Velmurugesan Arulampalam

Scientist and educator with 30 years of post-graduate experience in biomedical research, who is a team player and yet is comfortable in leadership, organizational and management roles.

Trustworthy; Reliable; Results-oriented; Communicative; Diplomatic; Compassionate.

2012-present Studierektor för forskarutbildning (Director of Doctoral Studies) MTC

2020-present: Deputy (Acting) Head of Department MTC, Karolinska Institutet

2024-present: Head of Division of Host-Microbe, MTC, KI

2011 Associate Professor (Docent) in Microbiology, Karolinska Institutet , Sweden.

1996 Doctoral degree: PhD in Molecular Immunology, Karolinska Institutet, Centre for Biotechnology

Title of thesis: “The Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Enhancer: Coupling of basic Helix-Loop-Helix proteins to enhancer function”

1989 Graduate degree: BSc (Hons) Cell and Molecular Biology 2.1 (Hons) University of Essex, UK.

Host-Microbe Interaction

Signal Transduction

Gene Transcription

2013 - 2019: Manager and Scientific Director Core Facility for Germfree Research (CFGR), KI

2009-2015 Project leader “Nuclear receptors and the microbiome” (MTC)

2009-2013: EU FP7 “TORNADO” Consortium Management Team

Host-Microbe Interactions

Basic Immunology (Mucosal and Intestinal)

2021-2023: Course Director Frontiers in Biomedicine Project 2 (Master’s Programme in Biomedicine)

PhD Main Supervisor

 Terri Phua (registered 2012, NTU-KI program defended 2017)

 Agata Korecka (registered 2009, Marie Curie Studentship Program CrossTalk, defended April 2014).

 Linda Aronsson (registered 2003, defended June 2008)

External Examiner (Faculty Opponent) for

i. YuYuan Götlind PhD defense 13 January 2012. Thesis entitled “Interplay between pathogenic and immune regulatory mechanisms in Gai2-deficient colitis”, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

ii. Johanna Sundin PhD defense 27 February 2015 Thesis entitled " Microbe-Host Interactions in Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome", Örebro University, Sweden.

iii. Frida Videhult PhD defense 20 May 2016 Thesis entitled " Effects of early probiotic supplementation in a pediatric setting: Focus on body composition, metabolism and inflammation" Umeå University, Sweden.