Hedvig Glans

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About me

I am affiliated to research at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge at KI. Moreover, I am also the expert coordinator in outbreak preparedness and response at
the Centre for Health Crises.
In addition to my work at KI, I work as a specialist doctor in infectious diseases and I am the Head of the Division for inpatient care at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, which includes both infectious disease wards and consultation.
Previously I have worked, among other things, as a medical expert in infectious diseases at the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, and as an infectious disease medical doctor and investigator at the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

Research

My research interest lies in the field of infectious diseases, both in terms of handling and treatment of highly infectious diseases and outbreaks, as well as vector-borne infections. My PhD thesis was on the parasitic disease cutan leishmaniasis, called: Cutaneous leishmaniasis – treatment and genetic mechanisms affecting outcome.

I conduct my post doc in Sara Gredmark Russ' research group, where the focus in on acute viral diseases, with a particular interest in tick borne encephalitis (TBE-virus). Insights on acute viral diseases underlying reasons could be used in studies on other viral diseases and in potential future outbreaks of new viral diseases.

Articles

Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;14(1):5921
Comprehensive proteomics and meta-analysis of COVID-19 host response
Babacic H; Christ W; Araujo JE; Mermelekas G; Sharma N; Tynell J; Garcia M; Varnaite R; Asgeirsson H; Glans H; Lehtioe J; Gredmark-Russ S; Klingstroem J; Pernemalm M
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2023;120:23101
[Neoehrlichiosis has entered the Stockholm region].
Glans H; Gunnarsson K; Gredmark Russ S
Article: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2022;28(10):2074-2077
Ten-Week Follow-Up of Monkeypox Case-Patient, Sweden, 2022
Pettke A; Filen F; Widgren K; Jacks A; Glans H; Andreasson S; Muradrasoli S; Helgesson S; Hauzenberger E; Karlberg ML; Walai N; Bjerkner A; Gourle H; Gredmark-Russ S; Lindsjo OK; Sonden K; Asgeirsson H
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2022;122:375-381
Treatment outcome of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis among travelers and migrants infected with Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica: a retrospective study in European centers 2013 to 2019
Glans H; Dotevall L; Van der Auwera G; Bart A; Blum J; Buffet P; Guery R; Gangneux J-P; van Henten S; Harms G; Varani S; Robert-Gangneux F; Rongisch R; Andersson B; Bradley M
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;13:834862
Comparison of Lung-Homing Receptor Expression and Activation Profiles on NK Cell and T Cell Subsets in COVID-19 and Influenza
Brownlie D; Rodahl I; Varnaite R; Asgeirsson H; Glans H; Falck-Jones S; Vangeti S; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Michaelsson J; Gredmark-Russ S; Smed-Sorensen A; Marquardt N
Article: PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES. 2021;15(12):e0010110
High genome plasticity and frequent genetic exchange in Leishmania tropica isolates from Afghanistan, Iran and Syria
Glans H; Lind Karlberg M; Advani R; Bradley M; Alm E; Andersson B; Downing T
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2021;21(1):494
Shedding of infectious SARS-CoV-2 by hospitalized COVID-19 patients in relation to serum antibody responses
Glans H; Gredmark-Russ S; Olausson M; Falck-Jones S; Varnaite R; Christ W; Maleki KT; Karlberg ML; Broddesson S; Falck-Jones R; Bell M; Johansson N; Farnert A; Smed-Sorensen A; Klingstroem J; Brave A
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;205(9):2437-2446
Expansion of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibody-Secreting Cells and Generation of Neutralizing Antibodies in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Varnaite R; Garcia M; Glans H; Maleki KT; Sandberg JT; Tynell J; Christ W; Lagerqvist N; Asgeirsson H; Ljunggren H-G; Ahlen G; Frelin L; Sallberg M; Blom K; Klingstrom J; Gredmark-Russ S
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2020;117:19256
[Leishmaniasis a neglected but serious tropical disease].
Glans H; Hertting O
Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2020;221(8):1295-1303
Recurrent Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Patient With a Novel Toll-Like Receptor 3 Variant Linked to Compromised Activation Capacity in Fibroblasts
Liang F; Glans H; Enoksson SL; Kolios AGA; Lore K; Nilsson J
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2020;117:F3HW
Covid-19 – uppdatering om klinisk bild och behandling.
Glans H; Sönnerborg A; Aleman S
Article: JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE. 2019;26(8):taz055
Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in travellers and migrants: a 20-year GeoSentinel Surveillance Network analysis
Boggild AK; Caumes E; Grobusch MP; Schwartz E; Hynes NA; Libman M; Connor BA; Chakrabarti S; Parola P; Keystone JS; Nash T; Showler AJ; Schunk M; Asgeirsson H; Hamer DH; Kain KC; von Sonnenburg F; Rothe C; Jordan S; Vinnemeier C; Yansouni C; McCarthy A; Jensenius M; Goorhuis A; Coyle C; Mockenhaupt F; Harms-Zwingengerger G; Leung D; Benson S; Gautret P; Javelle E; Chappuis F; Rapp C; Ficko C; van Genderen P; Glans H; Beadsworth M; Beeching N; Castelli F; Matteelli A; Plewes K; Mirzanejad Y; Lopez-Velez R; Chamorro S; Waggoner J; Wu H; Leder K; Torresi J; Bottieau E; Huits R; Chen L; Bourque D; Alpern J; Stauffer W; Cahill J; Wyler B; Haulman J; Terry A; Licitra C; Taylor A; Perret Perez C; Weitzel T; Gkrania-Klotsas E; Warne B; Schlagenhauf P; Weber R; Larsen CS; Wejse C; Barnett E; Hochberg N; Barkati S; Vincelette J; Molina I; Malvy D; Duvignaud A; Mendelson M; Parker S; Johnston V; Field V; Kuhn S; Piyaphanee W; Silachamroon U; Diaz-Menendez M; Kelly P; Blumberg L; de Frey A; Pandey P; Amatya B; Mavunda K; Saio M
Article: TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. 2019;32:101504
International mass gatherings and travel-associated illness: A GeoSentinel cross-sectional, observational study
Gautret P; Angelo KM; Asgeirsson H; Duvignaud A; van Genderen PJJ; Bottieau E; Chen LH; Parker S; Connor BA; Barnett ED; Libman M; Hamer DH; Javelle E; Mendelson M; Glans H; Caumes E; Lim PL; Alpern J; Stauffer W; Boggild A; Kain K; Leder K; Torresi J; Plewes K; Ghesquiere W; Maivy D; Chappuis F; Eperon G; Borwein S; Yates J; Ward B; Waggoner J; Wu H; Molina I; Bourque D; Mavunda K; Ujne M; Katsuna S; Larsen C; Wejs C; Hynes N; Kelly P; Kuhn S; Perez CP; Weitzel T; Jordan S; Salo M; Beadsworth M; Beeching N; Jensenius M; Anderson S; Schlagenhauf P; Weber R
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2018;18(1):632
Cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in Sweden from 1996-2016: a retrospective study of clinical characteristics, treatments and outcomes
Glans H; Dotevall L; Sobirk SK; Farnert A; Bradley M
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(22):1094-1097
[Increase in serious infections due to group A streptococci].
Glans H; Rönnbäck K; Berggren I; Darenberg J; Linde A; Eriksson BKG
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2012;109(6):279-281
[Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical skin infection. Swedish military infected in Afghanistan].
Glans H; Dotevall L

