Pharmacology
Pharmacology is defined as the science of chemical substances and how substances interact with living organisms.
The field of pharmacology covers everything from composition and production of such substances to their toxic effects and medical applications. Pharmacological research will often seek to characterize a disease or atypical condition - mainly on a molecular and genetic level - so as to find better ways of treatment.
Pharmacological research at Karolinska Institutet reflects the wide content of the field of pharmacology. Pharmacological studies with a clear link to physiology and clinical (patient-oriented) research are common.
The research conducted ranges from neuropharmacology - such as studies of the effects that stress, caffeine or antipsychotic drugs have on the brain - to pharmacological pain research and how chronic pain is created and affects the body.
Research areas and group leaders in pharmacology
| Research area | Group leader |
|---|---|
| Biophysics of Stem Cell and Tissue Growth | Michael Andäng |
| Electrophysiological Neuropharmacology | Göran Engberg |
| Pharmacogenetics | Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg |
| Pharmacological Neurochemistry | Jan Kehr |
| Pharmacological Nitric Oxid Research | Jon Lundberg |
| Pharmacological Pain Research | Ernst Brodin |
| Molecular Pain Research | Camilla Svensson |
| Molecular Pharmacology | Bertil Fredholm |
| Neuropsychoimmunology | Sophie Erhardt |
| Neuropsychopharmacology | Torgny Svensson |
| Receptor Biology and Signaling | Gunnar Schulte |
| Renal and Cardiovascular Research | Mattias Carlström |
