Research at the Department of Medicine, Solna
The department conducts research in a large number of areas. The research groups are located at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna. The proximity to patients is one of the department's strengths. Conducting research in a clinical environment gives excellent opportunities to integrate basic research and patient-centered research.
The research groups are linked to the department's twelve departments, which also correspond to our main research areas:
Our divisions
Cardiology
Cardiovascular medicine
Clinical epidemiology
Clinical medicine
Computational medicine
Dermatology and venereology
Experimental endocrinology
Immunology and allergy
Infectious diseases
Microbial pathogenesis
Respiratory medicine
Rheumatology
Meet our research group leaders
"Karolinska Gut Group"
"Karolinska Gut Group"
Charlotte Hedin, research group leader at the Division of Clinical Medicine.
“Every birthing woman and her infant deserves the highest quality of care and safety”
“Every birthing woman and her infant deserves the highest quality of care and safety”
Olof Stephansson, research group leader at the Division of Clinical Epidemiology.
"At the moment we focus on young people with post-COVID"
"At the moment we focus on young people with post-COVID"
Åsa Wheelock, research group leader at the Division of Respiratory Medicine.
"Our objective is fewer heart attacks"
"Our objective is fewer heart attacks"
John Pernow, research group leader at the Division of Cardiology.
"Focus on Autoimmune Inflammatory System Diseases"
"Focus on Autoimmune Inflammatory System Diseases"
Elisabet Svenungsson, research group leader at the Division of Rheumatology.
"The goal is to heal chronic wounds"
"The goal is to heal chronic wounds"
Ning Xu Landén, research group leader at the Division of Dermatology and Venereology.
Publications
Publications
Scientific articles involving researchers at the Department of Medicine, Solna.
Doctoral Theses
Doctoral Theses
The latest doctoral theses from the Department of Medicine, Solna.