Doctoral students at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge talk about their theses
Every year, about 15-20 doctoral students at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge defend their doctoral theses. On this page, we present the most recent doctoral graduates and their research.
Here you can access all doctoral theses from the Department of Medicine, Huddinge.
Photo: Fabiana StefaniNew thesis provides insights into how we age
Lara Garcia Merino from the Integrative Cardiovascular, Cancer and Ageing Research Unit (ICCA) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), will defend her thesis entitled "Cell-type-specific dynamics of somatic mutation accumulation in age-related vascular and skeletal muscle dysfunction" on 23 October.
Photo: N/ANew thesis explores the local environment of the uterus
Corinna Mayer from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), will defend her thesis entitled "Plasticity of the human uterine immune microenvironment" on 23 October.
Photo: N/ANew thesis paves the way for earlier detection and new treatments for type 1 diabetes
Fabian Byvald from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), will defend his thesis entitled "Type 1 Diabetes: Immunomodulatory Cytokines, Predictive Biomarkers and Antiviral Therapies" on 16 October.
Photo: N/ANew thesis sheds light on the complex link between co-morbidities and HIV
Isabela Killander Möller from the subunit of Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) at the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), will defend her thesis entitled "Health Outcomes and Social Determinants in People Living with HIV in Sweden: Insights from the COVID-19 Era and Beyond" on 2 October.
Photo: Isabel RunnebergerNew thesis highlights a promising therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
Laurène Adam from the Center for Reproduction, Metabolism and Molecular medicine (CeRM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), defends her thesis titled "Molecular insights into Bri2 BRICHOS and copper modulation of α-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease", on 12 June 2026.