Caroline Grönwall
Senior Research Specialist | Docent
E-mail: caroline.gronwall@ki.se
Visiting address: D2:01, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Reuma Malmström V Grönwall C, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I have a strong research interest in adaptive immunity, autoantibodies, and
autoreactive B cells in health and disease. The translational research
laboratory is located at the Center for Molecular Medicine and we work in
close collaboration with the Rheumatology Clinic at Karolinska University
Hospital. I have a PhD in biotechnology and a background in protein
engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) and
pursued my interests in immunology, antibody engineering, and B cell biology
in rheumatic disease in San Diego (UCSD) and New York (NYU School of
Medicine) as a postdoctoral researcher and junior faculty 2008-2014. At KI,
my research team is focusing on understanding the role of autoantibodies and
autoreactive B cells in rheumatic diseases using approaches including
generation of human monoclonal autoantibodies for functional in vitro and in
vivo studies, immunoglobulin repertoire studies, and B cell investigations.
Contact: caroline.gronwall@ki.se [1]
Address: /Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Karolinska
Institutet, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) L8:04, Karolinska University
Hospital, Visionsgatan 18, 171 64 Stockholm, Sweden./
2003 M Sc Engineering Biology, Linköping University, Stockholm,
Sweden
2008 PhD Molecular Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH),
Stockholm, Sweden
2019 Docent/Associate Professor Experimental Medicine, Karolinska
Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
[1] mailto:caroline.gronwall@ki.se
Articles
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2025;77(9):1179-1193Alm LM; Westerlind H; Gehring I; Hansson M; Ghasemzadeh N; Rojas-Restrepo J; Saevarsdottir S; Sexton J; Lillegraven S; Haavardsholm E; Glintborg B; Hammer HB; Kvien TK; Hetland ML; Padyukov L; Askling J; Gronwall C
- Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2025;64(8):4825-4833Zickert A; Groenwall C; Juto A; Diaz-Gallo L-M; Zargar SS; Mongan A; Kroon H-A; Martin M; Blom AM; Chang E; Gunnarsson I
- Article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2025;275:110476Euler N; Hellbacher E; af Klint E; Hansson M; Larsson A; Enblad G; Malmstrom V; Baecklund E; Gronwall C
- Article: RMD OPEN. 2025;11(2):e005401Nakazawa M; Horuluoglu B; de Vries C; Lodin K; Malmstrom V; Lundberg IE; Gronwall C
- Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2025;27(1):49Juto A; Martin M; Bjork A; Padyukov L; Gronwall C; Antovic A; Bruchfeld A; Gunnarsson I; Blom AM
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2025;55(3):e202451437Huang W; de Vries C; Sharma RK; Wangriatisak K; Chatzidionysiou K; Malmstrom V; Groenwall C
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2025;55(2):e202451391de Vries C; Huang W; Sharma RK; Wangriatisak K; Turcinov S; Cîrciumaru A; Rönnblom L; Grönwall C; Hensvold A; Lundberg K; Malmström V
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2025;101(1):e13427Wangriatisak K; de Vries C; Sharma RK; Huang W; Groenwall C; Pisitkun P; Gunnarsson I; Malmstroem V; Chootong P; Faustini F
- Article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;265:110303Afonso M; Sun J; Sakuraba K; Circiumaru A; Lagutkin D; Filipovic M; Catrina AI; Gronwall C; Hensvold A; Rethi B
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):15511Moadab F; Wang X; Le E; Gazitt T; Najjar R; Nelson JL; Joshua V; Malmstrom V; Elkon K; Groenwall C; Mustelin T
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2024;121(3):e2315354120Marcotte H; Cao Y; Zuo F; Simonelli L; Sammartino JC; Pedotti M; Sun R; Cassaniti I; Hagbom M; Piralla A; Yang J; Du L; Percivalle E; Bertoglio F; Schubert M; Abolhassani H; Sherina N; Guerra C; Borte S; Rezaei N; Kumagai-Braesch M; Xue Y; Su C; Yan Q; He P; Groenwall C; Klareskog L; Calzolai L; Cavalli A; Wang Q; Robbiani DF; Hust M; Shi Z; Feng L; Svensson L; Chen L; Bao L; Baldanti F; Xiao J; Qin C; Hammarstrom L; Yang X; Varani L; Xie XS; Pan-Hammarstrom Q
