Several active research groups are covering different areas: reproductive biology, growth physiology and genetics, diabetes mellitus, metabolism and development of hormonal pharmaceuticals for paediatric use.
A general aim of the research activities is to help children with endocrine and metabolic disorders to achieve better quality of life by improving their growth and body composition.
Research Areas
Experimental growth research - Lars Sävendahl's research group
Failure to grow is common in children with hormonal disorders, chronic disease and following cancer treatment.
Growth and cartilage biology - Ola Nilsson's research group
The ultimate goal of our research is to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing skeletal development and growth. This knowledge will then be applied to improve medical treatment in disorders of bone growth and structure as well as osteoarthritis, and to improve tissue-engineering of growth plate and articular cartilage.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - Svetlana Lajic's research group
We are studying the long-term effects of the prenatal treatment of CAH to improve the clinical management of the disease and to evaluate the risk and benefit of the treatment.
Pediatric endocrinology and congenital metabolic diseases – Anna Nordenström's research group
Anna Nordenström has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology and Inherited Metabolic Diseases at the Department of Women's and Children's Health from 1 January 2018.