Research groups

I conduct action spectroscopy experiments the Double ElectroStatic Ion Ring Experiments (DESIREE) infrastructure at SU as well as at other leading laboratories around the world.

Addiction Research Group (ARG), led by Professor Anders Bergmark.

Nitrogen metabolism plays a central role in any organism. We are interested in more specifically identifying the difference in the pattern of proteins expressed when the bacterium fixes nitrogen compared with conditions when nitrogenase is not synthesized.

The focus of the group is biobased materials for different applications.

Molecular computer simulations. All material things around us (and we ourselves) consist of molecules. Molecules consist of atoms, atoms consist of electrons and atomic nuclei. Behavior of all these small parts of materia is determined by the fundamental laws of quantum mechanics.

Our research group investigates the fundamental question of how proteins are synthesized, folded and assembled into functional multicomponent bioenergetic complexes that drive the cellular energy production.

The research group in algebra, geometry, topology, and combinatorics is active in several areas of these fields including, commutative and homological algebra, complex and real algebraic geometry as well as arithmetic geometry, homotopy theory, Ramsey theory and a number of other topics.

Our group works at the intersection between basic and applied biophysics using experimental and computational methods.

The Mudring research group studies across a wide swath of chemistry focusing on sustainability through green chemistry and renewable energy materials and utilizing both wet chemistry and classic solid-state techniques.

The main interest our research group is the study mechanisms for chemically induced acute, developmental neurotoxicity by using neuronal cell models. The usefulness of the cell models for risk assessment is evaluated by integrating in vitro data from the cell models with in vivo data from rat and clinical observations from human in predictions models.

Neurodegenerative diseases like Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s and polyglutamine diseases are characterized by the gradual loss of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). While these disorders are distinct in their clinical manifestations, they share pathological hallmarks like protein misfolding, aggregation and oxidative stress.

We are theory partners in two antihydrogen collaborations, ALPHA and GBAR at CERN, with the aim to study fundamental symmetries using antimatter. We also study properties of Efimov states, which are three-body states with peculiar quantum properties.

Combining large scale life-science data with artificial intelligence is crucial for the continued progression of our understanding of the molecular processes that govern life. We propose developing novel deep-learning methods to provide an unprecedented accurate description of the human proteome.

The group is engaged in research in teaching and learning in visual art, dance, drama/theater, media and music.

The Gräslund group works on two groups of biomolecules - ribonucleotide reductase and bioactive peptides - with a special focus on their membrane interactions. The aim is to relate structure, dynamics, and interactions studied by spectroscopy to the biological reactions and functions.

We build theoretical and computational tools for the interpretation and quantitative description of experimental observations - in particular those made with attosecond light sources.

The Baltic Nest Institute (BNI) at Stockholm University provides scientific basis for ecosystem-based management of the Baltic Sea by maintaining and developing data bases and models with a holistic Baltic Sea perspective.

As a continuation of the governmental funding of strategic Baltic Sea research, this interdisciplinary network of young Baltic Sea researchers was formed at Stockholm University 2018.

Enzymology is a cornerstone in the molecular life sciences. Rates of chemical reactions in cells and cellular signaling are governed by enzymes. It is becoming increasingly evident that enzymes are integral components of more wide-ranging molecular interactions such that the study of enzyme functions should be extended to their cellular context.

The enzyme ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) catalyses the reaction that provides new DNA building blocks. RNR is therefore a prerequisite in all living cells, and also regulates cellular replication and proliferation. Some antiproliferative drugs (e.g. hydroxyurea and gemcitabine) that are used clinically today are specific inhibitors of RNR.

Career Development and Guidance is an international research area which focuses on youth and adult learning in relation to educational and vocational choices and their career development and mobility.

The Centre for Coastal Ecosystem and Climate Change Research (CoastClim) is a multidisciplinary strategic partnership and research infrastructure project between Stockholm University and the University of Helsinki. The research within CoastClim evaluates the links between coastal biodiversity, carbon cycling, and climate feedbacks.

