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Division of Children's and Women's Health (BKH)

The division consists of several different research and teaching areas.

Within obstetrics/gynecology there is, for example, reproductive health including endocrinology, contraception, reduced fertility, etc. Within paediatrics, research is carried out on childhood and adolescent diabetes, endocrinology, neurology, allergology, etc.

Research

Sperm

Research on reproductive endocrinology

Age related decreases in sex steroid production often lead to a number of symptoms and metabolic changes. The research is focusing on these issues with special attention being given to changes in hypothalamic temperature regulation.

Doesn't one sperm suffice?

Doesn´t one sperm suffice

Reproduction is, for its comparative strength and dynamic character, a major sentinel of the health of animals and humans. Basic discoveries in relation to sperm selection and preservation of cell integrity have been central in our research.

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The Nestor Lab

Our research aims to understand the function of DNA methylation in the biology of human CD4+ T-cells, and use this knowledge to dissect its role in disease.

News

The award winner: 鈥淕enetics is a bit like the Wild West鈥�

Colm Nestor has been awarded the 2025 Onkel Adam Prize for outstanding research at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. One of his research areas is gender differences in susceptibility to autoimmune diseases and infections.

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Shedding light on sex differences in human disease

Researchers made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women. Their insights advance our understanding of our most enigmatic chromosome, the X chromosome.

Samuel Sch盲fer.

PhD student鈥檚 digital twin gives hope of tailored medication

A study by researchers from LiU shows that patients鈥� digital twins can be analysed using thousands of medications to find the most effective treatment.

Contact us

Head of Division

petba88

peter.bang@liu.se

Co-workers

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Thomas Abrahamsson

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Postdoc, Docent

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Pär Andersson White

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Professor, Head of Division

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Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

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Christer Borgfeldt

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Cecilia Brüggemann

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Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

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Principal Research Engineer, Docent

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Elena Di Martino

Assistant Professor

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Karel Duchen Munoz

Adjunct Associate Professor

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Francesca Eterovich

Research Assistant

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Guillermo Forfait

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Sandra Hellberg

Assistant Professor

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Principal Research Engineer

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Ingela Johansson

Research Engineer

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Preben Kjölhede

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Benjamin Lassebro

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Susanne Liffner

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Caroline Lilliecreutz

Adjunct Associate Professor

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Johnny Ludvigsson

Professor Emeritus

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Adjunct Associate Professor

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Svenja Löffert

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Magalí Martí Generó

Principal Research Engineer

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Elizabeth Nedstrand

Affiliated Researcher, Docent

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Senior Associate Professor

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Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

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Indusmita Routray

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Austeja Rutkauskaite

Research Engineer

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Samuel Schäfer

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Leila Shabani Mashcool

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Anna-Clara Spetz Holm

Adjunct Associate Professor

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Heléne Sundelin

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Jannet Svensson

Visiting Professor

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Katarina Svensson

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Gunilla Sydsjö

Adjunct Professor

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Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

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Principal Research Engineer, Docent

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Senior Associate Professor

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