Annika Karlsson
Senior Lecturer | Docent
E-mail: annika.karlsson@ki.se
Telephone: +46852483582
Mobile phone: +46704670130
Visiting address: Nobels väg 7, 17165 Solna
Postal address: H5 Laboratoriemedicin, H5 Klin Mikrobiologi Annika Karlsson, 141 52 Huddinge
Part of:
- Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Division of Clinical Microbiology at Labmed
- Clinical Virology and Immunology – Annika Karlsson's research group
About me
- PhD, Associate Professor, Group leader. I obtained an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Laboratory Science, specializing within the field of clinical microbiology and immunology. Subsequently, I earned an PhD-degree in clinical virology from KI in 2000, followed by 4, 5 years as a postdoctoral fellow at Gladstone Institutes of Virology and Immunology, UCSF, San Francisco, broadening my research expertise in clinical immunology, virus-host interactions, especially virus-specific T cell responses and how genetic variability and activity of the virus and host shapes the responding T cell population. I returned to Sweden in 2005 and was appointed Associate Professor in clinical virology at Karolinska Institutet in 2009. The research conducted in the group is currently funded by several national grants received from the Swedish Research Council, Centrum for Innovative Medicine, KI Research Foundation Grants, KI Partial funding of new postgraduate student, ALF Med, and The Swedish Physicians Against AIDS Research Foundation.
Education
Degrees
1998 Licentiate in Clinical Virology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
1996 Bachelor in Biomedical Science (i.e. biomedical laboratory science - BMA) University of Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
1990 University Certificate in Medical Laboratory Technology (i.e. biomedical laboratory science - BMA), University of Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
Doctoral degree
2000-12-15 PhD in Virology at the Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden. Title: Viral dynamics and evolution following primary HIV-1 infection. Main supervisor: Professor Anders Sönnerborg, MD, PhD.
Postdoc appointments
2007 – 2009 Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral research fellow, KI, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Solna, Sweden
2005 – 2007 Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral research fellow, The Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Solna, Sweden
2004 – 2005 Research Scientist. Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
2001 – 2004 Postdoctoral Fellow. Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Docent - level competence
2009-09-23 Associate Professor of Virology at the Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Academic honours, awards and prizes
2003 University of California San Francisco, Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, Center for AIDS Research Mentored Scientist Development Award
2001 Sven Gard Stipend for Best Thesis in Virology at KI
1999 Swedish Physician Against AIDS Research Fund “Best Young Swedish Scientist in the field of HIV/AIDS”
Research
- I have extensive experience managing multiple research projects in the following areas: clinical virology and immunology, virus- and cancer-specific T cell responses, MHC-peptide-TCR interactions, antigen-specific T cell function and exhaustion in blood and tissue, transcriptional activation and regulation of T cell responses, bioinformatics, HIV pathogenesis, molecular biology, viral evolution, antiretroviral therapy, antiretroviral (drug) resistance. Using this knowledge, I have established an advanced system to conduct detailed studies of T cell pathology during acute and chronic viral infections and cancer. Internationally, I have developed a reputation in the fields of T cell induced escape and selective pressures, HIV pathogenesis, cross reactive T cells, molecular mechanisms influencing T cell function as well as in T cell immunology assays.
Teaching
- At KI, I have been actively involved in the training and teaching of biomedical scientists, physicians, biomedical students, optics, and doctoral students during seminars, lectures, and courses since 2005. I am the course organizer for Project work 15hp in Biomedical Laboratory Science (Level-C, se; kandidat) arranged at Karolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine.
I served as the educational board member for the division of clinical microbiology at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, KI, 2016 – 2022 and IPL day facilitor at KI 2020 - 2022.
Currently, I am heavily involved in the working groups for the new master program in Biomedical Laboratory Science and new undergraduate programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science (se; biomedicinsk analytiker, BMA).
