Liver Academy at KI
The Liver Academy is composed of researchers from several departments at Karolinska Institutet (KI) with a common interest in the liver. Our vision is to connect all stakeholders interested in hepatology, leading to state of the art research, patient care and dissemination of knowledge. If you want to engage in the Liver Academy, let us know.
The Liver Academy Seminar series
The Liver Academy at KI is a network that aims to bring together researchers from diverse backgrounds to enhance collaborations, enable networking and interaction, especially among junior scientists. Among other things, we are organizing a seminar series, intended to increase interaction between clinicians and basic scientists. If you like to give a talk at the seminar series, or at another occasion, get in touch!
Seminars, spring 2026
Time: 12:00-13:00
The Liver Academy seminars is held roughly every month on different weekdays.
Seminars are held in a hybrid format. Sandwiches and coffee are provided on a first-come basis to those attending in person.
30 January
Speaker: Adil Mardinoglu, Associate professor, Division of Systems Biology, KTH.
Title: The use of systems biology in revealing the molecular mechanisms of liver diseases.
Venue: Online in Zoom.
Host: Uwe Tietge, Department of Laboratory Medicine, KI.
19 February
Speaker: TBA
Title: TBA
Venue: Von Behring in ANA Futura / Online in Zoom.
Host: Maarten van de Klundert, Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), KI.
20 March
Speaker: TBA
Title: TBA
Venue: Von Behring in ANA Futura / Online in Zoom.
Host: Ying Shang, Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), KI.
24 April
Speaker: TBA
Title: TBA
Venue: Von Behring in ANA Futura / Online in Zoom.
Host: Volker Lauschke, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, KI.
21 May
Speaker: TBA
Title: TBA
Venue: Von Behring in ANA Futura / Online in Zoom.
Host: Christina Villard, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, KI.
16 June
Speaker: TBA
Title: TBA
Venue: Von Behring in ANA Futura / Online in Zoom.
Host: Ping Chen, Department of Laboratory Medicine, KI.
Register for our events
If you would like an invitation to our events, such as seminars and our yearly retreat, please email us at liveracademy@ki.se and we will add you to our email list.
Head of steering committee
Maarten van de Klundert
Postdoctoral ResearcherSteering committee
Uwe Tietge
Professor/Clinical ChemistChristina Villard
Affiliated to ResearchVolker Lauschke
ProfessorAnnika Niehrs
Assistant ProfessorStaffan Wahlin
Affiliated to ResearchHannes Hagström
Adjunct ProfessorPing Chen
Principal ResearcherHannes Jansson
Affiliated to ResearchDoctoral student representative
Vacant - applications now open.