Cancer Research KI list of cancer research PIs across KI, H to S
Please find the head and neck cancer, health care sciences within cancer, Kidney cancer, liver bile and duct cancers, lung cancer, muscoskeletal cancer, prostate cancer, sarcomas, and skin cancer researchers at KI listed in the tables below.
Note that this is an initial list that may still contain errors in part because the response rate on the conducted survey was below a hundred per cent. We would therefore like you to be in contact with us if you find that your name has been erroneously entered or if you would like to complete the current information in any way. Please send your update request to cancerresearchki@ki.se.
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Head and neck cancer research
| Surname | Given name | Department | Group website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardell | Lars-Olaf | ClinTec | Introduction of immunological markers in lymph nodes for staging and therapeutics selection in head and neck cancer. | ||
| Ernberg | Ingemar | MTC | |||
| Gahm | Caroline | ClinTec | |||
| Garming Legert | Karin | DentMed | |||
| Munck Af Rosenschöld Wikland | Eva | ClinTec | |||
| Sugars | Rachel | DentMed | |||
| Tina | Dalianis | Onk-Pat | |||
| Ye | Weimin | MEB |
Health Care Sciences, cancer research
| Surname | Given name | Department | Group website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Björkhem-Bergman | Linda | NVS | ||
| Brandberg | Yvonne | Onk-Pat | https://ki.se/en/onkpat/yvonne-brandbergs-group | Psychosocial research related to cancer |
| Fang | Fang | IMM | ||
| Lampic | Claudia | KBH | https://ki.se/en/kbh/fex-can-fertility-and-sexuality-following-cancer | Focus on survivorship and quality of life in young adults with cancer. Leads research program Fertility and sexuality following cancer (Fex-Can). |
| Langius-Eklöf | Ann | NVS | https://ki.se/nvs/icare | The research covers method development, intervention studies and implementation in clinical practice to enhance patient participation. The main project evaluate the effects of mHealth integration in cancer care regarding symptom burden, quality of life, cost-effectiveness and survival. |
| Lindahl Norberg | Annika | IMM | ||
| Pergert | Pernilla | KBH | https://ki.se/en/kbh/childhood-cancer-healthcare-research | We perform childhood cancer healthcare research, focusing on intercultural care & clinical ethics. |
| Sharp | Lena | LIME | ||
| Tishelman | Carol | LIME | Nursing_post diagnsosis_patient care and perception of disease |
Kidney (renal cell) and urinary tract cancer research
| Surname | Given name | Department | Group website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egevad | Lars | Onk-Pat |
Liver Bile duct Pancreas cancer research
| Surname | Given name | Department | Group website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleman | Soo | MedH | ||
| Andersson | Emma | CMB | ||
| Bergquist | Annika | MedH | https://ki.se/en/medh/annika-bergquist-group | Biomarkets for eraly detection of cholangiocarcinoma |
| Björkström | Niklas | MedH | https://ki.se/en/medh/niklas-bjorkstrom-group | We study human immunology with a focus on the microenvironment of tumors in the liver and biliary tract system. |
| Eriksson | Ulf | MBB | The role of obesity ans diabetes on cancer development, focussing on the liver and liver cancer | |
| Gerling | Marco | BioNut | ||
| Heuchel | Rainer | ClinTec | Our research is focussing on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell / stromal cell interactions, using 3D cell culture models. | |
| Lindahl | Karin | MedH | ||
| Löhr | Matthias | ClinTec | Translational research in HPB cancers, especially pancreatic cancer, with preclinical models and personalised cancer medicine clinical studies | |
| Sällberg | Matti | LabMed | ||
| Sällberg Chen | Margaret | DentMed | Targeting cancer-associated pathogens for early cancer prevention and treatment | |
| Sandberg | Johan | MedH | https://ki.se/en/medh/johan-sandberg-group | We investigate the role of unconventional T cells (MAIT cells) in tissues, tumors and treatment. |
| Sparrelid | Ernesto | CLINTEC | Liver and pancreatic cancer surgery, liver regeneration, liver immunology and pancreatic cystic lesions. Both clinical and translational research. | |
| Stål | Per | MedH | ||
| Vujasinovic | Miroslav | MEDH |
Lung cancer research
| Surname | Given name | Department | Group website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergö | Martin | BioNut | https://ki.se/en/bionut/cancer-rapid-ageing-and-nutrition-martin-bergo | Basic and translational cancer research on molecular mechanisms of tumor initiation, progression, and metastasis | |
| Bernhardson | Britt-Marie | LIME | |||