Articles
- Article: ADVANCED SCIENCE. 2025;12(16):2416453Mikaeloff F; Gelpi M; Escos A; Wang T; Gupta S; Olofsson A; Akusjarvi SS; Schuster S; Naval P; Sood V; Nikouyan N; Knudsen AD; Vestad B; Hogh J; Hov JR; Benfield T; Troseid M; Pawar V; Rucevic M; Benfeitas R; Vegvari A; O'Mahony L; Savai R; Bjorkstrom NK; Lourda M; de Magalhaes JP; Weiss S; Mardinoglu A; Varshney MK; Karlsson AC; Syed YA; Nielsen SD; Neogi U
- Article: ISCIENCE. 2025;28(3):112082Olofsson A; Humbert M; Rekha RS; Frankling MH; Lund-Johansen F; Bergman P; Bjorkhem-Bergman L; Karlsson AC
- Article: SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2023;15(704):eadg9452Muller TRR; Sekine T; Trubach D; Niessl J; Chen P; Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Vesterbacka J; Akber M; Olofsson A; Hernandez SPA; Gao Y; Cai C; Soderdahl G; Smith CIE; Osterborg A; Lore K; Sallberg Chen M; Ljungman P; Ljunggren H-G; Karlsson ACC; Saini SK; Aleman S; Buggert M
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;210(Supplement_1):75.20Olofsson A; Humbert M; Niessl J; Hodcroft E; Gao Y; Sohlberg E; Malmberg K-J; Lund-Johansen F; Björkhem-Bergman L; Jenmalm MC; Ljunggren H-G; Buggert M; Karlsson AC
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;210(Supplement_1):75.16Müller TR; Sekine T; Trubach D; Niessl J; Olofsson A; Gao Y; Cai C; Nowak P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Bergman P; Ljunggren H-G; Karlsson AC; Saini SK; Aleman S; Buggert M
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2023;120(12):e2220320120Humbert M; Olofsson A; Wullimann D; Niessl J; Hodcroft EB; Cai C; Gao Y; Sohlberg E; Dyrdak R; Mikaeloff F; Neogi U; Albert J; Malmberg K-J; Lund-Johansen F; Aleman S; Bjorkhem-Bergman L; Jenmalm MC; Ljunggren H-G; Buggert M; Karlsson AC
- Article: CELLS. 2022;11(19):3142Johansson E; Kerkman PF; Scharf L; Lindman J; Szojka ZI; Mansson F; Biague A; Medstrand P; Norrgren H; Buggert M; Karlsson AC; Forsell MNE; Esbjornsson J; Jansson M
- Article: NATURE MEDICINE. 2022;28(3):472-476Gao Y; Cai C; Grifoni A; Muller TR; Niessl J; Olofsson A; Humbert M; Hansson L; Osterborg A; Bergman P; Chen P; Olsson A; Sandberg JK; Weiskopf D; Price DA; Ljunggren H-G; Karlsson AC; Sette A; Aleman S; Buggert M
- Journal article: NATURE MEDICINE. 2022Gao Y; Cai C; Grifoni A; Müller TR; Niessl J; Olofsson A; Humbert M; Hansson L; Österborg A; Bergman P; Chen P; Olsson A; Sandberg JK; Weiskopf D; Price DA; Ljunggren H-G; Karlsson AC; Sette A; Aleman S; Buggert M
- Article: SCIENCE IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;6(64):eabk0894Niessl J; Sekine T; Lange J; Konya V; Forkel M; Maric J; Rao A; Mazzurana L; Kokkinou E; Weigel W; Llewellyn-Lacey S; Hodcroft EB; Karlsson AC; Fehrm J; Sundman J; Price DA; Mjosberg J; Friberg D; Buggert M
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;12:744530Scharf L; Pedersen CB; Johansson E; Lindman J; Olsen LR; Buggert M; Wilhelmson S; Mansson F; Esbjornsson J; Biague A; Medstrand P; Norrgren H; Karlsson AC; Jansson M
- Article: SCIENCE IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;5(53):eabe8063Karlsson AC; Humbert M; Buggert M
- Article: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY. 2020;94(14):e02128-e02119Scharf L; Tauriainen J; Buggert M; Hartogensis W; Nolan DJ; Deeks SG; Salemi M; Hecht FM; Karlsson AC
- Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2018;218(3):453-465Gibbs A; Buggert M; Edfeldt G; Ranefall P; Introini A; Cheuk S; Martini E; Eidsmo L; Ball TB; Kimani J; Kaul R; Karlsson AC; Wahlby C; Broliden K; Tjernlund A
