Research group leaders and Team leaders at FyFa
On this page, you’ll find an overview of the active research groups and teams at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, highlighting their ongoing work and scientific focus. FyFa’s research groups operate across physiology, pharmacology and anaesthesiology and intensive care, with a strong focus on mechanistic and translational research in health, disease and extreme environments. Our work spans the full spectrum from basic science to clinical applications.
Physiology
Physiology explores how living organisms, organs, and systems function under normal conditions, focusing on the biological processes that sustain health – such as temperature regulation, circulation, and metabolism. It also investigates how the body responds to stress, extreme environments, and disease, providing insights that contribute to the development of new treatments. At Karolinska Institutet, physiological research forms the foundation of many scientific efforts, including studies on muscle fatigue, exercise physiology, and the mechanisms by which physical activity reduces disease risk.
Daniel Andersson - Translational cardiac and skeletal muscle physiology
Barbara Canlon - Experimental audiology
Christopher Cederroth - Translational Auditory Neuroscience
Karima Chergui - Molecular neurophysiology
Qiaolin Deng - Germ cell biology and developmental programming in epigenetic inheritance of diseases
Lars Karlsson - Environmental physiology
Anna Krook (Juleen Zierath) - Integrative physiology
Juleen Zierath - Integrative Physiology
Johanna Lanner - Molecular muscle physiology and pathophysiology
Peter Lindholm - Hyperbaric medicine
Nicolas Pillon - Inflammation and metabolism
Jorge Ruas - Molecular and cellular exercise physiology
Carl Johan Sundberg - Molecular exercise physiology
Sebastien Talbot - Neuroimmunology of cancer
Elisabet Stener-Victorin - Reproductive endocrinology and metabolism
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the science of how therapeutic substances interact with living organisms, encompassing their composition, production, toxicity, and medical applications. At Karolinska Institutet, pharmacological research is closely integrated with physiology and clinical practice. Researchers aim to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying diseases such as cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, cancer, and psychiatric disorders, with the goal of advancing diagnostics, personalized therapies, and the identification of novel therapeutic targets – including but not limited to drug development.
Igor Adameyko - Developmental biology and regenerative medicine
Cristiana Cruceanu - Developmental and Translational Neurobiology
Göran Engberg - Electrophysiological neuropharmacology
Sophie Erhardt - Neuropsychoimmunology
Magnus Ingelman-Sundberg - Section of Pharmacogenetics
Kent Jardemark - Translational Pharmacology
Volker Lauschke - Personalized Medicine and Drug Development
Harald Lund - Neuroimmunovascular biology
Jon Lundberg - Pharmacological nitric oxide research
Helin Norberg - Protein degradation pathways
Gunnar Schulte - Receptor biology and signaling
Paweł Kozielewicz - Molecular pharmacology of GPCRs
Carl Sellgren Majkowitz - Applied Developmental Neurobiology
Camilla Svensson - Molecular pain research
Anesthesiology and intensive care
Anaesthesiology and intensive care covers anaesthesia, anesthetics, and the care of critically ill patients. The research addresses translational questions within physiology, pharmacology, inflammation, neuroscience, and nursing science. The research groups in anaesthesiology and intensive care are part of the clinical operations at the Function for Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care at Karolinska University Hospital, as well as the Functional Area for Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care within the Theme Children at Karolinska University Hospital. The research is supported by a broad research platform consisting of the experimental research unit at FyFa and the clinical research and outcomes unit (KFE Solna) at the Function for Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital Solna. Within these translational research environments, interdisciplinary research clusters operate in anaesthesiology, intensive care, and pain management.
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