COVID-19 - June 3, 2020
Cytiva employees tested for COVID-19
Cytiva employees will be tested for COVID-19 infection using analysis methods developed by SciLifeLab and KTH. As well as evaluating the new method the testing will also help paint a more complete picture of the COVID-19 spread so far. Cytiva (formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences) contributes with knowledge and resources for the development of logistics […]
COVID-19 - March 28, 2020
Karolinska Institutet is strengthening its healthcare capacity in virus diagnostics
Through cooperation with a Chinese supplier, financial support from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and coordination with the healthcare sector, Karolinska Institutet (KI) aims to strengthen healthcare capacity in virus diagnostics. Karolinska Institutet’s capabilities are now being coordinated with the healthcare sector’s resources for COVID-19 diagnostics. The coordination is taking place through a collaboration […]
Uncategorized - March 12, 2020
A better understanding of the human brain
An international team of scientists led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet has launched a comprehensive overview of all proteins expressed in the brain, published in the journal Science. The open-access database offers medical researchers an unprecedented resource to deepen their understanding of neurobiology and develop new, more effective therapies and diagnostics targeting psychiatric and neurological […]
Uncategorized - November 27, 2019
The Human Secretome defined – a unique resource to study human biology and diseases
A novel map of all proteins secreted to human blood is described in a paper by Mathias Uhlen et al. entitled “The Human Secretome”, published in the journal Science Signaling. The paper provides a first comprehensive annotation of all proteins secreted by the human cells. In addition, an analysis of the concentrations of the proteins […]
Uncategorized - August 18, 2017
New Pathology Atlas launched
A new Pathology Atlas has been launched with an analysis of all human genes in all major cancers showing the consequence of their corresponding protein levels for overall patient survival. Published in Science, the Atlas is based on the analysis of 17 main cancer types using data from 8,000 patients. In addition, a new concept for showing […]
Uncategorized - May 12, 2017
Cell Atlas results published in Science
The first analysis of how proteins are arranged in a cell was published yesterday in Science, revealing that a large portion of human proteins can be found in more than one location in a given cell. Using the Sweden-based Cell Atlas, researchers examined the spatial distribution of the human proteome that correspond to the majority […]