- Journal article: PLOS PATHOGENS. 2018;14(4):e1006973Buggert M; Nguyen S; McLane LM; Steblyanko M; Anikeeva N; Paquin-Proulx D; Del Rio Estrada PM; Ablanedo-Terrazas Y; Noyan K; Reuter MA; Demers K; Sandberg JK; Eller MA; Streeck H; Jansson M; Nowak P; Sonnerborg A; Canaday DH; Naji A; Wherry EJ; Robb ML; Deeks SG; Reyes-Teran G; Sykulev Y; Karlsson AC; Betts MR
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;198(Supplement_1):78.25Scharf L; Tauriainen J; Frederiksen J; Naji A; Ljunggren H-G; Sönnerborg A; Lund O; Reyes-Terán G; Hecht FM; Deeks SG; Betts MR; Buggert M; Karlsson AC
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH. 2017;6:S65-S67Buggert M; Tauriainen J; Karlsson AC
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7:40354Tauriainen J; Scharf L; Frederiksen J; Naji A; Ljunggren H-G; Sonnerborg A; Lund O; Reyes-Teran G; Hecht FM; Deeks SG; Betts MR; Buggert M; Karlsson AC
- Article: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE. 2017;214(1):91-106Abolhassani H; Edwards ESJ; Ikinciogullari A; Jing H; Borte S; Buggert M; Du L; Matsuda-Lennikov M; Romano R; Caridha R; Bade S; Zhang Y; Frederiksen J; Fang M; Bal SK; Haskologlu S; Dogu F; Tacyildiz N; Matthews HF; McElwee JJ; Gostick E; Price DA; Palendira U; Aghamohammadi A; Boisson B; Rezaei N; Karlsson AC; Lenardo MJ; Casanova J-L; Hammarstrom L; Tangye SG; Su HC; Pan-Hammarstrom Q
- Article: AIDS. 2016;30(16):2415-2426Buggert M; Frederiksen J; Lund O; Betts MR; Biague A; Nielsen M; Tauriainen J; Norrgren H; Medstrand P; Karlsson AC; Jansson M
- Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(7):e0160293Willberg CB; Garrison KE; Jones RB; Meiklejohn DA; Spotts G; Liegler TJ; Ostrowski MA; Karlsson AC; Hecht FM; Nixon DF
- Article: AIDS. 2016;30(11):1713-1722Bachle SM; Malone DFG; Buggert M; Karlsson AC; Isberg P-E; Biague AJ; Norrgren H; Medstrand P; Moll M; Sandberg JK; Jansson M
- Article: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2016;62(5):655-663Hofstra LM; Sauvageot N; Albert J; Alexiev I; Garcia F; Struck D; Van de Vijver DAMC; Asjo B; Beshkov D; Coughlan S; Descamps D; Griskevicius A; Hamouda O; Horban A; Van Kasteren M; Kolupajeva T; Kostrikis LG; Liitsola K; Linka M; Mor O; Nielsen C; Otelea D; Paraskevis D; Paredes R; Poljak M; Puchhammer-Stoeckl E; Sonnerborg A; Stanekova D; Stanojevic M; Van Laethem K; Zazzi M; Lepej SZ; Boucher CAB; Schmit J-C; Wensing AMJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. 2015;70(10):2885-2888Casadellà M; van Ham PM; Noguera-Julian M; van Kessel A; Pou C; Hofstra LM; Santos JR; Garcia F; Struck D; Alexiev I; Bakken Kran AM; Hoepelman AI; Kostrikis LG; Somogyi S; Liitsola K; Linka M; Nielsen C; Otelea D; Paraskevis D; Poljak M; Puchhammer-Stöckl E; Staneková D; Stanojevic M; Van Laethem K; Zidovec Lepej S; Clotet B; Boucher CAB; Paredes R; Wensing AMJ; SPREAD programme
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(9):e0137635Frederiksen J; Buggert M; Noyan K; Nowak P; Sonnerborg A; Lund O; Karlsson AC
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2015;6:196Tauriainen J; Gustafsson K; Gothlin M; Gertow J; Buggert M; Frisk TW; Karlsson AC; Uhlin M; Onfelt B
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(4):e0120787Eriksson EM; Liegler T; Keh CE; Karlsson AC; Holditch SJ; Pilcher CD; Loeb L; Nixon DF; Hecht FM
- Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2015;15:175Ngarina M; Kilewo C; Karlsson K; Aboud S; Karlsson A; Marrone G; Leyna G; Ekstroem AM; Biberfeld G
- Article: RETROVIROLOGY. 2014;11:105Pingen M; Wensing AMJ; Fransen K; De Bel A; de Jong D; Hoepelman AIM; Magiorkinis E; Paraskevis D; Lunar MM; Poljak M; Nijhuis M; Boucher CAB; SPREAD programme
- Journal article: PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. 2014;10(11)Karlsson AC
- Article: CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY. 2014;85A(11):969-977Frederiksen J; Buggert M; Karlsson AC; Lund O
- Article: PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. 2014;10(9):e1003830Norstrom MM; Veras NM; Huang W; Proper MCF; Cook J; Hartogensis W; Hecht FM; Karlsoon AC; Salemi M
- Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2014;14:407Frentz D; Van de Vijver DAMC; Abecasis AB; Albert J; Hamouda O; Jorgensen LB; Kucherer C; Struck D; Schmit J-C; Vercauteren J; Asjo B; Balotta C; Beshkov D; Camacho RJ; Clotet B; Coughlan S; Griskevicius A; Grossman Z; Horban A; Kolupajeva T; Korn K; Kostrikis LG; Liitsola K; Linka M; Nielsen C; Otelea D; Paraskevis D; Paredes R; Poljak M; Puchhammer-Stockl E; Sonnerborg A; Stanekova D; Stanojevic M; Van Wijngaerden E; Wensing AMJ; Boucher CAB
- Article: PLOS PATHOGENS. 2014;10(7):e1004251T-bet and Eomes Are Differentially Linked to the Exhausted Phenotype of CD8+T Cells in HIV InfectionBuggert M; Tauriainen J; Yamamoto T; Frederiksen J; Ivarsson MA; Michaelsson J; Lund O; Hejdeman B; Jansson M; Sonnerborg A; Koup RA; Betts MR; Karlsson AC
- Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;192(10):4685-4696Buggert M; Norstrom MM; Salemi M; Hecht FM; Karlsson AC
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(4):e94495Frentz D; van de Vijver D; Abecasis A; Albert J; Hamouda O; Jorgensen L; Kucherer C; Struck D; Schmit J-C; Vercauteren J; Asjo B; Balotta C; Bergin C; Beshkov D; Camacho R; Clotet B; Griskevicius A; Grossman Z; Horban A; Kolupajeva T; Korn K; Kostrikis L; Linka KLM; Nielsen C; Otelea D; Paraskevis D; Paredes R; Poljak M; Puchhammer-Stoeckl E; Sonnerborg A; Stanekova D; Stanojevic M; Vandamme A-M; Boucher C; Wensing A
- Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;192(5):2099-2108Buggert M; Frederiksen J; Noyan K; Svard J; Barqasho B; Nnerborg AS; Lund O; Nowak P; Karlsson AC
- Article: RETROVIROLOGY. 2013;10:36Frentz D; Wensing AMJ; Albert J; Paraskevis D; Abecasis AB; Hamouda O; Jorgensen LB; Kuecherer C; Struck D; Schmit J-C; Asjo B; Balotta C; Beshkov D; Camacho RJ; Clotet B; Coughlan S; De Wit S; Griskevicius A; Grossman Z; Horban A; Kolupajeva T; Korn K; Kostrikis LG; Liitsola K; Linka M; Nielsen C; Otelea D; Paredes R; Poljak M; Puchhammer-Stoeckl E; Sonnerborg A; Stanekova D; Stanojevic M; Vandamme A-M; Boucher CAB; Van de Vijver DAMC
- Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 2013;29(3):602-612Perez CL; Milush JM; Buggert M; Eriksson EM; Larsen MV; Liegler T; Hartogensis W; Bacchetti P; Lund O; Hecht FM; Nixon DF; Karlsson AC
- Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 2012;28(11):1434-1443Karlsson I; Kloverpris H; Jensen KJ; Stryhn A; Buus S; Karlsson A; Vinner L; Goulder P; Fomsgaard A
