https://ki.se RSS News Listing 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/recombinant-and-tuneable-spidroin-hydrogels-for-drug-release-and-cell-culture In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that recombinant spider silk protein hydrogels have many attractive features. They allow encapsulation of cells and bioactive molecules simply by incubation at 37°C. They are transparent, which allows monitoring of encapsulated cells, and the fibrillar network mimics that of the extracellular matrix. The mechanical properties of these hydrogels match those of different tissues, and the gels can be used for continuous drug release. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:34:12 +0200 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/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/scientists-develop-gel-made-from-spider-silk-proteins-for-biomedical-applications Researchers at KI and SLU have discovered that spider silk proteins can be fused to biologically active proteins and be converted into a gel at body temperature. One of the goals is to develop an injectable protein solution that forms a gel inside the body, which could be used in tissue engineering and for drug release, but also make gels that can streamline chemical processes where enzymes are used. The study is published in Nature Communications. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:00:07 +0200 https://news.ki.se/bionut-and-meds-are-part-of-the-coordination-of-a-new-erasmus-project-in-virtual-laboratory-training Virtual lab training can cater for different types of learning abilities among students and offer a variety of techniques that might not be possible to teach/learn during an on-campus course. Karolinska Institutet, through the Biomedicine programmes, is coordinating the virtual laboratory training module in a new Erasmus+ project focusing on virtual/online practical training. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:44:07 +0200 https://news.ki.se/cryo-em-meets-uromodulin-our-guardian-against-urinary-tract-infections What does the defense against bacterial infections have in common with hearing or fertilization? Key players in these and many other crucial biological processes belong to a large family of extracellular proteins using a common polymerization engine known as “zona pellucida (ZP) module”. Detailed information on how ZP module proteins look like in their functional polymeric state has so far remained elusive. Now researchers at KI have finally shed light on this long-standing question. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:13:26 +0100 https://news.ki.se/increased-citing-of-bob-dylan-in-biomedical-research The number of articles citing the lyrics of Bob Dylan in the biomedical literature has increased exponentially since 1990, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. The results are being published in the special Christmas issue of The BMJ. Tue, 15 Dec 2015 06:00:00 +0100