Boel Brynedal
Affiliated to Research | Docent
E-mail: boel.brynedal@ki.se
Visiting address: Solnavägen 1 E, 11365 Stockholm
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Magnusson, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
I am a associate professor (docent) in epidemiology and received my PhD in genetic epidemiology in 2009. Since 2019, I have been employed at the Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Region Stockholm.
In my research, I use registry data, survey data, objective measurements of lifestyle factors, and electronic health records, to study cardiometabolic risk factors, their management, and their consequences. Previous research interests have included genomics and transcriptomics in the etiology of autoimmune diseases.
I am the principal investigator of the Stockholm Public Health Cohort and currently supervise four PhD-students (two as main supervisor).
Articles
- Article: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 2026;26(1):126Norrman A; Wachtler C; Wandell P; Eriksson J; Ruge T; Brynedal B; Hasselstrom J; Kahan T; Carlsson AC
- Article: CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY. 2025;24(1):244Liedtke TP; Strathmann EA; Ahlqvist E; Asplund O; Penz CS; Stuermer P; Oevermoehle C; Lager A; Brynedal B; Gudjonsdottir H; Lieb W; Weber KS
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2025;43(SUPPL 1):e98Gudjonsdottir H; Brynedal B
- Article: BMC PRIMARY CARE. 2025;26(1):20Wandell P; Norrman A; Eriksson J; Ivarsson C; Gudjonsdottir H; Hagstromer M; Lundh L; Hasselstrom J; Brynedal B; Sandlund C; Carlsson AC
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2025;:zwaf013Mendez DY; Zhou M; Brynedal B; Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Lagerros YT; Lager A
- Article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS. 2024;44:102806Norrman A; Hasselstrom J; Ljunggren G; Wachtler C; Eriksson J; Kahan T; Wandell P; Gudjonsdottir H; Lindblom S; Ruge T; Rosenblad A; Brynedal B; Carlsson AC
- Journal article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS. 2024;44:102806Norrman A; Hasselström J; Ljunggren G; Wachtler C; Eriksson J; Kahan T; Wändell P; Gudjonsdottir H; Lindblom S; Ruge T; Rosenblad A; Brynedal B; Carlsson AC
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2024;231(1):107.e1-107.e19Zweygberg AL; Martin FZ; Brynedal B; Lindholm ES; Kosidou K; Ahlqvist VH; Magnusson C
- Article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY PRACTICE. 2024;11(6):723-732Naslund O; Jakobsson S; Thurin E; Skoglund T; Pettersson-Segerlind J; Brynedal B; Jakola AS; Bartek Jr J
- Article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 2024;183:107969Zhou M; Gebreslassie M; Leon APD; Tynelius P; Ahlqvist VH; Dahlen M; Berglind D; Lager A; Brynedal B
- Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2024;22(1):168Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Stattin NS; Mendez DY; Lager A; Brynedal B
- Article: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2023;239(Pt 1):117230Hvidtfeldt UA; Chen J; Rodopoulou S; Strak M; de Hoogh K; Bellander T; Brandt JO; Forastiere F; Brynedal B; Hertel O; Hoffmann B; Katsouyanni K; Ketzel M; Leander K; Magnusson PKE; Nagel G; Pershagen G; Rizzuto D; Samoli E; So R; Stafoggia M; Onneland AT; Weinmayr G; Wolf K; Zitt E; Brunekreef B; Hoek G; Raaschou-Nielsen O
- Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2023;9(6):e205Strand M; Baarnhielm S; Fredlund P; Brynedal B; Welch E
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):10058Hedman AK; Winter E; Yoosuf N; Benita Y; Berg L; Brynedal B; Folkersen L; Klareskog L; Maciejewski M; Sirota-Madi A; Spector Y; Ziemek D; Padyukov L; Shen-Orr SS; Jelinsky SA
- Article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2023;10:1146353Brynedal B; Yoosuf N; Ulfarsdottir TB; Ziemek D; Maciejewski M; Folkersen L; Westerlind H; Mueller M; Sahlstrom P; Jelinsky SA; Hensvold A; Padyukov L; Pomiano NV; Catrina A; Klareskog L; Berg L
- Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2023;32(1):105-113Hvidtfeldt UA; Chen J; Rodopoulou S; Strak M; de Hoogh K; Andersen ZJ; Bellander T; Brandt J; Fecht D; Forastiere F; Gulliver J; Hertel O; Hoffmann BH; Katsouyanni K; Ketzel M; Brynedal B; Leander K; Ljungman PLS; Magnusson PKE; Nagel G; Pershagen G; Rizzuto D; Boutron-Ruault M-C; Samoli E; So R; Stafoggia M; Tjonneland A; Vermeulen R; Verschuren WMM; Weinmayr G; Wolf K; Zhang J; Zitt E; Brunekreef B; Hoek G; Raaschou-Nielsen O
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;51(6):e401-e413Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Fors S; Mendez DY; Gebreslassie M; Zhou M; Carlsson AC; Svefors P; Wandell P; Ostenson C-G; Brynedal B; Lager A
- Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2022;20(1):356Mendez DY; Zhou M; Lagerros YT; Velasco DVG; Tynelius P; Gudjonsdottir H; de Leon AP; Eeg-Olofsson K; Ostenson C-G; Brynedal B; Aguilar Salinas CA; Ebbevi D; Lager A
- Article: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2022;166:107341Bereziartua A; Chen J; de Hoogh K; Rodopoulou S; Andersen ZJ; Bellander T; Brandt J; Fecht D; Forastiere F; Gulliver J; Hertel O; Hoffmann B; Hvidtfeldt UA; Verschuren WMM; Joeckel K-H; Jorgensen JT; Katsouyanni K; Ketzel M; Krog NH; Brynedal B; Leander K; Liu S; Ljungman P; Faure E; Magnusson PKE; Nagel G; Pershagen G; Peters A; Raaschou-Nielsen O; Renzi M; Rizzuto D; Samoli E; van der Schouw YT; Schramm S; Severi G; Stafoggia M; Strak M; Sorensen M; Tjonneland A; Weinmayr G; Wolf K; Zitt E; Brunekreef B; Hoek G