- Article: RETROVIROLOGY. 2012;9:81Theys K; Deforche K; Vercauteren J; Libin P; van de Vijver DAMC; Albert J; Asjo B; Balotta C; Bruckova M; Camacho RJ; Clotet B; Coughlan S; Grossman Z; Hamouda O; Horban A; Korn K; Kostrikis LG; Kucherer C; Nielsen C; Paraskevis D; Poljak M; Puchhammer-Stockl E; Riva C; Ruiz L; Liitsola K; Schmit J-C; Schuurman R; Sonnerborg A; Stanekova D; Stanojevic M; Struck D; Van Laethem K; Wensing AMJ; Boucher CAB; Vandamme A-M
- Article: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY. 2012;86(18):9802-9816Norstrom MM; Buggert M; Tauriainen J; Hartogensis W; Prosperi MC; Wallet MA; Hecht FM; Salemi M; Karlsson AC
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(7):e39874Buggert M; Norstrom MM; Czarnecki C; Tupin E; Luo M; Gyllensten K; Sonnerborg A; Lundegaard C; Lund O; Nielsen M; Karlsson AC
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(3):e33484Karlsson A; Bjoerkman P; Bratt G; Ekvall H; Gisslen M; Soennerborg A; Mild M; Albert J
- Article: EVOLUTIONARY BIOINFORMATICS. 2012;8:261-269Norstrom MM; Prosperi MCF; Gray RR; Karlsson AC; Salemi M
- Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 2011;27(10):1055-1059Parham L; Lorenzana de Rivera I; Murillo W; Naver L; Largaespada N; Albert J; Karlsson AC
- Article: HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY. 2010;71(7):733-735Czarnecki C; Luo M; Brunham R; Broliden K; Karlsson AC; Plummer FA
- Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2010;184(9):5383-5391Hoof I; Perez CL; Buggert M; Gustafsson RKL; Nielsen M; Lund O; Karlsson AC
- Article: AIDS. 2010;24(7):969-974Perez CL; Hasselrot K; Bratt G; Broliden K; Karlsson AC
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2010;5(4):e10249Willberg CB; Garrison KE; Jones RB; Meiklejohn DJ; Spotts G; Liegler TJ; Ostrowski MA; Karlsson AC; Hecht FM; Nixon DF
- Article: HIV MEDICINE. 2010;11(2):95-103Murillo W; de Rivera IL; Parham L; Jovel E; Palou E; Karlsson AC; Albert J
- Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2009;6:15Lindkvist A; Edén A; Norström MM; Gonzalez VD; Nilsson S; Svennerholm B; Karlsson AC; Sandberg JK; Sönnerborg A; Gisslén M
- Article: RETROVIROLOGY. 2009;6:49Paraskevis D; Pybus O; Magiorkinis G; Hatzakis A; Wensing AMJ; de Vijver DAV; Albert J; Angarano G; Asjo B; Balotta C; Boeri E; Camacho R; Chaix M-L; Coughlan S; Costagliola D; De Luca A; de Mendoza C; Derdelinckx I; Grossman Z; Hamouda O; Hoepelman IM; Horban A; Korn K; Kuecherer C; Leitner T; Loveday C; MacRae E; Maljkovic-Berry I; Meyer L; Nielsen C; de Coul ELMO; Ormaasen V; Perrin L; Puchhammer-Stoeckl E; Ruiz L; Salminen MO; Schmit J-C; Schuurman R; Soriano V; Stanczak J; Stanojevic M; Struck D; Van Laethem K; Violin M; Yerly S; Zazzi M; Boucher CA; Vandamme A-M
- Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2008;180(7):5092-5100Perez CL; Larsen MV; Gustafsson R; Norstroem MM; Atlas A; Nixon DF; Nielsen M; Lund O; Karlsson AC
- Article: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY. 2007;81(20):11543-11548Karlsson AC; Chapman JM; Heiken BD; Hoh R; Kallas EG; Martin JN; Hecht FM; Deeks SG; Nixon DF
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2007;2(2):e225Karlsson AC; Iversen AKN; Chapman JM; de Oliveira T; Spotts G; McMichael AJ; Davenport MP; Hecht FM; Nixon DF
- Article: VIROLOGY. 2006;347(1):117-126Jordan KA; Furlan SN; Gonzalez VD; Karlsson AC; Quigley MF; Deeks SG; Rosenberg MG; Nixon DF; Sandberg JK
- Article: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2006;42(5):700-708Hare CB; Pappalardo BL; Busch MP; Karlsson AC; Phelps BH; Alexander SS; Bentsen C; Ramstead CA; Nixon DF; Levy JA; Hecht FM
- Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS. 2004;288(1-2):135-147Meiklejohn DA; Karlsson RK; Karlsson AC; Chapman JM; Nixon DF; Schweighardt B
- Article: AIDS. 2004;18(7):981-989Karlsson AC; Younger SR; Martin JN; Grossman Z; Sinclair E; Hunt PW; Hagos E; Nixon DF; Deeks SG
- Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS. 2003;283(1-2):141-153Karlsson AC; Martin JN; Younger SR; Bredt BM; Epling L; Ronquillo R; Varma A; Deeks SG; McCune JM; Nixon DF; Sinclair E
- Article: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY. 2003;77(12):6743-6752Karlsson AC; Deeks SG; Barbour JD; Heiken BD; Younger SR; Hoh R; Lane M; Sällberg M; Ortiz GM; Demarest JF; Liegler T; Grant RM; Martin JN; Nixon DF
- Article: HIV MEDICINE. 2002;3(1):1-11Nowak P; Karlsson AC; Naver L; Bohlin AB; Piasek A; Sönnerborg A
- Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2001;184(11):1392-1401Karlsson AC; Lindkvist A; Lindbäck S; Gaines H; Sönnerborg A
- Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 2001;17(5):409-416Karlsson AC; Birk M; Lindbäck S; Gaines H; Mittler JE; Sönnerborg A
- Article: AIDS. 2000;14(15):2333-2339Lindbäck S; Thorstensson R; Karlsson AC; von Sydow M; Flamholc L; Blaxhult A; Sönnerborg A; Biberfeld G; Gaines H
- Article: AIDS. 2000;14(15):2283-2291Lindbäck S; Karlsson AC; Mittler J; Blaxhult A; Carlsson M; Briheim G; Sönnerborg A; Gaines H
- Article: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY. 1999;73(7):6191-6196Karlsson AC; Gaines H; Sällberg M; Lindbäck S; Sönnerborg A
- Article: AIDS. 1998;12(8):839-847Karlsson AC; Lindbäck S; Gaines H; Sönnerborg A
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- Corrigendum: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2025;122(5):e2426095122Humbert M; Olofsson A; Wullimann D; Niessl J; Hodcroft EB; Cai C; Gao Y; Sohlberg E; Dyrdak R; Mikaeloff F; Neogi U; Albert J; Malmberg K-J; Lund-Johansen F; Aleman S; Bjoerkhem-Bergman L; Jenmalm MC; Ljunggren H-G; Buggert M; Karlsson AC
- Conference publication: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;102:19Pettersson K; Jones E; Pettersson K; Naver L; Karlsson A
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;210(1)Mueller TR; Sekine T; Trubach D; Niessl J; Olofsson A; Gao Y; Cai C; Nowak P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Bergman P; Ljunggren H-G; Karlsson AC; Saini SK; Aleman S; Buggert M
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;210(1)Olofsson A; Humbert M; Niessl J; Hodcroft E; Gao Y; Sohlberg E; Malmberg K-J; Lund-Johansen F; Bjorkhem-Bergman L; Jenmalm MC; Ljunggren H-G; Buggert M; Karlsson AC
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022Gao Y; Cai C; Grifoni A; Müller T; Niessl J; Olofsson A; Humbert M; Hansson L; Österborg A; Bergman P; Chen P; Olsson A; Sandberg J; Weiskopf D; Price D; Ljunggren H-G; Karlsson A; Sette A; Aleman S; Buggert M
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;86(4):288-289Gibbs A; Buggert M; Edfeldt G; Ranefall P; Introini A; Cheuk S; Martini E; Eidsmo L; Hirbod T; Ball TB; Kimani J; Kaul R; Karlsson AC; Wahlby C; Broliden K; Tjernlund A
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;86(4):318Tauriainen J; Scharf L; Frederiksen J; Naji A; Ljunggren H-G; Sonnerborg A; Lund O; Reyes-Teran G; Hecht FM; Deeks SG; Betts MR; Buggert M; Karlsson AC
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;198(1)Scharf L; Tauriainen J; Frederiksen J; Naji A; Ljunggren H-G; Sonnerborg A; Lund O; Reyes-Teran G; Hecht FM; Deeks SG; Betts MR; Buggert M; Karlsson AC
