StratRegen - Strategic research area in stem cells and regenerative medicine
Stem cells play an important role in the development of tissues, and for maintenance and regeneration of tissues in adulthood. Research in this field is rapidly expanding our understanding of these processes. Stem cell therapies are established in clinical medicine for malignant as well as for non-malignant conditions and novel therapies are continuously developed and entered in preclinical and clinical trials.
Menu for this area
Promoting Research
Education
Outreach
News in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Embryos and embryo models – the need for updated regulations for research on the early development of human life.
The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics (Smer) urges the government to review the current rules for research on human embryos and stem cell-based embryo models. The regulatory framework needs to be updated to reflect scientific developments in embryo and stem cell research. In particular they suggest that the so-called 14-day rule, should be extended to 28 days.
Promotion
Nordic Developmental Biology/Sars Symposium in Bergen, Norway
The Nordic Developmental Biology Societies & Michael Sars Symposium Joint Meeting will take place in Bergen from Tuesday 28th until Friday 31st May 2024.
Epigenetic inheritance of disease: germline effects and placental programming
28th June, 2024
Eva and George Klein Auditorium, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
ISSCR 2024, Hamburg, Germany
International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), 10th-13th of July
KI News
The Svedberg Prize to KI researcher Björn Reinius
The 2024 Svedberg Prize is awarded to Björn Reinius, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Karolinska Institutet, for his discoveries regarding the gene regulation mechanisms of the X chromosome and his substantial impact on COVID-19 clinical diagnostics.
Pauliina Damdimopoulou receives ERC Consolidator Grant for research on women's 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 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.
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.