Recently appointed professors
On this page we present Professors, Adjunct Professors, Visiting Professors and Foreign Adjunct Professors who have been appointed at Karolinska Institutet since August 2024. The list is updated continously during the year, with a breaking point in October every year in connection to the inauguration ceremoni in Aula Medica.
Professors
Vicente Pelechano Garcia has been appointed Professor of RNA Biology at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology from 1 May 2025.
Pauliina Damdimopoulou has been appointed Professor of Reproductive Biology at the Department of Women's and Children's Health from 1 May 2025.
Theodoros Foukakis has been appointed Professor of Oncology at the Department of Oncology-Pathology from 2 April 2025.
Ronny Wickström has been appointed Professor of Neuropaediatrics at the Department of Women's and Children's Health from 5 March 2025.
Jens Hjerling-Leffler has been appointed Professor of Molecular Psychiatry at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics from 5 February 2025.
Pontus Nauclér has been appointed Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Department of Medicine, Solna from 1 January 2025.
Eduardo Villablanca has been appointed Professor of Gastrointestinal Immunology at the Department of Medicine, Solna from 1 January 2025.
Nikolaos Christidis has been appointed Professor of Clinical Oral Physiology at the Department of Dental Medicine from 20 December 2024.
Johan Engdahl has been appointed Professor of Cardiology with a focus on Arrhythmia Diseases at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital from 1 December 2024.
Hong Qian has been appointed Professor of Molecular Haematology at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge from 26 November 2024.
Therese Djärv has been appointed Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Department of Medicine, Solna from 1 November 2024.
Frieder Braunschweig has been appointed Professor of Cardiology with a focus on Arrhythmology at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge from 1 November 2024.
Daniel Lundqvist has been appointed Professor of Neuroimaging at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience from 1 November 2024.
Tony Pansell has been appointed Professor of Optometry at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience from 1 November 2024.
Linda Björkhem-Bergman has been appointed Professor of Palliative Medicine at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society from 1 October 2024.
Ylva Trolle Lagerros has been appointed Professor of Cardiovascular Prevention at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge from 1 October 2024.
Stefano Romeo has been appointed Professor of Clinical Diabetology at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge from 1 September 2024.
Agneta Karsten has been appointed Professor of Orthodontics at the Department of Dental Medicine from 20 August 2024.
Michelle Chew has been appointed Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology from 15 August 2024.
Adjunct Professors
Gustav Stålhammar has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience from 1 May 2025.
Lene Lindberg has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Public Health Sciences at the Department of Global Public Health from 1 April 2025.
Charlotte Thålin has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Immunology at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital from 1 April 2025.
Niklas Långström has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience from 1 April 2025.
Tobias Granberg has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Neuroradiology at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience from 1 March 2025.
Jonas Spaak has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Cardiology with a focus on Vascular Medicine at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital from 1 January 2025.
Ola Olén has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Gastroenterology at the Department of Medicine, Solna from 1 December 2024.
Visiting Professors
Hans Berg has been appointed Visiting Professor of Environmental Physiology at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology from 1 September 2024.
Foreign Adjunct Professors
Lars Akslen has been appointed Foreign Adjunct Professor of Pathology at the Department of Oncology-Pathology from 5 February 2025
Ray Wilkinson has been appointed Foreign Adjunct Professor of Speech and Language Pathology at the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology from 25 August 2024.
Installation Ceremony in Aula Medica
In autumn every year, Karolinska Institutet arranges an Installation Ceremony where new professors at KI are presented and academic prizes are delivered. Next Installation Ceremony will be held on Thursday 9 October 2025.