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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

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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.

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.

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.

News

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08 December 2025

Better care of expectant mothers in focus for new research centre

It should not matter where in the country a woman gives birth. Nor should her background. A new research centre is therefore being set up, to make the entire care chain for expectant and new mothers more equal and based on their individual needs.

23 April 2025

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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11 February 2025

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.

Contact us

Head of Division

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peter.bang@liu.se

Coordinator

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Co-workers

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Thomas Abrahamsson

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Postdoc, Docent

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Pär Andersson White

Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

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Sheida Ardeshirilajimi

Research Engineer

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Professor, Head of Division

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Professor Emeritus

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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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Adjunct Associate Professor

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Principal Research Engineer, Docent

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Shamila Darvish Alipoor

Principal Research Engineer

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Elena Di Martino

Assistant Professor

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Guillermo Forfait

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Professor Emeritus

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Sandra Hellberg

Assistant Professor

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Karin Hjortswang

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Principal Research Engineer

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Ingela Johansson

Research Engineer

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Preben Kjölhede

Professor Emeritus

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Benjamin Lassebro

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Susanne Liffner

Adjunct Associate Professor

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Emmy Lillieberg

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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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Hafiz Majid Mahmood

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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

Professor Emeritus

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Indusmita Routray

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John Samuelsson

Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

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Samuel Schäfer

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Leila Shabani Mashcool

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Veronica Smedbäck

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Anna-Clara Spetz Holm

Adjunct Associate Professor

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Heléne Sundelin

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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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