3 million Norwegian kroner in funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers' research funding body, Nordforsk. The funding will go towards a project to create a Nordic health crisis network. The funding is based on a call for proposals in the area of preparedness and resilience. that the Centre, together with partners in other Nordic countries. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:00:45 +0100 https://news.ki.se/more-than-sek-80-million-from-the-swedish-childhood-cancer-foundation-for-ki-projects The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation is awarding more than SEK 80 million to Karolinska Institutet for paediatric oncology research in 2024. The allocation includes 29 projects run by researchers at KI. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:24:58 +0100 https://news.ki.se/arc-researchers-granted-funding-from-forte Amaia Calderon-Larrañaga and Weili Xu are recipients of the Elderly and Ageing 2024 Grant from Forte and will both receive funding for the period 2025-2027. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:42:55 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-camilla-bjorkegren-awarded-a-distinguished-professor-grant Professor Camilla Björkegren at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, is awarded a distinguished professor grant within natural and engineering sciences by the Swedish Research Council. Out of 83 applications, four grants are awarded to four different universities. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:13:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/meb-receives-120-millions-in-swedish-grants Congratulations to the researchers at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB) who received a total of nearly 120 million SEK from the Swedish funding agencies (FORTE, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Cancer Society and the Erling-Persson Foundation)! Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:58:05 +0100 https://news.ki.se/seven-different-grants-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-researchers-at-ki The Swedish Research Council has awarded seven different grants, including doctoral programme grants within register-based research and project grants for research on antimicrobial resistance. The grant decisions apply to eleven researchers at KI. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:37:51 +0100 https://news.ki.se/project-grant-from-the-swedish-heart-lung-foundation-to-professor-jonas-f-ludvigsson The Swedish Heart Lung Foundation (Hjärt-Lungfonden) has awarded Jonas F. Ludvigsson a 3-year-grant for the project ”Inflammatory bowel disease, inflammation and risk of cardiovascular disease”. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:02:45 +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/grants-from-the-parkinson-foundation-to-14-ki-projects Stockholm continues to be an important center for Swedish Parkinson's research. For 2025, the Parkinson's Foundation has decided to provide funding for more than 40 new projects that can help Swedes with Parkinson's disease, of which 14 research projects are conducted at Karolinska Institutet. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:29:17 +0100 https://news.ki.se/johan-bjureberg-receives-a-large-grant-from-vr We congratulate Johan Bjureberg on receiving almost SEK 20 million from VR Behandlingsforskning for the study Preventing Suicide With Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youths (SAFETY): A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Psychosocial Intervention. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:18:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/neuro-researchers-receive-kid-grants The Committee for Doctoral Education at Karolinska Institutet has granted five KID grants to the Division of Neuro (Department of Clinical Neuroscience) for projects focusing on multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:44:40 +0100 https://news.ki.se/neuro-division-founded-knims-network-receives-funding-for-interdisciplinary-ki-networks-in-research The Committee for Research at Karolinska Institutet has granted a total of SEK 1.8 million to the Karolinska Neuroimmunology and Multiple sclerosis network (KNIMS), a consortium of preclinical and clinical scientists who share a common aim to improve the understanding, treatment and healthcare of neuroinflammatory diseases with a special focus on Multiple Sclerosis. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:44:22 +0100 https://news.ki.se/arc-researchers-granted-funding-from-the-swedish-research-council Two researchers at the Aging Research Center (ARC) are recipients of the Swedish Research Council’s Project Grant 2024 and will receive funding for the period 2025-2027. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:46:25 +0100 https://news.ki.se/more-than-sek-98-million-from-the-swedish-research-council-for-clinical-therapy-research-at-ki The Swedish Research Council has decided which applications have been awarded grants in clinical therapy research. In total, more than SEK 233 million will be granted for the years 2024-2027, of which SEK 98.5 million will be awarded to 13 researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:21:58 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-56-million-grant-for-research-on-person-centered-care-patient-safety-teamwork-and-communication-in-maternity-care Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been granted SEK 5.6 million from the Swedish Research Council for a research project to improve person-centered care, patient safety, teamwork and communication in maternity care. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:56:20 +0100 https://news.ki.se/calls-for-the-spring-2025-0 Karolinska Institutet awards grants from a large number of foundations and from donations. The foundations & donations award research and travel grants. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:07:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/prince-daniels-grant-to-ki-researcher-for-future-treatment-of-aortic-aneurysms Aortic aneurysm involves a risk of the large body artery rupturing, which is directly life-threatening. Hanna Björck, docent at Karolinska Institutet, has now been awarded Prince Daniel's grant for promising young researchers of SEK 6 million to develop future individual treatments. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:40:07 +0100 https://news.ki.se/swedish-cancer-society-grants-over-sek-40-million-to-cmb-researchers We congratulate the eleven researchers at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology who have been awarded grants from the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden) for the period 2025-2027. Together, the CMB researchers are awarded grants of over SEK 40 million. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:05:10 +0100 https://news.ki.se/medh-researcher-receives-grant-from-forte Congratulations to Marie Löf at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, who has been awarded a grant from FORTE. Marie Löf is awarded a project grant of SEK 4 995 000 for the project "En digital, samskapad intervention tillgänglig på olika språk för att förebygga graviditetsdiabetes (Di-Prev): en randomiserad kontrollerad studie". Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:56:39 +0100 https://news.ki.se/neuro-awarded-over-51-msek-in-research-grants-from-the-swedish-research-council Eleven researchers at the Department of Neuroscience were collectively awarded over 51.1 Million Swedish Kronor when the Swedish Research Council made decisions on calls within Antimicrobial Resistance, Medicine and Health as well as Humanities and Social Sciences for 2024. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:13:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/current-calls-week-46-2024 Tips from KI Grants Office about current calls. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:11:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/six-researchers-at-nvs-receive-grants-from-the-swedish-brain-foundation-2024 The Swedish Brain Foundation has awarded its grants. NVS received five research grants and one scholarship. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:03:55 +0100 https://news.ki.se/project-grants-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-121-ki-researchers The Swedish Research Council has awarded grants in areas such as medicine and health to 121 researchers at KI. In total, KI is allocated SEK 682,507,429 for the period 2024-2030. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:37:58 +0100 https://news.ki.se/forte-awards-125-million-to-three-nvs-researchers Congratulations to Anna Marseglia, Adrián Carballo Casla, and Minjia Mo, who will share 12.5 million SEK from Forte. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:51:54 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-675-million-from-the-swedish-cancer-society-to-two-researchers-at-nvs Congratulations to Linda Björkhem-Bergman and Erland Axelsson for their respective research grants! Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:17 +0100 https://news.ki.se/research-grants-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-cns-researchers Congratulations to our seven researchers at the Division of Neuro, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, who have been granted over 31 million SEK in project grants from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) in their call Medicine and Health, as well as International Collaborations in Neurodegenerative Diseases (JPND), 2024. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:33:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/nearly-80-million-sek-to-onkpat-researchers-from-the-swedish-cancer-society The Swedish Cancer Society has decided on the research grants for 2024. Researchers from the Department of Oncology-Pathology at Karolinska Institutet received a total of over 70 million SEK. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:47:23 +0100 https://news.ki.se/five-gph-researchers-awarded-grants-from-swedish-research-council-and-forte Congratulations to the five researchers at GPH who have been awarded project grants from Forte and the Swedish Research Council in their 2024 call for Medicine and Health. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:17:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/five-ki-researchers-awarded-grants-from-riksbankens-jubileumsfond-0 This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the foundation Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. In this year's major round of research funding, the foundation's board of directors has decided to fund a total of 77 projects in the humanities and social sciences for a total of just over SEK 370 million. Five of these projects are run by researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:36:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/mmk-researchers-receive-grants-from-the-swedish-research-councils-latest-call Congratulations to Ida Nilsson and Richard Rosenquist Brandell who have been granted project grant from the Swedish Research Council in their call Medicine and Health 2024 and to Alexander Fyrdahl who has been granted establishment grant from the Swedish Research Council in their call Natural and Engineering Sciences 2024. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:29:57 +0100 https://news.ki.se/thuy-tran-receives-grant-from-erling-persson-foundation-to-develop-method-for-hard-to-treat-cancer Thuy Tran's research group at Karolinska Institutet has been awarded SEK 8 million over three years from the Erling-Persson Foundation to develop a precision-orientated, theranostic, method that integrates the diagnosis and treatment of advanced, solid tumours. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:21:21 +0100 https://news.ki.se/forte-starting-grant-2024-for-research-on-older-adults-dietary-recommendations Adrián Carballo Casla has recently been awarded a Forte Starting Grant 2024. His research project aims to tailor dietary recommendations to the unique needs of older adults, potentially leading to healthier and longer lives. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:01:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/grants-from-ssmf-to-21-ki-researchers SSMF (Swedish Society for Medical Research) is aimed at researchers in all medical fields and supports basic research as well as applied research. In the autumn of 2024, 21 researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded SSMF Consolidator Grants, Starting Grants and Postdoctoral Grants, respectively. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:23:47 +0200 https://news.ki.se/research-on-peripheral-vascular-disease-receives-sek-225-million-from-medtechlabs Ulf Hedin, Professor of Vascular Surgery at Karolinska Institutet, and Christian Gasser, Professor of Biomechanics at KTH, are jointly leading a new research project focusing on technology to enable individual treatment of fatal forms of stroke and carotid artery disease. The project is now being granted research funding of SEK 4.5 million per year for five years by MedTechLabs. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:49:56 +0200 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/per-nilsson-recieves-200-000-usd-from-cure-alzheimers-fund-in-usa Per Nilsson, docent at the Division of Clinical Geriatrics, receives this amount together with Evandro Fang at the University of Oslo. Additionally, the funding is 200,000 USD per year for two years with the possibility of extension. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:25:24 +0200 https://news.ki.se/professor-juleen-zierath-receives-prestigious-award-for-diabetes-research Professor Juleen Zierath is this year's recipient of the prestigious Diabetes Prize for Excellence, awarded by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) research network and the research foundation Novo Nordisk Foundation. Juleen Zierath receives the prize for her groundbreaking research on physical activity and diabetes. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:56:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/grants-from-afa-insurance-for-ki-research-on-work-environment-and-health The health risks of welding particles and the consequences of sick leave in mental illness are topics for two of the six research projects that have now been granted a total of SEK 18 million by Afa Insurance. Three of the six projects are run by researchers at KI. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:15:10 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-grant-to-ki-researchers-on-mental-health-in-working-life Seven new research projects, four of which are led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, will investigate how sick leave due to mental illness can be reduced among workers and white-collar workers in the private sector. It is part of the new R&D programme "The road to mental health in working life: Preventive, rehabilitative and strengthening efforts", which is funded by Afa Insurance and Alecta. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:00:10 +0200 https://news.ki.se/femke-hormann-awarded-junior-research-grant-from-european-hematology-association Femke Hormann has been awarded a prestigious Junior Research Grant by the European Hematology Association (EHA). The grant totals € 150 000 over three years. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:30:50 +0200 https://news.ki.se/three-research-teams-at-ki-awarded-heart-lung-foundations-new-jubilee-grant The Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation has been supporting research into diseases of the heart and lungs in various ways since 1904, in part through generous research grants. This year, the foundation is celebrating its 120th anniversary, one of the high points of which is the creation of a new large research grant. Three of the six research teams to be awarded the foundation’s Jubilee Grant work at Karolinska Institutet. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:55:29 +0200 https://news.ki.se/four-ki-researchers-receive-the-swedish-research-councils-grant-for-international-postdoc In this spring's call for grants for international postdocs in medicine and health, the Swedish Research Council approved 9 out of 42 applications. Of these nine, four, Daniel Helldén, Klara Lenart, Yunbing Shen and Miranda Stiernborg, are researchers at KI. In total, almost SEK 36 million was granted for the period 2024–2027. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:14:19 +0200 https://news.ki.se/jenny-mjosberg-awarded-this-years-heart-lung-foundation-grand-research-grant Some 40,000 Swedes live with severe asthma, a disease that causes considerable suffering. Thanks to grants from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, KI researcher Jenny Mjösberg has discovered a specific cell that is thought to play a major part in non-allergic asthma. Further examination of these cells can help to optimise the use of drugs and reduce suffering for people with severe asthma. She has now been awarded the Heart-Lung Foundation’s grand research grant to continue her research. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:24:39 +0200 https://news.ki.se/caroline-ran-receives-research-grant-in-migraine-studies Caroline Ran is one of three researchers awarded Pfizer's and the Swedish Headache Society's newly established research grant in migraine studies. Her research focuses on the correlation between migraine and mental health. The grant will be presented at the SHS annual meeting in Halmstad on 15 May 15 2024. Fri, 17 May 2024 15:25:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/sek-65-million-for-ki-research-on-rheumatic-diseases Reumatikerförbundet allocates over 15 million kronor for research on rheumatic diseases in 2024. Out of a total of 98 approved projects, 34 are located at the Karolinska Institutet, sharing six and a half million kronor. Wed, 08 May 2024 13:33:06 +0200 https://news.ki.se/six-projects-receive-stratneuro-start-up-grants The StratNeuro Start-up Grant is intended to support outstanding Neuroscience researchers at the beginning of their careers. StratNeuro will allocate in total SEK 6,000,000 to fund this initiative, each project receiving SEK 500,000/year for a period of two years. Mon, 06 May 2024 13:48:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/msca-doctoral-networks-project-grant-to-davide-liborio-vetrano Davide Liborio Vetrano has received EU funding in the context of Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks for his project entitled "UnderstandiNg fraIlty tOwards a future of healthy ageing (UNION)". The European Commission funds research and innovation projects to boost top researchers' careers through mobility and innovative doctoral and postdoctoral training. The project will start in 2025 and Davide Liborio Vetrano is the Principal Investigator at Karolinska Institutet. