Ida Nilsson

Ida Nilsson

Principal Researcher | Docent
Visiting address: CMM, Karolinska universitetssjukhuset L8:00, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K1 Molekylär medicin och kirurgi, K1 MMK Translationell psykiatri, 171 76 Stockholm
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About me

  • Associate Professor in Neuroscience and responsible for Spatial Biology at KIGene

    MSc in Nutrition, Stockholm University, 2004
    PhD in Medical Science, Karolinska Instituet, 2010
    Postdoctoral Training, Lab of Dir. Vincent Prévot, INSERM, Lille (FR), 2011
    NARSAD Young Investigator 2013-2014

Research

  • The neurobiology of anorexia nervosa

    The memory of us in my original family celebrating when my older sister, several years after her weight recovery from anorexia nervosa (AN), finally
    felt hunger again has been my guiding star and motivator during my years in research on the neurobiology of AN. How come that individuals with AN stay in negative energy balance, severely emaciated and starved, commonly for years, despite that the human body and brain in order to ensure our survival, have developed intricate systems to prevent exactly this. At the same time others struggle to lose weight their whole life. Based on our own and others previous results we propose that genetic vulnerability to anorexia nervosa (AN) combined with environmental triggers of dieting/food restriction, induce changes in arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (Arc) neurons, and their communication with surrounding microglia, resulting in a paradoxical response to negative energy balance.

    We utilise clinical samples, as well as preclinical- and stem cell based models, and medical registries, in order to define the neuronal circuitries
    and molecular mechanisms involved in the negative energy balance of AN. We believe that we by defining these mechanisms can contribute to the
    development of pharmaceuticals supporting renourishment and weight gain in the very critical initial phase of treatment of individuals with AN.