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;13:804822Sherina N; de Vries C; Kharlamova N; Sippl N; Jiang X; Brynedal B; Kindstedt E; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Israelsson L; Stalesen R; Saevarsdottir S; Holmdahl R; Hensvold A; Johannsen G; Eriksson K; Sallusto F; Catrina AI; Roennelid J; Groenwall C; Yucel-Lindberg T; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Piccoli L; Malmstroem V; Amara K; Lundberg K
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All other publications
- Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2024;42:e2-e3Norrman A; Hasselstroem J; Ljunggren G; Wachtler C; Eriksson J; Kahan T; Waendell P; Gudjonsdottir H; Lindblom S; Ruge T; Rosenblad A; Brynedal B; Carlsson AC
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022Jelinsky S; Hedman Å; Winter E; Yoosuf N; Benita Y; Berg L; Brynedal B; Folkersen L; Klareskog L; Maciejewski M; Sirota-Madi A; Spector Y; Ziemek D; Padyukov L; Shen-Orr S
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021Shchetynsky K; Brynedal B; Ramsköld D; Israelsson L; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Rönnelid J; Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium International (RAC; Viatte S; Holmdahl R; Catrina A; Alfredsson L; Malmström V; Klareskog L; Gomez-Cabrero D; Padyukov L
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021Yoosuf N; Maciejewski M; Ziemek D; Jelinsky S; Folkersen L; Müller M; Sahlström P; Vivar N; Catrina A; Berg L; Klareskog L; Padyukov L; Brynedal B
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2020;26(3_SUPPL):583Ringh M; Hagemann-Jensen M; Needhamsen M; Kullberg S; Wahlstrom J; Grunewald J; Brynedal B; Jagodic M; Ekstrom T; Ockinger J; Kular L
- Letter: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2020;38(5):1029-1030Zeng P; Pertsinidou E; Brynedal B; Manivel VA; Klareskog L; Mullazehi M; Saevarsdottir S; Bengtsson C; Alfredsson L; Ronnelid J
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Yoosuf N; Maciejewski M; Ziemek D; Jelinsky S; Folkersen L; Müller M; Sahlström P; Vivar N; Catrina A; Berg L; Klareskog L; Padyukov L; Brynedal B
- Corrigendum: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2019;105(4):880Terao C; Brynedal B; Chen Z; Jiang X; Westerlind H; Hansson M; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg K; Skriner K; Serre G; Ronnelid J; Mathsson-Alm L; Brink M; Dahlqvist SR; Padyukov L; Gregersen PK; Barton A; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Raychaudhuri S
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2019Diaz-Gallo L-M; Brynedal B; Westerlind H; Sandberg R; Ramsköld D
- Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:A13Pertsinidou E; Zeng P; Brynedal B; Manivel VA; Klareskog L; Mullazehi M; Saevarsdottir S; Bengtsson C; Alfredsson L; Ronnelid J
- Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:A33Kharlamova N; Brynedal B; Sherina N; Eriksson K; Lindberg T; Hansson M; Israelsson L; Steen J; Malmstrom V; Alfredsson L; Amara K; Lundberg K
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2017Diaz-Gallo L-M; Ramsköld D; Shchetynsky K; Folkersen L; Chemin K; Brynedal B; Uebe S; Okada Y; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Padyukov L
- Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2016;68Terao C; Brynedal B; Chen Z; Jiang X; Westerlind H; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Jakobsson PJ; Skriner K; Serre G; Ronnelid J; Padyukov L; Worthington J; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Raychaudhuri S
- Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2016;68Brynedal B; Westerlind H; Folkersen L; Padyukov L; Vivar N; Catrina AI; Klareskog L; Berg L
- Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2016;111(8):1211-1213Westerlind H; Bonfiglio F; Mellander M-R; Huebenthal M; Brynedal B; Bjork J; Torkvist L; Padyukov L; Ohlsson B; Lofberg R; Hultcrantz R; Franke A; Bresso F; D'Amato M
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2016Brynedal B; Choi J; Raj T; Bjornson R; Stranger B; Neale B; Voight B; Cotsapas C
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2015;21:435-436Imrell K; Masterman T; Brynedal B; Lima I; Hillert J; Kockum I; Landtblom A-M
- Conference publication: HLA. 2014;84(1):109Link J; Ryner ML; Fink K; Hermanrud C; Lima I; Brynedal B; Kockum I; Hillert J; Fogdell-Hahn A
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;79(6):450Ryner ML; Link J; Fink K; Hermanrud C; Lima I; Brynedal B; Kockum I; Hillert J; Fogdell-Hahn A
- Preprint: ARXIV. 2014Brynedal B; Raj T; Stranger BE; Bjornson R; Neale BM; Voight BF; Cotsapas C
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2012 - 30 November 2013
- Characterization of the functional relevance of genetic risk variants for autoimmunity in regulatory T cells.Swedish Research Council1 January 2010 - 31 December 2011
Employments
- Epidemiologist, Epidemiology and public health, Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Region Stockholm, 2019-
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2009