The Strategic Research Area Neuroscience (StratNeuro)
The strategic research area neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet, Umeå University and KTH has the mission to integrate clinical and basic research and to foster a new generation of leaders and scientists in translational neuroscience.
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News and activities
StratNeuro Retreat 2023, 29-30 May 2023
The StratNeuro retreat is our annual meeting targeted to our neuroscience community at Karolinska Institutet (KI), Umeå University (UMU) and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Our aim is to cover a broad range of neuroscience topics from the different departments and institutions in the StratNeuro constellation.
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We are developing a strategy to strengthen groundbreaking research at KI in line with Strategy 2030 as well as new initiatives in education, networking, and outreach. We wish, in this process, to receive valuable input from the KI community.
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In our monthly newsletter, you can stay informed about the main StratNeuro announcements and events.
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Funding
StratNeuro announceds NeurotechEU Travel Grants
The European University of Brain and Technology, NeurotechEU, of which Karolinska Institutet is one of nine partners, is pleased to announce the availability of ten competitive funds for short-term travel for faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, students and/or trainees between the partner institutions to plan or conduct collaborative projects.
StratNeuro Call 2023: Collaborative Neuroscience Research Projects
This funding will support new multidisciplinary collaborations for high risk/high impact research projects in all areas of Neuroscience. The aim is to promote multidisciplinary research though new and innovative collaborations of outstanding scientific quality.
StratNeuro Call 2023: Visiting Scholar Grant
StratNeuro announces grants for Visiting Scholars. The StratNeuro Visiting Scholars funding aims to attract outstanding scholars from non-Swedish universities for short-term visits (1-6 months long).
Research funding
StratNeuro aims to support researchers in the Neuroscience area, and provides funding via a number of initiatives.
Kristiina Tammimies awarded StratNeuro the 2023 bridging grant at the consolidator level
Based on an external review process, StratNeuro has decided to award Kristiina Tammimies with at two-year bridging grant of 1.2 million SEK for the period 2022-2023.
KI's Research within Neuroscience
Cellular / Molecular
We study how neurons control their excitable behaviour, how they receive and process incoming information, and how they communicate with other neurons via synapses.
Cognition / Behaviour / Psychology
We study complex mechanisms underlying cognition and behaviour.
Development / Stem Cells / Repair
We study how neurons are generated from progenitor cells, how they divide, survive, and adopt specific identities, and migrate to sites where they are incorporated into neuronal circuits.
Motor function
Motor behaviour is the overt expression of the brain's activity. Motor circuits are precisely assembled and function in a delicate manner to produce the sequential activity of muscles underlying a defined behaviour.
Neurodegenerative disorders
Neurodegeneration is the overarching term for conditions with progressive loss of function and eventually death of neurons participating in motor, sensory or cognitive functions.
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders refer to conditions of impaired cognitive and motor functions stemming from an atypical development of the brain.
Neurogenetics / Epidemiology
By studying the genetic architecture of diseases affecting the brain and spinal cord it is possible to reveal biological pathways involved in disease etiology.
Neuroinflammatory disorders
Neuroinflammatory disorders are conditions where immune responses damage components of the nervous system.
Neurotrauma / Neurosurgery / Neurovascular
Surgical interventions for conditions such as neurotrauma, brain tumours and vascular disorders are constantly being refined by scientists in this field.
Psychiatry / Neuropharmacology
Research in psychiatry concerns conditions such as addiction, depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, anxiety, personality disorders and suicidal behaviour.
Sensory functions
Information about the outside world reaches the brain as for example visual, auditory, olfactory, and mechanoreceptive stimuli.