36 faculty health sciences jobs found in Solna

Do you want to contribute to improving people's health? KIND  is a competence center for research, development and education around neuropsychiatric impairments, for example ADHD and autism spectrum disorders. Your role We are looking for a part-time research assistant (20%) for the PIP study at KIND. The study is about early development in children with autism spectrum conditions, ADHD, intellectual disability and normal development. The study participants are children from approximately 2 to 6 years of age, as well as their parents. The study contains many different tasks and research methods (e.g. play observation, eye-tracking, electroencephalography, interviews with parents). In addition, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain is performed during natural sleep, which then takes place in the evening. The main duties are to carry out MR examinations in the evening together with another research assistant. You will...

Do you want to contribute to better health for all? This position is a unique opportunity to conduct research in the research group Global Sexual Health, Department of Global Public Health. The Department of Global Public Health is an interdisciplinary institution that aims to advance knowledge on how to improve population health at local, national and global level. Research at the department aims to identify the determinants of health, develop and evaluate individual and structural interventions, and provide evidence for guidelines and policy documents. Many of the department's researchers are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision-makers at regional, national and international level. The department has 9 research groups, about 85 research students and about 140 employees. Your mission The work will mostly be based at the Department of Global Public Health at Karolinska Institutet in Solna. The applicant is expected to independently conduct own...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) is a department at Karolinska Institutet and an interdisciplinary research institution within the broad field of environmental medicine. IMM conducts cutting edge research within the areas of epidemiology, environmental and occupational medicine, toxicology, physiology, and biostatistics with the aim to clarify how environmental and lifestyle factors affect our health and which role genes have. IMM also serves as a scientific advisor to public authorities within the area of environmental medicine and IMM scientists participate in national and international expert groups. The research group The epidemiological research at IMM is focused on advancing knowledge about disease etiology and prognosis with an emphasis on environmental and lifestyle factors, and on methodological development and stringency. The unit of Environmental Epidemiology has a strong track record of...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Unit of Integrative Metabolomics in the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) announces a position for an LC-MS/MS Research Engineer. The position is temporary for 1 year. The Unit is led by Craig Wheelock and includes the new launched Karolinska Institute Small Molecule Mass Spectrometry (KI-SMMS) core facility. The research unit is housed in a new purpose-built laboratory that includes 5 state-of-the art mass spectrometers and the associated sample processing equipment. Your mission The primary responsibility is to take the lead in developing LC-MS/MS methods for quantification of novel omega-3 fatty acid metabolites, so called specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs), in order to progress innovative research on inflammation. The work will be centered on the analysis of various biological matrices from both preclinical and clinical samples as well as from in vitro models. As a member of the...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? 1-2 positions are now open in Professor Karin Loré’s group to study mechanisms of action of vaccines. The overall focus of the research group is to investigate immune functions by which different vaccine formulations regulate immunity. The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic team at the Department of Medicine, Solna at Karolinska Institutet and study timely questions in close collaboration with the vaccine industry. Duties The studies focus on the generation of high quality and durable B cell and T cell responses by vaccination. This includes assessments of the early innate immune profile locally and systemically after vaccination as well as the development of antigen-specific responses. This involves high resolution analyses of both early cell activation and gene modulation as well as of the B cell and antibody response such as single cell isolation, sequencing and mapping of antibody...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? 1-2 positions are now open in Professor Karin Loré’s group to study mechanisms of action of vaccines. The overall focus of the research group is to investigate immune functions by which different vaccine formulations regulate immunity. The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic team at the Department of Medicine, Solna at Karolinska Institutet and study timely questions in close collaboration with the vaccine industry. Your mission The studies focus on the generation of high quality and durable B cell and T cell responses by vaccination. This includes assessments of the early innate immune profile locally and systemically after vaccination as well as the development of antigen-specific responses. This involves high resolution analyses of both early cell activation and gene modulation as well as of the B cell and antibody response such as single cell isolation, sequencing and mapping of...

Karolinska Institutet, KI SÖS - with focus on education and research  Do you want to contribute to improving human health? The Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset (KI SÖS) has a long tradition of Research and Education. Care Sciences is a fairly new topic at KI SÖS but recently we have supported this field with several new positions combined with clinical duties (one professor and 3 lecturers). Active cardiological research together with new assignments in the education of specialist nurses have made it possible to employ another Senior Lecturer. Subject area The field of Care Sciences focus on different aspects of care in health and disease. The nucleus of Care Sciences includes occupational and physical therapy, and nursing care. Care Sciences borders Medical Sciences and is often considered as a part of Medical Sciences. Care Sciences describes the situation in education and research at KI SÖS since it...

