Karolinska Institutet (KI) invites applications for the 2025 Collaboration Award, which supports short-term research visits to the University of Tokyo (UT). This initiative is part of the strategic partnership between KI and UT and aims to strengthen academic collaboration and promote mobility.The award is open to KI doctoral students and postdocs whose primary affiliation is KI. Up to three recipients will receive 30,000 SEK each to cover travel and living expenses in Japan. Activities can be based on existing collaborations or help initiate new ones.The deadline for applications is 5 May 2025, and the visit should take place between June…

The Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, and Karolinska Institutet, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology have signed Collaboration Agreement, effective July 20, 2024. The two institutions have been cooperating under the UTokyo-KI LINK program, and this agreement was signed with the aim of further expanding and deepening joint research, stimulating personnel exchanges such as mutual dispatch of researchers and students, and strengthening the partnership between the two institutions. With the signing of this agreement, Karolinska Institutet and the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences will accelerate the UTokyo-KI LINK program and build an even closer cooperative relationship.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Camilla Björkegren as the new Head of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) at Karolinska Institutet from June 1, 2024. Professor Björkegren, one of the representative members of the UTokyo-KI LINK program, brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise in the field. Her appointment marks an important milestone in the collaboration between Karolinska Institutet and the University of Tokyo.The long-standing research partnership between Professor Björkegren and Professor Shirahige (IQB, UTokyo) has led to the establishment of UTokyo-KI LINK. As Professor Björkegren assumes leadership of the CMB, we anticipate that…