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:53:22 +0200 https://news.ki.se/medh-researcher-receives-project-grant-for-research-collaboration-between-italy-and-sweden We congratulate Paolo Parini at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) who has received a project grant from Vetenskapsrådet. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:36:22 +0200 https://news.ki.se/eu-tackles-global-health-problems-with-ki-as-coordinator Global health challenges are the focal point of two collaborative projects coordinated by KI: WISDOM and Changemaker. Under its pillar II "Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness" programme, Horizon Europe has awarded the projects a total grant of EUR 14 million, of which KI controls the equivalent of just over EUR 3 million. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:26:36 +0200 https://news.ki.se/knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-awards-scholar-grants-to-19-ki-researchers The Wallenberg Scholars program aims to provide leading researchers in Sweden with grants for free research. Following a comprehensive international peer review, the Foundation has chosen to fund 118 researchers for five years, providing up to SEK 18 million each for researchers in theoretical subjects and up to SEK 20 million each for researchers in experimental subjects. Of the 29 medical researchers awarded this year's Scholar grants, 19 are active at Karolinska Institutet. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:05:56 +0100 https://news.ki.se/a-royal-grant-for-als-research Caroline Ingre receives a Royal grant Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:03:39 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-awards-new-technology-grant The Strategic Research Area Neuroscience, StratNeuro, awards a total of 6,400,000 SEK to support new technologies and methods to study the nervous system. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:24:48 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-call-2024-funding-for-postdoctoral-researchers The Strategic Research Area Neuroscience, StratNeuro, announces up to ten grants to support postdoctoral researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:05:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/19-ki-researchers-receive-grants-from-the-swedish-kidney-foundation The Swedish Kidney Foundation (Njurfonden) distributes more than SEK 7 million to research into kidney diseases. This is the largest sum since the fund was established and is awarded to 40 researchers, 19 of whom are active at Karolinska Institutet. The grants go to research related to chronic kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 17:49:35 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-laura-baranello-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant KI researcher Laura Baranello has been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for her researches into the interaction between the cancer-driving protein MYC and topoisomerase enzymes. Her aim is to identify drugs for more targeted cancer therapy with fewer side-effects. Laura Baranello’s MYCinTOPshape project has been awarded approximately EUR 2 million to be spread over five years. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:48:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/amaia-calderon-larranaga-granted-funding-from-sfoepi Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga has been awarded the SFOepi consolidator bridging grant for the project entitled "Multimorbidity and kidney function in old age: longitudinal trajectories and synergistic effects". The amount granted is SEK 3,600,000 for the period 2023-2025. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:42:44 +0100 https://news.ki.se/eva-ahren-awarded-grant-by-riksbankens-jubileumsfond Eva Åhrén, operations director of the Hagströmer Library and KI’s Medical History and Heritage, has been awarded a project grant of SEK 5 million by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. The grant is intended to support efforts to make KI’s academic heritage accessible for the purposes of research, education and outreach. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:14:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/erc-starting-grant-awarded-to-ki-researcher-alessandro-furlan The European Research Council (ERC) awards a Starting Grant to promising young investigators in a variety of research fields, to kick off their careers. Alessandro Furlan, Assistant Professor at the Department of Neuroscience, who investigates how the brain and body work together to regulate critical physiological processes, is one of the early-stage scientists to be awarded this five-year grant. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:56:57 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-grants-100-000-sek-for-a-visiting-researcher-in-neuroscience Following an internal evaluation of the proposals, the StratNeuro board has decided to award SEK 100,000 to the proposal sent by Onur Dagliyan at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, to host a two months' visit in his laboratory by Cristian Ripoli, Associate Professor at the Department of Neuroscience of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:38:35 +0100 https://news.ki.se/erc-proof-of-concept-to-professor-per-olof-berggren Professor Per-Olof Berggren has been awarded a ERC Proof of Concept grant by the European Research Council (ERC). The funding will be used to advance a technology in which islets of Langerhans are transplanted into the anterior chamber of the eye and employed as a screening tool to identify novel pharmaceutical treatments for diabetes. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:05:10 +0100 https://news.ki.se/extra-grants-from-the-swedish-cancer-society-to-ki-for-clinical-studies In clinical studies, new methods and treatments are tested on humans under controlled conditions. However, clinical treatment studies are often very expensive to carry out and require resources that allow many different professional groups to work together. The Swedish Cancer Society has now decided on an extra allocation of grants to ten researchers for clinical studies. Six of these are researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 18:39:16 +0100 https://news.ki.se/helena-karlstrom-receives-two-international-grants Helena Karlström, senior lecturer at the Division of Neurogeriatrics is awarded 250 000 Euro (approximately 2,8 million SEK) from the Dutch Brain Foundation for the project ”NOTCH3 immunotherapy to target toxic protein aggregation in CADASIL”. In addition, she receives 3,6 million SEK from the European Joint program – Rare Diseases (EJP-RD) for the project ”CADASIL-Naturliga sjukdomsförloppet ”. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:51:29 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-over-sek-35-million-by-the-swedish-childhood-cancer-fund The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund's allocation reflects the needs that exist in areas such as new technology and precision medicines. This year's call for proposals means that SEK 125 million will be allocated to 62 projects in the field of childhood cancer, of which SEK 35,400,000 will go to researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:49:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/more-than-sek-11-million-for-international-collaborations-in-rare-diseases The Swedish Research Council has awarded project grants for international collaborations in rare diseases (EJP RD). Of the seven researchers awarded grants, four are researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:03:57 +0100 https://news.ki.se/swedish-research-council-grants-awarded-to-researchers-at-the-department-of-neuroscience Eight researchers at the Department of Neuroscience have been awarded project grants from the Swedish Research Council in the category of medicine and health. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:56:03 +0100 https://news.ki.se/johan-arnlov-awarded-project-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council Professor Johan Ärnlöv receives SEK 7,5 million in the call Research competence in primary care 2023. He receives the grant for his project "Chronic pain and the development of cardiovascular diseases". Congratulations! Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:08:51 +0100 https://news.ki.se/clinical-therapy-research-grants-to-ten-ki-researchers The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within clinical therapy research. In total, almost SEK 210 million is granted for the years 2023-2027 to 28 researchers. Ten of them are researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Sun, 03 Dec 2023 18:25:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-ki-researchers-are-awarded-distinguished-professor-grants Professor Gonçalo Castelo-Branco and Professor Jonas Frisén, Karolinska Institutet, are awarded distinguished professor grants from the Swedish Research Council, totalling just over SEK 62 million for the years 2024–2031. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 22:34:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/goran-papenberg-awarded-project-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council KI researcher Goran Papenberg has been granted a project grant from the Swedish Research Council for his research on the brain's ability to produce new neurons and its relevance for long-term memory and depression in aging. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:58:36 +0100 https://news.ki.se/five-new-wallenberg-academy-fellows-to-ki Of the 31 researchers appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellow this year, five will be active at Karolinska Institutet. The five-year grant is awarded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and provides young, promising research leaders with long-term research funding in Sweden. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:15:05 +0100 https://news.ki.se/143-ki-researchers-to-share-sek-660-million In the latest Swedish Research Council (VR) call, a total of SEK 660,747,160 has been granted to 143 KI researchers, an increase on last year’s SEK 625,904,933. All in all, VR granted SEK 1.37 billion in 2023, compared with 1.2 billion in 2022. Thu, 23 Nov 2023 17:30:45 +0100 https://news.ki.se/pauliina-damdimopoulou-receives-erc-consolidator-grant-for-research-on-womens-fertility KI-researcher Pauliina Damdimopoulou has been awarded a EUR 2 million ERC Consolidator Grant (European Research Council) for the SAFER project (SAfeguarding female FERtility-development of human-relevant in vitro tools for reproductive toxicity). The research will investigate the impact of commonly occurring environmental chemical contaminants on women's reproductive health. The grant is awarded under Horizon Europe, the EU's programme for research and innovation. Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:17:29 +0100 https://news.ki.se/volker-lauschke-has-been-awarded-the-swedish-research-councils-consolidation-grant KI researcher Volker Lauschke has received the Swedish Research Council's Consolidation Grant for the research project "Modulation of Tissue Communication to Combat Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease" regarding the severe liver disease NASH. The Swedish Research Council's Consolidation Grant amounts to 7.4 million SEK over five years. This marks the fifth time Volker Lauschke has been awarded funding from the Swedish Research Council. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:38:32 +0100 https://news.ki.se/swedish-cancer-society-grants-sek-335-million-to-medh-researchers We congratulate the ten researchers at MedH who have been awarded grants from the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden) for the period 2024-2026. Together, the MedH researchers are awarded grants of just over SEK 33 million. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:03:03 +0100 https://news.ki.se/researchers-at-bionut-receive-grants-from-cancerfonden-2023 We wish to congratulate the six researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut) at Karolinska Institutet, who has received funding from Cancerfonden for the years 2024 to 2026. Together the researchers at our department received more than SEK 21 millions. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:56:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-consolidator-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council-awarded-to-georgios-sotiriou The Consolidator Grant within Medicine and Health from the Swedish Research Council has been awarded to Georgios Sotiriou at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology at Karolinska Institutet. The project aims to develop a holistic therapy of chronic wounds using nanoengineered solutions. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:17:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/nvs-awarded-over-19-million-in-grants-from-the-swedish-research-council Congratulations to the researchers at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS) who were awarded grants from The Swedish Research Council in the call for Medicine and Health 2023. Together they received in total 19,2 million SEK. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:41:26 +0100 https://news.ki.se/caroline-ingre-receives-als-grant-from-neuroforbundet Neuroförbundet distributes close to SEK 14 million to three ALS research projects. The research should contribute to better nursing, new medicines and precision medicines. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:29:59 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stefan-skare-receives-funding-from-the-swedish-childhood-cancer-fund KI researcher Stefan Skare receives funding from Barncancerfonden (the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund) for the development of motion-robust MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) methods for examining awake children with brain and spinal cord tumors. The project receives a total of SEK 3.9 million over three years. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:00:34 +0100 https://news.ki.se/researchers-at-kbh-receive-grants-from-the-swedish-research-council Congratulations to Kristiina Tammimies, Eric Herlenius, Ulrika Ådén and Jakob Stenman, researchers at the Department of women's and children's health, who receive funding from the Swedish Research Council's call for proposals in medicine and health in 2023. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:08:11 +0100 https://news.ki.se/over-26-million-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-researchers-at-mbb In the Swedish Research Council (VR) latest call for medicine and health and natural and engineering sciences 2023, research grants of 26 197 750 SEK were distributed to six researchers at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics for the years 2023-2028. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:44:46 +0100 https://news.ki.se/more-than-sek-27-million-to-bionut-from-the-swedish-research-council Congratulations to the eight researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut), Karolinska Institutet, who have received grants from the Swedish Research Council. Together they received more than SEK 27 million in total. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:00:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/seven-ki-researchers-receive-funding-from-ssmf SSMF (Swedish Society for Medical Research) is aimed at researchers in all fields of medicine and supports basic research as well as applied research. In the autumn of 2023, seven researchers from Karolinska Institutet have been awarded grants. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:14:56 +0100 https://news.ki.se/over-49-million-sek-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-researchers-at-mtc In the Swedish Research Council's (VR) latest call for medicine and health 2023, research grants of 49 645 000 SEK were distributed to 11 researchers at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, for the years 2023-2028. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:12:59 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-anders-kvanta-and-fredrik-lanner-awarded-a-sek-10-million-grant KI researchers Anders Kvanta and Fredrik Lanner have been awarded a grant of SEK 10 million from the Erling-Persson Foundation for a clinical phase 1 trial on macular degeneration, a common age-related eye disease. By transplanting retinal cells from embryonic stem cells, the researchers hope to curb any further loss of vision and ultimately recover lost sight. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:39:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-ki-researchers-win-medtechlabscall-for-proposals MedTechLabs has granted SEK 35 million for two new medical technology research programmes. One will develop a new method for monitoring foetal oxygenation during labour. The other will develop a new method for early diagnosis of brain diseases using MR-Elastography. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:37:46 +0100 https://news.ki.se/more-than-sek-90-million-for-ki-research-from-forte Researchers at Karolinska Institutet are awarded close to SEK 93 million in Forte's annual open call for proposals. The projects, which will run until 2027, span all of Forte's areas - health, working life and welfare. This year, a total of 20 projects at KI have been granted funding. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:22:11 +0100 https://news.ki.se/almost-70-million-sek-awarded-to-medh-researchers-by-swedish-research-council In the Swedish Research Council's latest call, SEK 69 000 000 was awarded to 12 researchers at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) for the years 2023-2028. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:45:07 +0100 https://news.ki.se/bionut-researcher-receives-grants-from-forte A researcher at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, has received SEK 4.97 million in research grants from FORTE for a project on “A mHealth intervention to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours from the start of life: The Health4Life trial”. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:09:05 +0100 https://news.ki.se/vicente-pelechano-receives-erc-synergy-grant-for-mrna-research The EPIC project (Eukaryotic Post-TranscrIptional Code) has been awarded a ERC Synergy Grant of EUR 10 million to be shared by Vicente Pelechano, Karolinska Institutet, and his two partners Kevin Verstrepen, VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium, and Julien Gagneur, Technical University of Munich, Germany. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:23:50 +0200 https://news.ki.se/eduardo-villablanca-receives-erc-synergy-grant-for-research-that-may-explain-severe-intestinal-diseases The project CartoHostBug (Funtional cartography of intestinal host-microbiome interactions) has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant of EUR 10 million, which is shared between four researchers, among them Eduardo Villablanca, senior researcher at Karolinska Institutet. The aim of the project is to map how disturbances in the gut microbiome can lead to inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:21:55 +0200 https://news.ki.se/johan-lundstrom-receives-erc-synergy-grant-to-develop-digital-scent-transmission The project D2Smell (Digitising Smell: From Natural Statistics of Olfactory Perceptual Space to Digital Transmission of Odors) has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant of EUR 11.8 million, which is shared between three researchers: Johan Lundström, Karolinska Institutet, Noam Sobel, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, and Jonathan Williams, Max Planck Society, Germany. The interdisciplinary collaboration aims to digitally transfer scents to recreate them in another location. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:19:38 +0200 https://news.ki.se/grants-from-novo-nordisk-foundation-to-bionut-2023 We wish to congratulate Professor Eckardt Treuter, at the Department of Biosciences and Nutriton, Karolinska Institutet, who has received the Novo Nordisk Foundation Project Grant in Endocrinology & Metabolism 2023, for a project on "Role of monocyte enhancers and silencers in inflammatory type 2 diabetes" (2 years, DKK 2 million). Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:42:42 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-announces-grants-for-new-technologies New technologies open new possibilities for groundbreaking research. StratNeuro aims to support the development and dissemination of new technologies and therefore announces a new funding call. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:04:47 +0200 https://news.ki.se/several-new-grants-go-to-researchers-at-the-aging-research-center Researchers at the Ageing Research Centre have been awarded a number of grants from Demensfonden, Stiftelsen Sigurd och Elsa Goljes minne, Stiftelsen Ragnhild och Einar Lundströms minne, as well as the SfoEpi Consolidator grant, for studies on the health and well-being of older people. In addition, ARC is involved in a project within preventive and health-promoting interventions that has been granted funding from Forte. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:30:45 +0200 https://news.ki.se/they-are-awarded-erc-starting-grants-2023 Two researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded ERC Starting Grants, totalling 3 million euro over five years. Kasper Karlsson and Juan Pablo Lopez will each receive EUR 1.5 million for projects that aim to fight cancer in children and understand how psychedelic compounds can be used to treat psychiatric disorders. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:04:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/method-of-improving-young-peoples-wellbeing-tested-in-more-cities According to UNICEF, approximately one in five young people suffer from mental health issues, which in turn often leads to risk-taking with alcohol, tobacco and drugs. In the long run, it can cause lifelong health impairments in adulthood. In a three-year project coordinated by Karolinska Institutet, a method used to improve young people’s wellbeing in India, Kenya, the U.S. and Colombia is being evaluated to see if it can work in other parts of the world. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:03:31 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-receive-funding-from-the-swedish-brain-foundation-for-vital-brain-research Each year, the Swedish Brain Foundation supports qualified research on the brain and other nervous systems, as well as diseases, injuries, and disabilities throughout the nervous system. Andrea Carmine Belin runs one of the 44 research projects at Karolinska Institutet that have been awarded this year's research grant from the Swedish Brain Foundation. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:26:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/government-stops-all-development-research-grants At its meeting of 22 June, the government made the decision to stop all grants disbursed by the Swedish Research Council itemised as development research, effectively pulling the plug on a great deal of planned research in the field. Researchers in the sector have protested publicly against the decision, which has also been condemned by KI president Annika Östman Wernerson. Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:38:15 +0200 https://news.ki.se/sek-30-million-for-new-centre-of-excellence-at-ki Five researchers at Karolinska Institutet are awarded 30 million Swedish kronor from the Swedish Research Council (VR) to establish a so-called centre of excellence for further development of cell-based cancer treatments. The funds will be distributed over five years, with the potential for another five years of funding after evaluation. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:54:09 +0200 https://news.ki.se/funding-from-forte-for-research-on-health-and-well-being-of-older-people Forte is allocating SEK 160 million to research on the health and well-being of older people. The funds are divided into three programme grants and 19 project grants and the research will begin in 2023 and continue until 2029. Two researchers at the Aging Research Center (ARC), Karolinska Institutet, have been granted funding for their important research within the ageing research area. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:04:55 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-research-into-future-working-life-and-elderly-wellbeing-receives-over-sek-91-million The Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte) is allocating over SEK 91 million to KI research on elderly wellbeing and future working life. One of the researchers, who is to receive SEK 24 million, is Associate Professor Carin Håkansta at Karolinska Institutet and Karlstad University, who will be examining how the working environment is affected when some managerial tasks are taken over by algorithms. Tue, 30 May 2023 17:08:43 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-announces-neurotecheu-travel-grants The European University of Brain and Technology, NeurotechEU, of which Karolinska Institutet is one of nine partners, is pleased to announce the availability of ten competitive funds for short-term travel for faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, students and/or trainees between the partner institutions to plan or conduct collaborative projects. Wed, 17 May 2023 12:36:58 +0200 https://news.ki.se/magnus-ingelman-sundberg-awarded-erc-proof-of-concept-grant Professor Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant, which is aimed at researchers who have previously been funded by the European Research Council and now want to explore the innovation potential of their previous project. The grant will be used to further develop a hepatic model for liver disease and identify potential new drugs and drug targets. Fri, 05 May 2023 13:18:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-awards-start-up-grants-to-five-ki-researchers The StratNeuro Start-up Grant is intended to support outstanding Neuroscience researchers at the beginning of their careers, who have received a Vetenskapsrådet (VR) starting grant or a Karolinska Institutet faculty-funded assistant professor grant. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:47:32 +0200 https://news.ki.se/three-ki-researchers-awarded-erc-advanced-grants Three professors at Karolinska Institutet – Gonçalo Castelo-Branco, Maria Eriksson and Björn Högberg – have been awarded ERC Advanced Grants, one of the most prestigious and competitive EU funding schemes. The funds, totaling more than 8 million euros, will support the use of innovative basic research methods to further our understanding of disease mechanisms and the tiniest building blocks of DNA. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:11:40 +0200 https://news.ki.se/swedish-cancer-society-grants-sek-549-million-to-ki-researchers Thirteen researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded 54.9 million Swedish kronor from the Swedish Cancer Society. The foundation is distributing a total of SEK 124.3 million to 31 cancer researchers in Sweden. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:55:33 +0200 https://news.ki.se/millions-to-ki-researchers-for-kidney-research Eighteen kidney researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been allocated grants totaling 3.2 million Swedish kronor from the Swedish Kidney Foundation, an announcement made in connection with World Kidney Day on March 9. Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:24:50 +0100 https://news.ki.se/funding-for-global-study-on-hpv-burden-among-girls-and-women 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. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:48:18 +0100 https://news.ki.se/mats-hallgren-receives-3-930-000-sek-in-grant-from-forte Mats 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”. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:49:41 +0100 https://news.ki.se/rickard-sandberg-awarded-the-torsten-soderberg-academy-professorship-in-medicine 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. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 08:05:02 +0100 https://news.ki.se/zarina-kabir-granted-4-250-000-sek-from-forte-for-research-collaboration-with-india 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". Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:26:17 +0100 https://news.ki.se/jenny-mjosberg-awarded-the-2023-goran-gustafsson-prize-in-medicine 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. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:30:26 +0100 https://news.ki.se/major-vr-grant-for-facilitating-clinical-precision-medicine-studies 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. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:33:41 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-call-2023-collaborative-neuroscience-research-projects StratNeuro announces grants for Collaborative Neuroscience Research Projects. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:23:53 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-announces-grants-for-visiting-scholars-stratneuro-call-2024 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 support new international collaborations and scientific exchange within the Karolinska Institutet Neuroscience community. We encourage applications for Visiting Scholars from our NeurotechEU partner universities. For the Visiting Scholar this is an opportunity to engage with neuroscientists at the Karolinska Institutet. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:14:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/molly-stevens-awarded-the-novo-nordisk-prize Professor Molly Stevens at Karolinska Institutet and Imperial College London has been awarded the 2023 Novo Nordisk Prize for her pioneering work in innovative bioengineering approaches. One of her goals is to democratise access to healthcare using nanotechnologies. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:09:14 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-awards-the-2023-bridging-grant-at-the-consolidator-level The StratNeuro Bridging Grant at the consolidator level is a funding initiative where StratNeuro awards outstanding researchers in the field of neuroscience at Karolinsk Institutet, who have not been awarded the KI consolidator grant or equivalent, giving them the opportunity to consolidate their research. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:09:20 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-ki-researchers-awarded-erc-consolidator-grants Two KI researchers – Simon Elsässer and Magda Bienko – have been awarded 2022 European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants totaling four million euro (nearly 45 million Swedish kronor). The funds will support two ambitious basic research projects that aim to further our understanding of the complex nature of our cells. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:11:36 +0100 https://news.ki.se/grants-from-the-kamprad-family-foundation-to-bionut Congratulations to Professor Marie Löf at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition who has received MSEK 4.9 from the Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity. Her research project is on "Promoting positive mental health during pregnancy with a digital tool (HealthyMoms4MentalHealth-app): Effectiveness and implementation in maternity health care". Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:35:56 +0100 https://news.ki.se/major-eu-funding-for-development-of-ai-in-healthcare Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, the Centre for Imaging Research (CIR), SciLifeLab, and RISE have together received a grant of over SEK 100 million from the European Commission's Digital Europe programme. The project, called TEF-Health, will, among other things, promote the rapid introduction of new artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics solutions in healthcare. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:37:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/grants-and-fellowships-to-the-division-of-molecular-metabolism-at-mbb Professor Nils-Göran Larsson, Roberta Filograna, Joanna Rorbach, and Annika Krüger at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics have recently been awarded research grants and fellowships for their research with the Division of molecular metabolism. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:00:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/cancer-and-allergy-fund-awards-25-million-to-ki-researchers The Cancer and Allergy Fund has awarded a grant of SEK 4.2 million to 23 patient-end projects on cancer and allergies. Of these, fifteen researchers at nine departments at Karolinska Institutet are to share SEK 2.5 million. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:13:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/research-council-grant-for-research-on-antimicrobial-resistance-and-the-societal-impact-of-the-pandemic In its recent call, the Swedish Research Council has awarded in excess of SEK 19 million for six projects at KI. The project receiving the largest grant aims to study the long-term impact of the pandemic on the lifestyle and health of young adults. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:05:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/33-million-sek-to-onkpat-researchers-from-radiumhemmets-forskningsfonder In this year's announcement of project grants from Radiumhemmets Forskningsfonder, OnkPat received a total of 33 million SEK. 32 researchers were granted funding. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:26:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/debora-rizzuto-awarded-project-grant-from-forte Debora Rizzuto, principal researcher and research group leader at the Aging Research Center (ARC), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society at Karolinska Institutet, has received a project grant for a project entitled "SoundMIND – effects of noise on cognition and mental health", from Forte. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:24:49 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-43-million-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-mbb Seven researchers at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics have been granted project funds from the Swedish Research Council. Together the department receives SEK 43.6 million. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:13:15 +0100 https://news.ki.se/federico-pietrocola-awarded-funding-as-senior-research-specialistprincipal-researcher-at-ki On November 9, 2022, the Committee for Research at Karolinska Institutet decided on the allocation of funding for positions as Assistant Professor, Senior Research Specialist/Principal Researcher and Consolidator grants for researchers already employed by KI. One researcher at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition received funding as Senior Research Specialist. