Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology
Research at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) focuses on immunology, infection biology and cell and tumor biology.
New knowledge on the development of asthma
New knowledge on the development of asthma
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have studied which genes are expressed in overactive immune cells in mice with asthma-like inflammation of the airways.
CTMR forms collaboration with the BGI Group
CTMR forms collaboration with the BGI Group
MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (MGI), a subsidiary of BGI Group, have announced a collaboration in microbiome research with the Centre for Translational Microbiome Research (CTMR) at Karolinska Institutet.
Birgitta Henriques Normark elected as a member of EMBO
Birgitta Henriques Normark elected as a member of EMBO
Professor Birgitta Henriques Normark at MTC has been elected as a Member of EMBO, an organisation of more than 1800 leading researchers that promotes excellence in the life sciences.
Klas Kärre awarded the HM King Carl XVI Gustaf Medal
Klas Kärre awarded the HM King Carl XVI Gustaf Medal
Professor Klas Kärre from MTC has been awarded the HM King Carl XVI Gustaf medal for his outstanding contribution to medical research.
KI Infection Retreat 2019
KI Infection Retreat 2019
The KI Infection Retreat 2019 takes place on September 3-4 in Yasuragi. The retreat intends to promote networking and interactions between students and researchers interested in the field of infection biology.
MTC Seminars
Top Publications
Top Publications
- Benjamin Götte and the McInerney group publish in PLoS Pathogens - Berit Carow, Martin E Rottenberg et al publish in Nature Communications - Klas Kärre and collaboraters publish in Cancer Immunol Res
News from MTC
News from MTC
Cagla Sahin receives a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Novo Nordisk Foundation - Ganesh Phad awarded the Sven Gard’s Scholarship for the best dissertation thesis in Virology 2018 - KI, Ferring and Rebiotix extend collaboration to research next generation of microbiome treatments
MTC Intranet
MTC Intranet
The intranet for employees at the department. Login using your KI email username and password
Biomedicum Website
Biomedicum Website
Information about Biomedicum for employees.
Postdocs
Postdocs
We encourage talented Post Docs with a passion for science to join MTC
Georg and Eva Klein Foundation
Georg and Eva Klein Foundation
The Foundation gathers the resources needed to support research in immunology, cell biology, infectious diseases and cancer.
MTC Scientific Report 2014-17
MTC Scientific Report 2014-17
The MTC Scientific Report is a summary of three years of scientific output from the department. Download it here as a pdf file.
Interested in Doctoral Education at MTC?
Interested in Doctoral Education at MTC?
MTC welcomes excellent and highly motivated Third Level (postgraduate) students interested in our research areas