- Journal article: JOINT BONE SPINE. 2023;90(6):105617Raposo B
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;75(11):1910-1922Joshua V; Loberg Haarhaus M; Hensvold A; Wahamaa H; Gerstner C; Hansson M; Israelsson L; Stalesen R; Skoeld M; Grunewald J; Klareskog L; Groenwall C; Rethi B; Catrina A; Malmstrom V
- Article: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. 2023;299(11):105320Sahlstrom P; Joshua V; Valkovskaia V; Biese C; Stalesen R; Israelsson L; Vegvari A; Scheel-Toellner D; Klareskog L; Hansson M; Hensvold A; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2023;113:212-227Jurczak A; Sandor K; Farinotti AB; Krock E; Hunt MA; Agalave NM; Barbier J; Simon N; Wang Z; Rudjito R; Vazquez-Mora JA; Martinez-Martinez A; Raoof R; Eijkelkamp N; Gronwall C; Klareskog L; Jimenez-Andrade JM; Marchand F; Svensson CI
- Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;62(6):2106-2112Westerlind H; Kastbom A; Ronnelid J; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Serre G; Cornillet M; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Bang H; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Lundberg K; Gronwall C; Askling J
- Journal article: PAIN. 2023;164(6):e303Jurczak A; Delay L; Barbier J; Simon N; Krock E; Sandor K; Agalave NM; Rudjito R; Wigerblad G; Rogoz K; Briat A; Miot-Noirault E; Martinez-Martinez A; Bromme D; Gronwall C; Malmstrom V; Klareskog L; Khoury S; Ferreira T; Labrum B; Deval E; Jimenez-Andrade JM; Marchand F; Svensson C
- Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82(5):724-726Raposo B; Afonso M; Israelsson L; Waehaemaa H; Stalesen R; Wermeling F; Hensvold AH; Groenwall C; Rethi B; Klareskog L; Malmstrom V
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2023;136:103022Hensvold A; Horuluoglu B; Sahlstrom P; Thyagarajan R; Boada JSD; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Gerstner C; Sippl N; Israelsson L; Wedin R; Steen J; Klareskog L; Rethi B; Catrina AI; Diaz-Gallo L-M; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
- Article: BIOMOLECULES. 2023;13(4):630Circiumaru A; Afonso MG; Wahamaa H; Krishnamurthy A; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Keszei M; Stalesen R; Ottosson L; de Vries C; Shelef MA; Malmstrom V; Klareskog L; Catrina AI; Gronwall C; Hensvold A; Rethi B
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2022;133:102903Sakuraba K; Krishnamurthy A; Sun J; Zheng X; Xu C; Peng B; Engstrom M; Jakobsson P-J; Wermeling F; Catrina S; Gronwall C; Catrina AI; Rethi B
- Article: PAIN. 2022;163(8):1542-1559Jurczak A; Delay L; Barbier J; Simon N; Krock E; Sandor K; Agalave NM; Rudjito R; Wigerblad G; Rogoz K; Briat A; Miot-Noirault E; Martinez-Martinez A; Bromme D; Gronwall C; Malmstrom V; Klareskog L; Khoury S; Ferreira T; Labrum B; Deval E; Miguel Jimenez-Andrade J; Marchand F; Svensson CI
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;74(6):984-991Mergaert AM; Zheng Z; Denny MF; Amjadi MF; Bashar SJ; Newton MA; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C; McCoy SS; Shelef MA
- Journal article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;95(6):e13161Mandolesi M; Rodahl I; Steiner L; Gronwall C; Smed-Sorensen A
- 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
- Journal article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2021;72:103585Gronwall C; Malmstrom V
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;73(6):963-969Regueiro C; Casares-Marfil D; Lundberg K; Knevel R; Acosta-Herrera M; Rodriguez-Rodriguez L; Lopez-Mejias R; Perez-Pampin E; Triguero-Martinez A; Nuno L; Ferraz-Amaro I; Rodriguez-Carrio J; Lopez-Pedrera R; Robustillo-Villarino M; Castaneda S; Remuzgo-Martinez S; Alperi M; Alegre-Sancho JJ; Balsa A; Gonzalez-Alvaro I; Mera A; Fernandez-Gutierrez B; Gonzalez-Gay MA; Trouw LA; Gronwall C; Padyukov L; Martin J; Gonzalez A
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;12:627986Gronwall C; Liljefors L; Bang H; Hensvold AH; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Israelsson L; Joshua V; Svard A; Stalesen R; Titcombe PJ; Steen J; Piccoli L; Sherina N; Clavel C; Svenungsson E; Gunnarsson I; Saevarsdottir S; Kastbom A; Serre G; Alfredsson L; Malmstrom V; Ronnelid J; Catrina AI; Lundberg K; Klareskog L