Do you want to contribute to improving human health? The Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset (KI SÖS), pursues undergraduate education, doctoral education and internationally recognized research focusing on common diseases and injuries. The department has approximately 100 PhD students. In the pediatric unit there are 5 research groups where several of them are dedicated to allergy research, there is one Professor responsible for research, one Senior Lecturer responsible for education in the medical program and one professor in Caring Sciences. Considering the great interest in research education and active research in allergy, KI SÖS will now strengthen the teaching staff with an additional Senior Lecturer. Subject area Allergy is a broad discipline where food allergy is an important aspect, as severe allergic reactions caused by food is increasing in today´s society. This has led to the need to develop new strategies for...

Karolinska Institutet, Department of NVS, Division of Clinical Geriatric The Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS) conducts world leading research in aging, dementia, epidemiology and care sciences. This research extends from basic molecular and cell levels to clinical research and societal studies. NVS educates almost a third of KI students at basic and advanced levels. The Department has approximately 520 employees and a revenue 2021 of 483 million SEK. It comprises seven divisions, located at Campus Flemingsberg and Campus Solna. The Division of Clinical Geriatric, with over 100 employed and affiliated researchers are located both in Neo, Campus Flemingsberg and in the Q-building in Solna. We conduct research focusing on cognitive impairment, dementia, and other aging related disorders, and education, among other medical graduates. Our research is multi-faceted and is in close collaboration with leading institutions and clinics worldwide. The...

Karolinska Institutet, Department of NVS, Division of Clinical Geriatrics The Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS) conducts world leading research in aging, dementia, epidemiology and care sciences. This research extends from basic molecular and cell levels to clinical research and societal studies. NVS educates almost a third of KI students at basic and advanced levels. The Department has approximately 520 employees and a revenue 2021 of 483 million SEK. It comprises seven divisions, located at Campus Flemingsberg and Campus Solna. The Division of Clinical Geriatric, with over 100 employed and affiliated researchers are located both in Neo, Campus Flemingsberg and in the Q-building in Solna. We conduct research focusing on cognitive impairment, dementia, and other aging related disorders, and education, among other medical graduates. Our research is multi-faceted and is in close collaboration with leading institutions and clinics worldwide. The...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research in infection biology and The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet in Solna conducts research and education in immunology, infection biology, cell biology and cancer. Our keywords are interdisciplinary, clinically based basic research and national and international cooperation. The research group We search for a postdoctoral researcher that together with Professor Birgitta Henriques Normark, her research group and her collaborators will work on projects in bacteriology and respiratory tract infections. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies infectious diseases as one of the greatest global health threats. Lower respiratory tract infections are a major cause of death globally. Pneumococci are a major contributor to both morbidity and mortality and being the most common causes of milder respiratory tract infections such as otitis media and sinusitis as well as...

Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Nursing Science and Society At the Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society (NVS), world-leading research is conducted in aging, dementia, epidemiology and care science. The research ranges from basic research at the molecular and cellular level to clinical studies and research at the societal level. At NVS, approximately one third of KI's students complete their education at undergraduate and advanced level. The institution with approximately 520 employees and a turnover of 483 million in 2021, consists of seven departments and is located on Campus Flemingsberg and Campus Solna. Do you want to contribute to better health for everyone? Do you want to be involved in mapping and analyzing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic? Develop evidence-based solutions and basis for guidelines for decision-makers and health care authorities on how the effects of both the current and...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? Welcome to an ambitious research environment in bioelectronic medicine and inflammation neuroscience at the department of cardiovascular medicine at the Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet.   Your role The duties include planning, financing, implementation, documentation and reporting of research projects where you, as an assistant lecturer in bioelectronic medicine, are expected to Independently conduct experimental research and publish advances in inflammation neuroscience/bioelectronic medicine. Seek and secure relevant funding independently and in consortia. Supervise post-docs, PhD students and other students. Teach at first level, advanced level and postgraduate level. Carry out the necessary administration linked to the duties above. Mainly document work and interact with colleagues and co-workers in the English language. This employment...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC) at Karolinska Institutet conducts research and teaching in immunology, infection biology, cell biology and cancer. Internationally outstanding research is conducted at MTC. CTMR (Centre for translational microbiome research) was founded in 2016 as a collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) and Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Subject description CTMR has developed into a broad technical, biological, clinical and epidemiological platform for studying complex microbiological communities and their interaction with humans both in health and disease. The collaboration between our experts provides a solid foundation for understanding the contribution of the microbiome to normal physiology and pathophysiology and opens up opportunities for the development of new therapies in gastroenterology,...

Do you want to contribute to improving human health? The “Genome Integrity” group at the Karolinska Institutet - SciLifeLab, led by  Prof. Jiri Bartek  has one postdoc vacancy. Part of our research focuses on various mechanistic aspects of ribosome biogenesis and protein translation in cancer biology. Using a combination of wet-lab techniques and bioinformatics we aim to discover markers and druggable targets that can be exploited for personalized therapy. A major aspect of our work is functional characterization of proteins and cellular signaling pathways involved in genome stability maintenance, ribosome biogenesis, and protein synthesis. See also recent publications from the research group including Zisi  et al ., 2022, Neuro-Oncol.; Kanellis  et al ., 2021, Science Adv.; Espinoza  et al , 2020, Cell Death Diff. For further information visit https://ki.se/en/mbb/jiri-bartek-group Division and Research Group Our group...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? Ever wondered why it might be a bad idea to lend your car to a teenager? Why do many forms of neuropsychiatric disorders including Schizophrenia, depression and bipolar-disorder have a late onset, typically late teens - early twenties? The goal of our lab is to study the cellular- and network-changes that occur after birth throughout to adulthood and which genetic programs that control these changes. We use our cell type-specific knowledge to further our understanding of genetically complex disorders with a focus on Schizophrenia. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced researchspecialist to conduct integrative research on single-cell transcriptomics, genomics, and epidemiology to Jens Hjerling-Leffler group. Your mission A major role of the job is to design and conduct analysis to integrate genomic data with other types of data. Therefore, the successful candidate should also have deep...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Department of Oncology-Pathology is searching for a post-doctoral fellow to work with Dr Ola Larsson and co-workers to study the role of mRNA translation in cancer. Dysregulated mRNA translation is emerging as a central facet in cancer progression that is incompletely understood. The Larsson group is seeking the upstream signals as well as the downstream effectors underlying transcript-selective alterations of translation in cancer. The overall goal is to understand how mRNA translation can be targeted in future anti-cancer therapy. Division The Larsson lab focuses on understanding the role of mRNA translation in several cancer types; and in both cancer and stromal cells. The focus is on achieving transcriptome-wide and detailed molecular understanding of how mRNA translation is dysregulated in cancer. The lab has expertise in development of state-of-the-art methods for wet-lab based studies of mRNA...

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Jakobsson lab investigates processes of blood vessel morphogenesis/patterning and function in development and disease, with the aim to develop new therapies. The lab utilizes mouse models of human disease, based on inducible genetic loss- and gain- of-function, lineage tracing, virally mediated manipulation in combination with state-of-the-art confocal live imaging (multi-photon, in vivo and ex vivo). In addition, the environment provides access to drug screening platforms, proteomics, single cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics. The lab is integrated in a high-performing interactive scientific environment with close contact with the clinic. Selected publications from the lab:  Jin et al, Nat. Cell Biol., 2017; Wang et al, Development, 2017; Wang et al, Sci. Rep., 2018; Tual-Chalot et al, Circ. Res., 2020 The Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Karolinska...

Do you want to contribute to improving human health? Division The newly started Ketzef laboratory, closely affiliated to the Silberberg laboratory at the Department of Neuroscience, has an open position for a postdoctoral fellow. We are searching for talented and enthusiastic postdocs interested in studying the neural networks of the basal ganglia underlying sensorimotor functions using electrophysiological, optical, and molecular methods. Duties The successful candidate should show a high level of responsibility and independency, be able to collaborate with others in a team, and possess good English communication skills. Applicants should have a strong neuroscience background with documented experience in electrophysiology. Experience in surgery, animal behavior, computer programming, and manuscript writing, are highly advantageous. The project will involve  in vivo  patch-clamp recordings, optogenetics, and imaging in the mouse basal ganglia....

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Professor Ernest Arenas http://ernestarenaslab.org/. The position will be placed in the Division of Molecular Neurobiology, a cluster of 8 research groups forming a dynamic and collaborative research environment within the MBB department, at the Karolinska Institute. Our laboratory is located in the Karolinska Institute, one of the world's leading medical universities and home of the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. Karolinska Institutet conducts cutting edge medical research and holds the largest range of medical research and education in Sweden. Positions will be placed in Biomedicum, one of the largest and most modern research buildings in Northern Europe. Our lab offers an inclusive, interactive, multidisciplinary and international research work environment, where you can enjoy science and develop your career. You...