About OnkPat

At the Department of Oncology-Pathology basic, translational and clinical research and educational activities related to cancer is carried out.

Approximately 300 people from over 40 nations are currently working at the department. We have 36 research groups working mainly within research related to cancer and we have around 110 PhD students. The department annually receives around 260 million SEK in governmental and non-governmental funding.

The Department of Oncology-Pathology is responsible for undergraduate courses in Pathology, Oncology and Forensic Medicine for medical students, as well as Tumor biology courses for biomedicine students and Pathology courses for opticians.