Join us for a seminar by Prof. Christian Wolfrum (Nanyang Technical University, Singapore) on the role of cellular heterogeneity in the adipose tissue as a driver of metabolic health and disease

Join us in this seminar with Amanda Andersson Rolf (MBB) hosted by SRP Diabetes, in which she will discuss her work on the establishment of cell identity and organ development with specific focus on p...

SRP Diabetes supports principal investigators who will supervise a student in an educational program at KI (e.g. medical students, biomedicine program, master programmes) while the student performs hi...

Award ceremony and Prize lecture followed by Rolf Luft Award Symposium

Membrane-permeant, environment-sensitive nanosensors enable high-throughput, multiparametric quantification of membrane order and mitochondrial potential, revealing immune-cell-specific remodelling an...

The Rolf Luft Foundation has opened the call for applications for the Kerstin Brismar Award 2026. This award specifically supports translational research in the field of diabetes. The deadline for applications in May 31st, and the prize ceremony will take place in the Fall at Karolinska Institutet.

Prestroke hyperglycemia and insulin resistance (IR) independently correlate with poor stroke outcomes in type 2 diabetes (T2D), although their causative ef

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a circular RNA in mitochondria that plays an important role in the healing of chronic wounds. The study is published in Advanced Science.

With the new year, there are changes in our Management Team. After several years successfully leading SRP Diabetes, Anna Krook steps down, and Mikael Rydén (former vice-chair) becomes the new chair. Thomas Nyström steps in as our new vice-chair. Harriet Wallberg, Malin Flodström Tullberg, Helena Edlund and Carolina Hagberg will continue on the board, and we welcome our four new members Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Sofia Carlsson, Stefano Romeo and Niklas Mejhert. Big thanks to Anna for all her work over the years, and warm welcome to the new members!

Jalkanen et al. generate spatial and single-nucleus transcriptomic maps of human subcutaneous and visceral white adipose depots, revealing distinct cytoarchitectural and immunologic features. Epiploic...

Abdominal fat is not a uniform tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, and Helmholtz Munich reveals that fat located close to the large intestine contains an ...

Jalkanen et al. generate spatial and single-nucleus transcriptomic maps of human subcutaneous and visceral white adipose depots, revealing distinct cytoarchitectural and immunologic features. Epiploic adipose tissue is enriched for SAA1/SAA2-expressing adipocytes that activate local myeloid cells, highlighting an immune-metabolic specialization in adipose tissue close to the microbiome in the colon.

Professors Richard Dennis DiMarchi, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA and Matthias Tschöp, Ludwig Maximillian University, Munich, Germany are awarded the Rolf Luft Award 2026 for outstanding, groun...

Join us for a Minisymposium hosted by Mikael Rydén and Niklas Mejhert within SRP Diabetes: "Membrane Communication: From Cell Biology to Cardiometabolic Disease"

Welcome to a seminar by Prof. Gian Paolo Fadini from University of Padova, Italy

On November 14th, SRP Diabetes hosted Diabetes Day, a one-day open symposium with an outstanding line-up of speakers. The symposium included 6 flash-talks by postdoctoral fellows sharing the exciting research on different aspects of diabetes that they are conducting in labs supported by SRP Diabetes. The talks were followed by a mingle combined with a poster session. Thanks to all the participants for the exciting presentations and the engaging discussions!

KI researchers Carolina Hagberg and Jenny Mjösberg have been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant following a fiercely competitive application process. They will be using the money to further ...

SRP Diabetes grant programmes

Join us for a Minisymposium hosted by Mikael Rydén and Niklas Mejhert within SRP Diabetes: "Membrane Communication: From Cell Biology to Cardiometabolic Disease"

This Review summarizes our current knowledge about the genetic underpinnings of metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and highlights its causal association with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance.

SRP Diabetes grant programmes

NOM26 provides a platform for early career researchers, emerging leaders, and established experts to share insights spanning from microbiological mechanisms to public health interventions. The…