Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)

The Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is a new department which started on January 1st, 2020. The Department is one of the largest at Linköping University with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Our goal is to conduct education and research in medicine and biomedicine, with a high international quality. At BKV you will find leading research in a large spectrum of modern biomedicine; from detailed molecular and cellular studies to genetics, clinical research and epidemiology.

Research activities are expanding and are still in a very positive development. Some of our strongest areas of very high-class research are neurobiology, genetics, cancer and blood cell research, drug research as well as regenerative medicine and system medicine.

In basic education, BKV is responsible for the majority of the medical programme, the biomedical laboratory science programme, speech and language pathology programme and most of the education in medical biology.

You can read more about our business and our departments below.

Upcoming events
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8 April 2020

17 April 2020

11 May 2020

27 May 2020

2 September 2020

Research
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16th Nordic Symposium on Child Language (CANCELED)

CANCELED EVENT! In due course, we will also get back with information on the possibilities for the future of the symposium.

Gene Regulation during Development and Disease

All cells of a developing organism possess the same genome. We try to understand how different groups of proteins ‘read’ the right portion of the genome in each cell, and how the perturbation of this process can cause human disease.

The Pantazis Lab

In the Pantazis laboratory, we employ cutting-edge experimental and computational approaches to understand how the intricate structure of ion channels relates to their function.

News
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Life and death research

Putting patients to sleep using various forms of anaesthesia has been used in medicine for over a century. However, there is still a lot we don’t know about its effects.

Experiences of undesired effects of hormonal contraception

A study of women who experienced mental ill-health from a hormonal contraception indicates they value their mental well-being higher than a satisfactory sex life. This is one of four themes that researchers identified in interviews with 24 women.

Håkan Olausson appointed Wallenberg Clinical Scholar

Håkan Olausson has been appointed as a Wallenberg Clinical Scholar by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. He receives SEK 15 million for his research into the clinical significance of a newly discovered ultrarapid pain-signalling system.

Our divisions
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Barnafrid

Barnafrid is a national knowledge center with the aim of assembling and disseminating knowledge about violence and other abuses against children. It is a government commission that was assigned Linköping University in 2015.

Division of Children's and Women's Health

The Division of Children’s and Women’s Health consists of a number of different research and educational areas - obstetrics / gynecology and pediatrics.