Faculty science biology jobs in Solna

01 Feb, 2023

Full time

Professor in Neurobiology of Sensory Systems

Karolinska Institute Solna, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Department of Neuroscience has the mission to conduct ground-breaking research on the nervous system. Our 35 research groups study the function of the nervous system in health and disease, at the molecular, cellular, and network level. We now intend to strengthen our research profile in sensory neurobiology, broadening our scientific portfolio to the study of developmental aspects as well as cellular and network organization of specific sensory systems using animal models. This will also provide an ideal complement to clinical research on sensory function currently carried out at Karolinska Institutet. We are in the new Biomedicum building, which hosts a multidisciplinary environment with five basic science departments and top-level core facilities. Description of the subject area The sensory nervous system is a part of the nervous system responsible for detecting and processing sensory information. The...

01 Feb, 2023

Full time

Postdoctoral studies in systems biology of mRNA translation (scholarship)

Karolinska Institute Solna, Sweden

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...

19 Jan, 2023

Full time

Postdoctoral studies in CANCER BIOLOGY (scholarship)

Karolinska Institute Solna, Sweden

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...

31 Jan, 2023

Full time

1-2 Postdoctoral researchers in Mitochondrial Biology

Karolinska Institute Biomedicum, Solnavägen, Solna, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? Applications are invited for postdoctoral positions in the group of Joanna Rorbach at the Division of Molecular Metabolism, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. The positions can be offered as postdoctoral scholarship or temporary employment. Division of Molecular Metabolism The Division of Molecular Metabolism (http://ki.se/en/mbb/research-divisionof-molecular-metabolism, http://ki.se/en/mbb), is located in Biomedicum, Solna campus of Karolinska Institutet. The research at the division aims at understanding the regulation of mitochondrial function and the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in disease. The current research encompasses biochemical and genetic studies of patients with inherited diseases as well as basic scientific approaches to understand the regulation of mtDNA expression and other aspects of mitochondrial metabolism. The Division of Molecular Metabolism offers an outstanding research...

01 Feb, 2023

Full time

Postdoctoral Position in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB) is among the largest departments of epidemiology in Europe with special focus on increasing our knowledge of the aetiology of different diseases. Our department consists of researchers, doctoral students, biostatisticians, data collectors and database administrators as well as administrative personnel, in total some 250 staff. The department is situated at campus Solna. Further information can be found at ki.se/meb Your mission The advent of high-throughput technologies has produced an avalanche of omics data and revolutionized medical research. Our research aims at developing and applying computational and statistical methodologies for analyses of multi-omics data from complex human diseases. The successful postdoctoral candidate will collaborate closely with our team members and external collaborators to analyze different omics-data for...

24 Jan, 2023

Full time

Postdoctoral studies in RNA biology and DNA repair (scholarship)

Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) is a department with a strong focus on basic science. CMB conducts research and education in cell biology, molecular biology, developmental biology, stem cell biology, cancer and infection biology. Research Group The position is placed in the laboratory of Marianne Farnebo, where we study the function of non-coding RNA and RNA-binding proteins in DNA repair and chromatin remodeling, and how defects in these processes contribute to cancer and developmental disorders. A number of techniques required to study RNA are already up and running in Farnebo laboratory, including single-molecule RNA FISH, RNA tethering, RNA immunoprecipitation and various biochemical approaches. Farnebo laboratory is located in Biomedicum, a new interdisciplinary research center designed to concentrate much of the experimental research conducted at Karolinska Institutet Campus...

02 Feb, 2023

Full time

Research Assistant in Tuberculosis Immunology

Karolinska Institute Solna, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Division of Infectious Diseases performs research and education in close collaboration with the Karolinska University Hospital. The research teams address a wide range of infectious diseases using clinical, epidemiological and experimental approaches. The Sundling Research Team focuses on understanding the immune response to different pathogens with the aim to find biomarkers to better distinguish them on a molecular level. We are now recruiting a research assistant for a short-term project focusing on experimental immunology to investigate how the immune system is affected by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The studies involve both experimental lab work and bioinformatic analysis. The studies are based on well characterized cohorts recruited in Sweden and via collaborators. The research group is based at the new research laboratories at BioClinicum on the Karolinska University Hospital site...

02 Feb, 2023

Full time

Research Assistant within Molecular Rheumatology (SLE and RA)

Karolinska Institute Solna, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? At the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, we conduct research on diseases affecting the musculoskeletal system, including inflammatory and non-inflammatory diseases. The Division of Rheumatology offers good opportunities for clinical research on large and unique patient groups from the clinic along with biomedical and experimental animal research. Your mission Your duties will be to assist lab management within our research group and work in research projects within immune-mediated diseases e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus nephritis (LN) and rheumatoid arthritis. It will involve design of experiments in wet lab, performing experiments, preparation of samples for high throughput analyses, statistical evaluation and bioinformatics analysis. Preparation of research articles for publication will be a part of mission in collaboration with other group members. Your profile...