| De Petris | Luigi | Onk-Pat | https://ki.se/en/onkpat/research-team-luigi-de-petris | Clinical factors of importance for immunotherapy in non-small cell (NSCLC), and biomarker studies in relation to treatment pathways in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) | |
| Dobra | Katalin | LabMed | https://ki.se/en/labmed/research-group-katalin-dobra | My focus is molecular profiling and understanding of cell-matrix interactions in aggressive mesenchymal tumours. By molecular modifications we can revert this EMT like phenomenon and tumour cells achieve an epithelioid differentiation. I also study both in experimental and clinical settings various tumor driving mutations and angiogenic factors and by combining various genome wide analyses with ex vivo drug sensitivity/resistence profiling we can pinpoint individual fingerprints of tumours and match them with the best suited individualised therapy. | |
| Ekman | Simon | Onk-Pat | |||
| Eriksson | Lars E. | LIME | https://ki.se/en/lime/division-of-innovative-care-research | Translational aspects with patient reported outcome measures and biomarkers | |
| Hydbring | Per | Onk-Pat | https://ki.se/en/onkpat/research-team-per-hydbring | Deciphering of the transcriptional landscape to identify RNAs involved in resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in lung cancer | |
| Jackson | Veronica | MMK | https://ki.se/mmk/thoraxkirurgi | Outcome following thoraic cancer surgery | |
| Larsson | Lars | FyFa | |||
| Lewensohn | Rolf | Onk-Pat | |||
| Lindberg | Karin | Onk-Pat | https://ki.se/en/onkpat/research-team-lewensohnviktorssonlindberg | Integration of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the metastastic setting and evaluation of SBRT to centrally located lung lesions. | |
| Lönnroth | Knut | GPH | |||
| Norberg | Erik | FyFa | https://ki.se/node/84104 | To investigate cancer metabolism and its regulation. | |
| Stenius | Ulla | IMM | |||
| Viktorsson | Kristina | Onk-Pat | https://ki.se/en/onkpat/research-team-lewensohnviktorssonlindberg | Precision cancer medicine for lung cancer. Identification of resistance mechanisms with focus on Eph signaling. Biomarker discovery by analyses of tumor derived exosomes in lung cancer liquid biopsies. | |
| Zhivotovsky | Boris | IMM | Why some tumor cells are resistant to cell death? |
Musculoskeletal cancer research
| Surname | Given name | Department | Group website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedin | Rikard | MMK | Prognostication and surgical treatment of patients with skeletal metastases. Clinical decision supports based on Machine Learning |
Prostate cancer research
| Surname | Given name | Department | Group website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akre | Olof | MMK | |||
| Bonn | Stephanie | MEDS | |||
| Carlsson | Stefan | MMK | https://medarbetare.ki.se/orgid/5201150 | Improve diagnosing prostate cancer. | |
| Clements | Mark | MEB | Health economic evaluation of cancer screening | ||
| Eklund | Martin | MEB | |||
| Grönberg | Henrik | MEB | |||
| Gustafsson | Jan-Åke | BioNut | |||
| Gustafsson | Ove | ClinTec | |||
| Lindberg | Johan | MEB | |||
| Nilsson | Sten | Onk-Pat | |||
| Wiklund | Fredrik | MEB | Population-based genetic epidemiological studies of testicular and prostate cancer. | ||
| Wiklund | Peter | MMK |
Sarcomas research
| Surname | Given name | Department | Group website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsagkozis | Panagiotis | MMK | Sarcomas and metastatic bone disease |
Skin cancer research
| Surname | Given name | Department | Group website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emtestam | Lennart | MedH | ||
| Genander | Maria | CMB | https://ki.se/en/cmb/maria-genanders-group | Stem cell heterogeneity in development and tumor initiation, focusing on skin and oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas. |
| Hansson | Johan | Onk-Pat | Translational research in melanoma focusing on predictive and prognostic markers. | |
| Holmdahl | Rikard | MBB | http://ki.se/en/mbb/research-division-of-medical-inflammation-research | Redox control of the immune response to cancer. |
| Ibanez | Carlos | NEURO | Physiological Roles and Signaling Mechanisms of Death Receptor p75NTR: Application to Drug Discovery in Melanoma and other Cancers | |
| Kasper | Maria | CMB | https://kasperlab.org/ | Skin cancer. We study the cellular heterogeneity, molecular signals and niche importance in healthy skin and skin cancer (BCC, SCC, Melanoma), using single-cell transcriptomics, computational biology, spatial tissue mapping, human tissue, and mouse models. |
| Ollmar | Stig | ClinTec | ||
| Pivarcsi | Andor | MedS | We investigate the role of non-coding RNAs in different forms of skin cancers. | |
| Ringborg | Ulrik | Onk-Pat | ||
| Seregard | Stefan | CNS |