KI Research Incubator - KIRI
Karolinska Institutet aims to be a pioneering university. As part of this ambition, the Committee for Research has created the KI Research Incubator (KIRI), a dynamic environment for junior researchers that aims to strengthen innovative research collaborations with a focus on interdisciplinary breakthroughs.
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Photo: Maissa Al-AdhamiKIRI activities & events
KIRI, the KI Research Incubator, organises a number of different events and activities every year.
Here you can find recent and upcoming activities within the KIRI network.
Photo: N/AMeet KIRI Fellows
Photo: Stefan ZimmermanMeet KIRI Postdocs
Meet the KIRI Postdoctoral Fellows—early-career researchers working at the forefront of interdisciplinary science, combining unique skills and perspectives to push the boundaries of research.
Photo: Gettyimages.KIRI-Fellow postdoc project grants with an interdisciplinary focus
KIRI fellows have the opportunity to apply for postdoc funding to support joint interdisciplinary research projects where at least two fellows participate.
News
Photo: N/APauliina Damdimopoulou has been appointed professor
Pauliina Damdimopoulou has been appointed professor at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health (KBH). As an ERC ambassador, she advocates for the importance of academic freedom, without political control or predetermined research agendas.
Photo: Stefan ZimmermanKI to coordinate EU-funded initiative to combat global dengue epidemic
As part of the response to the escalating threat of a global dengue fever epidemic, a new interdisciplinary EU-funded research initiative has been established with KI as coordinator.
Photo: N/AKIRI Research Project awarded best oral presentation in prestigious conference
The collaborative work of KIRI Fellows Georgios Sotiriou and Qiaolin Deng and postdoc Andrea del Valle, was chosen as one of the top 20 breakthroughs abstracts of the year at the Controlled Release Society annual meeting.
Photo: Hjärt-LungfondenKIRI fellow Jenny Mjösberg awarded the Heart-Lung Foundation grand research grant
KI researcher Jenny Mjösberg has been awarded the Heart-Lung Foundation’s grand research grant to continue her research.