For students attending the course Molecular Medicine - Cardiometabolic and Infectious Diseases (15 hp) course code 1BI048

The course focuses on the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of common cardiometabolic and infectious diseases, including global aspects. Relevant molecular biology technologies used within translational research in the field of these diseases are reviewed.

Syllabus

Molecular Structure
Molecular Structure from Flickr Photo: Sergey Emelyanov

Welcome information

About the course

The course is held on campus with full-time teaching (100%) and lasts for 11 weeks. Full-time teaching corresponds to 40 hours of study per week.

The course starts on Monday 3rd November 2025 and runs until Friday 16th January 2026. The first day of the Christmas self-study period is Monday 22nd December and the last day is Tuesday 6th January 2026.  The roll call is on Monday 3rd November, 09:30 - 12:00, KI Solna campus. The final examination is planned on Jan. 7, 2026 (8:15 - 12:15) in the form of digital exam at Skrivsal BZ, KI Solna Campus. Final mandatory Oral presentations are planned for Jan. 12-13, 2026. Both current student and those who wish for take re-exam need to register yourself in Ladok which will be open in December. The re-exam for the HT24 course is planned on March 11, 2025 (8:15-12:15) and some time in June. Need Ladok registration.

Registration

Registration for the course is mandatory in order to keep your place and participate in the course. Register yourself in Ladok. The registration period is 2024-10-21 to 2024-11-11. More information about web registration.

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Contacts

Course responsible department:

Department of Medicine (Solna) 

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Christopher Sundling

Course Leader

Department of Medicine (Solna) Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska University Hospital, BioClinicum (J7:20) 171 76 Stockholm

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Hanna Björck

Deputy Course Leader
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Rachel Fisher

Course Exminator
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Magdalena Paolino

Responsible teacher for the lab
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Mari Liljefors

Course Administrator
Content reviewer:
04-03-2025