Department of Laboratory Medicine
The research conducted at the Department of Laboratory Medicine is of immediate significance to human health. An important part of the department's work is to contribute the specialised skills needed for the training of future healthcare personnel.
New study on liver humanized mice as a new model system for cholesterol lipoprotein metabolism and pharmacodynamics in humans
New study on liver humanized mice as a new model system for cholesterol lipoprotein metabolism and pharmacodynamics in humans
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with colleagues from the EU-funded project HUMAN, recently published a study on a new animal model for studies of human lipoprotein metabolism and pharmacodynamics. KI researcher Paolo Parini professor at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Chemistry has been the coordinator of the EU project and is the responsible researcher for the current study.
Why isn’t there more research on children’s medicines?
Why isn’t there more research on children’s medicines?
Estelle Naumburg is an associate professor and paediatric cardiologist hired by Karolinska Institutet for the project Connect4Children. She has together with senior professor Anders Rane at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, the task of developing a national network with international collaborations in a new network project that will ensure that children’s medicines are tested at the same rate as medicines for adults.