https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/advice-for-hosting-visitors-at-kis-premises As a member of staff at KI, you play a vital role in preventing theft, vandalism and incidents that compromise safety on campus. Please follow the guidelines when receiving visitors at KI. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:22:49 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-arrangement-for-the-safety-courses-in-liquid-nitrogen From January 1, 2026, there is a new arrangement for the safety courses in liquid nitrogen for Biomedicum, ANA Futura and Neo. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:10:18 +0100 https://news.ki.se/welcome-jessica-gerrby-new-educational-administrator-at-medh In January Jessica Gerrby started as an Educational Administrator at the Department of medicine, Huddinge (MedH). Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:45:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-investigates-innovations-in-blood-components-for-improved-safety-and-preparedness Kristina Ehn from the Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "New plasma and platelet products; evaluation of hemostatic and functional properties in experimental studies", on 28 November, 2025. Main supervisor is Agneta Wikman (MedH). Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:42:32 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-investigates-how-corepressors-control-gene-activity-in-macrophages Astradeni Efthymiadou from the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit (GUT), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "Understanding corepressor complex function in the epigenetic regulation of macrophage gene expression", on 21 November, 2025. Main supervisor is Eckardt Treuter (MedH). Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:12:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-625-million-awarded-to-medh-researchers-by-the-swedish-research-council In the Swedish Research Council's latest call, SEK 62 500 000 was awarded to 12 researchers at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) for the years 2025-2031. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:12:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-reveals-link-between-creatine-metabolism-and-unhealthy-fat-tissue-growth Gianluca Renzi from the Center for Reproduction, Metabolism and Molecular medicine (CeRM), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "The Role of Creatine Metabolism in Human White Adipose Tissue", on 3 October, 2025. Main supervisor is Niklas Mejhert (MedH). Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:50:17 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-deepens-our-understanding-of-how-adipose-tissue-works Jutta Jalkanen from the Center for Reproduction, Metabolism and Molecular medicine (CeRM), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "Unveiling Human White Adipose Tissue Diversity at Single-Cell Resolution", on 26 September, 2025. Main supervisor is Mikael Rydén (MedH). Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:30:43 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-provides-insights-that-could-contribute-to-safer-and-more-personalised-treatment-of-leukaemia Faisal Alagrafi from the Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends his thesis titled "The Role of gamma delta T Cells in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Malignancies", on 26 September, 2025. Main supervisor is Michael Uhlin (MedH). Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:40:54 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-antibody-may-slow-kidney-damage Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University and Northwestern University have identified a new way to protect the kidney’s blood vessels and reduce tissue damage in chronic kidney disease. The findings are published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:11:11 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-weakness-in-blood-cancer-cells-could-pave-the-way-for-targeted-treatment Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a vulnerability in certain blood cancer cells that makes it possible to eliminate the cancer cells with a drug, without harming healthy cells. The study is published in the scientific journal Leukemia. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:43:20 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-uncovers-how-two-genes-control-early-ovarian-development Laura Danti from the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit (GUT), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "Modelling Ovarian Development Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells", on 15 August, 2025. Main supervisor is Juha Kere (MedH). Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:00:11 +0200 https://news.ki.se/opening-hours-on-kis-campus-during-christmas-and-new-year-holidays During longer holiday periods when many people are off and not on site at our campuses, we have limited opening hours for our service operations. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:23:09 +0200 https://news.ki.se/neo-contact-information-and-procedures-for-summer As the summer vacations are approaching, it is important for all staff in Neo to have information about the staffing of the service team and who to contact regarding various issues in Neo. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:34:34 +0200 https://news.ki.se/welcome-tasmin-hoque-new-financial-controller-at-medh In May, Tasmin Hoque started as Financial controller at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH). Tue, 13 May 2025 10:47:19 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-step-taken-towards-non-hormonal-contraception A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows how a small antibody fragment can block fertilisation by targeting a key protein on the surface of the egg. This discovery brings a non-hormonal contraceptive one step closer to reality. The study has been published in the journal PNAS. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:26:40 +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/hong-qian-new-professor-at-the-department-of-medicine-huddinge Get to know Hong Qian, Professor of Molecular Haematology at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) since 26 November 2024. