Jan Carlstedt-duke
Professor
Central Administration
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
Biography
Assoc Prof in Molecular Endocrinology 1996. Prof in Molecular Endocrinology 1999. Vice Dean of Research 1999 – 2001. Dean of Research 2001 – 2007. Chair, Steering Committee for the medical programme 2010 – 2016. Chair, International Strategy Committee 2012 – 2015. Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor (rektorsråd) 2015 – 2016.
Research Interest
His field of research has been the mechanism of action of steroid hormones, particularly glucocorticoids. This has involved a detailed analysis of the mechanism of transcriptional regulation and a structural and functional analysis of the glucocorticoid receptor protein and the molecular mechanisms involved.
