David Wullimann

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Research Specialist in Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren group¹

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¹https://ki.se/en/medh/hans-gustaf-ljunggren-group

Research

My research focus on understanding the adaptive immune response to emerging RNA virus (SARS-CoV-2 and flavivirus) vaccination and infection in humans, with specific interest in T-cell mediated immunity.

Articles

Article: GENES AND IMMUNITY. 2025;26(1):70-74
The HLA-B-21 M/T dimorphism associates with disease severity in COVID-19
Strunz B; Momayyezi P; Bilev E; Muvva JR; Chen P; Bister J; Schaffer M; Akber M; Cornillet M; Horowitz A; Malmberg K-J; Rooyackers O; Aleman S; Ljunggren H-G; Bjorkstrom NK; Stralin K; Hammer Q
Article: PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES. 2025;19(2):e0012693
Antigen-specific T cell responses following single and co-administration of tick-borne encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, and yellow fever virus vaccines: Results from an open-label, non-randomized clinical trial-cohort
Wullimann D; Sandberg JT; Akber M; Lofling M; Gredmark-Russ S; Michaelsson J; Buggert M; Blom K; Ljunggren H-G
Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2024;109:105385
Real-world assessment of immunogenicity in immunocompromised individuals following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination: a two-year follow-up of the prospective clinical trial COVAXID
Chen P; Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Gao Y; Soderdahl G; Osterborg A; Smith CIE; Vesterbacka J; Wullimann D; Cuapio A; Akber M; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Aberg M; Lore K; Chen MS; Ljungman P; Buggert M; Aleman S; Ljunggren H-G
Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2024;230(2):e318-e326
Type I Interferon Autoantibodies Correlate With Cellular Immune Alterations in Severe COVID-19
Strunz B; Maucourant C; Mehta A; Wan H; Du L; Sun D; Chen P; Nordlander A; Gao Y; Cornillet M; Bister J; Kvedaraite E; Christ W; Klingstrom J; Geanon D; Parke A; Ekwall-Larson A; Rivino L; MacAry PA; Aleman S; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Pan-Hammarstrom Q; Lund-Johansen F; Stralin K; Bjorkstrom NK
Article: JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY. 2023;12(4):170-175
Local and Systemic Immunity During Five Vaccinations Against SARS-CoV-2 in Zanubrutinib-Treated Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Andersson M; Wu J; Wullimann D; Gao Y; Aberg M; Muschiol S; Healy K; Naud S; Bogdanovic G; Palma M; Mellstedt H; Chen P; Ljunggren H-G; Hansson L; Chen MS; Buggert M; Ingelman-Sundberg HM; Osterborg A
Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2023;94:104700
Real-world assessment of immunogenicity in immunocompromised individuals following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination: a one-year follow-up of the prospective clinical trial COVAXID
Chen P; Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Soderdahl G; oesterborg A; Smith CIE; Vesterbacka J; Wullimann D; Cuapio A; Akber M; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; aberg M; Lore K; Chen MS; Buggert M; Ljungman P; Aleman S; Ljunggren H-G
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2023;120(12):e2220320120
Functional SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive CD4⁺ T cells established in early childhood decline with age
Humbert 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: IMMUNITY. 2022;55(9):1732-1746.e5
Immunodeficiency syndromes differentially impact the functional profile of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells elicited by mRNA vaccination
Gao Y; Cai C; Wullimann D; Niessl J; Rivera-Ballesteros O; Chen P; Lange J; Cuapio A; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Vesterbacka J; Akber M; Perez-Potti A; Sekine T; Muller TR; Boulouis C; Kammann T; Parrot T; Muvva JR; Sobkowiak M; Healy K; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Soderdahl G; Osterborg A; Hellgren F; Grifoni A; Weiskopf D; Sette A; Lore K; Chen MS; Ljungman P; Sandberg JK; Smith CIE; Bergman P; Ljunggren H-G; Aleman S; Buggert M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;96(1):e13195
The Karolinska KI/K COVID-19 immune atlas: An open resource for immunological research and educational purposes
