KIRI activities
KIRI, the KI Research Incubator, organises a number of different events and activities every year. Below you can find recent and upcoming activities within the KIRI network.
2023
The recruitment of 16 new KIRI Fellows is planned for 2023. More information will be published soon.
2022
December 2022
A scientific meeting within the KIRI network took place at the Faculty Club at Biomedicum, where the newly granted collaborative projects were introduced. KIRI Fellows discussed their plans and explained the nature of their interdisciplinary collaboration.
KI President, Ole Petter Ottersen, participated in the event and shared his vision on ground breaking research and the importance of KIRI, and discussed how to strengthen research with the KIRI Fellows.
October 2022
KIRI postdoc joint grants with multidisciplinary focus were distributed. 11 projects were awarded, where a joint postdoc will work for 2 years under the co-supervision of two KIRI Fellows. Read more here
List of the awarded projects:
- Circular RNAs– a key component in human brain development and disorders (Kristiina Tammimies, KBH, and Katja Petzold, MBB)
- Connecting biological scales – atomic-level interpretation of genetic variants in rare diseases (Laura Orellana, OnkPat, and Giedre Grigelioniene, MMK)
- Immune-mediated mechanisms of impaired epithelial regeneration: Modeling such interactions in a dish (Eduardo Villablanca, MedS, and Pekka Katajisto, CMB)
- Developing cell-type specific nanoparticles to prevent fetal programming by dysfunctional placenta (Deng Qiaolin, FyFa, and Georgios Sotiriou, MTC)
- Revealing the mechanisms of lipid storage diseases by combining multi-omics and biophysics (Erdinc Sezgin, KBH, and Claudia Kutter, MTC)
- Single-cell multiomics in one-pot reactions (Björn Reinius, MBB, and Marcus Buggert, MedH)
- Investigations of brain signal variability and rapid plasticity during approach-avoidance of fear: experiments of humans and zebrafish (Kristoffer Månsson, CNS, and Konstantinos Ampatzis, Neuro)
- A human-mouse chimeric brain model to study the role of genetics in traumatic brain injury outcome (Elham Rostami, Neuro, and Carl Sellgren, FyFa)
- Neuroprotective effects of Statins in Alzheimer’s disease: An Interdisciplinary Study combining Neuroimaging, Biochemistry and Epidemiology (Joanna Pereira, NVS, and Sara Garcia-Ptacek, NVS)
- Development of microsampling devices for immunomonitoring and miniaturized diagnostic tests (Onur Parlak, MedS, and Petter Brodin, KBH
- The crosstalk of innate and adaptive immunity in cancer - Dissecting the role of SAMHD1 in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (Hanna Brauner, MedS, and Nikolas Herold, KBH)
September 2022
Deadline for application for the collaborative KIRI postdoc grants with multidisciplinary focus.
August and May 2022
Two KIRI Scientific Mingles were held at Biomedicum to promote scientific exchange and interaction among KIRI Fellows.
April 2022
KIRI kick-off meeting was held at Elite Hotel Carolina Tower, where KIRI network was formally launched.
KIRI Fellows had the opportunity to exchange ideas and participate in the planning of future activities.
February 2022
KIRI network is established. KIRI Fellows are expected to interact and collaborate in multidisciplinary projects, apply for collaborative postdoc grants with multidisciplinary focus and participate in the planning and organising of KIRI activities. The assignment lasts 4 years.
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