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:09:07 +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/new-thesis-on-diagnostic-methods-for-genetic-immune-deficiencies-gives-hope-for-better-treatments Laura Covill from the Hematology Unit/HERM, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis titled "Genetic and epigenetic diagnostics of viral susceptibility and inborn errors of immunity", on 29 November, 2024. Main supervisor is Yenan Bryceson (MedH). Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:58:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-creates-a-better-understanding-of-blood-formation-during-the-fetal-development-and-the-neonatal-period Karin Belander Strålin from the Hematology Unit/HERM, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis titled "Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell fate decisions during fetal development", on 29 November , 2024. Main supervisor is Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen (MedH). Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:14:50 +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/swedish-cancer-society-grants-nearly-sek-30-million-to-medh-researchers We congratulate the eight researchers at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge who have been awarded grants from the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden) for the period 2025-2029. Together, the MedH researchers are awarded grants of nearly SEK 30 million. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:34:54 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-identifies-subgroups-of-asthma Tahmina Akhter from the Biosciences and Nutrition Unit at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, is defending her thesis titled "Classification of asthma with cross-cohort clinical data and with enhancer mediated gene regulation", on 15 November, 2024. Main supervisor is Carsten Daub (MedH). Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:58:41 +0100 https://news.ki.se/sek-96-million-awarded-to-medh-researchers-by-swedish-research-council In the Swedish Research Council's latest call, SEK 96 000 000 was awarded to 13 researchers at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) for the years 2024-2029. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:20:35 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-a-gene-causing-life-threatening-hyperinflammatory-syndrome Giovanna Perinetti Casoni from the hematology unit, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis "Regulation of cytotoxic lymphocyte effector functions" on 1 December 2023. Main supervisor is Yenan Bryceson (MedH). Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:40:43 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-improving-the-ability-of-nk-cells-to-fight-cancer Katharina Susek from the Hematology unit, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis "Strategies to optimize natural killer cell functions in the tumor microenvironment" on 24 November 2023. Evren Alici is the main supervisor (MedH). Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:31:39 +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/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/new-thesis-on-prognostication-for-patients-with-myelodysplastic-syndrome-mds Maria Creignou from the Hematology Unit (HERM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending her thesis: "Improving prognostication for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes" on 27 October 2023. Main supervisor is Professor Eva Hellström Lindberg (MedH). Mon, 23 Oct 2023 08:45:18 +0200 https://news.ki.se/a-step-towards-solving-the-riddle-of-tumor-cell-invasion A study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and physicians from Karolinska Hospital shows that a capsule of connective tissue around liver metastases from colorectal cancer improves patient survival and represents a healing response by the liver, not a phenomenon caused by the tumor itself. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:15:23 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-new-treatments-approaches-for-multiple-myeloma-mm Maria Karvouni from the Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending her thesis: "Cellular and personalized therapies in Multiple Myeloma with special emphasis on retargeted NK cells" 16 June 2023. Main supervisor is Evren Alici (MedH). Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:28:28 +0200 https://news.ki.se/a-heartbreaking-nutritional-story-mothers-milk-helps-baby-mouse-hearts-to-develop A new study demonstrates that the dietary fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) derived from the mother's milk triggers a metabolic shift essential for heart cell maturation in newborn mice. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet contributed to the study published in Nature in May 2023. While the relevance for human heart development still needs to be addressed, GLA is found in human breast milk and the GLA-activated nuclear receptors are highly conserved between mice and humans. Thu, 25 May 2023 14:58:24 +0200 https://news.ki.se/life-threatening-side-effects-of-novel-cancer-immunotherapies-could-be-treatable Immunotherapy has been shown to greatly improve survival rates for certain types of cancer. However, in some cases, it can lead to an over-activation of the immune system, which can be dangerous. In a recent review by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, potential therapies have been identified, which might make it possible to continue with immunotherapy even when facing severe side effects. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:37:34 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri-in-diagnosis-and-prognosis-of-primary-sclerosing-cholangitis Aristeidis Grigoriadis, from the Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Unit at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) will defend his thesis "Magnetic resonance imaging as a tool for diagnosis, evaluation and prognosis in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis" on February 17, 2023. Main Supervisor is Annika Bergquist (MedH). Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:02:01 +0100 https://news.ki.se/inauguration-of-the-centre-for-nutrition On December 16, 2022, the KI president inaugurated the Centre for Nutrition at Karolinska Institutet. More than 150 people attended the event with representatives from the funding agencies present; the Swedish Cancer Society, the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation and Formas. Tue, 27 Dec 2022 08:47:53 +0100 https://news.ki.se/medh-researchers-granted-millions-for-ground-breaking-stem-cell-research Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital and Cellevate AB, have received almost 5 million SEK from Vinnova, to investigate how stem cells interact with their environment. The goal is to develop more effective production of stem cell therapies, and eventually contribute to better treatment of public diseases such as heart failure and diabetes. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:43:15 +0100 https://news.ki.se/medh-researchers-awarded-29-million-sek-from-the-swedish-cancer-society Nine researchers from the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) are awarded a total of SEK 29 100 000 from The Swedish cancer society - Cancerfonden. Congratulations to: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:27:12 +0100 https://news.ki.se/a-new-study-about-the-effect-of-copper-ions-on-the-aggregation-of-the-alzheimers-associated-ab-peptide Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have reported new insights on how copper ions inhibit the aggregation of the amyloid-β peptide implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. The study published in JACS Au presents molecular structures of this complex, which provide a general understanding of the impact metal ions have. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:17:27 +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/four-medh-researchers-received-kid-funding-in-the-2022-call 65 researchers at Karolinska Institutet received KID-funding in the call 2022, and four of these are active researchers at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH). Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:46:03 +0200 https://news.ki.se/five-researchers-from-bionut-received-kid-funding-in-the-2022-call 65 researchers at Karolinska Institutet received KID-funding in the call 2022 and five of these are active researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:18:38 +0200 https://news.ki.se/researchers-and-practitioners-in-nutrition-and-epidemiology-met-at-karolinska-institutet Karolinska Institutet hosted the annual meeting with the Swedish national Network in Epidemiology and Nutrition (NEON). The theme for this year’s meeting was: ”Digital lifestyle interventions and BigData in nutritional research”. Around a hundred researchers and practitioners in nutrition and epidemiology from all over Sweden met in Flemingsberg. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:21:35 +0200 https://news.ki.se/installation-of-new-professor-in-nutrition-at-karolinska-institutet Marie Löf, at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, is a new Professor in Nutrition as of February 1st, 2022. Yesterday, October 13th, 2022, the inauguration of new professors at Karolinska Institutet took place with an installation ceremony in Aula Medica. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:15:40 +0200 https://news.ki.se/martin-bergo-re-appointed-vice-president-for-research Professor Martin Bergö is re-appointed Academic Vice President for Research as well as Chairperson of the Committee for Research at Karolinska Institutet. On October 4th the president of Karolinska Institutet, Ole Petter Ottersen, appointed the academic vice presidents and deputy chairpersons for the three committees that report to the Faculty Board. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:31:31 +0200 https://news.ki.se/research-conference-to-strengthen-collaboration-between-basic-research-and-clinical-research The two-day conference, Collaboration in Science 2022, is held on 6 and 7 October at KI’s Campus Flemingsberg. During the conference, participants will learn about the extensive research being conducted at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:27:28 +0200 https://news.ki.se/advanced-course-in-network-medicine From byte to bench to bed side – addressing large and complex data sets in biomedicine KI Network Medicine Alliance offers an advanced course in Network Medicine 19th-20th of October 2022 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:58:12 +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/researchers-at-bionut-receive-novo-nordisk-foundation-grants-2022 Three researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutriton, Karolinska Institutet, have received grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for their research, 2022. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:51:34 +0200 https://news.ki.se/cbb-network-event-october-7th-12-pm-to-6-pm Centre for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics arranges a networking event for researchers within bioinformatics and biostatistics Friday October 7th from 12 pm to 6 pm. The event takes place right after the conference Collaboration in Science 2022 and will be held in Neo building at Campus Flemingsberg. Register before September 9th! Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:38:31 +0200 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/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/bionut-researchers-receive-kid-funding Seventy researchers at Karolinska Institutet received KID-funding in the 2021 call and eight of them are active researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, something that the Head of the Department sees as a much appreciated verification of the high quality of both the established and the new researchers at the department. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:42:48 +0200 https://news.ki.se/circular-rnas-in-hedgehog-signaling-activation-and-hedgehog-mediated-medulloblastoma-tumors Circular RNAs’ role in cancer initiation and progression has gain a lot of interest recently, but there is no clear picture regarding their functional importance. New findings by researchers at Karolinska Institutet suggest that despite the relative abundance and differential expression, a substantial number of circular RNAs may represent “passenger molecules” with little impact on a cell, reflecting a stochasticity of the gene expression and splicing processes. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:39:22 +0200 https://news.ki.se/artificial-intelligence-takes-structural-biology-to-the-next-level A scientist at Karolinska Institutet reports that machine learning can be used to gain insights into molecular events that change the shape of proteins after they are made, regulating their ability to interact with each other. This suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) may allow us, in the future, to accurately simulate highly complex biological scenarios in silico as well as leverage this information for therapeutic intervention. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:25:55 +0200 https://news.ki.se/grants-from-forte-to-bionut-researcher BioNut researcher has received SEK 4.6 million in research grant from FORTE for a project on “Effects of increased ultra-processed food advertisement (outdoors and digital) exposure on behaviours associated with obesity development in Swedish adolescents, evaluated in a socioeconomic context.” Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:32:13 +0200 https://news.ki.se/novo-nordisk-foundation-grants-to-researchers-at-bionut Three researchers at the Department of Biosciences and Nutriton, Karolinska Institutet, have received grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for their research in endocrinology. Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:37:41 +0200 https://news.ki.se/autophagy-in-major-human-diseases-new-article-in-the-embo-journal In this consensus article, Federico Pietrocola, at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, KI, and colleagues explore the pathophysiological relevance of autophagy in human illnesses, while highlighting the therapeutic potential of autophagy-centred strategies in the clinic. This article represents a remarkable collective effort by the international autophagy community, serving a guide for basic and clinical scientists to get more insights on this fascinating process. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:08:23 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-findings-provide-hope-for-treatment-of-multiple-myeloma Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have investigated the use of low dose venetoclax, an experimental drug, for the treatment of the heterogeneous cancer disease multiple myeloma in patients who had relapsed on standard therapies. The findings are published in the American Journal of Hematology and provide new hope for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Wed, 19 May 2021 08:36:10 +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/interview-with-qiang-pan-hammarstrom New weapon in the fight against Covid-19, while waiting for the vaccine. Listen to what Professor Qiang Pan-Hammarström at the Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, says in an interview in the newspaper Expressen. Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:08:05 +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/erb-suggested-as-additional-treatment-in-prostate-cancer The standard treatment for advanced metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). And even if this is efficient in the short term, 1/3 of PCa will become resistant to ADT and develop castration-resistant prostate cancer. A new study, by Karolinska Institutet and others, shows that estrogen receptor β (ERβ) agonists together with ADT could be considered useful in the treatment. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:34:51 +0200 https://news.ki.se/karolinska-institutet-and-karolinska-university-hospital-establish-new-centre-for-bioinformatics-and-biostatistics-at-campus-flemingsberg Today's research is generating more and more big data, which means that the demand for bioinformatics and biostatistics is growing. Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital are therefore establishing a new centre at Campus Flemingsberg that will offer expertise and networking opportunities for the preclinical and clinical research environment in the area. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:00:03 +0100 https://news.ki.se/how-we-can-bypass-the-limitations-of-spiders We can produce spider silk fibers stronger than those created by the spiders themselves. This according to the Professors Jan Johansson (KI) and Anna Rising (KI and SLU). Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:29:59 +0100 https://news.ki.se/epigenetic-mechanisms-that-regulate-macrophage-inflammation-discovered How do cis-regulatory genome elements regulate gene expression, what are the critical components involved, and can we therapeutically target them? By investigating how corepressors modulate enhancers and silencers during inflammatory macrophage activation, BioNut researchers have found some unexpected answers to these fundamental questions. The study is published today in Molecular Cell. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:05:04 +0100 https://news.ki.se/formas-research-grant-to-bionut-researcher We wish to congratulate Axel Abelein at BioNut who has received Formas research project grant for early-career researchers for a project on Development of new protein-based biomaterials for sustainable purification of heavy metals from water. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:00:44 +0100 https://news.ki.se/petter-hoglund-is-the-new-head-of-department-at-medh-from-1-december “MedH is a department with fantastic opportunities for ground-breaking translational research, and heading such a department is a very attractive proposition", says Petter Höglund. Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:56:06 +0200 https://news.ki.se/hormonal-therapy-has-a-long-term-effect-in-breast-cancer Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have investigated the long-term effect of hormonal therapy in women with the most common types of hormone-sensitive breast cancer. The results, presented in the journal JAMA Oncology, show that the treatment has a protective effect against distant metastatic cancer for both so-called Luminal A and Luminal B breast cancer subtypes, and a long-term effect for women diagnosed with Luminal A cancer. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 08:50:59 +0200