01 Feb, 2023

Full time

Postdoctoral researcher position in Cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease

Karolinska Institute Solna, Sweden

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....

24 Jan, 2023

Full time

Postdoctoral Researcher to target mechanisms driving cancer cell growth

Karolinska Institute Biomedicum, Solnavägen, Solna, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? A postdoctoral position within the exciting field of gene regulatory networks in cancer is immediately available in the laboratory of Professor Jussi Taipale who heads research groups at Karolinska Institutet, University of Cambridge and University of Helsinki. This position is based at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet. Research group The laboratory focuses on the study of transcriptional control of cell growth, using functional genomics and systems biology and as such the research groups consist of both experimental biologists and computer scientists. Current lines of work include high-throughput determination of binding sites and binding specificities of human transcription factors, using this information to identify regulatory elements that control cell growth during normal development or in cancer and validation of identified elements using cultured cells and...

18 Jan, 2023

Full time

Doctoral position in molecular epidemiology

Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? Being a doctoral student means being accepted to a postgraduate level education (postgraduate education) where you follow an individual study plan. A PhD student engages in a research project under supervision, supplemented by courses and other learning activities. For a doctoral degree, the equivalent of four years of full-time postgraduate education is required. The research group The Department of Global Public Health is an interdisciplinary department with the aim of deepening the knowledge of how the population's health can be improved at a local, national and global level. The research at the department aims to map the determinants of health, as well as to develop and evaluate individual-oriented and structural measures and to contribute knowledge to guidelines and policy documents. Many of the department's researchers are scientific advisors to authorities and other...

14 Dec, 2022

Full time

Research Specialist in Structural and Biophysical Immunology

Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The candidate will work within the Achour research group, localized at the Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), a national resource of unique technologies and expertise, that brings scientists together across traditional boundaries and foster collaborations with industry, health care, public research organizations and international partners. The Achour group which belongs to the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases has established a wide array of collaborations with other research groups, clinical and non-clinical, both at the Karolinska Institute and elsewhere at national and international levels. Altogether, we believe that the offered position and working environment provide an excellent platform for acquiring all necessary knowledge in a large ensemble of different technologies and topics, with a focus on immunological responses towards cancer and viral models. Your mission The...

01 Feb, 2023

Full time

Assistant Lecturer in Internal Medicine with a Focus on Education in the Medical Program

Karolinska Institute Danderyd, Sweden

Do you want to contribute with top quality education and medical research? The Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital (KIDS), was established in its current form in 1993. Approximately 400 students annually complete their basic medical education at KIDS in the units for surgery and urology, anaesthesia, diagnostic radiology, internal medicine and cardiology, clinical physiology, clinical chemistry, obstetrics and gynecology and orthopedic surgery. At the department, broad clinical research is conducted in various areas. The department has approx. 90 registered doctoral students and approx. 10 defend their doctorate in medicine annually Your role The position as assistant lecturer in internal medicine involves an overall responsibility for the course in internal medicine on the medical program at KIDS as well as conducting research on internal medicine diseases at the department. The work will involve responsibility for Clinical Medicine...

25 Jan, 2023

Full time

Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular neuroscience

Karolinska Institute Solna, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? Are you looking to make a significant difference by contributing to the unraveling of novel pain transmission mechanisms that would improve the lives of pain sufferers? We are seeking an ambitious post-doctoral scientist with strong research and communication skills to contribute to high visibility research projects Trigeminal Pain Research Group. Your work will contribute to the understanding of the unique pain-generating mechanisms from oral tissues with focus on the tooth pulp. The ability to prevent, alleviate and cure tooth-related pain is greatly hampered by a lack of knowledge of how terminal dental pulp nerves are electrically activated. You will employ cutting-edge techniques in genetics, molecular imaging, computational science to delineate the processes that underlie dental pain. Long-term project outcomes should broadly impact both basic pain-related neurobiology and practices for clinical pain therapy....

16 Jan, 2023

Part time

Research Assistant to Karolinska Institutet

Karolinska Institute Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to improving human health? The laboratory of Professor Thomas Helleday provides an excellent translational and scientific environment. The multidisciplinary research group is located at Science for Life Laboratory and consists of Ph.D. students, postdocs, and senior scientists within biology, biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and pharmacology, many with experience from the pharmaceutical industry. Your mission We are looking for a highly motivated and lab-experienced research assistant for the Helleday group. Your main task will be to plan and perform in vitro cell culture experiments in the laboratory. Your work will be very varied and will include, several molecular biology techniques including cell culturing, PCR, western blotting, fluorescence microscopy, and immunohistology staining techniques. In more detail, you will contribute to a further understanding of the role of DNA repair and metabolisms proteins in cancer and characterise...

15 faculty science biology jobs found in Solna