Department Of Biomedical Sciences

Vision

To be a leading interdisciplinary research department that generates cutting-edge knowledge with the potential to prevent and treat diseases, improve human health, and make a positive impact on society.

Mission

We conduct translational research that aims to generate new knowledge that can be used in the prevention and treatment of various diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and cancer. We strive to contribute to the advancement of biomedical research with a focus on translating our findings into practical solutions that benefit society.

Research at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

The Department's research is translational and placed in the cross-field between basic health research and the clinic/industry. The aim of our research is to generate new knowledge that can be used in the prevention and treatment of diseases, for example, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and cancer. Many of our research projects combine different approaches in an interdisciplinary setup, which often involve collaboration with other national and international research groups as well as the clinical sector and the industry. The research takes place from ’bench to bedside’ and from ’bedside to bench’, and the projects cover everything from basic molecular and cell biological projects to studies of intact animals and humans in both normal and pathophysiological stages. The research is conducted within seven research themes which each consists of a number of research groups.

Endocrinology and Metabolism Studies endocrinology and metabolism in health and disease towards novel approaches for prevention, diagnostics and treatment.
Exercise and Muscle Focuses on Human Integrative Physiology in Health and Disease. We make every effort to understand the metabolic and muscle remodeling behind exercise training, physical activity and diseases - from the whole body across organs, tissues, and cells to the intracellular environment.
Inflammation, Metabolism and Oxidation Studies inflammatory, oxidative and metabolic mechanisms behind non-communicable diseases, with a particular focus on cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Molecular and Translational Pharmacology The common research focus is the investigations of 7TM (seven transmembrane segments), G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) across structure, function and pathophysiology in molecules, cellular systems, animals and humans.
Molecular Cardiology and Membrane Proteins Studies proteins in health and disease with a focus on cardiac and neurological disorders.
Molecular Imaging Focuses on translational molecular imaging with PET and PET/MRI and on development of targeted radionuclide therapies (theranostics) for use in precision medicine in cancer, cardiovascular diseases and inflammatory disease.
Physiology of Circulation, Kidney and Lung Studies physiological, pathophysiological and diagnostic aspects of the heart, vasculature, kidney and lung, as well as interactions between these organ systems.

Biomedical science is one of the broadest areas of modern science and underpins much of modern medicine - from determining the blood requirements of critically ill patients to identifying outbreaks of infectious diseases to monitoring biomarkers in cancer. Biomedical science staff mostly work in healthcare laboratories diagnosing diseases and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment by analysing fluids and tissue samples from patients. A sub-set of biomedical sciences is the science of clinical laboratory diagnosis. This is commonly referred to in the US as 'biomedical science' or 'healthcare science'. There are at least 45 different specialisms within healthcare science, which are traditionally grouped into three main divisions: