Interviews and portraits – meet our researchers
More than 3,000 researchers and doctoral students have their workplace at Karolinska Institutet. Here you can get to know some of them. The interviews and feature articles bellow have previously been published in our magazine Medical Science or online on KI News.
Portrait of a researcher
Jan Albert: “HIV is an infectious disease like any other”
Jan Albert: “HIV is an infectious disease like any other”
Georgios Belibasakis: A glimpse into another world
Georgios Belibasakis: A glimpse into another world
Cynthia Bulik: She wants us to see the biology
Cynthia Bulik: She wants us to see the biology
Marie Carlén: She wants to decode the brain
Marie Carlén: She wants to decode the brain
Tore Curstedt helped millions of preterm babies
Tore Curstedt helped millions of preterm babies
Anna Mia Ekström wants justice
Anna Mia Ekström wants justice
Fang Fang gives remote assistance
Fang Fang gives remote assistance
Óscar Fernández-Capetillo: He wants to have fun
Óscar Fernández-Capetillo: He wants to have fun
Emily Holmes: A picture is worth a thousand words
Emily Holmes: A picture is worth a thousand words
Akira Kaneko's dream: the eradication of malaria
Akira Kaneko's dream: the eradication of malaria
Claudia Lampic: Family regardless of kinship
Claudia Lampic: Family regardless of kinship
Nobel Laureate Tomas Lindahl: “I had an excellent group at KI”
Nobel Laureate Tomas Lindahl: “I had an excellent group at KI”
Helena Lindgren: Focus on birth injuries
Helena Lindgren: Focus on birth injuries
Johan Lundberg: The reawakening of depression research
Johan Lundberg: The reawakening of depression research
Ali Mirazimi is fighting the virus
Ali Mirazimi is fighting the virus
Caroline Olsson: Prestige affects important choices
Caroline Olsson: Prestige affects important choices
Ole Petter Ottersen on sharing global responsibilities
Ole Petter Ottersen on sharing global responsibilities
One scientist, many hats – meet Gabrielle Paulsson-Berne
One scientist, many hats – meet Gabrielle Paulsson-Berne
Thomas Perlmann is passionate about the Nobel Prize
Thomas Perlmann is passionate about the Nobel Prize
Richard Rosenquist Brandell in the golden age for geneticists
Richard Rosenquist Brandell in the golden age for geneticists
Hannes Sigurjónsson on gender confirming surgery
Hannes Sigurjónsson on gender confirming surgery
Kirsty Spalding: Bord at work? Fat chance
Kirsty Spalding: Bord at work? Fat chance
Carl Johan Sundberg refuses to sit still
Carl Johan Sundberg refuses to sit still
Stefan Swartling Peterson cares about the children
Stefan Swartling Peterson cares about the children
Carol Tishelman wants us to talk about death
Carol Tishelman wants us to talk about death
Elisabete Weiderpass: Preventing cancer in all corners of the world
Elisabete Weiderpass: Preventing cancer in all corners of the world
Yvonne Wengström uses exercise as medicine
Yvonne Wengström uses exercise as medicine
Rikard Wicksell: "Pain should not be allowed to dominate your life"
Rikard Wicksell: "Pain should not be allowed to dominate your life"
From the researchers' point of view
Per Andrén treats children with tics online
Per Andrén treats children with tics online
Lena Berg: “Sometimes you need to be left alone to work”
Lena Berg: “Sometimes you need to be left alone to work”
Ken Chien on Moderna and the mRNA vaccine
Ken Chien on Moderna and the mRNA vaccine
Karl Deisseroth: "Becoming a psychiatrist wasn't on the map"
Karl Deisseroth: "Becoming a psychiatrist wasn't on the map"
Liv Eidsmo learned to appreciate the critics
Liv Eidsmo learned to appreciate the critics
Kerstin Erlandsson on Swedish midwifery in Africa
Kerstin Erlandsson on Swedish midwifery in Africa
Emma Frans on why we should be more critical
Emma Frans on why we should be more critical
Emma Fransson: What role does bacteria play in a delivery?