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. 2021;229:69-82Sundstrom Y; Shang M-M; Panda SK; Gronwall C; Wermeling F; Gunnarsson I; Lundberg IE; Sundstrom M; Jakobsson P-J; Berg L
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2020;72(10):1643-1657Sahlstroem P; Hansson M; Steen J; Amara K; Titcombe PJ; Forsstrom B; Stalesen R; Israelsson L; Piccoli L; Lundberg K; Klareskog L; Mueller DL; Catrina AI; Skriner K; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):19995Wang Y; Lloyd KA; Melas I; Zhou D; Thyagarajan R; Lindqvist J; Hansson M; Svard A; Mathsson-Alm L; Kastbom A; Lundberg K; Klareskog L; Catrina AI; Rapecki S; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
- Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78(12):1621-1631Sun M; Rethi B; Krishnamurthy A; Joshua V; Circiumaru A; Hensvold AH; Ossipova E; Gronwall C; Liu Y; Engstrom M; Catrina SB; Steen J; Malmstrom V; Klareskog L; Svensson C; Ospelt C; Wahamaa H; Catrina AI
- Article: BIO-PROTOCOL. 2019;9(17):e3347Amara K; Israelsson L; Stalesen R; Sahlstrom P; Steen J; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(2):e0212068Parodis I; Ding H; Zickert A; Cosson G; Fathima M; Gronwall C; Mohan C; Gunnarsson I
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2019;71(2):196-209Steen J; Forsstroem B; Sahlstroem P; Odowd V; Israelsson L; Krishnamurthy A; Badreh S; Alm LM; Compson J; Ramskold D; Ndlovu W; Rapecki S; Hansson M; Titcombe PJ; Bang H; Mueller DL; Catrina AI; Gronwall C; Skriner K; Nilsson P; Lightwood D; Klareskog L; Malmstrom V
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2019;9:3033Lloyd KA; Wigerblad G; Sahlstrom P; Garimella MG; Chemin K; Steen J; Titcombe PJ; Marklein B; Zhou D; Stalesen R; Ossipova E; Lundqvist C; Ekwall O; Ronnelid J; Mueller DL; Karlsson MCI; Kaplan MJ; Skriner K; Klareskog L; Wermeling F; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
- Journal article: NATURE REVIEWS RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018;14(11):626-628Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2018;48(6):1030-1045Lloyd KA; Steen J; Amara K; Titcombe PJ; Israelsson L; Lundstrom SL; Zhou D; Zubarev RA; Reed E; Piccoli L; Gabay C; Lanzavecchia A; Baeten D; Lundberg K; Mueller DL; Klareskog L; Malmstrom V; Gronwall C
- Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2018;20(1):36Hardt U; Larsson A; Gunnarsson I; Clancy RM; Petri M; Buyon JP; Silverman GJ; Svenungsson E; Gronwall C
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2017;84:29-45Gronwall C; Amara K; Hardt U; Krishnamurthy A; Steen J; Engstrom M; Sun M; Ytterberg AJ; Zubarev RA; Scheel-Toellner D; Greenberg JD; Klareskog L; Catrina AI; Malmstrom V; Silverman GJ
- Article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;183:304-315Gronwall C; Hardt U; Gustafsson JT; Elvin K; Jensen-Urstad K; Kvarnstrom M; Grosso G; Ronnelid J; Padykov L; Gunnarsson I; Silverman GJ; Svenungsson E
- Article: DATA IN BRIEF. 2017;13:356-370Amara K; Clay E; Yeo L; Ramskold D; Spengler J; Sippl N; Cameron J; Israelsson L; Titcombe PJ; Gronwall C; Sahbudin I; Filer A; Raza K; Malmstrom V; Scheel-Toellner D
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2017;81:34-43Amara K; Clay E; Yeo L; Ramskold D; Spengler J; Sippl N; Cameron JA; Israelsson L; Titcombe PJ; Gronwall C; Sahbudin I; Filer A; Raza K; Malmstrom V; Scheel-Toeliner D
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2017;69(6):1176-1186Pelzek AJ; Gronwall C; Rosenthal P; Greenberg JD; McGeachy M; Moreland L; Rigby WFC; Silverman GJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2016;73:30-41Gronwall C; Clancy RM; Getu L; Lloyd KA; Siegel DL; Reed JH; Buyon JP; Silverman GJ
- Article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;153(1):1-7Relation of carotid plaque with natural IgM antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusGroenwall C; Reynolds H; Kim JK; Buyon J; Goldberg JD; Clancy RM; Silverman GJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;34 Suppl 1(0 1):S12-S21Grönwall C; Silverman GJ
