Yihai Cao

Postdoctoral scholarship in angiogenesis and cancer metabolism at Karolinska Institutet. The project is based in Professor Yihai Cao’s laboratory in the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), within the Tumor Biology Division at Karolinska Institutet in Solna, Sweden. The research focuses on how angiogenesis, vascular biology, and adipose metabolism shape tumor growth, metastasis, and responses to anticancer therapy. The laboratory has developed unique technologies and platforms to study the molecular mechanisms driving the onset, development, and progression of cancer, with the aim of identifying novel therapeutic targets and generating mechanistic insight for new cancer drugs. The appointed researcher will investigate the impact of tumor vasculature and metabolism on tumor progression and drug response in a cross-disciplinary project. The work involves newly developed omics approaches and in vivo disease models, and the successful candidate will work independently while collaborating with experienced senior members of the laboratory. The broader research environment at MTC and the Tumor Biology Division is described as multidisciplinary and internationally collaborative, with a strong emphasis on basic mechanisms and translational research in malignant disease. The position is located in a setting that combines medical research with wide-ranging expertise across immunology, infection biology, cell biology, and cancer.

Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden is recruiting a PhD student for a project on proteomics and insulin resistance in metabolic disease . The doctoral project will investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying adipocyte insulin resistance and its reversal after bariatric surgery. The research combines mass spectrometry-based proteomics , deep plasma proteomics , metabolomics , multi-omics integration , bioinformatics , quantitative data analysis, and functional studies in human 3D adipocyte models. The work will be carried out in a collaborative environment with Prof. Mikael Rydén, Prof. Yihai Cao, Prof. Volker Lauschke, and their teams. Applicants should have a strong background in biomedicine, molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, metabolism, bioinformatics, or a related field. Experience in proteomics/metabolomics, quantitative data analysis, or metabolic research is especially valued. This is a PhD opening, not a scholarship announcement. The application deadline is 9 October 2026 . Interested candidates should apply via the linked online portal.