Knut Steffensen
Affiliated to Research | Docent
E-mail: knut.steffensen@ki.se
Visiting address: ,
Postal address: H5 Laboratoriemedicin, H5 BCM, 141 52 Huddinge
About me
I am Director of the Karolinska ATMP Center – a strategic collaboration between Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, focused on advanced therapy medicinal products based on cells, genes and tissues. With a background as Docent (Associate Professor level) in Molecular Medicine at KI and eight years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including the clinical introduction of CAR-T therapies, I’m committed to strengthening the bridge between research, development and clinical application. My goal is to help create the conditions that allow transformative treatments to reach patients faster.
Articles
- Article: ADVANCED SCIENCE. 2024;11(20):2307201de la Rosa JV; Tabraue C; Huang Z; Orizaola MC; Martin-Rodriguez P; Steffensen KR; Zapata JM; Bosca L; Tontonoz P; Alemany S; Treuter E; Castrillo A
- Article: MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY. 2023;17(10):2041-2055Haugen MH; Gythfeldt HVDL; Egeland EV; Normann LS; Pandya ADD; Vedin L-L; Juell S; Tenstad E; oy GF; Kristian A; Marangoni E; Sorlie T; Steffensen K; Maelandsmo GM; Engebraaten O
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2022;292(2):296-307Pramfalk C; Ahmed O; Pedrelli M; Minniti ME; Luquet S; Denis RG; Olin M; Hardfeldt J; Vedin L-L; Steffensen KR; Ryden M; Hodson L; Eriksson M; Parini P
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2021;124:102723Bogie JFJ; Vanmierlo T; Vanmol J; Timmermans S; Mailleux J; Nelissen K; Wijnands E; Wouters K; Stinissen P; Gustafsson J-A; Steffensen KR; Mulder M; Zelcer N; Hendriks JJA
- Article: HEPATOLOGY. 2020;72(2):656-670Minniti ME; Pedrelli M; Vedin L-L; Delbes A-S; Denis RGP; Oorni K; Sala C; Pirazzini C; Thiagarajan D; Nurmi HJ; Grompe M; Mills K; Garagnani P; Ellis ECS; Strom SC; Luquet SH; Wilson EM; Bial J; Steffensen KR; Parini P
- Article: CELL REPORTS. 2020;31(5):107601Toledo EM; Yang S; Gyllborg D; van Wijk KE; Sinha I; Varas-Godoy M; Grigsby CL; Lonnerberg P; Islam S; Steffensen KR; Linnarsson S; Arenas E
- Article: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2020;499:110604Gnocchi D; Ellis ECS; Johansson H; Eriksson M; Bruscalupi G; Steffensen KR; Parini P
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2019;10:1811Wouters E; de Wit NM; Vanmol J; van der Pol SMA; Hof BVH; Sommer D; Loix M; Geerts D; Gustafsson JA; Steffensen KR; Vanmierlo T; Bogie JFJ; Hendriks JJA; de Vries HE
- Article: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. 2019;51(7):1016-1022Ahmed O; Pramfalk C; Pedrelli M; Olin M; Steffensen KR; Eriksson M; Parini P
- Article: ONCOIMMUNOLOGY. 2019;8(3):1554967Fontana R; Raccosta L; Rovati L; Steffensen KR; Paniccia A; Jakobsson T; Melloni G; Bandiera A; Mangili G; Bergamini A; Maggioni D; Doglioni C; Crocchiolo R; Cella M; Mattioli M; Battaglia C; Colonna M; Russo V
- Article: CELL REPORTS. 2019;26(4):984-995.e6Becares N; Gage MC; Voisin M; Shrestha E; Martin-Gutierrez L; Liang N; Louie R; Pourcet B; Pello OM; Luong TV; Goni S; Pichardo-Almarza C; Roberg-Larsen H; Diaz-Zuccarini V; Steffensen KR; O'Brien A; Garabedian MJ; Rombouts K; Treuter E; Pineda-Torra I
- Article: IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE. 2016;4(3):350-361Smet M; Van Hoecke L; De Beuckelaer A; Vander Beken S; Naessens T; Vergote K; Willart M; Lambrecht BN; Gustafsson J-A; Steffensen KR; Grooten J
- Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2016;6:25481Pourcet B; Gage MC; Leon TE; Waddington KE; Pello OM; Steffensen KR; Castrillo A; Valledor AF; Pineda-Torra I
- Journal article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2016;59(3):634-643Cannon MV; Sillje HHW; Sijbesma JWA; Khan MAF; Steffensen KR; van Gilst WH; de Boer RA
- Article: LABORATORY INVESTIGATION. 2016;96(2):230-238Matsushita K; Morello F; Zhang Z; Masuda T; Iwanaga S; Steffensen KR; Gustafsson J-A; Pratt RE; Dzau VJ
- Journal article: CANCER CELL. 2015;28(1):3-4Steffensen KR
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 2015;56(4):771-785Bindesboll C; Fan Q; Norgaard RC; MacPherson L; Ruan H-B; Wu J; Pedersen TA; Steffensen KR; Yang X; Matthews J; Mandrup S; Nebb HI; Gronning-Wang LM
- Journal article: NUCLEAR RECEPTOR RESEARCH. 2015;2Hassan TS; Paniccia A; Russo V; Steffensen KR