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:24:50 +0100 https://news.ki.se/three-ki-researchers-are-awarded-the-2022-erc-stg David Marlevi, Enric Llorens and Onur Dagliyan have been awarded the 2022 ERC Starting Grant. Their projects concern multiscale imaging for cardiovascular diseases, self-repairing injured tissues in mammals and new molecular technology for cellular circuits. Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:10:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/research-grants-awarded-to-aimes Erica Zeglio, Hongji Yan, Onur Parlak and Anna Herland, researchers at the research center AIMES, Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences at Karolinska Institutet, are all awarded grants from The Swedish Research Council 2022. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:49:44 +0100 https://news.ki.se/georgios-belibasakis-awarded-project-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council The Swedish Research Council has awarded Georgios Belibasakis a grant on 2,4 MSEK from 2023 to 2025. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:14:33 +0100 https://news.ki.se/grants-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-bionut-2022 In the latest calls from the Swedish Research Council, researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition were awarded grants for the years 2023-2026. We wish to congratulate the grantees! Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:23:32 +0100 https://news.ki.se/researchers-at-bionut-receive-grants-from-cancerfonden-2022 Congratulations to all the researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut) who received funding from Cancerfonden for the years 2023-2025. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:38:28 +0100 https://news.ki.se/2023-stratneuro-bridging-grant-at-the-consolidator-level The StratNeuro Bridging Grant at the consolidator level is a funding initiative where StratNeuro awards up to two consolidator level grants to support outstanding researchers in the field of neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:11:57 +0100 https://news.ki.se/researchers-at-mmk-awarded-funding-from-the-swedish-cancer-society In the Swedish Cancer Society's latest call, research grants were awarded to seven researchers at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery. The grant refers to the period 2023-2025. Congratulations to: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 10:26:09 +0100 https://news.ki.se/15-medh-researchers-awarded-over-90-million-sek-by-swedish-research-council In the Swedish Research Council's latest call, SEK 91 558 000 was awarded to 15 researchers at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) for the years 2022–2027. Congratulations to: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:52:10 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-funding-for-research-programmes-on-harmful-use-in-working-life Harmful use of, for example, alcohol and drugs in working life can lead to fatigue, increased sick leave and reduced productivity. Eight research projects are now being awarded a total of SEK 30 million by Afa Försäkring in a research programme aimed at reducing sick leave due to the harmful use of alcohol and/or drugs. Four of the researchers are from Karolinska Institutet (KI). Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:10:39 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ingrid-ekstrom-awarded-project-grant-from-riksbankens-jubileumsfond Ingrid Ekström, postdoctoral researcher at the Aging Research Center (ARC) at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, has received project support for research in the humanities and social sciences from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:27:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/nvs-awarded-over-36-million-sek-in-funding-from-the-swedish-research-council Nine NVS researchers receive funding in the latest announcement in medicine and health from the Swedish Research Council. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:13:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/over-a-hundred-ki-researchers-are-awarded-funding-in-the-swedish-research-councils-latest-call In the Swedish Research Council's latest calls, SEK 625,904,933 was awarded to 143 KI researchers. In total, the Swedish Research Council grants just over SEK 1.2 billion for the years 2022–2027. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:51:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/researcher-at-bionut-receives-grant-from-world-wide-cancer-research Professor Staffan Strömblad at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, has received a grant from World Wide Cancer Research for a project on: "How may mechanotransduction prevent cancer?". Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:35:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/rikard-holmdahl-granted-dkk-36-million-by-the-leo-foundation The LEO fundation has awarded Professor Rikard Holmdahl DKK 3.6 million for research on psoriasis and psoriasis arthritis. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:01:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-860000-us-dollars-from-the-michael-j-fox-foundation Christer Halldin, Professor at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet, and his team have been awarded a grant of approximately 860,000 US dollars for a project up to three years, from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). Mon, 31 Oct 2022 14:22:36 +0100 https://news.ki.se/eit-health-grant-for-digital-tools-to-prevent-rheumatoid-arthritis With new digital tools in healthcare, researchers at Karolinska Institutet, with collaborators, are hoping to prevent cases of rheumatoid arthritis. They recently collected a total of 3.5 million euro (around 38 million Swedish kronor) for the so-called DigiPrevent project, most of which comes from EIT Health, a network established by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:31:47 +0200 https://news.ki.se/researchers-at-fyfa-and-mtc-receive-the-kiri-fellow-grant Researchers at Karolinska Institutet Qiaolin Deng and Georgios Sotiriou receive the KI Research Incubator (KIRI) Fellow postdoc grant 2022. The KIRI Fellow grant finances a postdoc for a collaborative interdisciplinary project. The awarded project aims to expand the use of tailored nanoparticles as drug carriers to deliver them to a dysfunctional placenta providing treatments to improve the child’s metabolic health. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:11:21 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-receive-lise-meitners-grant-for-israeli-swedish-research-collaboration A total of eight research projects share close to SEK 50 million in the call “Lise Meitner Grants for Israeli-Swedish Research Collaboration”, a collaboration between the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF, and the Israelian Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, MOST. Two of the research projects are being conducted at Karolinska Institutet. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:02:04 +0200 https://news.ki.se/horizon-europe-grants-over-sek-100-million-to-researchers-at-karolinska-institutet Through the Horizon Europe programme, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been granted large financial grants for approximately 20 different projects aimed at solving various societal challenges in health. One of the projects will explore the possibility of creating a common system for the reuse of already approved medicines to treat various diseases. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:14:49 +0200 https://news.ki.se/they-are-awarded-kaw-project-grants-in-2022 Four research projects coordinated from Karolinska Institutet have been awarded project grants by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) in 2022. This means that, over SEK 135 million are allocated to KI research in the fields of immunology, neuroscience, and stem cell biology. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:10:09 +0200 https://news.ki.se/five-million-euros-from-horizon-europe-grant-programme-for-innovations-to-improve-oral-health The Horizon Europe grant programme for innovations has awarded the consortium DELIVER (DELiberative ImproVEment of oRal care quality five million euros to improve oral health. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:38:20 +0200 https://news.ki.se/five-ki-researchers-receive-grants-from-the-swedish-society-for-medical-research The Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF) has awarded grants to five KI researchers. The grants give both prominent researchers the opportunity to strengthen their position and provide establishment support for younger researchers. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:36:08 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-receives-jubilee-prize-from-the-swedish-society-for-medical-research Professor Mikael Landén was awarded the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF) Jubilee Prize for his valuable findings within psychiatry research. This prestigious prize is SEK five million, intended for research. He will also be awarded a medal at the prize ceremony on 21 October. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:54:47 +0200 https://news.ki.se/bionut-researcher-receives-the-alzheimers-association-research-grant A researcher from the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, has received a career supporting grant from the Alzheimer's Association. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:57:44 +0200 https://news.ki.se/four-international-researchers-receive-stratneuro-startup-funding-package StratNeuro has awarded SEK 2,000,000 in start-up grants to 4 international researchers who are establishing their groups at Karolinska Institutet, after receiving faculty-funded Assistant Professor (“biträdande lekor”) positions. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:03:37 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-awarded-erc-poc-grant-for-non-invasive-treatment-of-inflammatory-diseases Adam Williamson at Karolinska Institutet has received a European Research Council Proof of Concept (ERC PoC) 2022 grant, which is aimed at researchers who already have funding from the ERC and want to further develop the innovative potential of their discoveries. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:03:19 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council-makes-kis-brain-imaging-lab-natmeg-world-class The national MEG lab at Karolinska Institutet is already the only lab in Sweden with equipment to measure neuronal brain activity in real time across the entire brain. Now, a new sensor-system upgrade to its technical equipment will make the lab an international leader in the field. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 14:24:46 +0200 https://news.ki.se/two-ki-researchers-receive-award-for-their-research-in-diabetes KI researchers Niklas Mejhert and Zhichao Zhou are among the 4 European grantees receiving 5 million DKK each for 5 years from the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD)/Novo Nordisk Future Leaders Award program in 2022. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:09:28 +0200 https://news.ki.se/cimed-grants-2023-2025-to-nvs Congratulations to the researchers at NVS who received funding from CIMED for 2023–2025 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:40:43 +0200 https://news.ki.se/recipients-of-cimed-project-grants-2023-2025 We congratulate these researchers at MedH and Campus Flemingsberg who are the recipients of the CIMED project grants 2023-2025. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:42:09 +0200 https://news.ki.se/cimed-grants-2023-2025-at-bionut Congratulations to the researchers at BioNut who received funding from CIMED for 2023-2025. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:16:24 +0200 https://news.ki.se/roberta-filograna-awarded-grant-from-the-loo-and-hans-osterman-foundation Roberta Filograna has been awarded a grant from the Loo and Hans Osterman Foundation. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:05:32 +0200 https://news.ki.se/three-ki-researchers-among-the-future-research-leaders The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF, has appointed the eight generation of "Future research leader", three researchers from Karolinska Institutet. The researchers receive 15 million SEK each during a five year period and will join a leadership training program. Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:29:25 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-funding-for-postdoctoral-researchers StratNeuro aims to fund junior researchers to strengthen groundbreaking research in the field of neuroscience. In the 2022 call for StratNeuro postdoctoral funding, we received 30 proposal from 9 KI departments. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:08:17 +0200 https://news.ki.se/precision-prevention-receives-sek-23-million-in-research-grants EIT Health Scandinavia International has awarded SEK 23 million in research grants to support international collaboration in precision prevention in rheumatology, with almost half of the grant distributed to Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm. The scope of the project includes creating the conditions for the early diagnosis of risk factors for developing RA (rheumatoid arthritis) and enabling patients at risk of developing RA to manage the risk through lifestyle changes. Wed, 18 May 2022 15:24:15 +0200 https://news.ki.se/rajan-kumar-pandey-awarded-the-crafoord-prize-research-grant-2021 Postdoctoral researcher Rajan Kumar Pandey has been awarded the Crafoord Prize research grant in polyarthritis. Wed, 04 May 2022 18:44:33 +0200 https://news.ki.se/distinguished-investigator-grant-to-elisabet-stener-victorin A Distinguished Investigator Grant - Endocrinology and Metabolism 2022, from Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Research Leader Program, is awarded to Elisabet Stener- Victorin, professor and researcher at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology. The project title is "Dissecting the molecular, mechanistic and causal pathways of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and how these are passed on across generations". Mon, 02 May 2022 14:40:18 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-receives-erc-advanced-grant-for-the-third-time Patrik Ernfors has been awarded this year's ERC Advanced Grant, which is one of Europe's most prestigious research funding programmes. This is the third time he receives an ERC AdG. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:26:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ssmf-postdoctoral-grant-awarded-to-bionut A researcher at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, has received the SSMF (Svenska Sällskapet för medicinsk forskning) postdoctoral grant of SEK 3 million for three years, for a project on "Anti-senescence Immunotherapy for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis”. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:07:11 +0200 https://news.ki.se/mara-mennuni-awarded-grant-from-the-alex-and-eva-wallstrom-foundation Mara Mennuni has been awarded a grant from the Alex and Eva Wallström foundation. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:02:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-call-2022-funding-for-postdoctoral-researchers The Stategic Research Area Neuroscience, StratNeuro, announces up to ten grants to support postdoctoral researchers at Karolinska Institutet. This StratNeuro funding aims to support outstanding postdoctoral researchers in basic and clinical neuroscience. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:20:17 +0200 https://news.ki.se/three-projects-receive-stratneuro-2022-startup-grant StratNeuro has awarded SEK 1,000,000 in start-up grant 2022 to Enric Llorens, Arvid Guterstam and Jeroen Goos. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:25:49 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-ulrika-marklund-awarded-the-erc-consolidator-grant Ulrika Marklund has been awarded the European Research Council’s Consolidator grant 2022 for research about how different neurons within the enteric nervous system (ENS) obtain their identities. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:42:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-swedish-kidney-foundation-allocates-sek-26-million-to-22-ki-researchers The Swedish Kidney Foundation has appointed the researchers who will be receiving money this year for kidney research. Out of a total of 49 researchers and SEK 6.1 million, 19 researchers at Karolinska Institutet will share SEK 2.2 million. In connection with the recognition of the grants, one KI researcher will be awarded the Bengt Rippes Research Prize. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:20:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-receives-60-million-sek-from-the-swedish-childhood-cancer-fund The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund has decided to grant SEK 150 million in grants to Swedish childhood cancer research, of which SEK 60 million to a total of 32 researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:24:51 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-awarded-eu-support-for-major-chemical-risk-project The EU has granted Karolinska Institutet support for several new projects under the Horizon Europe programme, the Union's most important funding programme for research and innovation. The largest of them is PARC, which will contribute to the safer management of chemicals and improve the dialogue between researchers and authorities. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 08:54:25 +0100 https://news.ki.se/second-ki-researcher-awarded-erc-starting-grant KI researcher Lu Yi has been awarded 1.5 million euros from the prestigious European Research Council Starting Grants. The funds will go toward research on different subtypes of depression with the goal of finding treatments that work for more people. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 12:30:01 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-receives-more-than-95-million-sek-from-the-swedish-heart-lung-foundation In the largest funding round from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation (Hjärt-Lungfonden), researchers at Karolinska Institutet will share a total of 95,776,000 SEK. All in all, approximately 70 projects at KI will benefit from the grant. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 12:36:35 +0100 https://news.ki.se/they-are-awarded-erc-proof-of-concept-grants Three research group leaders at Karolinska Institutet receive European Research Council Proof of Concept (ERC PoC) 2022 grants, which are awarded to researchers who already have funding from the ERC and now wish to develop the innovative potential of their discoveries. Projects funded at KI include working towards commercialisation of a new sequencing method and scaling up production of artificial spider-silk textiles. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:57:02 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-supports-clinical-neuroscience-research-in-2022 The StratNeuro board has reviewed the neuroscience submissions to the SLL call “Kliniska Forskare” (2020) and decided to support Mikael Tiger with SEK 500,000, for his project entitled "Optimized treatment for depression: mechanisms of action and response markers and antidepressive effect versus side effects". Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:51:40 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-awards-two-bridging-grants-at-the-consolidator-level-for-junior-researchers The bridging grant is a funding initiative where StratNeuro, and other strategic research areas (SFOs) at KI, award funding to promising researchers with outstanding scientific merits, giving them the opportunity to consolidate their research. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:33:17 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-first-eic-grants Two Karolinska Institutet researchers are part of projects awarded grants from the European Innovation Council (EIC), marking KI’s first contribution from this EU funding program since its launch last March. The researchers will receive a total of close to 1.15 million euros (11.8 million Swedish kronor) that will go toward research projects on epilepsy and chip-based nanoscopy. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:56:33 +0100 https://news.ki.se/myriam-aouadi-receives-award-for-outstanding-diabetes-research KI researcher Myriam Aouadi is awarded the Leif C. Groop award for her research about the mechanisms behind the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:51:26 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-prizes-in-the-spirit-of-arvid-carlsson Professor Emeritus Tomas Hökfelt is awarded the Arvid Carlsson Foundation’s major prize for outstanding research 2022. In addition, KI researcher Nitya Jayaram-Lindström and Simon Cervenka, professor at Uppsala University and affiliated researcher at KI, are awarded the foundation’s prize for prominent young researchers. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:22:40 +0100 https://news.ki.se/he-is-awarded-the-erc-stg-for-research-on-killer-t-cells-in-body-organs KI researcher Marcus Buggert has been awarded the prestigious ERC Starting Grant for his research on human cell-mediated immunity against virus diseases. In all, the European Research Council through this call will invest EUR 619 million in 397 young research leaders. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:34:18 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-18-million-awarded-from-the-sjoberg-foundation Five researchers from Karolinska Institutet have been awarded grants from the Sjöberg Foundation, in total a sum of SEK 18.1 million. The foundation supports research with a focus on cancer, health and the environment. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:08:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/joanna-rorbach-is-awarded-ki-consolidator-grant Joanna Rorbach, researcher at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, is one of the eight recipients of this year’s KI Consolidator grant. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:00:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/international-cancer-award-to-two-ki-researchers KI researchers Bennie Lemmens and Kirsty Spalding have been granted 2021 ASPIRE Awards from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research for their innovative and bold ideas on cancer research. They are two of a total of 25 award recipients who will jointly receive nearly $9.5 million (SEK 86 million). Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:59:31 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-grant-from-the-swedish-childhood-cancer-foundation-0 Congratulations to Andreas Lennartsson, at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, who received 500 000 SEK in project grants from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation 2021 for a project on "New therapeutic approaches for infant and child acute leukemia". Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:29:58 +0100 https://news.ki.se/eleven-ki-researchers-receive-grants-for-research-on-cancer-and-allergies Eleven researchers at five departments at Karolinska Institutet have received funding from Cancer- och Allergifonden (Cancer and Allergy Fund) for their point-of-care research projects on cancer and allergies. The researchers from Karolinska were allocated SEK 2.6 million. In total, the Fund distributed a total of five million SEK to Swedish cancer and allergy research. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:22:29 +0100 https://news.ki.se/over-a-quarter-of-a-billion-sek-for-cancer-research-at-ki 79 KI researchers have received a total of SEK 254,450,000 in grants from the Swedish Cancer Society. In addition, four Fellowship prevention grants were also awarded to researchers at KI. In total, the Swedish Cancer Society distributed SEK 850 million, which is the largest amount ever. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:29:05 +0100 https://news.ki.se/four-new-wallenberg-academy-fellows-to-ki Four of the 27 new Wallenberg Academy Fellows appointed in 2021 will conduct their research at Karolinska Institutet (KI). The five-year grant is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg (KAW) Foundation to provide young and talented PIs with long-term research funding in Sweden. This year, two researchers at KI are also awarded an extended grant within the funding programme. Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:21:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/more-than-13-msek-from-cancerfonden-to-researchers-at-bionut Congratulations to all the researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut) who received funding from Cancerfonden 2022-2024. We would also like to highlight their special initiative: Fellowship in cancer research in primary prevention, which was awarded to one of our researchers. Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:35:08 +0100 https://news.ki.se/nvs-researchers-receive-funding-from-us-alzheimers-association-research-fellowship-aarf Amit Kumar and Agneta Nordberg, at the Division of Clinical Geriatrics (Nordberg Translational Molecular Imaging Lab), are awarded a grant of USD 175,000 USD over a four-year period for the project ”Understanding the role of synaptic loss in degenerative proteinopathies”. Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:46:24 +0100 https://news.ki.se/amaia-calderon-larranaga-awarded-project-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council KI researcher Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga, Assistant Professor at the Aging Research Center (ARC), has been awarded a project grant for research within primary care from the Swedish Research Council. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:18:20 +0100 https://news.ki.se/erika-jonsson-laukka-awarded-project-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council KI researcher Erika Jonsson Laukka has been granted a project grant from the Swedish Research Council for her research within post-COVID syndrome. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:54:25 +0100 https://news.ki.se/impetus-grant-to-bionut-researcher A researcher at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, has received USD 200 000 for a project aiming to assess the effect of partial re-programming by the transient expression of the Yamanaka factors to rejuvenate the immune system to extend lifespan and health span. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:57:55 +0100 https://news.ki.se/22-million-sek-in-grants-from-swedish-research-council-to-fyfa-researchers Six researchers at FyFa have been granted project funds from the Swedish research council to the amount of 22 million SEK. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:46:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/four-researchers-at-arc-awarded-project-grants-from-the-swedish-research-council Four researchers at the Aging Research Center (ARC) have been granted project grants from the Swedish Research Council. Marc Guitart-Masip, Davide Liborio Vetrano and Weili Xu are awarded funding for projects in the field of Medicine and Health category, and Grégoria Kalpouzos for a project in the field of humanities and social sciences. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:26:32 +0100 https://news.ki.se/almost-sek-23-million-to-bionut-from-the-swedish-research-council Congratulations! Five researchers active at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, have received grants from the Swedish Research Council. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:21:59 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-33-million-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-mbb Seven researchers at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics have been granted project funds from the Swedish Research Council. Together the department receives SEK 33.1 million. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:40:24 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-ki-researchers-are-awarded-prizes-from-the-arvid-carlsson-fund Professors Lars Farde and Kjell Fuxe are awarded the Arvid Carlsson Foundation's Major Prize for Outstanding Research in the Spirit of Arvid Carlsson. The prizes consist of diplomas and research grants amounting to SEK 700,000. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:35:07 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-awarded-grant-for-parkinsons-disease Konstantinos Meletis, Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, has been awarded a grant of approximately 1.73 million US dollars for three years from the Aligning Sciences Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:44:55 +0100 https://news.ki.se/about-half-a-billion-sek-from-swedish-research-council-to-ki-researchers On Thursday the 28th of October the Swedish Research Council announced this year's grant decision in the fields of medicine and health. The total amount of grants awarded is SEK 1,1 billion and KI's researchers are awarded SEK 500 900 000. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:03:09 +0200 https://news.ki.se/four-researchers-awarded-grants-for-collaboration-between-china-and-sweden The Swedish Research Council and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has decided on the applications of individualised diagnostics and prevention to be awarded grants within the call Project grant for cross-disciplinary collaboration between China and Sweden. All projects are contucted at KI and by KI researchers. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:27:40 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-awarded-186-million-us-dollar-for-parkinsons-disease Per Svenningsson has been awarded a grant of approximately 1.86 million US dollar for three years, from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative for an ambitious, multidisciplinary effort to study how abnormal protein aggregates may spread from the gut to the brain to drive the early stages of Parkinson’s disease. The total award is 8.9 million US dollar grant for three years. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:19:33 +0200 https://news.ki.se/arc-awarded-several-substantial-grants-from-forte Researchers at the Aging Research Center (ARC) have been awarded several substantial grants from Forte's annual open call for proposals. Out of the 32 projects, programmes and networks that received funding at KI, five were awarded to ARC. The aim is to analyse enabling and contributing to an in-depth knowledge in research areas or issues. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:55:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-awarded-15-million-us-dollar-cdc-prime-grant-for-als Dr. Fang Fang, Professor at the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) at Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded a grant of approximately 1.5 million US dollar for three years, from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), USA. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:57:01 +0200 https://news.ki.se/18-million-sek-to-ki-researchers-from-the-erling-persson-family-foundation KI researchers Johan Lundin and Gunilla Karlsson-Hedestam receives research grant from the Erling-Persson Family Foundation, that supports projects in science, education, and development of children and young people. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:59:53 +0200 https://news.ki.se/three-ki-researchers-awarded-ssmfs-large-grant-2021 Three KI researchers have been awarded SSMF’s Large Grant, one of Sweden’s biggest grants for medical research. The researchers are allocated grants for four years of part- or full-time research with the goal of establishing an independent scientific career. This year the foundation received 153 applications, of which eight were granted. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:05:28 +0200 https://news.ki.se/davide-liborio-vetrano-granted-funding-from-sfo-epi Davide Vetrano has received a 2 MSEK Junior Scholar Grant from the Strategic Research Area in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (SFOepi) for the project “Biomarker signatures of the multimorbidity-frailty continuum: in pursuit of personalized medicine for older adults.” Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:12:31 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-awarded-several-substantial-appropriations-from-swedish-research-council Several substantial appropriations have been awarded to KI through the Swedish Research Council’s national research infrastructure initiative. The Swedish Twin Registry (STR), Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden (CBCS) and the National E-infrastructure for Aging Research (NEAR) were all awarded funding through the Research Council. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:11:40 +0200 https://news.ki.se/renewal-of-research-infrastructure-grant-to-national-e-infrastructure-for-aging-research-near We are happy to announce that the National E-infrastructure for Aging Research (NEAR) received the renewal of the research infrastructure grant by the Swedish Research Council (VR) for the period 2023-2028. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:25:26 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-156-million-us-dollar-nih-prime-grant-for-research-on-alzheimers-disease Docent Sara Hägg, together with a multidisciplinary team of KI researcher, has been awarded an NIH Prime Grant for their research on repurposing drugs for the primary prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. The grant is for three years with the option to apply for additional two years. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:10:29 +0200 https://news.ki.se/bionut-researcher-receives-efsd-novo-nordisk-future-leaders-award Assistant Professor Rongrong Fan at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition is among the 4 grantees in Europe who have received 5 million DKK for 5 years from the EFSD / Novo Nordisk Future Leaders Award program in 2021. This highly competitive grant supports young and promising researchers of excellence who wish to further develop their career in Europe to investigate the mechanisms of diabetes. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:43:48 +0200 https://news.ki.se/bionut-researchers-receive-grants-from-cancer-research-ki Congratulations to Marco Gerling, Andreas Lennartsson and Staffan Strömblad at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut), who have received the Translational Seed Funding grant / Blue Sky Research grant from Cancer Research KI. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:41:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-receives-38-million-sek-for-research-on-parkinsons-disease Professor Per Svenningsson at Karolinska Institutet receives funding for a five-year research project of 38 million SEK from Nordstjernan Holding AB and the Axel Johnson Group. The investment goes to fundamental research on the onset of Parkinson's disease and to clinical studies to improve treatment and slow down the course of the disease. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:35:56 +0200 https://news.ki.se/seven-researchers-at-nvs-receive-grants-from-the-swedish-brain-foundation-2021 This year, The Swedish Brain Foundation will distribute SEK 106 million in research grants. Karolinska Institutet is awarded 42% of these and includes seven researchers at the Department of Neurobiology, Health Sciences and Society (NVS) as recipients. Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:32:52 +0200 https://news.ki.se/marie-sklodowska-curie-innovative-training-network-grant-of-250000-eur-to-roman-zubarev Roman Zubarev has been funded within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie action “Innovative Training Networks”. The project aims to train a new generation of scientists in exploiting the concept of allostery in drug design. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:54:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/cimed-grants-2022-2024-at-bionut Congratulations to the researchers at BioNut who received funding from CIMED for 2022-2024. A total of 4.5 million SEK awarded. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:32:59 +0200 https://news.ki.se/sek-98-million-from-the-swedish-brain-foundation-to-mbb The Department of medical biochemistry and biophysics (MBB) receives research grants of SEK 9.8 million from the Swedish Brain Foundation. Five projects at the department receive grants from the non-profit foundation. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:36:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-2021-funding-for-collaborative-neuroscience-projects StratNeuro awards a total of 18 MSEK to six Collaborative Neuroscience Research Projects. 41 letters of intent from across 12 departments were received, of which the top ranking 1/3 (ranging seven departments at KI), were invited to submit full proposals for a second round of evaluation by an external evaluator panel. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:42:14 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-awarded-grant-for-follow-up-studies-of-covid-19-vaccines Two research environments from Karolinska Institutet have been awarded grants for follow-up studies of COVID-19 vaccines. In total, six research environments from five universities will share SEK 100 million from the Swedish Research Council. The research environments are based on collaborations between different regions, and will focus on different aspects of health and medical care needs. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:43:01 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-receives-sek-65-million-in-funding-for-covid-19-research Thirteen KI researchers have received funding from the Heart-Lung Foundation for their research on the new coronavirus. The grants total SEK 6.5 million, with approximately 40 per cent of the grants being distributed by the Heart-Lung Foundation (2021). The focus of the research is on the aftermath of COVID-19 where the disease has caused late complications on the heart, vessels and lungs. A total of SEK 15.7 million was distributed to 30 research projects at six different universities. Fri, 07 May 2021 16:20:39 +0200 https://news.ki.se/a-new-project-receives-stratneuro-2021-startup-grant StratNeuro has awarded SEK 1,000,000 in start-up grant to Kristoffer Månsson, who was granted a 2020 faculty-funded Assistant Professor (biträdande lektor) position. Mon, 03 May 2021 16:34:15 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-receive-a-eur-600000-research-grant-from-the-foundation-for-research-in-rheumatology Researchers from the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Karolinska Institutet, together with researchers from Uppsala University, the University of Eastern Finland and King's College London, have been awarded a research grant from Foundation for Research in Rheumatology (Foreum), for their project entitled "Autoimmune and molecular mechanisms for pain and fatigue in fibromyalgia". Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:24:01 +0200 https://news.ki.se/five-ki-researchers-awarded-grants-for-work-with-sustainable-development Last autumn, KI announced an new internal funding for work on sustainable development initiatives. After fierce competition, five applications have now been selected to share one million SEK. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/we-congratulate-francesca-castoldi-at-bionut Francesca Castoldi, at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut), KI, has been awarded a research grant of 300 000 SEK from the Alex and Eva Wallström Foundation for scientific research and education. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:08:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/congratulations-to-santhilal-subhash-at-bionut Santhilal Subhash at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition has received a three-year grant for post-doctoral studies in medical science from the Swedish Society for Medical Research. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:04:36 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-the-goran-gustafsson-prize-in-medicine-and-molecular-biology-2021 Igor Adameyko and Gonçalo Castelo-Branco have been awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize 2021. The prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and consists of a research grant of SEK 5.1 million each, spread over three years, with a personal prize of SEK 250,000. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:27:38 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-kamprad-family-foundation-awards-sek-135-million-to-researchers-at-nvs The Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity decided this year to distribute SEK 164 million in research grants to projects to improve the quality of life of older people. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:19:25 +0100 https://news.ki.se/carl-sellgren-majkowitz-receives-swedish-foundations-starting-grant Swedish Foundations' Starting Grant 2020 is awarded to KI researcher, Carl Sellgren Majkowitz for his research in schizophrenia. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:29:51 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-awarded-nih-grant-for-hiv-vaccine-research-and-design For her research in HIV vaccine and design, professor Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology receives 1.8 million US dollar, multidisciplinary, long-term research program (P01) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:01:23 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-part-of-eu-project-to-improve-diagnostics-and-treatment-of-ovarian-cancer-with-the-help-of-ai The Jussi Taipale Group is part of the 5-year research project whose goal is to discover novel diagnostic tools and effective drug combinations based on data from high-grade serous ovarian cancer patients. The project with 14 international and multidisciplinary partners will be coordinated from the University of Helsinki and has a total budget of 15 million Euros.  Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:10:05 +0100 https://news.ki.se/introducing-rebecca KI is participating in a new EU project about using Real World Data (RWD) to improve post treatment in breast cancer, as well as shaping guidelines and best practices for researchers, public health and regulatory bodies throughout Europe to facilitate wider adaption of RWD in research and clinical practice. Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:02:58 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-supports-clinical-neuroscience-research-in-2021 The StratNeuro board has reviewed the neuroscience submissions to the SLL call “kliniska forskare” (2020) and decided to support the two researchers at Karolinska Institutet with SEK 500,000 each. Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:39:26 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-projects-receive-stratneuro-2021-startup-grant StratNeuro has awarded SEK 1,000,000 in start-up grant to Maya Ketzef receiving a 2020 VR 'starting grant and Sara Garcia-Ptacek receiving a 2020 faculty-funded Assistant Professor position. Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:11:28 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-grant-from-the-swedish-childhood-cancer-foundation Congratulations to Peter Zaphiropoulos, at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, who received 1 million SEK in project grants from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation 2020 for a project on Circular RNA in medulloblastoma. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:25:16 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-awarded-28-million-dollar-nih-prime-grant-for-drug-targeting-the-opioid-systems-in-alcohol-dependence KI researcher Professor Lars Terenius, in collaboration with two US groups, has been awarded a 5-year Prime Project Grant of 2.8 million US dollars from The National Institutes of Health, USA, to study how selected drugs affect the dynamics of opioid systems in Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD). Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:32:16 +0100 https://news.ki.se/6-million-sek-to-researchers-at-ki Two researchers at KI have been granted funding from the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg foundation with about 6 million SEK. The Foundation supports research in Social Sciences. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:18:39 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ssf-grant-to-bionut-researcher We wish to congratulate Victoria Menéndez-Benito at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, who has been awarded a two-year Strategic Mobility Grant from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF). This grant aims to increase personal mobility, knowledge transfer, and cross-fertilization between academia and industry. Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:42:43 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-12-million-awarded-from-the-sjoberg-foundation Three researchers from Karolinska Institutet have been awarded grants from the Sjöberg Foundation, in total a sum of SEK 12 million. The foundation supports research with a focus on cancer, health and the environment. Thu, 17 Dec 2020 08:00:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/funding-from-formasforte-funding-for-research-on-the-changes-in-the-living-conditions-of-older-people-during-the-pandemic Carin Lennartsson has been granted funding to collect data and research materials linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is entitled “The Swedish Panel Study of Living Conditions of the Oldest Old – SWEOLD COVID-19”. Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:19:49 +0100 https://news.ki.se/nok-10-million-to-rosaria-galanti-to-investigate-tobacco-use-and-covid-19 Rosaria Galanti receives NOK 10 million from NordForsk. The grant is awarded for collaborative projects between Nordic and Baltic Countries concerning clinical and public health aspects of COVID-19, especially in combination with the use of tobacco such as smoking and snus. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:54:57 +0100 https://news.ki.se/about-sek-37-million-to-ki-from-the-swedish-research-council Researchers at KI have received SEK 36,800,000 from the Swedish Research Council’s consolidator grant 2020. In total, SEK 217 million was distributed to 20 universities. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:30:53 +0100 https://news.ki.se/erc-grant-for-research-on-synthetic-nanoparticles Samir El Andaloussi, researcher at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, has been awarded the 2020 European Research Council Consolidator Grant for the project “Release of engineered Extracellular vesicles for delivery of Biotherapeutics”. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:47:08 +0100 https://news.ki.se/gilberto-fisone-receives-grant-for-international-collaboration-within-personalised-medicine-for-neurodegenerative-diseases-jpnd Gilberto Fisone has been awarded a three-year research grant from the Swedish Research Council within the program Novel Imaging and Brain Stimulation Methods and Technologies (JPND) for a project entitled "Phage-based targeted neural stimulation in neurodegenerative diseases". Thu, 26 Nov 2020 13:36:08 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-nvs-researchers-receive-funding-from-the-swedish-cancer-society Karolinska Institutet have been awarded a grant of SEK 290 million from the Swedish Cancer Society. NVS researchers Maria Hagströmer and Linda Björkhem-Bergman are among the recipients. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:38:27 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-receives-sek-290-million-from-cancer-society Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded a grant of SEK 290 million from the Swedish Cancer Society, meaning that over one third of the total grant of SEK 709 million, divided amongst eleven universities, is going to cancer research at KI. Two of the recipients are associate professor Mattias Rantalainen and Professor Fang Fang. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:10:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/bionut-researchers-awarded-45-million-sek-from-the-swedish-cancer-society The Swedish cancer society has on November 11th awarded 709 million SEK to cancer research in Sweden. Among them were ten researchers from the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut) at KI, who were granted a total of 45.2 million SEK. The grants cover the years 2021- 2023. We wish to congratulate all our researchers to the grants received! Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:48:57 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-receives-over-sek-440-million-from-swedish-research-council-for-medical-research The Swedish Research Council has awarded five-year grants totalling SEK 442,680,000 to 110 researchers at Karolinska Institutet. All in all, the SRC is awarding almost SEK 1 billion to 247 researchers in the fields of medicine and health. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:55:14 +0100 https://news.ki.se/bionut-researcher-receives-jeanssons-foundations-start-up-grant Federico Pietrocola has been awarded 400 000 SEK in start-up grant from the Jeanssons Foundations. Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:57:27 +0100 https://news.ki.se/14-million-sek-in-grants-from-the-swedish-research-council-awarded-to-bionut-researchers We wish to congratulate Luca Jovine, Juha Kere, Janne Johansson and Eckardt Treuter at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, who have been awarded grants from the Swedish Research Council within the area of Medicine and Health as well as the area of Natural and Engineering Sciences for the years 2020-2024. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:14:51 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-collaboration-awarded-erc-synergy-grant-of-almost-sek-100-million Professor András Simon of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) and two fellow researchers in Canada and Switzerland have been awarded a grant of almost SEK 100 million by the European Research Council. The aim of the project, which goes under the acronym Salamandra, is to understand how locomotor functions can be restored after damage to the nervous system. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:54:58 +0100 https://news.ki.se/innovative-care-research-receives-funding-from-sfo-v The Division of Innovative Care Research has been very successful in receiving funding from SFO-V (Strategic Research Area Health Care Science), with four of the seven awarded grants going to the research group. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:24:49 +0100 https://news.ki.se/kaw-donates-sek-37-billion-to-life-science-research Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) launches a new research initiative and donates SEK 3.1 billion over 12 years to support data-driven life science and SEK 600 million to extend the existing funding to Science for Life Laboratory and to the Wallenberg Centers for Molecular Medicine. Many new research positions will be established. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:54:24 +0200 https://news.ki.se/sek-10-million-awarded-to-research-on-myelodysplastic-syndrome The Tobias Foundation grant in 2020 has been awarded to Magnus Tobiasson and Eva Hellström Lindberg, both researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The grant amounts to SEK 10 million over a five-year period. It will support research on early detection of relapse after stem cell transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:03:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-receives-about-50-msek-in-fortes-open-call-for-proposals KI researchers receive 52 120 000 SEK in Forte's yearly call within the areas of responsibility: health, working life and welfare. The purpose of the call is to allow for analysis of advanced knowledge and to contribute to such knowledge in designated research areas or issues. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:21:46 +0200 https://news.ki.se/almost-sek143-million-in-kaw-project-grants Four major research projects at Karolinska Institutet are to receive project grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) this year. A total of almost SEK 143 million over a five-year period is to be invested in KI projects on cellular ageing, cerebral decision-making mechanisms, stem-cell fate and antibody-producing cells. Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:17:49 +0200 https://news.ki.se/us-army-grant-towards-the-development-of-genetic-techniques-for-the-treatment-of-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy Researchers at KI have received funding from the United States Army for the development of genetic engineering methods to alleviate or cure the disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common form of genetic neuromuscular disease in children. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:15:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/novo-nordisk-foundation-project-grant-of-dkk-2-million-to-nils-goran-larsson Nils-Göran Larsson receives a project grant in Endocrinology & Metabolism of DKK 2 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. We’ve talked to him about the project that investigates the role of mitochondria in the development of obesity-associated insulin resistance. Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:43:55 +0200 https://news.ki.se/sek-27-million-to-simon-elsasser-for-the-purchase-of-mass-spectrometer Simon Elsässer receives a grant of SEK 2.7 million from IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg's Foundation for the project "sORF peptides in tumor biology and diagnosis". Elsässer's project is one of 19 that has been awarded a total of SEK 36 million this year. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:33:07 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-175-million-dollar-nih-prime-grant-for-research-on-alzheimers-disease Dr. Ivan Nalvarte, a Senior Researcher at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut) at Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded a grant of approximately 1.75 million US dollars for four years, from the National Institute of Health (NIH), USA. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:28:40 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-in-eu-funded-covid-19-projects Researchers at Karolinska Institutet are taking part in three projects funded as part of the EU’s second major investment in research on the new coronavirus sars-cov-2, COVID-19 and the pandemic. The total research grant for KI amounts to just over SEK 14 million. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:18:43 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-eu-innovation-action-grant-for-research-project-covid-x The Unit for Bioentrepreneurship (UBE) and the Health Informatics Centre (HIC) at the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, have been granted an EU Innovation Action Grant for the project COVID-X, which aims to contribute to the public health preparedness and response in the context of the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 and to ensure the availability of critical technologies and tools. Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:48:21 +0200 https://news.ki.se/they-are-awarded-the-2020-erc-stg Three researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded the 2020 ERC Starting Grant: Niklas Björkström, Janina Seubert and Nils Landegren. Their projects concern resident organ-specific immune cells, the cognitive mechanisms behind our preference of certain foods, and sex-differences in the human immune system and the risk of autoimmune disease. In all, the European Research Council will support 436 early-career researchers with this prestigious grant. Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:05:04 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-awarded-with-erc-proof-of-concept-grant-2020 KI-researcher Simon Elsässer, Senior Researcher, is one of fifty-five grantees of the European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept funding to explore the commercial or societal potential of their research results. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:06:43 +0200 https://news.ki.se/research-project-within-neuropsychoimmunology-receives-a-research-grant-from-hjarnfonden Sophie Erhardt's research group, at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded a research grant of in total SEK 1,200,000 from The Swedish Brain Foundation. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 09:27:56 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-supports-clinical-neuroscience-research-in-2020 The StratNeuro board has reviewed the neuroscience submissions to the SLL call “högre kliniska forskare” (2019 and 2020) and decided to support the following researchers with SEK 500,000 each. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:33:31 +0200 https://news.ki.se/three-projects-receive-stratneuro-startup-grant StratNeuro has awarded SEK 1,000,000 in start-up grant to each of the following KI recipients of a 2019 VR ‘starting grant’. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:22:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-awards-15-postdoctoral-research-grants StratNeuro received 37 submissions from across 9 departments for the 2020 postdoctoral research grants. After evaluation from 10 external invited reviewers, we are happy to announce that StratNeuro will fund the 15 top ranked submissions (shown below in alphabetical order). Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:11:58 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-receive-two-year-research-grant-from-the-swedish-brain-foundation-for-project-on-cluster-headache Congratulations to Andrea Carmine Belin and Caroline Ran, researchers at the Department of Neuroscience, who have received The Swedish Brain Foundation's Research Grant in 2020, for their project on cluster headache, a neurovascular disease leading to extreme pain and for which there is currently no cure. Fri, 12 Jun 2020 14:04:04 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-part-of-new-imi-consortium-seeking-to-develop-research-tools Researchers at Karolinska Institutet are part of a consortium granted almost 66 million euros (690 million Swedish kronor) by the european Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and other parties. The funds will be used to develop, test and facilitate access to chemical substances and other research tools that could pave the way for new drug targets and treatments of diseases within areas such as inflammation and cancer. Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:20:32 +0200 https://news.ki.se/forte-grants-funding-to-project-illuminating-professionals-decision-making-around-low-value-practices Researchers at the Medical Management Centre (MMC), Karolinska Institutet, have been granted funding for the research project "The quandary of low value care: health professionals’ decision-making on abandoning ineffective practices". We asked project leader Henna Hasson to tell us a little more about the project. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:00:02 +0200 https://news.ki.se/forte-grants-funding-to-project-aiming-to-increase-implementation-capacity-in-health-and-welfare-organisations Hi there Anna Bergström! The research project "Building capacity for implementation within health and welfare organizations – a longitudinal evaluation of methodological support in implementation for working groups" is one of the 14 projects awarded funding from Forte. Can you tell us a little more about it? Fri, 29 May 2020 12:32:50 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-coordinates-large-international-coronavirus-project EU-financed Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has boosted funding for research on diagnostics, medicines and vaccines against the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Ali Mirazimi, researcher at Karolinska Institutet and Sweden’s National Veterinary Institute (SVA), coordinates one of eight projects provisionally selected among 144 applicants. Thu, 14 May 2020 11:48:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/erc-proof-of-concept-for-a-new-treatment-for-severe-pneumonia-and-fibrosis Thomas Helleday’s research group has been awarded a prestigious grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for the sixth time. The latest ERC Proof of Concept Grant is aimed at the development of new anti-inflammatory drugs for lung diseases such as fibrosis. Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:30:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/project-on-tobacco-cessation-on-prescription-receives-grant-from-the-national-board-of-health-and-welfare The National Board of Health and Welfare annually distributes grants for research aimed at mental illness prevention and treatment of habits of living. This year, the research project “Tobaksavvänjning på recept” (Tobacco Cessation on Prescription) receives 2,3 MSEK. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:19:41 +0200 https://news.ki.se/erc-advanced-grant-for-the-design-of-brain-cells-to-combat-parkinsons-disease The ERC Advanced Grant is one of Europe’s most prestigious programmes for research financing. The grant has now been awarded to Ernest Arenas to tailor dopamine-producing brain cells for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/wallenberg-clinical-scholars-for-research-on-rheumatoid-arthritis-and-fat-cells-change Two clinical researchers at KI have been appointed Wallenberg Clinical Scholars 2020. The individual funding of SEK 15 million from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation provides Anca Catrina and Mikael Rydén with the opportunity to deepen their research and disseminate their results in healthcare. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:06:45 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-part-of-consortium-receiving-sek7m-for-covid-19-therapy-research Professor Ali Mirazimi at Karolinska Institutet is part of a consortium that has received 1 million Canadian dollars (almost 7 million kronor) to try to develop a drug candidate against COVID-19. Mirazimi will assist with in vitro and in vivo infection models for SARS-CoV-2. The project is a collaboration with Canadian and Chinese researchers. Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:39:14 +0100 https://news.ki.se/three-ki-led-coronavirus-projects-selected-in-eu-funding-round Three coronavirus projects coordinated by researchers at Karolinska Institutet have moved onto the grant negotiation phase in a bid for 9 million euros (95 million kronor) in EU funding. The projects aim to find a vaccine, immunotherapies and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and are being coordinated by KI’s Matti Sällberg, Qiang Pan Hammarström and Benjamin Murrell. Fri, 06 Mar 2020 19:54:43 +0100 https://news.ki.se/four-ki-researchers-among-the-future-research-leaders-receives-12-million-each The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF, appointed the seventh generation of "Future research leader", four researchers from Karolinska Institutet. The grant supports young, promising researchers and enable them to build their own successful research groups. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 10:25:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-9-million-have-been-awarded-from-the-sjoberg-foundation Two researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded funds from the Sjöberg Foundation. The foundation promotes cancer research, and research on health and the environment. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 11:00:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/swedish-foundations-starting-grant-to-ki-researcher-emma-andersson KI researcher Emma Andersson receives Swedish Foundations' Starting Grant 2019 for research in developmental biology. Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:48:38 +0100 https://news.ki.se/research-programmes-for-groundbreaking-treatment-and-diagnosis Two new research programmes focusing on AI and bioelectronic medicine, for application in the areas of breast cancer and inflammatory disease, respectively, have been adopted at MedTechLabs. An interdisciplinary centre run by KTH, Karolinska Institutet and the Stockholm Region. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:07:43 +0100 https://news.ki.se/maria-eriksdotter-receives-sek-82-million-in-grants-from-the-erling-persson-family-foundation She receives the grant for ”New diagnostic tools and treatment for Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury and small vascular disease” and it is distributed over three years. Thu, 19 Dec 2019 08:49:54 +0100 https://news.ki.se/research-project-grant-for-international-collaboration-within-rare-diseases-to-ki-researcher-roman-chrast Two KI researchers receive research project grant for international collaboration within rare diseases (EJP Rare diseases) from the Swedish Research Council. Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:39:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/they-are-awarded-sff-grants-to-collaborate-with-industry Two researchers at Karolinska Institutet are awarded the Strategic Mobility Grant from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF). The aim of the SSF mobility programme is to increase exchange between Swedish universities and industry by funding researchers’ work with a project managed by the other part. Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:54:59 +0100 https://news.ki.se/researcher-at-ki-admitted-to-the-wallenberg-clinical-fellow-program Jakob Wikström at KI is one of this year’s three Wallenberg Clinical Fellows. The purpose of the program is to encourage clinical research by Swedish physicians. The funding is for three years and is provided by the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation. Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:13:38 +0100 https://news.ki.se/capacity-building-projects-within-erasmus Researchers from Karolinska Institutet participate in capacity building projects fincanced by Erasmus+ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:35:43 +0100 https://news.ki.se/more-funding-from-kaw-to-four-ki-researchers Four researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been granted a total of SEK 28 million in additional funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW). Two of these researchers are also promoted from Wallenberg Academy Fellows (WAF) to Wallenberg Scholars. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:57:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-ki-researchers-awarded-the-erc-consolidator-grant Myriam Aouadi and Camilla Svensson have been awarded the European Research Council’s Consolidator grant 2019 for research on the role of macrophages in liver disease and how autoantibodies contribute to chronic pain, respectively. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:30:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/procome-researcher-receives-two-year-grant-from-forte-for-project-that-explores-how-employees-can-redesign-their-work-to-match-their-needs KI researcher Marta Roczniewska has received funding from FORTE for her project "Job crafting interventions − what is required for employees to be able to design and redesign their work?" Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:33:16 +0100 https://news.ki.se/they-are-this-years-wallenberg-academy-fellows-at-ki Six of the 29 new Wallenberg Academy Fellows appointed in 2019 will conduct their groundbreaking research at Karolinska Institutet. The five-year grant is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to provide the young and talented researcher leaders with long-term research funding in Sweden. Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:16:17 +0100 https://news.ki.se/about-46-msek-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-ki The Swedish Research Council has awarded a little more than SEK 46 million to researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in the areas of science and technology; humanities and social sciences; project grants for international collaborations in antimicrobial resistance; and project grants for international collaborations in personalized medicine. Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:27:59 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-collaborative-grants-2019 StratNeuro awards a total of 1,6 MSEK to the following Collaborative Neuroscience Pilot Research Projects. Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:10:15 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-collaboration-projects-awarded-eur-19-million-in-erc-synergy-grants Two research projects at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded synergy grants from the European Research Council (ERC). In total, the researchers and their international partners were awarded about EUR 19 million (SEK 209 million) over a six-year period for studies that aim to widen our understanding of disease-causing fat cells and unlock new cancer treatments. Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/generous-harvest-of-eu-funding-for-ki Altogether SEK 170 million. This is this year's allocation from the European Commission under the funding programme for health in Horizon2020. A total of 20 research projects at Karolinska Institutet are being supported, three of them also coordinated from here: a survey of what we are exposed to in the environment; mapping of the brain's different nerve cells; and a project to bring down the mortality rate in childbirth in four African countries. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:27:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/close-to-135-million-in-kaw-project-funding Four research projects at Karolinska Institutet receive funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) in the project call of 2019. In all, researchers at KI are awarded close to SEK 135 million over a five-year period for studies into MS, mitochondrial disease, and vaccine against rheumatism. Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:40:02 +0200 https://news.ki.se/multimillion-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council-to-ki Three grants, of in total 37 MSEK, have been awarded to Karolinska Institutet towards a doctoral programme grant within register-based research and two research environment grants within register-based research. The Swedish Reserach Council awarded in total grants to an amount of 102 MSEK for 2020-2023. Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:53:38 +0200 https://news.ki.se/meb-biostatisticians-awarded-research-environment-grant-for-research-in-statistical-methods-for-register-based-research A group of biostatistical scientists at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB) have been awarded a research environment grant of SEK 13 million from the Swedish Research Council for research into the development and application of statistical methods for register-based research. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:44:44 +0200 https://news.ki.se/andrea-carmine-belin-receives-a-grant-from-the-mellby-gard-foundation-in-collaboration-with-the-swedish-brain-foundation The Swedish Brain Foundation supports qualified research on the brain and other nervous systems, as well as diseases, injuries and disabilities throughout the nervous system. 98 out of 273 applications were granted funding this year. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:10:02 +0200 https://news.ki.se/pierre-le-merre-receives-2019-narsad-young-investigator-grant The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation's NARSAD Young Investigators Grant was awarded for the first time in 1987. Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:10:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/multimillion-grant-from-ssf Two researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Per-Olof Berggren and Birgitta Henriques-Normark, receive a total of SEK 68 million in grants from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF. The Med-X research program is an interdisciplinary initiative in medicine and technical science. The purpose is to provide new solutions for clinical needs. Thu, 05 Sep 2019 13:59:40 +0200 https://news.ki.se/they-are-awarded-the-erc-starting-grant Three researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded the ERC Starting Grant 2019: Jenny Mjösberg, Maria Genander, and newly recruited Pia Dosenovic. Their projects concern inflammatory bowel disease, esophageal cancers, and HIV vaccine, respectively. In all, the ERC will support 408 early-career researchers from around the world with its prestigious starting grant this year. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:32:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/chan-zuckerberg-initiative-grant-to-goncalo-castelo-branco-for-participation-in-the-human-cell-atlas Gonçalo Castelo Branco, at Karolinska Institutet’s Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, is leading one of 38 projects that received a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Seed Networks for the Human Cell Atlas grant. The project, investigating how oligodendrocytes can be different in the human brain and spinal cord, will be part of the Human Cell Atlas, a global consortium of scientists whose mission is to create comprehensive reference maps of all human cells. Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:14:01 +0200 https://news.ki.se/more-individual-msca-grants-to-ki Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) is the collective name for the European Commission's program aimed at researchers' career development. Karolinska Institutet has now been selected as host organisation for 6 new individual fellowships within the MSCA, with a total funding of SEK 12.6 million (EUR 1.2 million). Tue, 30 Apr 2019 14:25:27 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ann-langius-eklof-awarded-grant-from-the-kamprad-family-foundation-for-entrepreneurship-research-charity Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:53:16 +0200 https://news.ki.se/charlotte-ytterberg-awarded-grant-from-the-kamprad-family-foundation-for-entrepreneurship-research-charity Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:39:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/erc-grant-for-research-on-insulin-producing-cells The ERC Advanced Grant is one of the most prestigious funding programmes for research in Europe. Per-Olof Berggren, professor of experimental endocrinology at Karolinska Institutet, is now awarded this grant for the second time. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:05:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/they-are-the-2019-wallenberg-scholars Three researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been appointed Wallenberg Scholar in 2019: Ernest Arenas, Sten Linnarsson, and Randal S. Johnson. The researchers – among the foremost in their field in Sweden – receive SEK 18 million each from the Wallenberg Foundations in the form of a five-year grant for free research. Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:10:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/3tr-a-precision-medicine-endeavour Professor Sven-Erik Dahlén, IMM, participates in the co-ordination team of the IMI project 3TR that was recently approved for funding by the European Commission. Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:15:34 +0100 https://news.ki.se/marc-guitart-masip-awarded-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council Wed, 06 Feb 2019 07:52:40 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stefan-fors-awarded-grant-from-the-swedish-research-council Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:04:35 +0100 https://news.ki.se/eu-and-russia-collaborate-in-new-project-on-infectious-diseases Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:37:11 +0100 https://news.ki.se/research-projects-with-sex-and-gender-perspective-receive-msek-166 The EU agency GenderNet recently decided on grants for 13 international collaborations. Five of these projects have partners at KI. In total about SEK 16.6 million is granted to KI. The projects include sex-and-gender perspective in their respective subject areas. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:09:26 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-horizon-2020-grants-for-consortia-led-by-roman-zubarev Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:29:27 +0100 https://news.ki.se/the-swedish-childhood-cancer-fund-distributes-just-over-sek-435-million-to-karolinska-institutet Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:33:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/anna-karin-welmer-is-awarded-forte-grants Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:30:45 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-105-million-have-been-awarded-from-the-sjoberg-foundation Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:51:19 +0100 https://news.ki.se/more-than-sek-31-million-from-the-erling-persson-foundation Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:01:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/linda-bjorkhem-bergman-has-been-awarded-a-grant-from-the-swedish-cancer-society Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:28:58 +0100 https://news.ki.se/veronica-lindstrom-at-nvs-has-received-kis-educational-project-funding Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:22:07 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ann-langius-eklof-has-been-awarded-a-grant-from-the-swedish-cancer-society Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:57:55 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sean-rudd-granted-10-msek Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:38:14 +0100 https://news.ki.se/swedish-research-council-grants-close-to-sek-17-million-to-mbb-researchers Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:33:05 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-to-receive-a-third-of-the-swedish-research-councils-funding-for-clinical-research Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:15:25 +0100 https://news.ki.se/several-grants-to-onkpat Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:28:38 +0100 https://news.ki.se/erc-grants-for-research-on-ms-schizophrenia-and-spider-silk-fibers Thu, 29 Nov 2018 14:24:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/a-new-ki-engagement-grant-awarded-to-eight-projects Eight projects at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded the recently established KI Engagement Grants, which aim to help KI researchers get started along a path to societal impact. These grants are part of an internal ‘impact and outreach’ effort approved by KI President Ole Petter Ottersen. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:59:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/formas-supports-cecilia-stenfors-project-about-access-to-natural-environments Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:15:37 +0100 https://news.ki.se/grants-to-mtc-2018 Grants awarded to researchers at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell biology during 2018. Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:20:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/daniel-berglind-awarded-alf-funding Daniel Berglind, researcher at the Department of Public Health Sciences, is awarded 600,000 kronor SEK from ALF Project Funding Medicine for the project 'Effects on quality of life and physical activity: a randomized post-surgery dissonance-based intervention for obese women treated by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass'. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:56:03 +0200 https://news.ki.se/they-are-this-years-ragnar-soderberg-fellows-in-medicine Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:03:16 +0200 https://news.ki.se/more-than-sek-100-million-to-ki-researchers-from-kaw-foundation Tue, 02 Oct 2018 09:29:43 +0200 https://news.ki.se/prestigious-grant-for-research-on-als Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:07:23 +0200 https://news.ki.se/eu-grant-to-yvonne-wengstrom-division-of-nursing-nvs Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:50:01 +0200 https://news.ki.se/europes-biggest-research-project-to-stop-childhood-obesity Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:23:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/the-torsten-soderberg-professorship-awarded-to-thomas-perlmann Wed, 16 May 2018 14:19:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-grants-from-the-swedish-childhood-cancer-foundation Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:49:49 +0200 https://news.ki.se/novo-nordisk-foundation-grant-of-nearly-7-million-sek-to-anna-wredenberg Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:16:38 +0200 https://news.ki.se/gunilla-karlsson-hedestam-awarded-the-erc-advanced-grant-adg Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam at MTC has been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant (AdG) 2017 from the European Research Council. Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:28:38 +0200 https://news.ki.se/ki-researchers-awarded-the-erc-adg Two researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant (AdG) 2017 from the European Research Council. The two researchers who receive this prestigious award are Henrik Ehrsson and Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam. In total, the ERC allocates funding to 269 European research projects, which is about 12% of all applicants. Fri, 06 Apr 2018 12:05:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/eva-hellstrom-lindberg-appointed-wallenberg-clinical-scholar-2018 Wed, 04 Apr 2018 09:32:30 +0200 https://news.ki.se/two-ki-researchers-accepted-wallenberg-clinical-fellows Researchers Petter Brodin and Carl Sellgren Majkowitz at Karolinska Institutet have been accepted into the Wallenberg Clinical Fellows research programme, meaning a three-year appropriation financed by the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation. Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:57:02 +0100 https://news.ki.se/karolinska-institutet-receives-three-new-wallenberg-academy-fellows Thu, 14 Dec 2017 10:11:07 +0100 https://news.ki.se/rikard-holmdahl-granted-nearly-sek-20-million-by-the-swedish-research-council Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:18:24 +0100 https://news.ki.se/distinguished-professor-grants-to-five-ki-researchers Five researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been approved Distinguished Professor Grant by the Swedish Research Council, each of approximately 3.5-5 million SEK annualy for ten years. In total almost half a billion SEK will be allocated to ten researchers in Sweden. Thu, 07 Dec 2017 12:51:39 +0100 https://news.ki.se/two-ki-researchers-to-receive-erc-consolidator-grants-2017 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:02:32 +0100 https://news.ki.se/swedish-research-council-awards-sek-37-million-to-ki-researchers The Swedish Research Council has finalised funding for the Natural Sciences and Technology as well as the Humanities and Social Sciences. A total of 13 researchers at Karolinska Institutet will share more than SEK 37 m Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:10:59 +0100 https://news.ki.se/swedish-research-council-grants-nearly-sek-25-million-to-mbb-researchers Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:29:51 +0100 https://news.ki.se/konstantinos-ampatzis-receives-narsad-young-investigator-award-2017 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:24:29 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-wins-the-big-pot-in-swedish-research-council-medicine-and-health-grants Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:24:22 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-15-million-in-project-funding-from-the-erling-persson-foundation Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:00:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/mattias-carlstrom-receives-sek-6-million-grant-from-the-swedish-heart-lung-foundation Mattias Carlström, associate professor at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded the Prince Daniel research grant to promising young researchers of SEK 6 million from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation. Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:01:41 +0200 https://news.ki.se/sek-14-920-000-for-research-in-ageing-and-health Forte, the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, has announced the granted applications in the call ”Research in ageing and health”. Three researchers from Karolinska Institutet (KI), all active at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), were granted in total SEK 14 920 000. Sun, 01 Oct 2017 14:06:01 +0200 https://news.ki.se/mats-wahlgren-and-ulf-ribacke-receive-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grant The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) have granted close to SEK 108 million to four research projects at Karolinska Institutet. In total this year, the Foundation has granted SEK 560 million to 18 research projects, which are considered to be of the highest international class, and offering potential for future scientific breakthroughs. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:46:10 +0200 https://news.ki.se/funding-from-kaw-gave-the-freedom-to-focus-on-complex-research-projects This year, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW), one of Sweden’s largest funders of research, celebrates 100 years. Festivities include a joint jubilee symposium arranged by KI, KTH and the University of Stockholm in the Aula Magna on 15 September. One of the invited speakers is KI researcher Marie Carlén. Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:27:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/erc-advanced-grant-to-three-researchers-at-karolinska-institutet Three researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant 2016 from the European Research Council. The three researchers who receive this prestigious award are Kenneth Chien, Patrik Ernfors, and Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg. Fri, 24 Mar 2017 09:30:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/onkpat-professor-earns-prestigious-grant-from-erc Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:41:13 +0100 https://news.ki.se/wallenberg-clinical-scholar-for-research-on-pneumococcal-infections Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:04:37 +0100 https://news.ki.se/tbe-researcher-appointed-wallenberg-clinical-fellow Wed, 15 Feb 2017 08:51:13 +0100 https://news.ki.se/unnur-valdimarsdottir-awarded-from-the-erc Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:01:30 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-researcher-receives-grant-on-basis-of-top-erc-assessment Vicente Pelechano Garcia at the Department of Microbiology, Tumour and Cell Biology is one of two researchers to be awarded a Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant. The grant is arranged jointly by five private research foundations and is awarded to young research group leaders who achieved a top grade and proceeded to the interview stage of their ERC Starting Grant application but did not make it all the way. Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:39:31 +0100 https://news.ki.se/seven-researchers-at-ki-appointed-wallenberg-academy-fellows Seven young researchers connected to Karolinska Institutet have been appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows 2016. The purpose of this program, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, is to boost Sweden as a research nation by retaining the greatest research talents in the country and by recruiting young international researchers to Swedish universities. Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:12:44 +0100 https://news.ki.se/millions-to-onkpat-researchers-from-the-erling-persson-family-foundation The Erling-Persson Family Foundation has awarded a large grant to a KTH project where OnkPat's Rolf Lewensohn and Kristina Viktorsson have key roles. Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:09:16 +0100 https://news.ki.se/millions-to-ki-researchers-from-the-erling-persson-family-foundation Tue, 01 Nov 2016 09:00:00 +0100 https://news.ki.se/soliid-awarded-research-grants-from-vinnova The research group SOLIID at the Medical Management Centre (MMC) at the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics has been awarded a research grant from Vinnova for a project presenting new approaches to support innovative development in large healthcare organizations. Fri, 28 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0200 https://news.ki.se/wallenberg-grants-to-three-leading-researchers-at-karolinska-institutet Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:14:12 +0200 https://news.ki.se/four-researchers-at-ki-receive-erc-advanced-grants The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the winners of its prestigious ERC Advanced Grants 2015. Among a total of nine grantees from Swedish universities, four are researchers from Karolinska Institutet: Jonas Frisén, Thomas Helleday, Ole Kiehn and Klas Wiman. Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:22:49 +0100 https://news.ki.se/unique-stem-cell-brittle-bone-study-starts Tue, 13 Oct 2015 10:39:39 +0200 https://news.ki.se/nine-young-researchers-awarded-wallenberg-academy-fellows-at-karolinska-institutet Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:59:31 +0100 https://news.ki.se/stratneuro-grant-to-andre-fisahn-at-the-center-for-alzheimer-research Two researchers at Karolinska Institutet have received a grant of 1 MSEK from the Strategic Program in Neuroscience (StratNeuro) at Karolinska Institutet for the period 2015-2016. Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:56:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/gunilla-karlsson-hedestam-receives-nih-grant Professor Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet, receives a PO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Thu, 15 May 2014 11:15:19 +0200