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Doctoral students at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge talk about their theses

Every year, about 15-20 doctoral students at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge defend their doctoral theses. On this page we present the doctoral students and their research.

Here you can access all .

Portrait of Olga Rivera Ballesteros, who has dark hair and is wearing an orange jumper. She is smiling big and is sitting in front of a dark blue wall. Photo: N/A

New thesis investigates the role of memory T cells in viral infections and their importance for long-term immunity

Olga Rivera Ballesteros from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) at the Departmet of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending her thesis titled "Circulating and Resident Memory T cell functions in viral diseases", on 21 March, 2025. Main supervisor is Marcus Buggert (MedH).

A woman in a white lab coat and green rubber gloves handles a sample. Photo: N/A

New thesis on diagnostic methods for genetic immune deficiencies gives hope for better treatments

Laura Covill from the Hematology Unit/HERM, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis titled "Genetic and epigenetic diagnostics of viral susceptibility and inborn errors of immunity", on 29 November, 2024. 

Woman standing with her thesis in hand in front of a pillar where several theses are nailed. Photo: N/A

New thesis creates a better understanding of blood formation during the fetal development and the neonatal period

Karin Belander Str氓lin from the Hematology Unit/HERM, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis titled "Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell fate decisions during fetal development", on 29 November , 2024.

Portrait of Tobias Kammann. Photo: N/A

New thesis on MAIT cells provides insights into immunity and COVID-19

Tobias Kammann from the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) at the Departmet of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending his thesis titled "The diversity of MAIT cells across the human body and in COVID-19", on 29 November, 2024.

Portrait of Helena Alpkvist. Photo: N/A

New thesis sheds light on the role of immune molecules in severe bacterial infections

Helena Alpkvist from the Infectious Diseases and Dermatology Unit at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge, is defending her thesis titled "Damage-associated molecular patterns and pathogen-associated molecular patterns in severe bacterial infections", on 22 November, 2024.

Content reviewer:
Karin Vikstr枚m
17-03-2025