All other publications

Thesis / dissertation: 2022
Cutaneous leishmaniasis : treatment and genetic mechanisms affecting outcome
Glans, Hedvig
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021
High genome plasticity and frequent genetic exchange in Leishmania tropica isolates from Afghanistan, Iran and Syria
Glans H; Karlberg ML; Advani R; Bradley M; Alm E; Andersson B; Downing T
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021
Distinct lung-homing receptor expression and activation profiles on NK cell and T cell subsets in COVID-19 and influenza
Brownlie D; Rødahl I; Varnaite R; Asgeirsson H; Glans H; Falck-Jones S; Vangeti S; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Michaëlsson J; Gredmark-Russ S; Smed-Sörensen A; Marquardt N
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020
Shedding of infectious SARS-CoV-2 from airways in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in relation to serum antibody responses
Glans H; Gredmark-Russ S; Olausson M; Falck-Jones S; Varnaite R; Christ W; Maleki K; Karlberg ML; Broddesson S; Falck-Jones R; Bell M; Johansson N; Färnert A; Smed-Sörensen A; Klingström J; Bråve A
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020
Expansion of SARS-CoV-2-specific Antibody-secreting Cells and Generation of Neutralizing Antibodies in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Varnaitė R; García M; Glans H; Maleki K; Sandberg JT; Tynell J; Christ W; Lagerqvist N; Asgeirsson H; Ljunggren H-G; Ahlén G; Frelin L; Sällberg M; Blom K; Klingström J; Gredmark-Russ S

Employments

Expert coordinator outbreak preparedness and response, Centre for Health Crises, Karolinska Institute, 2023-
Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2024
Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2023

Degrees and Education

Junior Career Program, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institute, 2023
Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2022

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