Spotlight on Vaccine Research
Despite the fact that vaccines have saved lives for over 200 years, modern vaccine research has only just begun to develop their potential. In our theme on vaccine research we have explored new knowledge that opens new doors: one day, we might be able to inoculate ourselves against cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease.
The search for a coronavirus vaccine
The search for a coronavirus vaccine
Matti Sällberg leads a team that searches for a vaccine against the coronavirus. "Others will be quicker, and therefore we are thinking long-term and focusing on finding a vaccine that can protect against several coronaviruses, including those that may pop up in the future," he says.
New whooping cough vaccine shows promise
New whooping cough vaccine shows promise
A clinical phase I study led by the Public Health Agency of Sweden and researchers from Karolinska Institutet shows that a new vaccine for pertussis (whooping cough) given as drops into the nose is more efficacious than the current vaccine.
Early HPV vaccination provides the best protection
Early HPV vaccination provides the best protection
The HPV vaccine is most effective against high-grade cervical lesions if given before the age of 17, according to a Swedish register-based study . The results show that the vaccine is effective at preventing high-grade lesions.
Center for Infectious Medicine
Center for Infectious Medicine
The research at the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) is focused around studies of the human immune system and infection-immunity in humans. One the research objectives of the centre is to develop new immunomodulatory prevention and treatment strategies for human infectious diseases.
COVID-19 Resource Hub
COVID-19 Resource Hub
This is a hub for Karolinska Institutet’s education and research related to the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19.
Some of our researchers in this area
Qualitative aspects of immunological memory
Qualitative aspects of immunological memory
Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam's research group focuses on the function of B lymphocytes and qualitative aspects of immunological memory. Among other things, they study the role of specific pathways affecting B cell development or function to understand processes that regulate B cell selection and differentiation.
How the immune system responds to vaccination
How the immune system responds to vaccination
Karin Loré studies how the immune system responds to vaccination. In particular, she focuses on how immune-stimulating substances can induce stronger responses which is important for the development of vaccines to infections like hiv/aids and malaria.
A new enterovirus vaccine on the agenda
A new enterovirus vaccine on the agenda
The idea that type 1 diabetes is caused by a virus is an old hypothesis that has recently been revived. Malin Flodström Tullberg researches on the link between enteroviruses and type 1 diabetes. She also hopes to be able to contribute to a new enterovirus vaccine.