Louisa Cheung

• Education Coordinator at the Department of Medicine, Solna
• Course Director for the course Frontiers in Translational Medicine within the Master Programme in Molecular Techniques in Life Science
• Project leader and network coordinator for the BalticSeaBioMed network
• Project co-lead in the pedagogic development project: Integrating Generative AI in Higher Education to Enhance Critical Thinking, Learning, and AI Preparedness.

Previous roles
- Project leader for Erasmus+ project ENVISION_2027 (2021-06-01 - 2023-06-31)
- Project leader for educational development (practical training, virtual labs) for the Biomedicine programmes (2017-2021)
- Course director for the course "Frontiers in Life Science 1" (2015-2017)
- Responsible for the course lab in "Molecular Medicine" within the Bachelor programme in Biomedicine (2011-2014) 

My research interests span both biomedical science and health sciences education.

My earlier biomedical work focused on molecular mechanisms in adipose tissue biology, particularly metabolic regulation and inflammation, and on how these processes influence vascular function.

Building on this foundation, my current scholarly focus is in health sciences education, with a particular interest in integrating technology‑enhanced learning (TEL), such as virtual laboratories and AI‑supported learning design. I also explore how international and intercultural collaborations contribute to educational quality and student development across Nordic–Baltic biosciences programmes.

I am interested in how sustainability and planetary health education can be strengthened through interdisciplinary learning and systems thinking, and how game‑based learning can support this by immersing students in complex scenarios that promote integrative reasoning and reflection. 
In addition, I explore professional identity formation, focusing on how reflective practice cultivates responsibility, judgement and ethical values.

I am passionate about education, in particular professional development and lifelong learning. 

My teaching and course leadership emphasise technology‑enhanced learning (TEL) within higher education, developed through local and international collaborations. 

My pedagogical development work focuses on digitally supported learning environments created through both local and international collaborations. This work is informed by the TPACK (Technological–Pedagogical–Content Knowledge) framework, which integrates pedagogy, disciplinary expertise, and digital learning into coherent educational design.

I have integrated course‑based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) to offer research‑connected learning experiences for students. 
I also draw on game‑based learning to foster systems thinking and deepen student engagement.

As Course Director, I lead curriculum design, course development, quality assurance, and budgeting. I also support faculty in delivering active and meaningful learning experiences that prepare students for their future careers.

As coordinator and project leader of the Nordic-Baltic BalticSeaBioMed network, I lead cross‑institutional collaboration that creates interdisciplinary and intercultural learning opportunities, strengthening KI’s internationalisation and students’ readiness to work in diverse academic and professional contexts.