Miriam Mints

I am adjunct professor at Örebro University and senior lecture at Department of Women´s and Childrens Healts at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska university Hospital. I defended my thesis at Karolinska Institutet 2003 and did my postdoc 2006 at Harvard School of Public Health, USA. I have reached an Associate professor level in obstetrics and gynecology at Karolinska Institutet 2008 and professorship at Örebro University 2020. I am principal investigator  for research group: "Herditary gynecological cancer" at Karolinska Institutet. Over this years I have obtained research fundings in national and internationl compettition, among others: at National health and Medical Recear Council, Australina; Arvsfonden Sweden; Afa Trygghetsförsäkringar; Nyckelfonden Örebro län; Lions Cancerfond and ALF projects. I have scientific collaborations on national and international levels. I have also broad and valuable comminication with the Community , for example "Dagens medicin", "Mår bra", "Patients network agains gynecological cancer".

My research is focussed on:

• Endometrialfunction and regeneration in the healthy human endometrium and in endometrial disorders;
• Endometrial cancer- etiology, predisposition and prevention
• Cervical intraeithelial neoplasia and predictors of cervical cancer risk.

We have established a translational research group with preclinical scientists in molecular genetics, proteomics and biomarker development, and clinical scientists responsible for patient handling and evaluation of novel biomarkers. The present project is collaboration between Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cancer Centre Karolinska (CCK) Karolinska University Hospital Solna at Karolinska Institutet and Örebro University. 

My current teaching activity includes:
Undergraduate students:
1) Lectures, PBL, seminars and supervision of medical students in the clinics; 
2) I am responsible for education of international undergraduate students (“clinical rotation”) at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet.  
Graduate students: I was  supervisor for  PhD students both and main supervisor och co- supervisor.
Postgraduate program:
1)  Clinical supervisor  at Karolinska University Hospital Solna;
2) Initiator and course coordinator, continuing education courses within the Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gyn ecology (SFOG).
3) Initiator and coordinator for educational project ”Training of resident physicians in gynecology”. This project received grant from Stockholm County Council.
4) Initiator and responsible for elective course (SVK) “Onkologisk diagnostik ur ett gynekologiskt perspektiv” (“Oncologic diagnostics from a gynecological perspective).