Research at OnkPat
The Department of Oncology-Pathology conducts basic, translational, clinical research and teaching activities related to cancer. We aim to discover fundamental mechanisms in all aspects of cancer biology, find novel biomarkers and potent anti-cancer drugs for personalized cancer medicine. We maintain state-of art equipment for our scientists to share for a more sustainable and efficient work. To support our research, contact our Head of Administration Maria von Witting maria.von.witting@ki.se
Eight researchers at OnkPat receives funding from the Swedish Cancer Society
Stina Wickström and Rozbeh Jafari receives the Senior Investigator Award, roughly 3.8 million SEK each. Tove Bekkhus, Femke Hormann, Li Yi and Domenico Scaramozzino receives funding for postdoc-position for three years. Also Hanna Dahlstrand and Åsa Carlsson Tedgren receives funding, in the form of research months.
Impact of melanoma on life expectancy
In a recent study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, PhD student Sofi Vikström with supervisor Hanna Eriksson, and colleagues examined the impact of stage II-III cutaneous melanoma (CM) on life expectancy (LE) in Sweden, using data from 8061 patients diagnosed between 2005 and 2018. It employs a flexible parametric survival model to estimate LE and loss in life expectancy (LLE). They found that younger individuals diagnosed with CM have a higher LLE due to having more potential years to lose. For example, 60-year-old women with stage III CM lost almost double the life years (10.9) compared to their stage II counterparts (5.2). Overall, LLE provides valuable insights into the impact of CM on survival, but it also summarizes the prognosis over a patient’s lifetime.
Guest Professor
Professor Henrik Druid has been designated guest professor in forensic medicine at the newly established School of Forensic Sciences at Argentine Catholic University (UCA) in Buenos Aires.
Scholarship to OnkPat PhD student
The PhD student Karolina Solhusløkk Höse receives Karl Tullus Minnesfonds scholarship for 2023. The awarded sum amounts to 20 000 SEK and was handed out for the 16th time 2023. The scholarship is awarded to medical students who perform research at Karolinska Institutet.