Jan Carlstedt-Duke#
| Membership Number: | 3397 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2012 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.ntu.edu.sg/AboutNTU/PO/Biographies/SeniorManagement/Pages/ProfJan.aspx |
Present and Previous Positions
- Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm:
- Since 1972: Active within the field of medical research at Karolinska Institutet
- Since 1999: Professor of Molecular Endocrinology
- 1995-1999: Scientific secretary, local research committee (Forskningsnämnd Syd)
- 2000-2007: Responsible for International Relations
- 1999 - 200: Vice-Dean of Research, Karolinska Institutet
- 2001-2007: Dean of Research, Karolinska Institutet, April 2001 – Dec 2007
- 2001-2007: Chairman, Faculty Recruiting and Promotion Committee
- 2003 - 2007: Chairman, Steering Committee, KI Biobank
- Since 2008: Senior Adviser, Rectorate, Karolinska Institutet
- 2010-2012: Chairman, Steering Committee for the Medical Undergraduate Programme, Karolinska Institutet
- Faculty positions, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore:
- Since 2008: Senior Adviser to the Provost, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2008
- Since 2009: Director, Medical School Project, President’s Office, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, January 2009 – (50%)
- Since 2010: Vice-chairman, Institutional Review Board, 2010 -
Fields of Scholarship
- Pediatric endocrinology
- Mechanism of action of steroid hormones, particularly glucocorticoids
- Mechanism of transcriptional regulation
- Structural and functional analysis of the glucocorticoid receptor protein and its molecular mechanisms
- Steroid hormone action and molecular toxicology
Honours and Awards
- Eric K. Fernströms prize for younger, promising and productive scientists at Karolinska Institutet, 1990 (together with Prof. Peter Moldéus).
- Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, Guangzhou, China 2006 – 2009
- Honorary Doctorate of Medicine, Edinburgh University, 2009