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2014;124(11):4829-4842Theofilopoulos S; Griffiths WJ; Crick PJ; Yang S; Meljon A; Ogundare M; Kitambi SS; Lockhart A; Tuschl K; Clayton PT; Morris AA; Martinez A; Reddy MA; Martinuzzi A; Bassi MT; Honda A; Mizuochi T; Kimura A; Nittono H; De Michele G; Carbone R; Criscuolo C; Yau JL; Seckl JR; Schuele R; Schoels L; Sailer AW; Kuhle J; Fraidakis MJ; Gustafsson J-A; Steffensen KR; Bjorkhem I; Ernfors P; Sjovall J; Arenas E; Wang Y
- Article: MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;7(6):1416-1428Jakobsson T; Vedin L-L; Hassan T; Venteclef N; Greco D; D'Amato M; Treuter E; Gustafsson J-A; Steffensen KR
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All other publications
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2019;287:E28-E29Minniti ME; Vedin LL; Pedrelli M; Oorni K; Luquet SH; Wilson EM; Bial J; Steffensen KR; Parini P
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2018;275:E25Pramfalk C; Ahmed O; Larsson L; Hardfeldt J; Pedrelli M; Vedin L; Steffensen K; Tellez M; Delbes A; Denis R; Luquet S; Eriksson M; Parini P
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2017;263:E7Minniti ME; Vedin L-L; Wilson EM; Steffensen KR; Parini P
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2017Becares N; Gage MC; Martin-Gutierrez L; Shrestha E; Louie R; Pourcet B; Pello OM; Luong TV; Goñi S; Liang N; Pichardo C; Røberg-Larsen H; Diaz V; Steffensen KR; Garabedian MJ; Rombouts K; Treuter E; Pineda-Torra I
- Review: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2016;217(3):184-216Gnocchi D; Steffensen KR; Bruscalupi G; Parini P
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2016;18:431De Boer RAR; Cannon MV; Sijbesma JWA; Vreeswijk-Baudoin I; De Windt LJ; Khan MAF; Steffensen KR; Sillje HH; Van Gilst WH
- Review: EXPERT OPINION ON THERAPEUTIC TARGETS. 2016;20(1):61-71Lin C-Y; Vedin L-L; Steffensen KR
- Conference publication: GLIA. 2015;63:E395-E396Vanmol J; Vanmierlo T; Bogie J; Timmermans S; Nelissen K; Wouters K; de Vries H; Gustafsson J-A; Steffensen K; Stinissen P; Hellings N; Hendriks J
- Conference publication: GLIA. 2015;63:E66-E67Vanmierlo T; Vanmol J; Bogie J; Timmermans S; Nelissen K; Wouters K; -Gustafsson J; Steffensen K; Stinissen P; Hellings N; Hendriks J
- Review: EXPERT OPINION ON THERAPEUTIC TARGETS. 2013;17(8):977-990Steffensen KR; Jakobsson T; Gustafsson J-A
- Meeting abstract: CANCER RESEARCH. 2013;73(8):1310Candelaria NR; Manchem S; Vu HT; Zheng J; Gabbi C; Dey P; Karaboga H; Lin J; Vedin L-L; Su F; Liu K; Jonsson P; Steffensen KR; Gustafsson J-A; Lin C-Y
- Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2013;73(8):lb-346-lb-346Russo V; Raccosta L; Fontana R; Maggioni D; Lanterna C; Paniccia A; Musumeci A; Doglioni C; Leiva A; Villablanca EJ; Mora R; Chiricozzi E; Ciampa MG; Mauri L; Prinetti A; Sonino S; Trincavelli ML; Daniele S; Martini C; Steffensen K; Gustafsson J-A; Feo SG; Bordignon C; Traversari C; Sozzani S
- Published conference paper: MOLECULAR MEMBRANE BIOLOGY. 2012;29(7):299-308Bentinger M; Tekle M; Dallner G; Brismar K; Gustafsson J-A; Steffensen KR; Catrina S-B
- Review: TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2012;33(7):394-404Jakobsson T; Treuter E; Gustafsson J-A; Steffensen KR
- Review: TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 2011;22(8):333-343Venteclef N; Jakobsson T; Steffensen KR; Treuter E
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2011;12(1):95Hu X; Steffensen K; Jiang Z-Y; Parini P; Gustafsson J-A; Gafvels M; Eggertsen G
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2011;12(1):39Pedrelli M; Davoodpour P; Degirolamo C; Gomaraschi M; Larsson L; Rudel LL; Calabresi L; Gustafsson JA; Steffensen K; Eriksson M; Parini P
- Conference publication: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2010;30(11):E191Pedrelli M; Davoodpour P; Degirolamo C; Gomaraschi M; Larsson L; Rudel LL; Calabresi L; Gustafsson JA; Steffensen K; Eriksson M; Parini P
- Conference publication: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2010;30(11):E281-E282Hu X-L; Steffensen K; Jiang Z-Y; Parini P; Gustafsson J-A; Gafvels M; Eggertsen G
- Conference publication: DIABETOLOGIA. 2010;53Sunkari VG; Grunler J; Lindberg S; Botusan IR; Savu O; Steffensen KR; Brismar K; Catrina S-B
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2013 - 31 December 2015
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2013 - 31 December 2016
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2011 - 31 December 2012
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2009 - 31 December 2012
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2009 - 31 December 2012
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
- Nordic Medical Lead in Cell Therapy, Gilead Sciences, 2020-2024
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2012