Doctoral students at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge talk about their theses
Every year, about 15-20 doctoral students at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge defend their doctoral theses. On this page we present the doctoral students and their research.
Here you can access all doctoral theses from the Department of Medicine, Huddinge.
Photo: N/ANew thesis reveals link between creatine metabolism and unhealthy fat tissue growth
Gianluca Renzi from the Center for Reproduction, Metabolism and Molecular medicine (CeRM), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "The Role of Creatine Metabolism in Human White Adipose Tissue", on 3 October, 2025.
Photo: N/ANew thesis deepens our understanding of how adipose tissue works
Jutta Jalkanen from the Center for Reproduction, Metabolism and Molecular medicine (CeRM), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "Unveiling Human White Adipose Tissue Diversity at Single-Cell Resolution", on 26 September, 2025.
Photo: N/ANew thesis provides insights that could contribute to safer and more personalised treatment of leukaemia
Faisal Alagrafi from the Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine (HERM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends his thesis titled "The Role of gamma delta T Cells in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Malignancies", on 26 September, 2025.
Photo: N/ANew thesis uncovers how two genes control early ovarian development
Laura Danti from the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit (GUT), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "Modelling Ovarian Development Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells", on 15 August, 2025.
Photo: N/ANew thesis shows how oxygen levels affect embryo development during IVF
Nina Bošković from the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit (GUT), at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) defends her thesis titled "Oxygen levels regulating Embryonic Genome Activation", on 13 June, 2025.