Our offer
The Human Physiology Lab (Humanlab) is an active research laboratory run by the Division of Clinical Physiology. We pursue our own research into human physiology, with particular depth in skeletal muscle and cardiovascular function, and have done so for more than 20 years.
Embedded within Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, we have at our disposal the resources and clinical expertise of ME Clinical Physiology and ME Clinical Neurophysiology, together with the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery at Karolinska Institutet.
Separately from our own work, we make our infrastructure and expertise available to others wanting to study physiological function in humans. The methods we offer are the same ones we develop and use ourselves, run by staff who work with them every day.
Who we work with
We support investigator-initiated academic studies and clinical trials of investigational medicinal products, in participants ranging from healthy volunteers to patient groups. We work with research teams at Karolinska Institutet and within Region Stockholm, and we welcome external academic and industry partners.
What working with us looks like
We can help you at whatever stage you need, and to whatever extent suits your project. That might mean advice on feasibility, study design and measurement protocols early on, support with data collection while the study runs, or help preparing quality-controlled data for analysis afterwards.
A clinical research setting
The lab is embedded within Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge and works in close collaboration with the hospital’s clinical units, ME Clinical Physiology and ME Clinical Neurophysiology, and with the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery at Karolinska Institutet. This integration gives us direct access to clinical expertise, and means physicians and emergency equipment are close at hand, making it a secure environment for invasive measurements and for studies involving patients.
Get started
Our methods include cardiopulmonary exercise testing, advanced cardiac MRI, muscle and fat biopsy, high-density electromyography and cardiovascular catheterisation. For the full list, see Methods and equipment. If you are considering a study with us, see Run a study for how to get in touch to discuss feasibility.