In 2016, the Human Science Academic Area (HSAA) introduced a specific interdisciplinary initiative directed towards the themes of Children, Migration and Integration (CMI), an initiative to which the Vice-Chancellor had granted funds.

In our laboratory, we are interested in the organization of brain circuits that control innate behaviours, such as aggression, reproduction, feeding as well as sleep. These circuits often originate in the hypothalamus, an evolutionarily old part of the brain, and include the neuroendocrine system, the interface between the brain and the endocrine system.

We study changes in climate and the environment, both back in time and current conditions. Through climate models we also simulate future climate and environmental changes.

The division of Computational Mathematics works with mathematical modeling and method development for the study of systems, encompassing mathematical proof structures as well as physical structures spanning from the molecular to the planetary level.

The research group on Conceptual Change focuses on climate, environmental, geography and social science education; social studies/civics (in compulsory education), economics, political science and psychology.

What unites the researchers in this research group is that we share a vision of consumer culture as the interconnected system of commercially produced objects, images, and texts that various market actors use to construct and produce practices, identities and meanings.

Critical Heritage Studies Network at Stockholm University is the meeting and information platform for everyone interested in critical heritage studies.

Research in the Daley laboratory explores how proteins are trafficked, folded and assembled in bacterial cell factories. The research provides molecular insight into fundamental processes, such as protein secretion and cell division. The knowledge gained in these studies is used to engineer more efficient bacterial cell factories.

The Drew group investigates the alternating-access mechanism of solute transporters for sugars and ions. These transporters are critical to cell homeostasis and their dysfunction is associated with human diseases, such as cancer and diabetes.

The Atomic Physics division is pursuing experimental research in atomic collision physics dealing with interactions of positively and negatively charged atomic ions, molecular ions such as fullerenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), biomolecules, and clusters.

We study learning as a social practice within formally as well as informally organized institutions. We do theoretical and empirical studies of teaching and learning as communicative practices where knowledge and knowing take shape.

The research area focuses on improved understanding of how stress-related illnesses and health problems arise and can be prevented in and outside of the workplace.

In psychoneuroimmunology, aspects of behaviour is studied in relation to the interplay between the brain, the endocrine and the immune system.

The research area is focused on sleep and recovery associated with stress. The main idea is that stress/load gives long-term effects only when recovery is disturbed.

Our group conduct research and teaching in the area of domestic violence and abuse, within the theoretical and practical field of social work.

This group conducts research on Applied Drama.

Questions and hypothesis about the education of history-teachers.

Human diseases such as cancer have been tied to proteins in Nuclear Pore Complexes (NPC). It has become increasingly clear that the proteins of the nuclear envelope orchestrate many functions involving cell signalling and chromatin organisation. The Hallberg Group is progressing on the path of discerning the nature of the pivotal role these proteins serve.

The emerging markets cross-cultural research group is a Stockholm Business School (SBS) based network of researchers undertaking emerging markets driven and related research from cross-cultural cross-case interdisciplinary approaches.

This research group explores how post-theoretical approaches can be used for critical and creative analysis of teaching and learning.

Rethinking the place of the human and the humanities in times of climate change.

Our research is focused on understanding the doors and windows of our cells in the form of membrane proteins in general, and in particular the functions of ion channels and pumps that transport ions to make our nervous system work.

We are only starting to understand the functional networks of the proteins encoded in the now sequenced human genome. The group is addressing this issue using computational approaches, such as hidden Markov models, evolutionary models, and discriminant statistical methods - aiming to predict function, both with regards to biochemical activity and pathways.

Neurodegenerative diseases involve selective loss of specific neuronal populations. Why specific neuron types are selectively vulnerable to a neurodegenerative process is unclear. We aim to understand the mechanisms of selective neuronal vulnerability and resilience seen in neurodegenerative diseases, with emphasis on the lethal motor neuron disease ALS.

