Karolinska Institutet Discovers
The purpose of the KI Discovers series is to give insight into the latest scientific achievements across a variety of disciplines at Karolinska Institutet by highlighting new publications and recent international recruitments. The seminar series is funded by the Board of Research and hosted by Junior Faculty, with administrative support of the Communications and Public Relations Office at KI.
The seminars are held in either Campus Solna or Campus Flemingsberg between 12.00-13.00. Coffee and sandwich is served at 11.30. After the seminar, there is time for discussions. No registration is needed.
Seminars spring 2020
The seminars during the spring 2020 have been cancelled du to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wednesday March 11
Associate Professor Jorge Ruas, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Skeletal muscle PGC-1α1 reroutes kynurenine metabolism to increase energy efficiency and fatigue-resistance, Nature Communications, June 2019
Nobel Forum, Solna
Wednesday March 18
Senior researcher Myriam Aouadi, Department of Medicine, Huddinge
Liver macrophages regulate systemic metabolism through non-inflammatory factors, Nature Metabolism, March 2019
Åke Gustafssonsalen, Neo, Flemingsberg
Wednesday April 1
Professor Martin Rottenberg, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology
Spatial and temporal localization of immune transcripts defines hallmarks and diversity in the tuberculosis granuloma, Nature Communications, April 2019
Nobel Forum, Solna
Wednesday April 8
Associate Professor Anna Lindstrand, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery
Discovery of novel sequences in 1000 Swedish genomes, Molecular Biology and Evolution, January 2020
Nobel Forum, Solna
Wednesday April 15
Professor Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Prenatal androgen exposure and transgenerational susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome, Nature Medicine, December 2019
Nobel Forum, Solna
Wednesday April 22
Senior Researcher Pekka Katajisto, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition
Notum produced by Paneth cells attenuates regeneration of aged intestinal epithelium, Nature, July 2019
Nobel Forum, Solna
Wednesday April 29
Senior researcher Kirsty Spalding, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Adipose lipid turnover and long-term changes in body weight, Nature Medicine, September 2019
Erna Möllersalen, Neo, Flemingsberg
Wednesday May 6
Postdoctoral researcher Martin Cornillet-Jeannin, Department of Medicine, Huddinge
Imbalance of genes encoding natural killer immunoglobulin-like receptors and human leukocyte antigen in patients with biliary cancer, Gastroenterology, October 2019
Erna Möllersalen, Neo, Flemingsberg
Wednesday May 13
Assistant Professor Linda Lindström, Department of Oncology-Pathology
Assessment of Long-term Distant Recurrence-Free Survival Associated With Tamoxifen Therapy in Postmenopausal Patients With Luminal A or Luminal B Breast Cancer, JAMA Oncology, August 2019
Nobel Forum, Solna
Wednesday May 20
Assistant Professor Heidi Taipale, Department of Clinical Neuroscience
20-year follow-up study of physical morbidity and mortality in relationship to antipsychotic treatment in a nationwide cohort of 62,250 patients with schizophrenia (FIN20), World Psychiatry, February 2020
Nobel Forum, Solna
Wednesday May 27
Assistant Professor Ninib Baryawno, Department of Women's and Children's Health
A Cellular Taxonomy of the Bone Marrow Stroma in Homeostasis and Leukemia, Cell, June 2019
Nobel Forum, Solna
Mission statement
Since 2012, the KI Discovers seminars have presented excellent research conducted at this university. The seminar series was founded by Professor Mats Wahlgren, at the time KI’s Pro-Dean of Research.
View Junior Faculty's misstion statement for KI Discovers
Contact
Programme committee of KI Discovers is headed by Dr Rosa Suades Soler/KI Junior Faculty
Questions? Email to: ki-discovers@ki.se