Katarina Brantingson Skogfält
School of Health Sciences
Katarina Ejeskär
Professor of Biomedicine
We research why children develop type 1 diabetes. We know that the body’s immune system mistakenly starts attacking the cells that produce insulin, but it is still unclear what triggers this process.
In our research, we investigate how different protein interactions function in children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as well as in those with long-term disease, and whether the immune system responds differently to these interactions.
Our hope is to understand the underlying causes of the disease, to prevent its onset – and ultimately increase the chances of finding a cure.
The project is conducted in collaboration with Skaraborg Hospital, the University of Gothenburg, and Michigan State University, and is co-funded by the Skaraborg Institute.
