Medicine

The research activities within internal medicine span a broad spectrum ranging from clinical and experimental studies in immunology to method development for bedside analysis of microcirculation in critically ill patients. Focus areas include COVID-19, cancer, sepsis, venous thromboembolism, cardiac microcirculation, and inflammatory bowel diseases.

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Within the research area medicine, the research encompasses clinical, translational and experimental research, focusing on immunology, infections, vascular diseases and acute care. Studies of the mucosal immune system, sepsis, microcirculation and venous thromboembolism are providing new insights into the early diagnosis, risk assessment and personalised treatment of acute and chronic diseases.

Research groups

Group leaders

Gabriella Bröms

Gabriella Bröms

Affiliated to Research
Department of Medicine, Solna
Sara Tehrani

Sara Tehrani

Affiliated to Research
Eli Westerlund

Eli Westerlund

Senior Lecturer/Senior Physician
Content reviewer:
02-09-2026