Department of Laboratory Medicine
Welcome to the Department of Laboratory Medicine (ILM), one of six departments at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine. We conduct leading research, both broad and specialised, within the field of laboratory medicine, focusing on the onset of disease and how we can improve diagnostics and treatment for patients.
Our strongest research areas are:
- Cancer and Oncology
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Clinical Laboratory Medicine
- Hematology
- Immunology in the medical area
- Microbiology in the medical area
- Occupational and environmental medicine
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
In addition, we are also active as lecturers within first and second cycle education – above all within the medical and biomedical degree programmes.
Research at the department
Doctoral theses and defenses
Contact us
Visiting address, ILM office:
BMC: House I, floor 13
Sölvegatan 19, Lund
Department facts
Figures from January 2024
Research groups: 76
Employees: 301
Professors: 30
Adjunct professors: 2
PhD students: 78
Dissertations: 16
Revenues: SEK 459 million
Government fundings: SEK 113 million
External grants: SEK 351 million
Departmental board
Information at the faculty's internal website.