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(4):e95999Groenwall C; Charles ED; Dustin LB; Rader C; Silverman GJ
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2012;109(48):19745-19750Groenwall C; Chen Y; Vas J; Khanna S; Thiel S; Corr M; Kono DH; Silverman GJ
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;64(10):3388-3398Vas J; Groenwall C; Marshak-Rothstein A; Silverman GJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2012;189(2):850-859Groenwall C; Pond SLK; Young JA; Silverman GJ
- Article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2012;142(3):390-398Groenwall C; Akhter E; Oh C; Burlingame RW; Petri M; Silverman GJ
- Article: DISCOVERY MEDICINE. 2009;8(42):151-156Silverman GJ; Grönwall C; Vas J; Chen Y
- Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2009;183(2):1346-1359Chen Y; Khanna S; Goodyear CS; Park YB; Raz E; Thiel S; Gronwall C; Vas J; Boyle DL; Corr M; Kono DH; Silverman GJ
- Article: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY. 2009;52(Pt 2):159-166Ramstrom M; Zuberovic A; Gronwall C; Hanrieder J; Bergquist J; Hober S
- Article: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY. 2008;50(Pt 2):97-112Gronwall C; Snelders E; Palm AJ; Eriksson F; Herne N; Stahl S
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2008;105(13):5099-5104Hoyer W; Gronwall C; Jonsson A; Stahl S; Hard T
- Article: BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL. 2007;2(11):1389-1398Grönwall C; Sjöberg A; Ramström M; Höidén-Guthenberg I; Hober S; Jonasson P; Ståhl S
- Article: JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2007;128(1):162-183Gronwall C; Jonsson A; Lindstrom S; Gunneriusson E; Stahl S; Herne N
- Article: JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY. 2006;87(Pt 11):3263-3272Lundin M; Lindstrom H; Gronwall C; Persson MAA
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All other publications
- Review: NATURE REVIEWS RHEUMATOLOGY. 2024;20(7):399-416Raposo B; Klareskog L; Robinson WH; Malmstroem V; Groenwall C
- Review: NATURE REVIEWS RHEUMATOLOGY. 2013;9(5):291-300Silverman GJ; Vas J; Groenwall C
- Review: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2013;4:4Vas J; Groenwall C; Silverman GJ
- Review: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2012;3:66Groenwall C; Vas J; Silverman GJ
- Review: JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2009;140(3-4):254-269Gronwall C; Stahl S
Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2024 - 31 December 2027Autoreactive B cell and antibodies are central in the pathogenesis of rheumatic autoimmune diseases. Distinct autoantibody specificities are the hallmarks of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (myositis). Yet, the autoreactivity is complex and heterogeneous and we still have limited knowledge about what drives the development of autoreactive B cells and how autoantibodies contribute to distinct tissue damage and inflammation. RA is characterized by anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies (ACPA) and our recent single-cell studies have demonstrated that patient-derived ACPA have unexpected features. They have Fab N-glycosylations, high somatic hypermutations, and multi-reactivity to citrullinated targets, reflecting unusual B-cell processes. Interestingly, some ACPA clones promote pain and bone loss, but some have potent anti-inflammatory properties in murine arthritis. Our clonality data can now be translated into clinical assays for improved patient stratification. In this program I will use an interdisciplinary B-cell pipeline, patient immunomonitoring, and single-cell technology for studies of autoreactive B cells and patient-derived monoclonal autoantibodies. We will obtain in-depth data on the clonal epitope recognition in several diseases and patient subsets. Hereby we will increase the knowledge of fundamental processes in rheumatic disease and contribute to advancing personalized treatment.
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2014 - 31 December 2018
Employments
- Senior Research Specialist, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2019