Jonas Frisén
Professor
E-mail: jonas.frisen@ki.se
Telephone: +46852487562
Visiting address: Solnavägen 9, 17165 Stockholm
Postal address: C5 Cell- och molekylärbiologi, C5 CMB Frisén, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Professor of Stem Cell Research.
Research
- We are interested in the role of stem cells in cell turnover in healthy and pathological situations. We study the identity of stem cells and the organization of cellular lineages, the molecular regulation of cell production and the role of cell renewal in homeostasis and pathological situations. Many of our projects focus on stem cells in the brain and spinal cord and adult neurogenesis. We are also interested in cell renewal in the heart and use the intestine as a stem cell and cancer model system. We have developed a method to study cell turnover by analyzing the integration of 14C derived from nuclear bomb tests in DNA, and use this to assess cell renewal in humans.
Articles
- Article: CELL STEM CELL. 2026;33(3):382-392Doludda B; Barde W; D'egidio F; Fitzsimons CP; Frisen J; Gage FH; Jessberger S; Lazarov O; Lie DC; Lucassen PJ; De Lucia C; Salta E; Song H; Song J; Thuret S; Toda T; Kempermann G
- Article: MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY. 2025;19(11):3035-3059Classon J; Stenudd M; Zamboni M; Alkass K; Eriksson C-J; Pedersen L; Schorling A; Thoss A; Bergh A; Wikstrom P; Adami H-O; Sorensen HT; Druid H; Frisen J
- Article: NPJ PRECISION ONCOLOGY. 2025;9(1):310Li T; Yang Q; Acs B; Sifakis EG; Toosi H; Engblom C; Thrane K; Lin Q; Mold JE; Sun W; Boyaci C; Steen S; Frisen J; Lagergren J; Lundeberg J; Chen X; Hartman J
- Article: SCIENCE. 2025;389(6755):58-63Dumitru I; Paterlini M; Zamboni M; Ziegenhain C; Giatrellis S; Saghaleyni R; Bjoerklund A; Alkass K; Tata M; Druid H; Sandberg R; Frisen J
- Article: ADVANCED SCIENCE. 2025;12(20):2412373Emery BA; Hu X; Kluetsch D; Khanzada S; Larsson L; Dumitru I; Frisen J; Lundeberg J; Kempermann G; Amin H
- Article: SCIENCE. 2025;388(6742):60-68de Haan S; He J; Corbat AA; Belicova L; Ratz M; Vinsland E; Frisén J; Kelley MW; Andersson ER
- Article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2025;28(2):415-430Wu Y; Korobeynyk VI; Zamboni M; Waern F; Cole JD; Mundt S; Greter M; Frisen J; Llorens-Bobadilla E; Jessberger S
- Article: CIRCULATION. 2025;151(3):245-256Derks W; Rode J; Collin S; Rost F; Heinke P; Hariharan A; Pickel L; Simonova I; Lazar E; Graham E; Jashari R; Andrae M; Jeppsson A; Salehpour M; Alkass K; Druid H; Kyriakopoulos CP; Taleb I; Shankar TS; Selzman CH; Sadek H; Jovinge S; Brusch L; Frisen J; Drakos S; Bergmann O
- Article: GENOME BIOLOGY. 2024;25(1):214Demirci I; Larsson AJM; Chen X; Hartman J; Sandberg R; Frisen J
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;15(1):3475Zhang N; Harbers L; Simonetti M; Diekmann C; Verron Q; Berrino E; Bellomo SE; Longo GMC; Ratz M; Schultz N; Tarish F; Su P; Han B; Wang W; Onorato S; Grassini D; Ballarino R; Giordano S; Yang Q; Sapino A; Frisén J; Alkass K; Druid H; Roukos V; Helleday T; Marchiò C; Bienko M; Crosetto N
- Article: CELL SYSTEMS. 2024;15(2):149-165.e10Mold JE; Weissman MH; Ratz M; Hagemann-Jensen M; Hård J; Eriksson C-J; Toosi H; Berghenstråhle J; Ziegenhain C; von Berlin L; Martin M; Blom K; Lagergren J; Lundeberg J; Sandberg R; Michaëlsson J; Frisén J
- Article: SCIENCE. 2023;382(6675):eadf8486Engblom C; Thrane K; Lin Q; Andersson A; Toosi H; Chen X; Steiner E; Lu C; Mantovani G; Hagemann-Jensen M; Saarenpaa S; Jangard M; Saez-Rodriguez J; Michaelsson J; Hartman J; Lagergren J; Mold JE; Lundeberg J; Frisen J
- Journal article: BIORXIV. 2023;:2023.09.14.557681Derks W; Rode J; Collin S; Rost F; Heinke P; Hariharan A; Pickel L; Simonova I; Lázár E; Graham E; Jashari R; Andrä M; Jeppsson A; Salehpour M; Alkass K; Druid H; Kyriakopoulos CP; Taleb I; Shankar TS; Selzman CH; Sadek H; Jovinge S; Brusch L; Frisén J; Drakos S; Bergmann O