Forum modernism at Stockholm University is the meeting and information platform for everyone interested in modernism.

We study how complex molecular systems such as e.g. fullerenes, PAHs, biomolecules, and clusters respond to energetic processing (ion/atom/molecule/photon impact).

By analyzing landscape elements, we can reconstruct environments and processes that previously worked in the landscape, and we have a special focus on areas that are or have been covered by glaciers and ice sheets.

Golkar’s research lab investigates various aspects of emotional learning with a specific focus on how we learn and remember from aversive experiences.

Our research is primarily about attachment in various forms, but we also have projects about the psychology of welfare and psychedelic science.

We study how cells safeguard health and aging by maintaining their proteomes functional. Our research develops fundamental insight into the mechanisms of the proteostasis system.

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We explore how cells maintain genome stability using yeast cells as a model. Specifically, we investigate repetitive DNA such as telomeres and the rDNA loci. We are interested in both telomere maintenance and DNA repair mechanisms.

Our current research on the pathobiology of parasitic infections integrates molecular parasitology with immunology and cell biology to understand how obligate intracellular parasites interact with the host.

Obesity is a major inducer of type II diabetes and it is estimated by the World Health Organization that over 500 million people worldwide suffer from either of these disorders, with the incidence increasing dramatically over the last 10 years.

We study how different organelles within a cell communicate and how this interorganellar connectivity contributes to protein homeostasis and cellular fitness during aging.

Regulation of cell fate decision is fundamental to development, disease, and regeneration. We address how gene regulatory systems guide the assembly of complex biological patterns by investigating stem cell biology and cell fate decision mechanisms.

The main focus of our research group is to understand the ancient chemical language that exists between pathogens and their insect vectors. Knowledge of such languages will allow us to eavesdrop and manipulate insects/hosts in ways that defeat the pathogens.

We study gene expression with a focus on the role of POU/Oct transcription factors in development, stem cell regulation, cancer and immunity. We use the fruitfly Drosophila as a model organism and utilize the genetic tools developed for this organism, in combination with high-throughput expression analyses, high resolution microscopy and live-cell imaging.

Our aim is to study the effects of bacterial phosphoantigens (HMBPP and IPP) on appetite. We introduced these into mice by gavage and followed the differences in weight gain and gene transcription from relevant tissues. An unexpected effect on male salivary glands focused our interest also on their effects on immune response.

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We are interested in how DNA damage and the ubiquitin system modulate inflammatory responses.

We investigate the physiology and molecular mechanisms of energy metabolism from the organism to the molecule. We focus on metabolic aspects during obesity, adipose tissue biology, mitochondrial mechanisms and thermogenesis.

Our group studies how bacteria grow and reproduce in fluctuating environments. We use a combination of genetics, cell biology and biochemistry to dissect the molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial growth and cell cycle progression and how these processes are regulated under changing environmental conditions to ensure bacterial survival.

Bacterial infection and host defence.

Roger Karlsson's research reflects a long-standing interest in eukaryotic cell motility, i.e. movements of intracellular structures and migration of whole cells.

The main focus of our research group is to understand how endocrine crosstalk, involving adipose tissue, controls mammalian energy metabolism. Our goal is to identify target mechanisms for novel therapeutic strategies to fight obesity.

Amino acids are essential nutrients that serve as building blocks of proteins and some are efficiently metabolized for energy. Eukaryotic cells respond to extracellular amino acids by enhancing their uptake. We study the molecular mechanisms underlying this response and the role of amino acid metabolism in promoting virulent growth of human fungal pathogens.

We study transcriptional control of embryo development using cutting-edge genomic technologies and advanced Drosophila genetics.

Nonshivering thermogenesis emanates from the activity of the mitochondrial protein UC P1 in brown adipose tissue. We use novel model systems to advance the understanding of mammalian thermogenesis.