Articles

  • Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2025;15(1):215
    Xu J; Zhang R; Millischer V; Stiernborg M; Tume CE; Mehdinia S; Barker P; Yilmaz Z; Goncalves VF; Lavebratt C; Landen M; O'Rahilly S; Bulik CM; Nilsson IAK
  • Article: CLINICAL NUTRITION ESPEN. 2024;63:74-83
    Cai W; Pierzynowska K; Stiernborg M; Xu J; Nilsson IAK; Svensson U; Melas PA; Lavebratt C
  • Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(10):e2440517
    Nilsson IAK; Ozsvar J; Gissler M; Lavebratt C
  • Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY GLOBAL OPEN SCIENCE. 2024;4(5):100332
    Breithaupt L; Holsen LM; Ji C; Hu J; Petterway F; Rosa-Caldwell M; Nilsson IAK; Thomas JJ; Williams KA; Boutin R; Slattery M; Bulik CM; Arnold SE; Lawson EA; Misra M; Eddy KT
  • Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2024;3:104030
    Xu J; Barker P; Stiernborg M; Lavebratt C; Landén M; O’Rahilly S; Bulik C; Nilsson I
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2023;56(12):2232-2249
    Ozsvar J; Gissler M; Lavebratt C; Nilsson IAK
  • Article: NUTRIENTS. 2023;15(5):1293
    Yang LL; Stiernborg M; Skott E; Xu J; Wu Y; Landberg R; Arefin S; Kublickiene K; Millischer V; Nilsson IAK; Schalling M; Giacobini M; Lavebratt C
  • Journal article: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2023;2:103444
    Xu J; Orhan F; Sellgren C; Nilsson I
  • Article: NUTRIENTS. 2022;14(24):5247
    Xu J; Landberg R; Lavebratt C; Bulik CM; Landen M; Nilsson IAK
  • Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2021;26(11):6820-6832
    Sellgren CM; Imbeault S; Larsson MK; Oliveros A; Nilsson IAK; Codeluppi S; Orhan F; Bhat M; Tufvesson-Alm M; Gracias J; Kegel ME; Zheng Y; Faka A; Svedberg M; Powell SB; Caldwell S; Kamenski ME; Vawter MP; Schullman A; Goiny M; Svensson CI; Hokfelt T; Schalling M; Schwieler L; Cervenka S; Choi D-S; Landen M; Engberg G; Erhardt S
  • Article: NUTRIENTS. 2021;13(8):2786
    Duriez P; Nilsson IAK; Le Thuc O; Alexandre D; Chartrel N; Rovere C; Chauveau C; Gorwood P; Tolle V; Viltart O
  • Article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2021;49:1-10
    Salehi AM; Nilsson IAK; Figueirae J; Thornton LM; Abdulkarim I; Palsson E; Bulik CM; Landen M
  • Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2020;53(12):2095
    D'Addario C; Zaplatic E; Giunti E; Pucci M; Micioni Di Bonaventura MV; Scherma M; Dainese E; Maccarrone M; Nilsson IA; Cifani C; Fadda P
  • Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2020;88:718-724
    Nilsson IAK; Millischer V; Goteson A; Hubel C; Thornton LM; Bulik CM; Schalling M; Landen M
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. 2020;53(5):432-446
    D'Addario C; Zaplatic E; Giunti E; Pucci M; Micioni Di Bonaventura MV; Scherma M; Dainese E; Maccarrone M; Nilsson IA; Cifani C; Fadda P
  • Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2020;3(2):e1920787
    Kong L; Nilsson IAK; Brismar K; Gissler M; Lavebratt C
  • Article: NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2020;110(6):552-562
    Florent V; Baroncini M; Jissendi-Tchofo P; Lopes R; Vanhoutte M; Rasika S; Pruvo J-P; Vignau J; Verdun S; Johansen JE; Pigeyre M; Bouret SG; Nilsson IAK; Prevot V
  • Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2019;86(8):577-586
    Yao S; Kuja-Halkola R; Martin J; Lu Y; Lichtenstein P; Norring C; Birgegard A; Yilmaz Z; Hubel C; Watson H; Baker J; Almqvist C; Thornton LM; Magnusson PK; Bulik CM; Larsson H; Adan R; Ando T; Bergen A; Berrettini W; Boni C; Perica VB; Brandt H; Burghardt R; Cassina M; Cesta C; Clementi M; Coleman J; Cone R; Courtet P; Crawford S; Crow S; Crowley J; Danner U; Davis O; de Zwaan M; Dedoussis G; Degortes D; DeSocio J; Dick D; Dikeos D; Dmitrzak-Weglarz M; Docampo E; Egberts K; Ehrlich S; Escaramis G; Esko T; Estivill X; Favaro A; Fernandez-Aranda F; Fichter M; Finan C; Fischer K; Focker M; Foretova L; Forzan M; Franklin C; Gaspar H; Gonidakis F; Gorwood P; Gratacos M; Guillaume S; Guo Y; Hakonarson H; Halmi K; Hatzikotoulas K; Hauser J; Hebebrand J; Helder S; Hendriks J; Herpertz-Dahlmann B; Herzog W; Hilliard C; Hinney A; Huckins L; Hudson J; Huemer J; Imgart H; Inoko H; Jimenez-Murcia S; Johnson C; Jordan J; Jureus A; Kalsi G; Kaminska D; Kaplan A; Kaprio J; Karhunen L; Karwautz A; Kas M; Kaye W; Kennedy J; Kennedy M; Keski-Rahkonen A; Kiezebrink K; Kim Y-R; Klump K; Knudsen GP; Koeleman B; Koubek D; La Via M; Landen M; Levitan R; Li D; Lilenfeld L; Lissowska J; Magistretti P; Maj M; Mannik K; Martin N; McDevitt S; McGuffin P; Merl E; Metspalu A; Meulenbelt I; Micali N; Mitchell J; Mitchell K; Monteleone P; Monteleone