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;37(2):230Jing H; Abolhassani H; Edwards ESJ; Ikinciogullari KA; Borte S; Buggert M; Du L; Lennikov M; Romano R; Caridha R; Bade S; Zhang Y; Frederiksen J; Fang M; Bal SK; Haskologlu S; Dogu F; Tacyildiz N; Matthews HF; McElwee JJ; Gostick E; Price DA; Palendira U; Aghamohammadi A; Boisson B; Rezaei N; Karlsson A; Lenardo MJ; Casanova J-L; Hammarstrom L; Tangye SG; Pan-Hammarstrom Q; Su HC
- Conference publication: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 2016;32:307Gibbs A; Buggert M; Ranefall P; Introini A; Cheuk S; Eidsmo L; Hirbod T; Ball TB; Kimani J; Kaul R; Karlsson AC; Wahlby C; Broliden K; Tjernlund A
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2013;77(4):325Frederiksen J; Lund O; Buggert M; Karlsson A
- Review: NEW MICROBIOLOGICA. 2012;35(2):101-111Norstrom MM; Karlsson AC; Salemi M
- Conference publication: AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES. 2011;27(10):A88Buggert M; Norstrom M; Lundegaard C; Lund O; Nielsen M; Karlsson AC
- Conference publication: ANTIVIRAL THERAPY. 2011;16:A139Parham L; Lorenzana IJ; Albert J; Karlsson A
- Conference publication: 2010;:658-659Lundegaard C; Buggert M; Karlsson A; Lund O; Perez C; Nielsen M
- Meeting abstract: RETROVIROLOGY. 2009;6:p231Perez C; Hasselrot K; Broliden K; Karlsson A
- Letter: LANCET. 2005;365(9475):1924-1925Nixon DF; Deeks SG; Shacklett BL; Karlsson AC
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025In palliative care, all treatment aims to relieve symptoms and to maintain as high quality of life (QoL) as possible despite an incurable cancer. Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most distressing symptoms for cancer patients that impair QoL the most. Today, there is a lack of effective and safe pharmacological treatment for CRF in palliative care. We recently conducted a large clinical study where we found that Vitamin D treatment reduced the need for opiod use in palliative cancer patients. In addition, we found that Vitamin D reduced CRF. To confirm these results, we are now planning a new clinical study that completely focuses on CRF where 200 patients will be randomized to low dose vitamin D (400 IU/day) or high dose (4000 IU/day) for 16 weeks. The mechanisms for how Vitamin D can affect CRF will be studied by measuring proinflammatory markers and levels of oxysterols in the blood, which in turn can affect brain functions and possibly CRF.We want to answer the following questions: 1) Can Vitamin D reduce CRF and what is the optimal dose and blood concentration of vitamin D? 2) Can Vitamin D reduce CRF by decreasing inflammation and affecting 27-OHcholesterol levels? 3) Are high vitamin D levels harmful to cancer patients due to elevated levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23)?Both positive and negative results are important in this study as there is currently lack of evidence whether Vitamin D can be used against CRF in palliative cancer care.
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2018 - 31 December 2020
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2013 - 31 December 2017
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2010 - 31 December 2012
Employments
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2000
- Licentiate Degree, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 1998