Doctoral Programme in Development and Regeneration (DEVREG) and Gendered Innovation Alliance

A nudge is best described as a friendly – not compulsive – push in the right direction. We invited Katharina Paoli, one of the most well-renowned nudging experts in Sweden to find new ways encourage people to make conscious choices and make it easier to do what’s right. Can we learn from this when doing preclinical or clinical research related to medicine, being in the lab all day or meeting patients?

This conference, supported by the DEVREG programme, brought together different research groups within the field of regenerative medicine at KI. The program included scientific activities (oral presentations, posters and invited speakers) and time for mingling and interaction between research groups.

We travelled to Wonderland with our partner TEDx Stockholm – a place of limitless possibilities, to awaken our imagination, question our beliefs and step out of the norm. Wonderland is a place where assumptions are challenged and imagination is ignited. The journey took place on November 24th at Radisson Blu Waterfront.

A workshop that offered the opportunity to learn more about:

Stem cells and development (mESC, hESC, hiPSC) | Organoids from pluripotent stem cells | Recreating organs from pluripotent stem cells |Organoids in neurological disease modeling | Cells and materials in regenerative medicine.

Our INTRICARE EU Horizon 2020 Marie Curie ITN course covered some of the latest advances in cardiovascular medicine: from basic to translational research with added value for transferable skills and on the implementation of the sex and gender perspectives in preclinical and clinical research.

The first KI Devreg Salon of the year was held 19th of April. We invited Ingrid Berglund - a UNDP (UN Development Programme) representative to guide us through the sustainable delelopment goals and some practical applications relevant at KI.

This TEDx-inspired salon about The Education Revolution was held on November 17 - an event for course leaders, teachers, students, researchers and everyone else interested in innovative approaches for effective teaching and learning.

On September 4, Helena Ledmyr from Forskom/INCF provided our students tips on how to communicate smarter to a wider audience.

In May, writer and journalist Agneta Lagerkrantz kicked off the first Salon by sharing her deep insights on the topic of compassion followed by Thandie Newtons inspiring TED talk on "otherness".

For the 6th time the student-organised interdisciplinary conference “From Basics To Clinics”, supported by the DEVREG programme, was held. Our brilliant student representative Ayla De Paepe's talk about the importance of gender in research and gender equality in academia was very appreciated as she won the prize for the best talk!