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Michael Sundstrom

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Director at Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital
📍 Stockholm County, Sweden

As Director for the Center for Molecular Medicine at Karolinska Institutet, Michael Sundstrom leads translational research in chronic inflammatory diseases, fibrosis, and neurodegenerative diseases. Holding a PhD from Uppsala University, his career includes senior roles at Pharmacia, multiple biotechs, and leadership positions within the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) across Europe.

He built and directed the first strategic research center for the Novo Nordisk Foundation while serving as Managing Director at the University of Copenhagen.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Stockholm County, Sweden
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Translational Research
His entire career is focused on bridging basic research with clinical applications, particularly through patient-derived cell assays to find new drug targets.
Open Science
As a key leader in the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), he champions a public-private partnership model that makes all research outputs publicly available without restriction.
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Career

Work history

4-2022
Director
Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital
7-2014
Scientific Director of European Initiatives
SGC, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet
10-2011 - 6-2014
VP Discovery Research
Karolinska Development
10-2011 - 10-2013
CEO
KDev Exploratory AB
9-2011
Managing Director, NNF - CPR
University of Copenhagen
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Education
1985 - 1988
MSc
SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
1981 - 1984
BSc
Katedralskolan, Uppsala
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