Postdoctoral Fellowships
With this postdoctoral programme the Strategic Research Programme in Diabetes (SRP Diabetes) at Karolinska Institutet aims to support the next generation of exceptional young scientists within the diabetes area, including both experimental and clinical research. Supported fellows study different perspectives of diabetes and its comorbidities.
Four postdoc positions now available
Read more about the projects and labs and how to apply below:
Project 1: Integrating transcriptomics and chemical biology for induction of β-cells
Project 2: Somatosensory networks control glucose homeostasis
Project 3: DNA damage as a driver of adipocyte senescence
Project 4: Insulin nanotechnology
Deadline to apply is April 30, 2023.
Current Fellows
Please visit Recruited fellows for the SRP Diabetes Fellowship Programme for presentation of each fellow.
Fellows recruited in the first application round in 2021
Dr Omar Hmeadi
Principal Investigators: Niklas Mejhert and Mikael Rydén, Dept of Medicine, Huddinge.
Principal Investigator: Juleen Zierath, Dept of Molecular Medicine and Surgery.
Dr Gizem Korkut
Principal Investigator: Jaakko Patrakka, Dept of Laboratory Medicine.
Dr Guanglin Niu
Principal Investigator: Ning Xu Landén, Dept of Medicine, Solna.
Principal Investigator: Jorge Ruas, Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology.
Fellows recruited in the second application round in 2022 - soon to be updated
More information: If you have any questions about the programme, please do not hesitate to contact Stefan Nobel (stefan.nobel@ki.se).
Programme Manager