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.

New thesis investigates the role of memory T cells in viral infections and their importance for long-term immunity
Olga Rivera Ballesteros from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) at the Departmet of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending her thesis titled "Circulating and Resident Memory T cell functions in viral diseases", on 21 March, 2025. Main supervisor is Marcus Buggert (MedH).

New thesis on diagnostic methods for genetic immune deficiencies gives hope for better treatments
Laura Covill from the Hematology Unit/HERM, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis titled "Genetic and epigenetic diagnostics of viral susceptibility and inborn errors of immunity", on 29 November, 2024.

New thesis creates a better understanding of blood formation during the fetal development and the neonatal period
Karin Belander Strålin from the Hematology Unit/HERM, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis titled "Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell fate decisions during fetal development", on 29 November , 2024.

New thesis on MAIT cells provides insights into immunity and COVID-19
Tobias Kammann from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) at the Departmet of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending his thesis titled "The diversity of MAIT cells across the human body and in COVID-19", on 29 November, 2024.

New thesis sheds light on the role of immune molecules in severe bacterial infections
Helena Alpkvist from the Infectious Diseases and Dermatology Unit at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, is defending her thesis titled "Damage-associated molecular patterns and pathogen-associated molecular patterns in severe bacterial infections", on 22 November, 2024.