Julie Lasselin
Principal Researcher | Docent
E-mail: julie.lasselin@ki.se
Visiting address: Nobels väg 9, 17165 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 Psykologi Lekander, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am a Psychoneuroimmunologist aiming at better understanding how inflammation influences behavior and what factors underlie the inter-individual differences in the vulnerability to the behavioral effects of cytokines.
My work includes basic science research using clinical and experimental models in humans, which characterize in details the overt and subjective behavioral changes induced by inflammation in humans, investigate the adaptive relevance of sickness behavior, analyze the psychological and biological factors that interact with cytokines to affect the brain and behavior, and the underlying mechanisms.
My research highlights the complex motivational changes that occur during inflammation by demonstrating that sickness behavior is not only driven by immune signals, but that top-down processes can shape the behavioral effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines. I also investigate how overt changes in behavior during inflammatory sickness affect the relationship with others and the care one receives, and how this in turn modulates health outcomes.
I am part of the steering committee and webmaster of the newly developed European Psychoneuroimmunology Network (https://pnieurope.se). I obtained the PNIRS Ader New Investigator Award in 2021. This prestigious award is presented to an outstanding new research scientist who has made exciting basic science or clinical contributions to the field of Psychoneuroimmunology. The award honors Dr. Ader’s innovation and creativity as a scientist and recognizes his contributions to the instantiation of PNI as a meaningful endeavor dedicated to the betterment of health and the prevention of disease. (https://pnirs.memberclicks.net/awards-lectures#Ader)
Teaching
- I am leading two online doctoral courses (co-leader: Mats Lekander): "Psychoneuroimmunology" and "Stress, Sleep, and Health".
I am also a co-leader of the doctoral course "The science of the placebo effect" (leader: Karin Jensen).
Articles
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2024;119:741-749
- Article: PAIN REPORTS. 2024;9(2):e1148
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, & IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2023;34:100708
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2023;113:319-327
- Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2023;153:106110
- Article: NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION. 2023;30(1):338-345
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2022;106:7
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2022;106:36
- Article: EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 2022;43(6):527-535
- Article: SCIENTIFIC DATA. 2022;9(1):499
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2022;99:9-16
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2021;98:29
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2021;98:21
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2021;98:28-29
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2021;26(8):3672-3683
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2021;288(1954):20210922
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2021;93:420-424
- Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2021;46:bjab004
- Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, & IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2020;8:100130
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2020;88:283-293
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2020;84:147-153
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;11:1004
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2020;83:309-314
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2019;80:286-291
- Article: CRITICAL CARE. 2019;23(1):253
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2019;79:236-243
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2018;74:213-221
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2018;8(1):12641
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2018;285(1870):20172430
- Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2018;87:188-195
- Article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2017;182:27-33
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2017;66:e33
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2017;66:e38
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2017;66:e33
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2017;66:e29
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2017;114(24):6400-6405
- Article: IMMUNOLOGIC RESEARCH. 2017;65(3):706-712
- Article: NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2017;42(4):801-810
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2017;60:312-318
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;58:63-68
- Article: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2016;39(5):916-924
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;57:30-37
- Article: CURRENT OPINION IN PHARMACOLOGY. 2016;29:34-41
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2015;49:e29-e30
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2015;47:93-99
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2014;40:e29
- Article: NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION. 2014;21(2-3):95-101
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2014;99(1):E53-E61
- Journal article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2013;32:e36
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2012;26(8):1211-1219
- Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2012;37(9):1468-1478
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All other publications
- Review: SLEEP. 2023;46(9):zsad069
- Editorial comment: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2023;182:108638
- Editorial comment: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2022;106:227-230
- Corrigendum: SCIENTIFIC DATA. 2022;9(1):575
- Review: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, & IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2021;18:100379
- Editorial comment: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2021;12:735337
- Review: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2020;115:15-24
- Editorial comment: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2020;87:193-194
- Letter: INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE. 2020;46(4):811-812
- Editorial comment: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2018;285(1889):20182005
- Review: FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2018;50:91-106
- Letter: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2018;360:k450
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2018;27
- Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2018;43(4):E70
- Editorial comment: FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 2018;12:336
- Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2018;43(4):E64
- Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2018;43(4):E70
- Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2017;42(2):E47-E48
- Review: NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2017;42(1):115-128
- Review: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;8:21
- Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2017;42(2):E52-E53
- Conference publication: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;57:E27
- Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2016;41(4):423
- Review: FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2014;5:74
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Grants
- Riksbankens Jubileumsfond1 January 2024 - 31 January 2026
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2021 - 30 November 2025
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2018 - 31 December 2020
Employments
- Principal Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2023