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| Motto: | To improve human health |
| Established: | 1810 |
| Type: | Medical University |
| President: | Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson |
| Staff: | 3,600 [1] |
| Undergraduates: | 6,000 |
| Postgraduates: | 3,000 |
| Doctoral students: | 1,500 |
| Location: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Affiliations: | LERU |
| Website: | http://www.ki.se/ |
Karolinska Institutet (often translated from Swedish into English as the Karolinska Institute, and in older texts often as the Royal Caroline Institute) is one of Europe's largest medical universities. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. According to its Mission statement, the League of European Research Universities ( LERU) is "a group of European research-intensive universities A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects It was founded in 1810 and is located in Solna, just outside Stockholm. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Solna Municipality ( Solna kommun or Solna stad) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the
A committee of the institute appoints the laureates for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The Karolinska University Hospital is associated with the university as a teaching hospital. The Karolinska University Hospital (Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset is a university Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, with two major sites in the municipalities It is one of Sweden's largest centres for training and research, accounting for 30 percent of the medical training and 40 percent of the medical academic research conducted nationwide. While most of the medical programs are taught in Swedish, the bulk of the Ph.D. projects are conducted in English. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation.
The institute is a member of the League of European Research Universities. According to its Mission statement, the League of European Research Universities ( LERU) is "a group of European research-intensive universities According to the 2007 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the institute is ranked as the 53rd best research university in the world, 11th in Europe and 1st in Sweden. The Academic Ranking of World Universities is compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University ’s Institute of Higher Education and includes major institutes of higher education ranked It is ranked as 16th in the world within the subject field of Life and Agricultural Sciences, 9th in Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy and unranked in the other fields.
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History
Karolinska Institutet was founded in the period between 1810 and 1811 as a training center for army surgeons. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces In Medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs Surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive Medical treatment that involves the cutting of a The original name was at first 'Medico-Chirurgiska Institutet'. In 1817 the prefix 'Karolinska' was added as a reference to 'Karoliner' which was the name of soldiers under the Swedish king Karl XIII. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common An affix is a Morpheme that is attached to a stem to form a word Caroleans ( Swedish: karoliner) were the Soldiers of the Swedish kings Charles XI and Charles XII. Charles XIII (Karl XIII ( 7 October, 1748 - 5 February, 1818) was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway (where he The full name thus became 'Kongl. Carolinska Medico Chirurgiska Institutet'. In 1968 this name was changed to 'Karolinska Institutet'. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Notable alumni or faculty
- Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848; professor at KI), invented modern chemical notation and is considered one of the fathers of modern chemistry; discoverer of the elements silicon, selenium, thorium, and cerium. Friherre Jöns Jacob Berzelius (20 August 1779 &ndash 7 August 1848 was a Swedish chemist Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Silicon (ˈsɪlɪkən or /ˈsɪlɪkɒn/ silicium is the Chemical element that has the symbol Si and Atomic number 14 Selenium (səˈliniəm is a Chemical element with the Atomic number 34 represented by the chemical symbol Se, an atomic mass of 78 Thorium (ˈθɔːriəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Th and Atomic number 90 Cerium (ˈsɪəriəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Ce and Atomic number 58
- Carl Gustaf Mosander (1792-1858; student of Berzelius, his successor 1836), chemist, discoverer of the elements lanthanum, erbium and terbium. Carl Gustaf Mosander ( Kalmar 10 September 1797 &ndash Lovö, Stockholm County 15 October, 1858) was a Lanthanum (ˈlænθənəm is a Chemical element with the symbol La and Atomic number 57 Erbium (ˈɝbiəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Er and Atomic number 68 Terbium (ˈtɝbiəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Tb and Atomic number 65
- Gustaf Retzius (1842-1919), anatomist (Progessor 1877-1890)
- Karl Oskar Medin (1847-1928), paediatrician, famous for his study of poliomyelitis (Professor 1883-1914)
- Ivar Wickman (1872-1914), pediatrician, pupil of Medin, polio expert
- Hugo Theorell (1903-1982), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1955
- Torsten Wiesel (1924-), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1981
- Pehr Edman (1916-1977), chemist (Med. Magnus Gustaf Retzius ( 17 October 1842 – 21 July 1919) was a Swedish physician and anatomist who dedicated a large part of his life Karl Oskar Medin ( August 14 1847 – December 24 1927) was a Swedish pediatrician. Otto Ivar Wickman ( 10 July 1872, Lund &ndash 20 April 1914, Saltsjöbaden) was a Swedish physician who discovered Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell ( July 6, 1903 &ndash August 15, 1982) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Torsten Nils Wiesel (b June 3, 1924) was a Swedish co-recipient with David H The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Pehr Victor Edman ( April 14, 1916 — March 19, 1977) was a Swedish biochemist. dr 1946). Cf. Edman degradation
- Lars Leksell (1907-1986), physician, inventor of radiosurgery and the Gamma Knife. Edman degradation, developed by Pehr Edman, is a method of sequencing Amino acids in a Peptide. Lars Leksell (1907-1986 was a Swedish Physician and Professor of Neurosurgery at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Radiosurgery, also known as stereotactic radiotherapy is a Medical procedure which allows non-invasive treatment of benign and malignant conditions avascular malformations Gamma Knife® (or Leksell Gamma Knife®) is a device used to treat Brain tumors with a high dose of Radiation therapy in one day
- Sune Bergström (1916-2004), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 (with Bengt I. Samuelsson and John Robert Vane). Sune Karl Bergström (born January 10, 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden; died August 15, 2004) was a Swedish Biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (born May 21, 1934) is a Swedish Biochemist. Sir John Robert Vane ( March 29, 1927 &ndash November 19, 2004) was a British Pharmacologist.