Ljunggren H-G; Heggernes Ask E; Cornillet Jeannin M; Strunz B; Chen P; Rao Muvva J; Akber M; Buggert M; Chambers BJ; Cuapio Gomez A; Dzidic M; Filipovic I; Flodstrom-Tullberg M; Garcia M; Gorin J-B; Gredmark-Russ S; Hertwig L; Klingstrom J; Kokkinou E; Kvedaraite E; Lourda M; Mjosberg J; Maucourant C; Norrby-Teglund A; Palma Medina LM; Parrot T; Perez-Potti A; Ponzetta A; Ringqvist E; Rivera-Ballesteros O; Rooyackers O; Sandberg JK; Sandberg JT; Sekine T; Svensson M; Varnaite R; Wullimann D; Eriksson LI; Aleman S; Malmberg K-J; Stralin K; Bjorkstrom NK
Article: MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2022;28(1):54
MAIT cell compartment characteristics are associated with the immune response magnitude to the BNT162b2 mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
Boulouis C; Kammann T; Cuapio A; Parrot T; Gao Y; Mouchtaridi E; Wullimann D; Lange J; Chen P; Akber M; Ballesteros OR; Muvva JR; Smith CIE; Vesterbacka J; Kieri O; Nowak P; Bergman P; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Aleman S; Sandberg JK
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;42(4):716-727
Elevated CD21^low B Cell Frequency Is a Marker of Poor Immunity to Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-2 in Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Bergman P; Wullimann D; Gao Y; Borgstrom EW; Norlin A-C; Enoksson SL; Aleman S; Ljunggren H-G; Buggert M; Smith CIE
Article: MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2022;28(1):20
NK cell frequencies, function and correlates to vaccine outcome in BNT162b2 mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated healthy and immunocompromised individuals
Cuapio A; Boulouis C; Filipovic I; Wullimann D; Kammann T; Parrot T; Chen P; Akber M; Gao Y; Hammer Q; Strunz B; Potti AP; Ballesteros OR; Lange J; Muvva JR; Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Soderdahl G; Osterborg A; Smith CIE; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Hellgren F; Lore K; Sobkowiak MJ; Gabarrini G; Healy K; Chen MS; Alici E; Bjorkstrom NK; Buggert M; Ljungman P; Sandberg JK; Aleman S; Ljunggren H-G
Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2021;74:103705
Safety and efficacy of the mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in five groups of immunocompromised patients and healthy controls in a prospective open-label clinical trial
Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Chen P; Soderdahl G; Osterborg A; Smith CIE; Wullimann D; Vesterbacka J; Lindgren G; Blixt L; Friman G; Wahren-Borgstrom E; Nordlander A; Gomez AC; Akber M; Valentini D; Norlin A-C; Thalme A; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Nilsson P; Hober S; Lore K; Chen MS; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Ljungman P; Aleman S
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2021;118(6):e2018587118
Major alterations in the mononuclear phagocyte landscape associated with COVID-19 severity
Kvedaraite E; Hertwig L; Sinha I; Ponzetta A; Myrberg IH; Lourda M; Dzidic M; Akber M; Klingstrom J; Folkesson E; Muvva JR; Chen P; Gredmark-Russ S; Brighenti S; Norrby-Teglund A; Eriksson LI; Rooyackers O; Aleman S; Stralin K; Ljunggren H-G; Ginhoux F; Bjorkstrom NK; Henter J-I; Svensson M
Article: CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;10(7):e1306
SARS-CoV-2-specific humoral and cellular immunity persists through 9 months irrespective of COVID-19 severity at hospitalisation
Sandberg JT; Varnaite R; Christ W; Chen P; Muvva JR; Maleki KT; Garcia M; Dzidic M; Folkesson E; Skagerberg M; Ahlen G; Frelin L; Sallberg M; Eriksson LI; Rooyackers O; Sonnerborg A; Buggert M; Bjorkstrom NK; Aleman S; Stralin K; Klingstrom J; Ljunggren H-G; Blom K; Gredmark-Russ S
Article: ELIFE. 2020;9:e59996
Cytotoxic T-cells mediate exercise-induced reductions in tumor growth
Rundqvist H; Velica P; Barbieri L; Gameiro PA; Bargiela D; Gojkovic M; Mijwel S; Reitzner SM; Wulliman D; Ahlstedt E; Ule J; Ostman A; Johnson RS
Article: CELL. 2020;183(1):158-168.e14
Robust T Cell Immunity in Convalescent Individuals with Asymptomatic or Mild COVID-19
Sekine T; Perez-Potti A; Rivera-Ballesteros O; Stralin K; Gorin J-B; Olsson A; Llewellyn-Lacey S; Kamal H; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Wullimann DJ; Kammann T; Emgard J; Parrot T; Folkesson E; Rooyackers O; Eriksson LI; Henter J-I; Sonnerborg A; Allander T; Albert J; Nielsen M; Klingstrom J; Gredmark-Russ S; Bjorkstrom NK; Sandberg JK; Price DA; Ljunggren H-G; Aleman S; Buggert M
Article: SCIENCE IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;5(51):eabe1670
MAIT cell activation and dynamics associated with COVID-19 disease severity
Parrot T; Gorin J-B; Ponzetta A; Maleki KT; Kammann T; Emgard J; Perez-Potti A; Sekine T; Rivera-Ballesteros O; Gredmark-Russ S; Rooyackers O; Folkesson E; Eriksson LI; Norrby-Teglund A; Ljunggren H-G; Bjorkstrom NK; Aleman S; Buggert M; Klingstrom J; Stralin K; Sandberg JK

