
Cancer Research KI
Cancer Research KI is an overarching umbrella organisation of cancer research at Karolinska Institutet, that includes more than 350 research groups. The aim is to combine cancer research with clinical oncology by bringing together top level cancer scientists from different disciplines, with the goal to aid generating new scientific discoveries that can be rapidly translated into clinical practice for the benefit of patients and society.
The Cancer Research KI missions
Promoting Research
Educating
Stimulating collaborations
Cancer Research KI News

Open call nominations to CRKI Executive Board - 2023
Cancer Research KI will elect the director and two (2) members to the CRKI Executive board during autumn 2023 and the CRKI Nomination Committee hereby open the call for nominations.

KI- Mayo Collaborative grant recipients- 2023
Congratulations to the receivers of KI- Mayo Collaborative grant - 2023!

Launch of Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) project.
The launch of a new European consortium, funded with 6 million Euro, to create a network of support for EU Mission on Cancer.
Sweden is represented by Karolinska CCC (Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital), Zero Vision Cancer and SALAR which will collaborate closely with the consortium coordinators (AICIB) and leading experts across Europe, to establish a National Cancer Mission Hub in our country.

KI and Cancer Research Horizons announce 5-year partnership
Karolinska Institutet and Cancer Research UK’s innovation engine, Cancer Research Horizons, have announced a 5-year strategic partnership dedicated to accelerating the translation of academic cancer research into improved treatments for patients.

Recap of Conference: Cancer, equality and Europe's Beating Cancer Plan
In conjunction with Sweden's current EU presidency the conference “Cancer, equality and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan” was organized by the Swedish Comprehensive Cancer Centers and the Swedish Cancer Society and held on the 9th of May 2023 at Karolinska University Hospital, Solna.

Recap from Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) visit, May 2023
Here is a short recap from the latest Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), visit to Karolinska CCC on May 15-16th, 2023.

Cancer Core Europe - Summer School in Translational Cancer Research 2023
Applications are open for Cancer Core Europe (CCE) Summer School in Translational Cancer Research, taking place in beautiful Algarve, Portugal, October 8-14, 2023. Find out more about topics and confirmed speakers, and register for this event latest by May 31st, 2023.

Conference: Cancer, equality and Europe's Beating Cancer Plan
Date and Time: 9th of May (10:30-15:00)
Location: Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sune Bergström Aula
The conference will address the advantages and challenges that the EU and its citizens meet related to cancer care and to discuss how to develop them further. The purpose of the event is to contribute to the further development of implementation of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.

Recap of Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) Days 2023
European collaboration enhances cross-learning between healthcare and research – and raises hopes for cancer patients

Greetings from Cancer Core Europe 2023 Annual Meeting
Latest updates from Cancer Core Europe 2023 annual meeting

Fourth Mayo Clinic and Karolinska Institutet Joint Cancer Research Symposium
Time and date: June 22, 2023, 8:00–11:30 US CT / 3:00–6:30 CET, Online via Zoom

Blue Sky Grant for Innovative Cancer Research & Technology 2022
Cancer Research KI hereby announces up to six project grants in cancer research for well-defined innovative pilot projects that aim to demonstrate proof of principle.

Lecture by this year’s Sjöberg Laureate Prof. Kevan M. Shokat during the Karolinska CCC Days
Welcome to a lecture by this year's Sjöberg Laureate chemist Kevan M. Shokat from the USA. Ten years ago, he became the first person to succeed in blocking one of the mutated proteins that cause most cancer cases. This is a huge scientific breakthrough that is bringing hope to people who are critically ill with lung cancer.

Collaborative Call: 2023 Karolinska Institutet and Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
The Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Karolinska Institutet are pleased to announce the 2023 Request for Applications (RFA) within the areas of breast cancer, other solid tumors, and hematologic malignancies with a submission deadline of March 31, 2023.

Karolinska CCC - days 30-31 March 2023, Aula Medica
Registration has been prolonged until 24th of March.

Research aiming to knock out every cancer cell!
Please check out the interview with Klas Wiman och Galina Selivanova for Radiumhemmets Forskningsfonder.
Photo: Gonzalo Irigoyen for Radiumhemmets Forskningsfonder.

På jakt efter tumörernas akilleshäl
Radiumhemmets forskningsfonder interview with Martin Enge, PhD from the Dept. of Oncology-Pathology KI.
(text in Swedish)

Call for nomination to the Cancer Research KI Executive Board
In Autumn 2022, Cancer Research KI will elect three or four (3-4) members to the CRKI Executive board and the CRKI Nomination Committee hereby open the call for nominations.
Deadline: September 15th, 2022

2022 KI- Mayo Collaborative grant recipients
The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and Cancer Research K are pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the collaborative grants supporting Breast Cancer, other Solid Tumors, and Hematologic Malignancies research.

Cancer Research KI aims to increase your visibility to attract internal, international, industrial collaborations and funding, and to add your group to the database of cancer research at KI
The database sign-up is currently closed and being updated on the website. If you wish to add you research group to the database contact cancerresearchki@ki.se
The database is intended for all principal investigators (PI) or team leaders engaged in some form of cancer research at KI.

Cancer Research KI awards the bridging grant at the consolidator level for a junior researcher
The bridging grant provide two-year funding at the consolidator level to the highest ranked applicant who was not awarded the KI five-year consolidator grant (1.2 million SEK per year, for 2022-2023). The Bridging grant recipient is Linda Lindström, Associate Professor in Cancer Epidemiology and Group Leader at the Department of Oncology and Pathology.

Collaboration is the key to the future's cancer treatment
Anna Martling (Precision Medicine Centre Karolinska (PMCK)) and Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren (NextGenNK) in an article in the Swedish newspapper Dagens Industri. Article in Swedish.

Cancer Research KI maps cancer research principal investigators across KI
Cancer Research KI has mapped the research landscape at KI and created a database with information about research groups across KI that conduct cancer research. The database is intended for researchers at KI and elsewhere as well as others interested in obtaining an overview of cancer research at KI, to foster new collaborations, learn more about specific cancer areas, or explore industrial interactions.
Cancer Research KI Retreat

Cancer Research KI retreat at Djurönäset 25-26 September, 2023
The XXth Cancer Research KI Retreat will take place on September 25-26, 2023 at Djurönäset in the Stockholm archipelago, gathering Cancer Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital for an annual joint scientific meeting.
Seminars and Workshops

IMTAC & Cancer Research KI Summer School in Cancer Immunotherapy
The Registration for the Summer School in Cancer Immunotherapy is now open for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows at Karolinska Institutet.
Deadline for registration: August 3 .

Karolinska Institutet and Cancer Research Horizons partnership launch event
On the 15th of June the partnership launch event will take place in Innomdicum auditorium Daggkåpan at Nanna Svartz väg 4. The event will start at 8.30 with networking and end at 12.00. Read more about the event and register here.

Fourth Mayo Clinic and Karolinska Institutet Joint Cancer Research Symposium
Time and date: June 22, 2023, 8:00–11:30 US CT / 3:00–6:30 CET, Online via Zoom

Industry-academia collaborations, seminar series by Cancer Reseach KI
Welcome to the seminar organised by Cancer Research KI.
Date and time: 23rd of March
Title: How to collaborate with academia the company perspective
Venue: Inghesalen, Tomtebodavägen 18a
Please join us to listen to several companies that have experience from both collaborating with academia as well as has sprung out of academia. Programme and registration will be published soon.

Cancer Workshop for Patient Organisations
In collaboration with RCC Stockholm-Gotland, Cancer Research KI, organises a digital workshop in cancer for patient organisations. The workshop is in Swedish and gives opportunities for interaction and communication between cancer patient organisations and researchers.

Course in Clinical cancer epidemiology: From prevention to treatment and patient care
Researchers at King’s College London (KCL) and Karolinska Institutet (KI) are collaborating in organising a course entitled Clinical cancer epidemiology: From prevention to treatment and patient care, over 5 days from June till December 2023.
Grant Announcements

Translational Seed Funding Grant 2023
Cancer Research KI hereby announces up to four project grants in cancer research to foster novel collaborations between basic and clinical scientists to address important problems in the area of translational cancer research.
Deadline: 27/October/2023

Task Forces for Different Diagnoses (TFDD)- Grant Call 2023
Cancer Research KI invites applications for support to Task Forces focusing on Specific Cancers.
Deadline for the Application: August 31, 2023.

Collaborative Call: 2023 Karolinska Institutet and Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
The Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Karolinska Institutet are pleased to announce the 2023 Request for Applications (RFA) within the areas of breast cancer, other solid tumors, and hematologic malignancies with a submission deadline of March 31, 2023.

Blue Sky Grant for Innovative Cancer Research & Technology 2022
Cancer Research KI hereby announces up to six project grants in cancer research for well-defined innovative pilot projects that aim to demonstrate proof of principle.

Read more about our innovative grant calls of 2021
16th of November 2022: En dag för cancerforskning Karolinska Institutet

16th of November 2022: En dag för cancerforskning Karolinska Institutet
Under dagen samlades forskare och för att berätta om den banbrytande cancerforskning de arbetar med. Kolla in programmet från förra året och håll utkik för mer information (The day is held in Swedish).