Cardiovascular Medicine
Head of Division
Peder Olofsson
Associate Professor, Head of DivisionResearch focus
Cardiovascular disease
Research groups
The division is part of the Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), KI, and comprises the following research groups:
Per Eriksson
ProfessorThe long term interest of the Eriksson group is to study the etiology and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying atherosclerosis, arterial thrombosis and aneurysm formation.
Lars Maegdefessel
Senior forskareResearch group Lars Maegdefessel
Lars Maegdefessel’s group performs translational studies in atherosclerosis research, focussing on the therapeutic and biomarker potential of non-codingRNAs (e.g., microRNAs and lncRNAs) and other epigenetic modulators in vascular disease and its underlying (patho-) mechanisms.
Stephen Malin
Senior forskareHow does atherogenic dyslipidemia provoke the immune system, particularly B lymphocytes, and how can this lead to tissue damage?
Roland Nilsson
Senior forskareWe are a research group specializing in detailed analyses of cellular metabolism using modern measurement techniques and mathematical models. Our work aims for a deeper and more quantitative understanding of how various cell types in the human body process nutrients to harvest energy and synthesize macromolecules.
Peder Olofsson
Senior forskareWe study mechanisms of inflammation regulation with a particular focus on neural reflexes and cardiovascular inflammation.
Magnus Bäck
Professor/överläkareResearch group Magnus Bäck