Our lab studies the functional role of chromatin changes and non-coding RNAs in gene regulation; in the regulation of ribosomal transcription in response to cellular states and in the regulation of the human immune response to pathogens.

As a new research group aiming to construct an international work environment with a mutual respect, our main objective is to enthusiastically investigate how a mammalian male germ cell commits to become a functional sperm. Our studies will therefore advance our understanding of sperm development and may suggest approaches to promote fertility.

Branched tubular organs are found in most animals. They include tissues like the lung, kidney and the vascular system. Many of the basic principles of tube construction in these organs are conserved among species. We aim to describe the genetic programs leading to the formation of a functional epithelial tubular network.

We are exploring basic mechanisms regarding a group of small non-coding oligonucleotides and their therapeutic potential. We have discovered that a set of single-stranded oligonucleotides temporarily inhibits certain endocytic pathways and thereby affect innate immune pathways as well as providing anti-viral effects.

We study host-microbe interactions and mechanisms that influence immune characteristics and functionality.

We are interested in the innate immune system, its activation, development and interaction with other aspects of physiology. To understand innate immunity at the organismic level, we use the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster.

Our research aims at understanding the mechanisms by which RNA and RNA degradation by the exosome contribute to chromatin regulation, gene expression and genome integrity.

We are interested in biological and physical factors affecting cellular and molecular effects of ionising radiation. Focus is on DNA damage and repair, chromatin structure, low doses, low dose rates, mixed radiation qualities, fractionation and modulation by chemical and physical factors.

Solid state inorganic chemistry involved in synthesising compounds and studying their crystal structures as well as their fundamental properties. Very often the compounds of interest have various energy related applications.

Membrane proteins serve a number of very important functions in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. They are built according to structural principles different from those of globular proteins.

Alzheimer’s disease followed by dementia with Lewy bodes is the main cause of neurodegenerative dementia. The neuropathological hallmarks for these disorders are different, but still share many similarities. In our group we investigate biological mechanisms promoting/leading to neurodegenerative dementia.

The Research Group on Higher Education Learning Practices at Stockholm University engages in theoretical and empirical research on different aspects of higher education.

The research group has an interest in the meaning and evolution of educational systems. The changing conditions of education are highlighted both historically and in present-day terms, on a conceptual and policy level.

Wang’s lab focuses on the influences of life-course psychosocial factors, biomarkers and their interactions with genetic/biologic factors on the risk of developing different health outcomes.

Geochemistry is the study of planetary chemical processes. The field encompasses the study of organic, inorganic chemistry and biogeochemical processes

The Geology group studies planet Earth as a dynamic system through integrated applications of geological, geochemical and geophysical methods.

The Marine Geology group studies the geology and history of the oceans through analyses of marine sediment archives and submarine landforms.

The International and Comparative Education Research group focuses on the intersection between theory, policy and pedagogy applied to the comparative and international inquiry of global educational issues.

My current research focus is on developing methods for chemical characterization of the organic composition of particulate matter which encompasses coupled chromatographic techniques for target analysis of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), and nontarget analytical workflows using high-resolution mass spectrometry.

The immense complexity of the brain emerges from its vast connectivity and cell type diversity. We study the diversity of neuromodulatory neurons and circuits in the brain. By using a combination of molecular and system neuroscience tools to visualize, record and manipulate neural populations, we aim to understand their particular contribution to behavior.

Our most important goal is to identify the bottlenecks hampering protein production and utilise this information to further engineer bacterial strains with improved production characteristics.

Our mission is to design, create and investigate broadly defined functional polymers and carbons, particularly in a well-structured (e.g., colloidal or porous) form, via simple chemistry and processing.

Our research and teaching spans a wide field that includes landscapes, ecosystems and socio-ecological systems.

For many years, the Mäler group has focused on biophysical investigations of the interactions between membrane proteins and lipids - a crucial but in some ways experimentally intractable area of research. We explore different aspects of these interactions; protein structure and, lipid dynamics and their dependence on interactions with membrane proteins.

The groups research activities span the academic disciplines of materials science and applied surface and colloid science with a focus on sustainable materials.

Our main area of interest and expertise is how protein structure relates to function, in particular in proteins that utilize redox active metal cofactors or radicals for catalysis. 

Mitochondria allow our cells to use oxidative phosphorylation as a highly efficient way to generate ATP. The membrane-bound respiratory chain complexes are composed of proteins from two genetic origins, namely the nuclear and the mitochondrial DNA. The research of our group concerns the synthesis and assembly of the mitochondrially encoded proteins.

Mathematical analysis deals generally with problems that involve questions like how does a quantity develop, that is, how does it depend on variables/parameters? In our group we are mainly working in operator theory, in particular, differential operators, as well as in complex analysis.

Logic as an academic subject is the study of reasoning, and mathematical logic is the study of mathematical reasoning in its various precise forms. This research group is active in several areas of the field including, constructive mathematics, type theory and category-theoretic logic, as well as the philosophical aspects of logic and mathematics.

We focus on applications in biostochastics and biostatistics, discrete random structures, and finance and insurance.

We focus on developing inorganic electrocatalysts for water splitting, especially for the oxygen evolution reaction as the hydrogen reduction reaction is easier to catalyze.

Our work is focused on the development of novel molecular analysis concepts for research and diagnostics, focused on infectious and cancer diagnostics. Our approach is interdisciplinary, spanning from physics to clinical research, with the goal of providing industrial products available to the scientific community and hospital laboratories.

The group develops lignin-based functional materials for sustainable energy and environmental applications.

The Network for Early Modern History is a platform for collaboration between researchers, PhD candidates and Master level students who research early modern history.

Our research revolves around the study of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices, which allow precise handling of liquids at microscopic scales.

The main focus is currently on adsorbents for separation or reduction of carbon dioxide, and on carbon materials derived by hydrothermal carbonization. A multipronged approach is applied that includes among other tools molecular spectroscopy.

This research group is one of the leading groups in Swedish research in Education related to organizations and working life. Internationally the group contributes to research within workplace learning, organizational learning and learning organization.

PAG is a research group for postdoctoral researchers at the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies at Stockholm University.

The botulinum neurotoxins are the most toxic substances known. Despite this, their therapeutic properties are becoming increasingly evident. We study these toxins using a variety of methods, including X-ray crystallography, to understand their mechanism of action, thereby enabling the development of their therapeutic properties. 

A number of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches are represented in the research group. It comprises studies of social and cultural notions about health and illness, as well as studies of how such notions are constructed in everyday life and exerts influence on people’s lives.

We use time-resolved spectroscopic techniques to study each component of the respiratory chain of aerobic bacteria - assemblies of components and intact mitochondrial membranes. A long-term goal is to visualize the dynamic processes of respiration in 3D - to reconstruct “molecular movies” showing functional dynamics of complex molecular machines in action.

The research group Philosophical and Critical Studies in Education generates knowledge about transformative process that effect institutions and people through engaging with critical studies of theoretical and philosophical perspectives on education and learning.

The Ädelroth group aims at elucidating the structure-function relationship, assembly, cross-reactivity, energy conservation and evolution of the NO and O2-reducing heme-copper oxidases. An important application for this line of research is the feasibility drug/antibiotics development.

The Harryson group investigates the molecular function of the dehydrins, a class of structurally disordered stress proteins that are induced under drought, cold or high salt content in soils, to broaden our understanding of how plants adapt to altered environmental conditions. 

PRIM is a research and test development group whose main focus is the assessment of knowledge and competence (mainly in the field of mathematics).

We perform theoretical studies of molecular reactions that require a solid quantum description of both electrons and nuclei.

The aim of this research group is to encourage publication and develop project ideas for religious education research based at the Department of Teaching and Learning. In doing this we co-operate with international colleagues doing similar research.

