Kristina Skender
Affiliated to Research
E-mail: kristina.skender@ki.se
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset Tomtebodavägen 18 A, plan 3, 17165 Solna
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Stålsby Lundborg, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
Affiliated researcher in the Department of Global Public Health, epidemiologist, public health specialist, humanitarian pharmacist.
2025 PhD in Medical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
2020 Msc in Public Health and Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 MPharm, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Research
My research is focusing on antimicrobial stewardship and resistance, antibiotic utilization, prescribers' behaviour and efficiency of interventions to reduce antibiotic resistance in low- and middle-income countries.
Teaching
- Teaching assistant in the Advanced course in health systems and policy (4HM010, 5 hp) in 2020 and 2021, as part of the Master's Programme in
Health Economics, Policy and Management at the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics.
Articles
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;35:ckaf161.1180Interventions to optimize medication management in elderly: An umbrella review of systematic reviewsDas S; Shukla S; Aadityan R; Skender K; Sukumaran D; Cherian JJ; Pathak A; Panda S; Tripathi SK; Lundborg CS
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):25099Skender K; Machowska A; Khare S; Singh V; Lundborg CS; Sharma M
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;12:1456868Das S; Khare S; Eriksen J; Diwan V; Lundborg CS; Skender K
- Article: INFECTION PREVENTION IN PRACTICE. 2024;6(3):100385Yavuz T; Clezy K; Skender K; Goldberg J; Vallieres F
- Article: ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL. 2024;13(1):89Skender K; Versace G; Lenglet AD; Clezy K
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):310Skender K; Machowska A; Dhakaita SK; Lundborg CS; Sharma M
- Article: ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL. 2022;11(6):748Skender K; Machowska A; Singh V; Goel V; Marothi Y; Lundborg CS; Sharma M
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(1):e0245902Skender K; Singh V; Stalsby-Lundborg C; Sharma M
All other publications
- Doctoral thesis: 2025Skender K
- Conference publication: 2024Skender K; Versace G; Lenglet A; Clezy K
- Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2023;108(4):650-659Todd H; Hudson M; Grolmusova N; Kazibwe J; Pearman J; Skender K; Boccia D; Tran PB; Shete PB; Wingfield T
- Conference publication: 2022;:2Skender K; Machowska A; Singh V; Goel V; Marothi Y; Lundborg CS; Sharma M
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2026
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
- Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2020
- MPharm, Pharmacy, Application of solid phase extraction and high performance liquid chromatography for the determination of mitotane and its metabolites in urine, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, 2011