معرفی
Kasper Karlsson is an Assistant Professor at the Karolinska Institutet, affiliated with the Department of Oncology-Pathology. He leads a research group focused on precision strategies to eradicate heterogeneous tumor cells in pediatric cancer, utilizing organoid models, single-cell sequencing, and computational tools.
- Academic background: PhD in Medicine (Karolinska Institutet, 2016), Postdoc at Stanford University (2016-2021)
- Key research areas: Tumor evolution, intra-tumoral heterogeneity, drug resistance modeling, and precision oncology
His work aims to address the challenges of tumor heterogeneity in pediatric cancers like neuroblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma by developing organoid-based models and cellular barcoding systems to track subclonal dynamics under drug perturbations. Collaborations span computational tumor evolution modeling and clinical implementation of combination therapies.
Selected scientific awards include:
- ERC Starting Grant (2023)
- Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation grants (2020)
- Stanford CCSB Pilot Project (2018)
- Swedish Research Council International Postdoc Grant (2018)
His laboratory works with a team of PhD students including Myra Almén, Cheng-De (Ernest) Liu, Sammy Park, Krzysztof Wierbilowicz, and Kristofer Ågren to advance pediatric cancer research.