Most research themes covered by the Risk Analysis, Social and Decision Research Research Group are related to cognitive, psychological and organizational approaches to human judgements and decision making.

What do we do once the world's genomes have been sequenced? There is still the question of what these molecules look like once they are transcribed into RNA (we work on this) and from there translated to protein (where Google's AlphaFold has made great progress) and what they do in the cell. 

The aim of the research group is to encourage publications and develop project ideas for social studies education research based at the Department of Teaching and Learning. In this effort, we cooperate with Swedish and international researchers doing similar work.

Nitrogen metabolism plays a central role in any organism. We are interested in more specifically identifying the difference in the pattern of proteins expressed when the bacterium fixes nitrogen compared with conditions when nitrogenase is not synthesized.

The Department of Sociology is home to the Stockholm University Demography Unit (SUDA), an international group of scholars and doctoral students, working on many facets of population dynamics.

The infectious disease modelling and analysis group at Stockholm University.

In this lab, the focus is primarily on mechanisms in diseases with a large impact on quality of life where knowledge about disease mechanisms are lacking, such as disorders of gut-brain interaction (e.g. irritable bowel syndrome, IBS), fatigue (ME/CFS, exhaustion disorder and post-covid syndrome) and chronic pain.

We use modelling and machine learning to understand ionization processes in electrospray (ESI) and developing semi-quantitative non-targeted analysis methodology.

The group brings together scholars that study issues of disability, aging and long-term care related to social policy and organizational conditions and how these interact with citizens’ different positions in the practice of social work.

Research interests are in the structure-property relationships in functional materials, electron microscopy applcations and method development.

Solid-state NMR spectroscopy, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Our recent work is focussed on establishing structure-composition-property relationships of disordered materials:

Fischer's research lab studies various aspects of emotional, social, perceptual and cognitive processing, as well as how individual differences in age, gender, genetics, personality and lack of sleep affect these processes.

Knowing the 3D atomic structures of materials and biomolecules is crucial for understanding their functions. X-ray diffraction is currently the most important technique for determination of 3D atomic structures, but requires large crystals which are often difficult to obtain

We are an enthusiastic group in developing novel materials and advanced electron microscopy techniques.

Our research group is interested in the synthesis, structure determination and applications of crystalline materials.

Research interests involve 2D materials, polyelectrolyte, conductive polymer and their applications in the fields of electrochemistry energy storage and smart devices.

The practice of psychosocial work is highly concerned with the interaction between individuals in need of care and social support and professional caregivers, including power relations in these relationships.

Our work centers around understanding the interconnection between our environments and human health, cognition, wellbeing and behavior, and how to create sustainable places for sustainable people.

The Substance Use Group (SUG) conducts teaching and research related to the use of legal and illegal substances (e.g., alcohol and other drugs) and behavioral problems (e.g., gambling).

Our research circles around electron microscopy, electron diffraction and its applications to the structural characterization of materials.

Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are able to function as cellular transporters in biological membranes. As these CPPss can carry another agent, they offer additional methods for therapeutic use. Our interest relies on the possibility to deliver drugs, even proteins, across the blood brain barrier.

The group’s research area is inorganic solid state/materials chemistry with a strong focus on metallic and semimetallic materials, including hydrides, borides and carbides.

Our research is focused on the development of analytical methods and techniques enabling studies and measurements of compounds involved in skin sensitization (contact allergy).

Participation in and transitions between different types of education, training, employment, and leisure time.

The research group focuses on the governance, organization, improvement and leadership of pre-schools and schools.

We develop methodology consisting of computational biochemistry in combination with biochemical and biophysical experiments in order to better understand the energy conversion enabled by complex enzymes.

We investigate hydrological processes in water and land environments, the anthropogenic effects on these processes and their variability and change, both in time and space, to contribute to the knowledge and capacity advancement needed for sustainable development.