Our research on diseases

The research at CMM is focused on chronic and undertreated diseases. We strive for a detailed molecular- and cell biological understanding of a variety of disorders such as chronic inflammation, autoimmunity, allergy, cardiovascular, rheumatic, neurological, addiction and endocrine diseases. We are also engaged in clinical genetics studies.

Sweden’s health care system, CMM:s proximity to the clinical care units as well as to basic science units at Karolinska Institutet have created an internationally unique environment and opportunity to study and comprehend the origins and progression of disease and their outcomes. Our studies thus provide the foundation for the discovery and development of new therapies. We also combine competence and research resources from different research groups at CMM to foster interdisciplinary research, for example regarding the understanding of how inflammation may lead to cardiovascular disease and how the immune system interacts with the brain.