AM; Mortensen P; Munn-Chernoff M; Nacmias B; Nilsson I; Ntalla I; O'Toole J; Pantel J; Papezova H; Parker R; Rabionet R; Raevuori A; Rajewski A; Ramoz N; Rayner NW; Reichborn-Kjennerud T; Ricca V; Ripke S; Ritschel F; Roberts M; Rotondo A; Rybakowski F; Santonastaso P; Schmidt U; Schork N; Schosser A; Seitz J; Slachtova L; Slagboom PE; Slof-Op't Landt M; Slopien A; Smith T; Sorbi S; Strengman E; Strober M; Sullivan P; Szatkiewicz J; Szeszenia-Dabrowska N; Tachmazidou I; Tenconi E; Thornton L; Tortorella A; Tozzi F; Treasure J; Tsitsika A; Tziouvas K; van Elburg A; van Furth E; Wade T; Wagner G; Walton E; Woodside DB; Zeggini E; Zerwas S; Zipfel S; Alfredsson L; Andreassen O; Aschauer H; Barrett J; Bencko V; Carlberg L; Cichon S; Cohen-Woods S; Dina C; Ding B; Espeseth T; Floyd J; Gallinger S; Gambaro G; Giegling I; Herms S; Janout V; Julia A; Klareskog L; Le Hellard S; Leboyer M; Lundervold A; Marsal S; Mattingsdal M; Navratilova M; Ophoff R; Palotie A; Pinto D; Ripatti S; Rujescu D; Scherer S; Scott L; Sladek R; Soranzo N; Southam L; Steen V; Wichmann H-E; Widen E; Breen G; Bulik C
  • Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2019;9(1):180
    Nilsson IAK; Millischer V; Karrenbauer VD; Juréus A; Salehi AM; Norring C; von Hausswolff-Juhlin Y; Schalling M; Blennow K; Bulik CM; Zetterberg H; Landén M
  • Article: MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY. 2019;56(7):5146-5156
    Walton E; Hibar D; Yilmaz Z; Jahanshad N; Cheung J; Batury V-L; Seitz J; Bulik CM; Thompson PM; Ehrlich S; Hibar DP; Stein JL; Renteria ME; Arias-Vasquez A; Desrivieres S; Jahanshad N; Toro R; Wittfeld K; Abramovic L; Andersson M; Aribisala BS; Armstrong NJ; Bernard M; Bohlken MM; Boks MP; Bralten J; Brown AA; Chakravarty MM; Chen Q; Ching CRK; Cuellar-Partida G; Den Braber A; Giddaluru S; Goldman AL; Grimm O; Guadalupe T; Hass J; Woldehawariat G; Holmes AJ; Hoogman M; Janowitz D; Jia T; Kim S; Klein M; Kraemer B; Lee PH; Loohuis LMO; Luciano M; Macare C; Mather KA; Mattheisen M; Milaneschi Y; Nho K; Papmeyer M; Ramasamy A; Risacher SL; Roiz-Santianez R; Rose EJ; Salami A; Samann PG; Schmaal L; Schork AJ; Shin J; Strike LT; Teumer A; van Donkelaar MMJ; van Eijk KR; Walters RK; Westlye LT; Whelan CD; Winkler AM; Zwiers MP; Alhusaini S; Athanasiu L; Ehrlich S; Hakobjan MMH; Hartberg CB; Haukvik UK; Heister AJGAM; Hohn D; Kasperaviciute D; Liewald DCM; Lopez LM; Makkinje RRR; Matarin M; Naber MAM; Mckay DR; Needham M; Nugent AC; Putz B; Shen L; Sprooten E; Trabzuni D; van der Marel SSL; van Hulzen KJE; Walton E; Wolf C; Almasy L; Ames D; Arepalli S; Assareh AA; Bastin ME; Brodaty H; Bulayeva KB; Carless MA; Cichon S; Corvin A; Curran JE; Czisch M; de Zubicaray GI; Dillman A; Duggirala R; Dyer TD; Erk S; Fedko IO; Ferrucci L; Foroud TM; Fox PT; Fukunaga M; Gibbs JR; Goring HHH; Green RC; Guelfi S; Hansell NK; Hartman CA; Hegenscheid K; Heinz A; Hernandez DG; Heslenfeld DJ; Hoekstra PJ; Holsboer F; Homuth G; Hottenga J-J; Ikeda M; Jack CRJ; Jenkinson M; Johnson R; Kanai R; Keil M; Kent JWJ; Kochunov P; Kwok JB; Lawrie SM; Liu X; Longo DL; McMahon KL; Meisenzahl E; Melle I; Mohnke S; Montgomery GW; Mostert JC; Muhleisen TW; Nalls MA; Nichols TE; Nilsson LG; Nothen MM; Ohi K; Olvera RL; Perez-Iglesias R; Pike GB; Potkin SG; Reinvang I; Reppermund S; Rietschel M; Romanczuk-Seiferth N; Rosen GD; Rujescu D; Schnell K; Schofield PR; Smith C; Steen VM; Sussmann JE; Thalamuthu A; 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Mortensen P; Munn-Chernoff M; Mueller T; Nacmias B; Navratilova M; Nilsson I; Norring C; Ntalla I; Ophoff R; O'Toole J; Palotie A; Pantel J; Papezova H; Pinto RPD; Rabionet R; Raevuori A; Rajewski A; Ramoz N; Rayner NW; Reichborn-Kjennerud T; Ricca V; Ripatti S; Ritschel F; Roberts M; Rotondo A; Rujescu D; Rybakowski F; Santonastaso P; Scherag A; Scherer S; Schmidt U; Schork N; Schosser A; Scott L; Seitz J; Slachtova L; Sladek R; Slagboom PE; Slof-Op't Landt M; Slopien A; Smith T; Soranzo N; Sorbi S; Southam L; Steen V; Strengman E; Strober M; Szatkiewicz J; Szeszenia-Dabrowska N; Tachmazidou I; Tenconi E; Tortorella A; Tozzi F; Treasure J; Tschop M; Tsitsika A; Tziouvas K; van Elburg A; van Furth E; Wade T; Wagner G; Walton E; Watson H; Wichmann H-E; Widen E; Woodside DB; Yanovski J; Yao S; Zerwas S; Zipfel S; Thornton L; Hinney A; Breen G; Bulik CM
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Employments

  • Principal Researcher, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-
  • Senior Research Specialist, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2010

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