All other publications

Doctoral thesis: 2025
T cell immunity induced by SARS-CoV-2 and flavivirus vaccination
Wullimann D
Corrigendum: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2025;122(5):e2426095122
Functional SARS- CoV- 2 cross- reactive CD4⁺ T cells established in early childhood decline with age (vol 120, e2220320120, 2023)
Humbert 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
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
Antigen-specific T cell responses following single and co-administration of tick-borne encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, and yellow fever virus vaccines: Results from an open-label, non-randomized clinical trial-cohort
Wullimann D; Sandberg JT; Akber M; Löfling M; Gredmark-Russ S; Michaëlsson J; Buggert M; Blom K; Ljunggren H-G
Letter: HAEMATOLOGICA. 2024;109(2):646-651
Systemic and mucosal adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 during the Omicron wave in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Ingelman-Sundberg HM; Blixt L; Wullimann D; Wu J; Gao Y; Healy K; Muschiol S; Bogdanovic G; Aberg M; Kjellander C; Grifoni A; Sette A; Aleman S; Chen P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Ljunggren H-G; Chen MS; Buggert M; Osterborg A
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;54:366
Cross-Reactive Immune Responses Following Concomitant Immunization Against Flaviviruses
Wullimann D; Akber M; Sandberg JT; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
Systemic and mucosal adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 during the Omicron wave in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Ingelman-Sundberg H; Blixt L; Wullimann D; Wu J; Gao Y; Healy K; Muschiol S; Bogdanovic G; Åberg M; Kjellander C; Grifoni A; Sette A; Aleman S; Chen P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Ljunggren H-G; Chen MS; Buggert M; Österborg A
Letter: BLOOD. 2022;140(22):2403-2407
Hybrid immunity in immunocompromised patients with CLL after SARS-CoV-2 infection followed by booster mRNA vaccination
Blixt L; Gao Y; Wullimann D; Ingelman-Sundberg HM; Muschiol S; Healy K; Bogdanovic G; Pin E; Nilsson P; Kjellander C; Grifoni A; Sette A; Chen MS; Ljunggren H-G; Buggert M; Hansson L; Osterborg A
Letter: HAEMATOLOGICA. 2022;107(4):1000-1003
T-cell immune responses following vaccination with mRNA BNT162b2 against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: results from a prospective open-label clinical trial
Blixt L; Wullimann D; Aleman S; Lundin J; Chen P; Gao Y; Cuapio A; Akber M; Lange J; Rivera-Ballesteros O; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Hansson L; Osterborg A
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021
Safety and efficacy of the mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in five groups of immunocompromised patients and healthy controls in a prospective open-label clinical trial
Bergman P; Blennow O; Hansson L; Mielke S; Nowak P; Chen P; Söderdahl G; Österborg A; Edvard Smith CI; Wullimann D; Vesterbacka J; Lindgren G; Blixt L; Friman G; Wahren-Borgström E; Nordlander A; Gomez AC; Akber M; Valentini D; Norlin A-C; Thalme A; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Nilsson P; Hober S; Loré K; Chen MS; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Ljungman P; Aleman S; the COVAXID-collaborator group (shown separately)
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020
Robust T cell immunity in convalescent individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19
Sekine T; Perez-Potti A; Rivera-Ballesteros O; Strålin K; Gorin J-B; Olsson A; Llewellyn-Lacey S; Kamal H; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Wullimann D; Kammann T; Emgård J; Parrot T; Folkesson E; Rooyackers O; Eriksson L; Sönnerborg A; Allander T; Albert J; Nielsen M; Klingström J; Gredmark-Russ S; Björkström N; Sandberg J; Price D; Ljunggren H-G; Aleman S; Buggert M; Karolinska COVID-19 Study Group

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Research Specialist, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-
Clinical Assistant, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025
Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2020-2025

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