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 working at the forefront of interdisciplinary science, combining unique skills and perspectives to push the boundaries of research.
Photo: Gettyimages.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: Erik FlygMartin Bergö: ”KIRI is a practical workshop for future research breakthroughs”
KIRI is where young researchers meet each other across disciplines and in the collaborations that arise, the foundations for pioneering research breakthroughs are laid. After the four years of its existence, KIRI is now seeing its first cohort of KIRI Fellows.
Photo: Erik FlygHanna Brauner: “We’ve had a frank and sincere discussion climate”
Clinical researchers Drs Hanna Brauner and Nikolas Herold appreciated collaborating as research leaders on equal terms, because it gives the best ideas the greatest room to flourish. Their project via Karolinska Institutet’s research incubator has the potential to improve the treatment of skin (cutaneous) lymphoma.
Photo: Erik FlygErdinc Sezgin: ”The real outcome of KIRI is the next generation of researchers”
In the intersection between the two KIRI fellows Claudia Kutter’s and Erdinc Sezgin’s research fields, new knowledge emerged about a rare genetic disease. Today, the two research groups collaborate closely, and both leaders point up the important role played by postdocs.
Photo: Ulf SirbornKIRI Fellow Jenny Mjösberg awarded ERC grant to tackle cardiovascular disease and asthma
KIRI Fellow Jenny Mjösberg has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant following a fiercely competitive application process.