Emma Fransson: What role does bacteria play in a delivery?
Cecilia Fridén: Should exercise be adapted to a woman’s menstrual cycle?
Cecilia Fridén: Should exercise be adapted to a woman’s menstrual cycle?
Meet Hedvig Glans in KI’s COVID-19 expert group
Meet Hedvig Glans in KI’s COVID-19 expert group
Katarina Görts-Öberg on hypersexuality
Katarina Görts-Öberg on hypersexuality
Märit Halmin: ”Getting run over was my doorway into research”
Märit Halmin: ”Getting run over was my doorway into research”
Karin Jensen: "There is confidence in young researchers"
Karin Jensen: "There is confidence in young researchers"
Viktor Kaldo: Can AI be useful to psychologists?
Viktor Kaldo: Can AI be useful to psychologists?
Eva Kosek supports those with fibromyalgia pain
Eva Kosek supports those with fibromyalgia pain
Carola Lidén: Less allergies with nickel-free coins
Carola Lidén: Less allergies with nickel-free coins
Magnus Lundbäck about the danger of e-cigarettes
Magnus Lundbäck about the danger of e-cigarettes
Anna Martling: “It’s when you meet the patient that the circle closes”
Anna Martling: “It’s when you meet the patient that the circle closes”
Gerald McInerney: Antibodies against the coronavirus
Gerald McInerney: Antibodies against the coronavirus
Helena Nordenstedt a volunteer in the fight against Ebola
Helena Nordenstedt a volunteer in the fight against Ebola
Christoffer Rahm wants to take action before it is too late
Christoffer Rahm wants to take action before it is too late
Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg: "It was a true miracle”
Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg: "It was a true miracle”
Ineke Samson: “Covert stuttering can create a great deal of anxiety”
Ineke Samson: “Covert stuttering can create a great deal of anxiety”
Shervin Shahnavaz: "We can finally offer young people timely help”
Shervin Shahnavaz: "We can finally offer young people timely help”
Joakim Sturup: Violent crimes are increasing – and not
Joakim Sturup: Violent crimes are increasing – and not
Olle Söder: "“Important to know what causes the symptoms”
Olle Söder: "“Important to know what causes the symptoms”
Fredrik Ullén on brain anc culture
Fredrik Ullén on brain anc culture
Three researchers fighting ignorance
Three researchers fighting ignorance
When nature provides the model
When nature provides the model
Three researchers on innovation
Three researchers on innovation
Nobel inspiration – a tale of three researchers
Nobel inspiration – a tale of three researchers
They see the value of nature
They see the value of nature
Three researchers: Safe sport their goal
Three researchers: Safe sport their goal
Foot on the brake – about road safety
Foot on the brake – about road safety
Three researchers: Passion instead of pension
Three researchers: Passion instead of pension
They see the power of music
They see the power of music
Solving really cold cases
Solving really cold cases
They are counting on our health
They are counting on our health
Three researchers on patient dialogue
Three researchers on patient dialogue
Three researchers – one step ahead
Three researchers – one step ahead
Liver in test tube replaces animal testing
Liver in test tube replaces animal testing
Three researchers trying to gain seconds
Three researchers trying to gain seconds
With death as a colleague
With death as a colleague
Three researchers who experiment on themselves
Three researchers who experiment on themselves
Introducing some of our new Professors
Professors' inauguration 2020
Professors' inauguration 2020
On the 15th of October 2020, 14 new professors were inaugurated at Karolinska Institutet in solemn forms in Aula Medica. In addition, we gave our new adjunct professors and visiting professors a warm welcome.
Early years’ impact on long-term lung health
Professor Erik Melén studies the causes of allergies, asthma, and other lung problems in children. His goal is to develop knowledge and treatments for better lung health over a person’s lifetime. View a video about his research produced for the annual professors' inauguration ceremony.