- Bengt I. Samuelsson (b. Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (born May 21, 1934) is a Swedish Biochemist. 1934), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 (with Sune Bergström and John Robert Vane). The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Sune Karl Bergström (born January 10, 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden; died August 15, 2004) was a Swedish Biochemist Sir John Robert Vane ( March 29, 1927 &ndash November 19, 2004) was a British Pharmacologist.
- Ragnar Granit (1900-1991), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1967. Ragnar Arthur Granit ( October 30, 1900, Vantaa, Finland &ndash March 12, 1991, Stockholm, Sweden The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute.
- Göran Liljestrand (1886-1968), physiologist and pharmacologist. Göran Liljestrand ( 16 April 1886 &ndash 16 January 1968) Swedish Pharmacologist, known for the discovery of the Euler-Liljestrand
- Ulf von Euler (1905-1983), physiologist, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1970. Ulf Svante von Euler ( February 7, 1905 &ndash March 9, 1983) was a Swedish physiologist and Pharmacologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute.
- Lorenz Poellinger (b. 1957), professor at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at KI.
- Rolf Luft (1914-2007), professor, endocrinologist
Departments of research (by location)
Campus Solna
- Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB)
- Institute of Environmental Medicine
- Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME)
- Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (MBB)
- Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB)
- Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC)
- Neuroscience
- Physiology and Pharmacology
KI North - at Karolinska Hospital and Danderyd Hospital
- Clinical Neuroscience
- Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital
- Medicine
- Molecular Medicine and Surgery
- Oncology-Pathology
- Public Health Science
- Women and Child Health
Campus Huddinge and Söder Hospital
- Bioscience and Nutrition
- Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology
- Laboratory Medicine
- Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
- Medicine
- Odontology
- Clinical Science and Education, Söder Hospital
Research at Karolinska
Researchers at Karolinska largely focus on medical research with emphasis on reproductive health, immunological disorders and oncogenomics. Endocrinology (from Greek grc ἔνδον endon, "within" grc κρῑνω krīnō, "to separate" and grc -λογία Solna Municipality ( Solna kommun or Solna stad) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located The cell is the structural and functional unit of all known living Organisms It is the smallest unit of an organism that is classified as living and is often called Molecular biology is the study of Biology at a molecular level Environmental medicine is a Multidisciplinary field involving Medicine, Environmental science, Chemistry and others Informatics is the science of Information, the practice of Information processing, and the engineering of Information systems. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise Ethics is a major branch of Philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life Biophysics (also biological physics) is an Interdisciplinary Science that employs and develops theories and methods of the Physical sciences for Microbiology (from Greek grc μῑκρος mīkros, "small" grc βίος bios, " Life " and grc -λογία See also Cancer A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic Neuroscience is a field devoted to the scientific study of the nervous system Physiology (from Greek grc φύσις physis, "nature origin" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the mechanical physical Pharmacology (from Greek grc φάρμακον pharmakon, "drug" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of how Drugs The Karolinska University Hospital (Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset is a university Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, with two major sites in the municipalities Neuroscience is a field devoted to the scientific study of the nervous system A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Molecular medicine is a broad field where physical chemical biological and medical techniques are used to describe molecular structures and mechanisms identify fundamental molecular Oncology is the branch of medicine that studies Tumors ( Cancer) and seeks to understand their development diagnosis treatment and prevention Pathology (from Greek grc πάθος pathos, "fate harm" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study and Huddinge Municipality ( Huddinge kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity
See also
- Stockholm University
- Royal Institute of Technology
- Stockholm School of Economics
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- List of universities in Sweden
References
- ^ "Karolinska Institutet Brochures", Karolinska Institutet, September 2006. Stockholm University ( Stockholms universitet) is a state University in Stockholm, Sweden. The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga Tekniska högskolan ( KTH) is a University in Stockholm, Sweden. The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE or Handelshögskolan i Stockholm (HSS is a highly ranked business school and the only private University The Sahlgren University Hospital ( Swedish Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset) is a system of Hospitals associated with the University of Gothenburg This article contains a list of Swedish universities and University colleges is based on the Higher Education Ordinance of 1993 (as amended until January 2006
External links
- Karolinska Institutet - Official site
- KI Community - Interactive internal website for young scientists at Karolinska Institutet