Andreas Lundqvist

Andreas Lundqvist

Professor

We study how tumors suppress the immune system to improve immunotherapies and identify biomarkers predicting patient response, enabling precise, personalized cancer treatment.

Telephone: +46852482371
Visiting address: J6:20 BioClinicum, Akademiska stråket 1, 17164 Solna
Postal address: K7 Onkologi-Patologi, K7 Forskning Lundqvist, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Oncology-Pathology, 2023-

    Faculty representative, Committee for Doctoral Education (KFU), 2023-

    Assistant Head of Department of Oncology-Pathology, 2025-

    KI representative at the patient area Head, Neck, Lung, and Skin Cancer within Theme Cancer at Karolinska Hospital, 2020-

    Research group leader in tumor immunology, 2009-

    Director of Doctoral Education, Department of Oncology-Pathology, 2014-2023

    Associate Professor, Karolinska Institutet, 2012

    Assistant Professor, Karolinska Institutet, 2009

    Staff Scientist, National Institutes of Health, 2008

    Research fellow, National Institutes of Health, 2005

    Postdoctoral fellow, National Institutes of Health, 2003

    PhD, Karolinska Institutet, 2003

Research

  • Our research delves into how the immune system engages with cancer and why it sometimes struggles to stop tumors from growing. By uncovering the signals and conditions that suppress immune activity inside tumors, we work to develop more effective and finely tuned immunotherapies for patients. We also strive to identify biomarkers that can predict how well an individual will respond to treatment, paving the way for more personalized and precise cancer care. Together, these efforts advance our understanding of how to harness and strengthen the body’s own defenses, opening new avenues for transforming cancer treatment.

Teaching

  • Completed ten weeks of pedagogic training courses.

    PhD course organizer: Tumor immunology and immune therapy of cancer (#3110), Karolinska Institutet.

    Graduated 10 PhD students as a main supervisor.

    More than 500 hours teaching at undergradate, graduate and post-graduate levels.

Articles

All other publications

Grants

Employments

  • Professor, Oncological Immunotherapy, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
  • Researcher, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2013-2023
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2009-2013
  • Staff Scientist, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 2008-2009

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2003

Leadership and responsibility assignments

  • Assistant Head of Department, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-
  • The Council for systematic quality work, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
  • The Library Advisory Board, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
  • KI representative for patient area Head, Neck, Lung and Skin Cancer (HHLH) within Theme Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital, 2020-
  • Department Management Group, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2019-
  • Director of Doctoral education, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2014-2023
  • Doctoral education course #3110, tumor immunology and immune therapy of cancer, Course director, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2010-

Supervision

Thesis evaluation

  • Lea Skovmand Jensen, Opponent, Aarhus University, 2025
  • Herman Netskar, Opponent, University of Oslo, 2025
  • Manouk Verhoeven, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
  • Ioanna Tsea, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
  • Nathalie Pelo, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
  • Ziyang Tan, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
  • Adele Alchahin, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
  • Alvaro Haroun-Izquierdo, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
  • Merve Kacal, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Laia Gorchs, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Veronika Krmeska, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Natalie Stiglund, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Efthymia Kokkinou, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Tommy Lidström, Opponent, Umeå University, 2022
  • Vasu Sah, Opponent, University of Gothenburg, 2022
  • Maxi-Lu Böschen, Opponent, University of Oslo, 2021
  • Milad Abolhalaj, Opponent, Lund University, 2021
  • Denis Nastic, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Daniela Swanberg, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Wesam Bazzar, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Xiaolei Zhou, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Ang Lin, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2020
  • Aaraby Nielsen, Opponent, University of Southern Denmark, 2020
  • Ellin-Kristina Hillert, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
  • Sara Martina Parigi, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
  • Sridharan Ganesan, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
  • Caroline Gavin, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
  • Elin Edsbäcker, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
  • Melanie Pieber, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
  • Fan Zhang, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
  • Filip Bergqvist, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
  • Hanna Grauers Wiktorin, Opponent, University of Gothenburg, 2018
  • Linnea Haeggblom, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
  • Joanna Kritikou, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
  • Karthik Muralidharan, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
  • Manja Idorn, Opponent, University of Copenhagen, 2017
  • Amanda Seipel, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2016
  • David Malone, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2016
  • Nikolaos Tertipis, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2016
  • Stefanie Hiltbrunner, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2016
  • Lena Berglin, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2015
  • Athanasia Christakou, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2015
  • Rebecca Riise, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, University of Gothenburg, 2015
  • Hanna Gunnarsson, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
  • My Björklund, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
  • Jin Chuan, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Uppsala University, 2014
  • Heevy Al-Chaqmaqchi, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Karolinska Institutet, 2013
  • Lisa Christiansson, Opponent, Uppsala University, 2013
  • Marco Donia, Opponent, University of Copenhagen, 2013
  • Victoria Rashkova, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Uppsala University, 2012
  • Lina Liljenfeldt, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Uppsala University, 2011

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