- Article: NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2023;41(8):1085-1088Llorens-Bobadilla E; Zamboni M; Marklund M; Bhalla N; Chen X; Hartman J; Frisen J; Stahl PL
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;14(1):2184Urbanus J; Cosgrove J; Beltman JBB; Elhanati Y; Moral RAA; Conrad C; van Heijst JWW; Tubeuf E; Velds A; Kok L; Merle C; Magnusson JPP; Guyonnet L; Frisen J; Fre S; Walczak AMM; Mora T; Jacobs H; Schumacher TNN; Perie L
- Article: HIPPOCAMPUS. 2023;33(4):391-401von Berlin L; Westholm JO; Ratz M; Frisen J
- Article: DEVELOPMENTAL CELL. 2023;58(3):239-255.e10Albors AR; Singer GA; Llorens-Bobadilla E; Frisen J; May AP; Ponting CP; Storey KG
- Article: MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY. 2022;16(19):3452-3464Classon J; Zamboni M; Engblom C; Alkass K; Mantovani G; Pou C; Nkulikiyimfura D; Brodin P; Druid H; Mold J; Frisen J
- Article: CELL REPORTS. 2022;38(9):110440Stenudd M; Sabelstrom H; Llorens-Bobadilla E; Zamboni M; Blom H; Brismar H; Zhang S; Basak O; Clevers H; Goritz C; Barnabe-Heider F; Frisen J
- Article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2022;25(3):285-294Ratz M; von Berlin L; Larsson L; Martin M; Westholm JO; La Manno G; Lundeberg J; Frisen J
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All other publications
- Dataset: KI DATA REPOSITORY. 2025Li T; Yang Q; Acs B; G. Sifakis E; Toosi H; Engblom C; Thrane K; Lin Q; E. Mold J; Sun W; Boyaci C; Steen S; Frisén J; Lagergren J; Lundeberg J; Chen X; Hartman J
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2025Erickson AG; Isaev S; Artemov A; He J; Semsch B; Murtazina A; Sun J; Mangold K; Chalou A; Frisen J; Ratz M; Andersson E; Kharchenko PV; Adameyko I
- Editorial: EUROPEAN UROLOGY ONCOLOGY. 2024;7(5):1144-1146Classon J; Britten A; Alkass K; Druid H; Brenner N; Waterboer T; Wareham NJ; Gkrania-Klotsas E; Frisen J
- Review: SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. 2021;116:3-9Franklina RJM; Frisen J; Lyons DA
- Editorial: NATURE METHODS. 2021;18(1):15-18Larsson L; Frisen J; Lundeberg J
- Letter: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2020;25(10):2207-2209Lucassen PJ; Toni N; Kempermann G; Frisen J; Gage FH; Swaab DF
- Letter: LANCET. 2020;396(10248):e15King C; Einhorn L; Brusselaers N; Carlsson M; Einhorn S; Elgh F; Frisen J; Gustafsson A; Hanson S; Hanson C; Hedner T; Isaksson O; Jansson A; Lundkvist A; Lotvall J; Lundback B; Olsen B; Soederberg-Naucler C; Wahlin A; Steineck G; Vahlne A
- Editorial: NATURE MEDICINE. 2019;25(4):542-543Steiner E; Tata M; Frisen J
- Editorial: CELL STEM CELL. 2019;24(3):357-359Weissman I; Rawlins E; Jensen K; Barker R; Beltrao-Braga P; Dekel B; Frisen J; Surani A; Fehlings M
- Corrigendum: NATURE. 2019;566(7744):E9Yeung MSY; Djelloul M; Steiner E; Bernard S; Salehpour M; Possnert G; Brundin L; Frisen J
- Review: CELL STEM CELL. 2018;23(1):25-30Kempermann G; Gage FH; Aigner L; Song H; Curtis MA; Thuret S; Kuhn HG; Jessberger S; Frankland PW; Cameron HA; Gould E; Hen R; Abrous DN; Toni N; Schinder AF; Zhao X; Lucassen PJ; Frisen J
- Review: ANNUAL REVIEW OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. 2016;32:127-141Frisen J
- Review: DEVELOPMENT. 2016;143(7):1075-1086Magnusson JP; Frisen J
- Review: EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY. 2014;260:44-49Sabelstrom H; Stenudd M; Frisen J
- Editorial: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2013;368(14):1358-1360Bostrom P; Frisen J
- Editorial: CELL STEM CELL. 2012;11(3):282-284Chell JM; Frisen J
- Editorial: CELL STEM CELL. 2012;10(6):657-659Goritz C; Frisen J
- Letter: CIRCULATION RESEARCH. 2012;110(1):e17-e18Bergmann O; Zdunek S; Frisen J; Bernard S; Druid H; Jovinge S
- Editorial: CELL CYCLE. 2010;9(10):1865-1866Genander M; Frisen J
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Employments
- Professor, Stem Cell Research, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 2001-
Degrees and Education
- University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1991