Eva Kosek
Professor | Docent
E-mail: eva.kosek@ki.se
Telephone: +46852482778
Visiting address: Nobels väg 9, D3, 17165 Solna
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 Neuro Kosek, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I received my medical degree (MD) from Uppsala University in 1986 and my PhD from the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm in 1996. Following my PhD I specialized in rehabilitation medicine (1998) and pain relief (2001) and have been clinically active for the most part of my professional carrier. I have carried out my research at the Karolinska Institutet, as Associate Professor since 2004 and as full Professor of Clinical Pain Research since 2015. In 2020 I became a full Professor of Clinical Pain Research at the Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, combined with a position as senior consultant at the Pain Center, Uppsala University Hospital. I combine these three positions with the aim to facilitate collaborative research projects.
Research
- My research focuses on pathophysiological mechanisms in chronic musculoskeletal pain, with special reference to central pain modulation and neuroimmune interaction. My group studies common pain disorders such as fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and various specific chronic low back pain conditions. The research is hypothesis driven. We use a wide variety of techniques such as genetics, analysis of inflammatory substances in cerebrospinal fluid and blood, quantitative sensory testing and neuroimaging (functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography). I have several national and international research collaborations and I participate in translational studies, currently mainly focusing on the role of autoreactive antibodies in fibromyalgia.
I chaired the International Association of Pain (IASP) Terminology Task Force, introducing the new pain mechanistic term “nociplastic pain” intended for primary pain syndromes characterized by altered nociception (i.e., dysfunctional pain modulation).
Articles
- Article: THE LANCET RHEUMATOLOGY. 2024;6(3):e178-e188
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2023;114:371-382
- Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2023;24(9):1731-1743
- Article: PAIN. 2023;164(8):1828-1840
- Article: BIOMOLECULES. 2023;13(2):342
- Article: NATURE REVIEWS. RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;19(1):44-60
- Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2022;57:152101
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(11):e066834
- Article: PAIN. 2022;163(10):1999-2013
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2022;27(8):3452-3459
- Article: PAIN MEDICINE. 2022;23(6):1084-1094
- Article: PAIN. 2022;163(3):538-547
- Article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2022;54(2):232-246
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2022;16:942136
- Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2022;16:807773
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(11):e0277427
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2021;25(8):1760-1769
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2021;10(14):3138
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2021;131(13):e144201
- Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;39(3):120-127
- Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;60(4):1724-1733
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2021;25(2):398-414
- Article: NATURE AND SCIENCE OF SLEEP. 2021;13:775-789
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2020;349:577391
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):12508
- Article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7):1617-1628
- Article: JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION. 2020;47(2):150-157
- Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2020;16:1744806920927625
- Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2019;20(11):1249-1266
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2019;51(10):779-787
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2019;46(11):2329-2338
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2019;81:272-279
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2019;334:577000
- Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2019;188:102-110
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2019;20(3):E658-658
- Article: JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS. 2019;190:67-76
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2019;75:60-71
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2019;75:72-83
- Article: JOURNAL OF ORAL AND FACIAL PAIN AND HEADACHE. 2019;33(1):14-24
- Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2018;20(1):262
- Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2018;19(11):1318-1328
- Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2018;201(7):1918-1927
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2018;321:49-60
- Article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 2018;38(3):508-516
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2018;19(1):121
- Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2018;20(1):48
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2018;68:146-157
- Article: MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION. 2018;2018:3985154-14
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2017;49(9):744-750
- Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2017;18(7):835-843
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2017;18(1):106
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2016;58:218-227
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2016;57:38-46
- Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2016;18:176
- Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2016;18(1):137
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2016;54:149-157
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2016;20(3):472-482
- Article: FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE. 2016;10:107
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2015;5:15925
- Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2015;17(1):161
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2015;46:35-43
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2015;280:49-55
- Article: NEUROIMAGE: CLINICAL. 2015;9:134-139
- Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2014;15(12):1328-1337
- Article: BRAIN CONNECTIVITY. 2014;4(8):587-594
- Article: PAIN. 2014;155(10):2171-2179
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2014;46(8):773-780
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2013;65(12):3293-3303
- Article: OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE. 2013;21(9):1299-1307
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2013;14:232
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2013;35(16):1350-1356
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2013;4(2):65-74
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2013;17(4):599-611
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2012;109(31):12728-12733
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2012;3(3):113-115
- Article: PAIN. 2012;153(7):1495-1503
- Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2012;8:1744-8069-8-32
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2012;242(1-2):33-38
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(8):e43221
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(3):e18252
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(3):e17752
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(11):e27075
- Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2010;62(11):3488-3495
- Article: PAIN. 2010;151(1):77-86
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2010;42(8):765-772
- Article: PAIN. 2009;144(1-2):95-100
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2009;4(6):e6016
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2008;12(5):650-660
- Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2008;67(4):536-541
- Article: PAIN. 2007;127(3):263-269
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2007;11(1):39-47
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2006;10(2):137-144
- Article: PAIN. 2003;105(1-2):125-131
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2003;100(18):1600-1602
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2003;7(3):267-276
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2003;7(3):251-258
- Article: PAIN. 2002;96(1-2):177-187
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2002;6(6):413-425
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2002;6(2):161-176
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2002;6(2):149-159
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2000;4(3):229-238
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2000;4(1):73-82
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2000;4(1):57-71
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 1999;31(2):89-93
- Article: PAIN. 1996;68(2-3):375-383
- Article: PAIN. 1995;63(3):335-339
- Article: PAIN. 1995;61(3):481-486
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All other publications
- Review: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2023;151:105235
- Letter: NATURE REVIEWS. RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;19(5):322-323
- Letter: NATURE REVIEWS. RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;19(5):319-320
- Letter: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2023;59:152162
- Letter: PAIN. 2023;164(2):e116-E117
- Review: PAIN REPORTS. 2023;8(1):e1061
- Letter: PAIN. 2022;163(8):e964-e965
- Editorial comment: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;40(6):1073-1075
- Letter: PAIN. 2022;163(4):e607-e608
- Review: PAIN. 2021;162(11):2629-2634
- Letter: THE LANCET RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;3(8):E548-E549
- Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;39(3):186-193
- Review: THE LANCET RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;3(5):E383-E392
- Letter: PAIN. 2019;160(7):1683-1685
- Review: PAIN. 2019;160(1):53-59
- Review: PAIN. 2019;160(1):28-37
- Letter: PAIN. 2018;159(6):1177-1178
- Letter: PAIN. 2017;158(7):1396-1397
- Review: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2017;76(2):318-328
- Letter: PAIN. 2017;158(1):180
- Letter: PAIN. 2016;157(12):2876-2877
- Review: PAIN. 2016;157(7):1382-1386
- Review: PAIN. 2015;156(6):1003-1007
- Corrigendum: PAIN. 2012;153(9):1981
- Review: PAIN PHYSICIAN. 2012;15(3):ES205-ES213
- Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2008;105(35):2328-2332
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2008;18:S580
- Thesis / dissertation: 1996
- Addendum: PAIN. 1996;64(3):603
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Employments
- Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2019-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2004