Mikael Eriksson
About me
Mikael Eriksson, PhD is an epidemiologist at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. Driven by improving mammography screening to reduce breast cancer mortality, Eriksson specializes in developing individualized risk assessment techniques for identifying women that have suboptimal benefit from screening. He studies women in need of additional screening resources and women that may not benefit at all from mammography screening. In addition, he is working with novel projects on developing long-term risk models for use in reducing risk of breast cancer, on prophylactic therapies to assess therapy response, on reducing side-effects from risk reducing treatments, and on decreasing masking in mammography screening by dense tissue.
Dr. Eriksson is recipient of the European Commission Marie Curie 4-year grant (https://ecas.ec.europa.eu) for establishing a European doctoral network together with Cambridge University, Oxford University, NKI netherlands, Utrecht netherlands, Gustave Roussy france, Wienna university, Syddanmark university, and Cyprus university. The total grant is 4.7 million Euro and Karolinska is awarded 350K Euro.
De. Eriksson is a research group leader at Karolinska Institutet and a work group leader in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC).
Dr. Eriksson is a representant for Karolinska in the Cancer Prevention Europe (CPE) Early Career Network (https://cancerpreventioneurope.iarc.fr/).
Articles
- Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2026;129:106352Rodriguez J; Grassmann F; Kaukonen D; Humphreys K; Eriksson M; Zhang Y; Morawitz K; Gabrielson M; Hall P; Czene K
- Article: SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2026;18(850):eady7414Eriksson M; Czene K; Scott C; Stoddard S; Smith H; Hall P; Vachon C
- Journal article: THE LANCET OBSTETRICS GYNAECOLOGY & WOMEN'S HEALTH. 2026;2(5):e451-e459Zhang X; Eriksson M; Mavaddat N; Dennis J; Astley SM; Gabrielson M; Giles GG; Hart SN; Hunter DJ; Le Marchand L; Lush M; Michailidou K; Scott CG; Tamimi RM; Wang Q; Howell SJ; Naven M; Antoniou AC; Aronson KJ; Bolla MK; Castelao JE; Couch FJ; Czene K; Dunning AM; Eliassen AH; Evans DG; Gago-Dominguez M; García-Closas M; Haiman CA; Milne RL; Pharoah PDP; Southey MC; Stone J; Murphy RA; de Gonzalez AB; Vachon CM; Hall P; Easton DF
- Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2026;:djag087Hall P; Hammarstrom M; Bergqvist J; Czene K; Eriksson M; Gabrielson M; Tapia J; Quay S; Nash S; Backlund M
- Article: CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL. 2026;37(5):72Klintman M; Rosendahl AH; Johannesen BR; Cronin-Fenton D; Eriksson M; Czene K; Hall P; Borgquist S
- Article: BREAST. 2026;85:104619Billaud A; Figlioli G; Mooser C; Casamassima I; Azzoni V; Srivatsa J; Colombo M; Caleca L; Ahearn TU; Andrulis IL; Antoniou AC; Beckmann MW; Behrens S; Bermisheva M; Bogdanova NV; Bolla MK; Bonanni B; Bruning T; Camp NJ; Campbell A; Castelao JE; Cessna MH; Chang-Claude J; Czene K; Dennis J; Devilee P; Dork T; Dunning AM; Eriksson M; Evans DG; Fasching PA; Figueroa JD; Gabrielson M; Gago-Dominguez M; Gonzalez-Neira A; Guenel P; Hadjisavvas A; Hahnen E; Hamann U; Hillemanns P; Hollestelle A; Hooning MJ; Hoppe R; Howell A; Jakubowska A; Kristensen VN; Lubinski J; Lush M; Manoukian S; Mavroudis D; Milne RL; Mulligan AM; Newman WG; Obi N; Panayiotidis MI; Pita G; Rashid MU; Rhenius V; Saloustros E; Sawyer EJ; Schmutzler RK; Shah M; Southey MC; Spurdle AB; Tomlinson I; Truong T; Wang Q; Wendt C; Auer PL; Boddicker NJ; Bodelon C; Burnside ES; Chen F; Couch FJ; Domchek SM; Eliassen HA; Haiman C; Hodge JM; Hu C; Huang H; Lindstrom S; Martinez ME; Nathanson KL; Neuhausen SL; O'brien KM; Olson JE; Palmer JR; Patel AV; Ruddy KJ; Sandler DP; Teras LR; Weinberg CR; Weitzel JN; Winham SJ; Yadav S; Yao S; Zirpoli G; Janatova M; Kleibl Z; Kleiblova P; Soukupova J; Zhao Q; Devereux L; James PA; Campbell IG; Nguyen-Dumont T; Dowty JG; Andrieu N; Lesueur F; Stoppa-Lyonnet D; de la Hoya M; Radice P; Sorensen CS; Peterlongo P
- Article: JCO PRECISION ONCOLOGY. 2026;10:e2500852White BL; Ficorella L; Yang X; Czene K; Eriksson M; Hall P; Archer S; Tischkowitz M; Usher-Smith JA; Easton DF; Antoniou AC
- Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. 2025;27(1):207Mariapun S; Eriksson M; Tai M-C; Mohd Taib NA; Yip CH; Rahmat K; Vachon CM; Lindstrom S; Li J; Hartman M; Hall P; Easton DF; Ho W-K; Teo S-H
- Article: CANCERS. 2025;17(21):3561Ho PJ; Loo CKY; Lim RJY; Goh MH; Abubakar M; Ahearn TU; Andrulis IL; Antonenkova NN; Aronson KJ; Augustinsson A; Behrens S; Bodelon C; Bogdanova NV; Bolla MK; Brantley KD; Brenner H; Byers H; Camp NJ; Castelao JE; Cessna MH; Chang-Claude J; Chanock SJ; Chenevix-Trench G; Choi J-Y; Colonna SV; Czene K; Daly MB; Derouane F; Dork T; Eliassen AH; Engel C; Eriksson M; Evans DG; Fletcher O; Fritschi L; Gago-Dominguez M; Genkinger JM; Geurts-Giele WRR; Glendon G; Hall P; Hamann U; Ho CYS; Ho W-K; Hooning MJ; Hoppe R; Howell A; Humphreys K; Ito H; Iwasaki M; Jakubowska A; Jernstrom H; John EM; Johnson N; Kang D; Kim S-W; Kitahara CM; Ko Y-D; Kraft P; Kwong A; Lambrechts D; Larsson S; Li S; Lindblom A; Linet M; Lissowska J; Lophatananon A; MacInnis RJ; Mannermaa A; Manoukian S; Margolin S; Matsuo K; Michailidou K; Milne RL; Mohd Taib NA; Muir KR; Murphy RA; Newman WG; O'brien KM; Obi N; Olopade OI; Panayiotidis MI; Park SK; Park-Simon T-W; Patel AV; Peterlongo P; Plaseska-Karanfilska D; Pylkas K; Rashid MU; Rennert G; Rodriguez J; Saloustros E; Sandler DP; Sawyer EJ; Scott CG; Shahi S; Shu X-O; Shulman K; Simard J; Southey MC; Stone J; Taylor JA; Teo S-H; Teras LR; Terry MB; Torres D; Vachon CM; Houdt MV; Verhoeven J; Weinberg CR; Wolk A; Yamaji T; Yip CH; Zheng W; Hartman M; Li J
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2025;133(6):844-855Ficorella L; Yang X; Mavaddat N; Carver T; Hassan H; Dennis J; Tyrer J; Ho W-K; Teo S-H; Hartman M; Li J; Eriksson M; Czene K; Hall P; Rahman T; Bacon A; Hardy S; Stokes AE; Donoso FS; Archer S; Simard J; Pharoah PDP; Usher-Smith JA; Tischkowitz M; Easton DF; Antoniou AC
- Article: NPJ BREAST CANCER. 2025;11(1):106Mulder CV; Yang X; Jee YH; Scott CG; Gao C; Cao Y; Hurson AN; Eriksson M; Vachon CM; Hall P; Antoniou AC; Kraft P; Gierach GL; Garcia-Closas M; Pal Choudhury P
- Article: JCO PRECISION ONCOLOGY. 2025;9:e2500203Ficorella L; Eriksson M; Czene K; Leslie G; Yang X; Carver T; Stokes AE; Easton DF; Hall P; Antoniou AC
- Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2025;34(8):1295-1305Loehrer EA; van der Baan FH; Mooij TM; Andrieu N; Antoniou AC; Dorrius MD; Easton DF; Engel C; Kast K; Mann RM; Nogues C; Schmutzler RK; Tan YY; Eriksson M; van Gils CH; Hooning MJ; Rookus MA; Schmidt MK
- Journal article: CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH. 2025;31(12_Supplement):ps16-05-ps16-05Hall P; Nash S; Bäcklund M; Bergqvist J; Hammarström M; Eriksson M; Quay S; Czene K
- Article: JAMA ONCOLOGY. 2025;11(5):519Zhang Y; Rodriguez J; Mao X; Grassmann F; Tapia J; Eriksson M; Hall P; Czene K
- Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2025;117(4):629-636Hammarstrom M; Gabrielson M; Bergqvist J; Lundholm C; Crippa A; Backlund M; Wengstrom Y; Borgquist S; Eliasson E; Eriksson M; Tapia J; Czene K; Hall P
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2025;25(1):344Tapia J; Gabrielson M; Hammarstrom M; Wengstrom Y; Bergqvist J; Tuuliainen A; Eriksson M; Czene K; Hall P; Backlund M
- Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. 2024;26(1):189Yiangou K; Mavaddat N; Dennis J; Zanti M; Wang Q; Bolla MK; Abubakar M; Ahearn TU; Andrulis IL; Anton-Culver H; Antonenkova NN; Arndt V; Aronson KJ; Augustinsson A; Baten A; Behrens S; Bermisheva M; de Gonzalez AB; Bialkowska K; Boddicker N; Bodelon C; Bogdanova NV; Bojesen SE; Brantley KD; Brauch H; Brenner H; Camp NJ; Canzian F; Castelao JE; Cessna MH; Chang-Claude J; Chenevix-Trench G; Chung WK; Colonna SV; Couch FJ; Cox A; Cross SS; Czene K; Daly MB; Devilee P; Doerk T; Dunning AM; Eccles DM; Eliassen AH; Engel C; Eriksson M; Evans DG; Fasching PA; Fletcher O; Flyger H; Fritschi L; Gago-Dominguez M; Gentry-Maharaj A; Gonzalez-Neira A; Guenel P; Hahnen E; Haiman CA; Hamann U; Hartikainen JM; Ho V; Hodge J; Hollestelle A; Honisch E; Hooning MJ; Hoppe R; Hopper JL; Howell S; Howell A; Jakovchevska S; Jakubowska A; Jernstroem H; Johnson N; Kaaks R; Khusnutdinova EK; Kitahara CM; Koutros S; Kristensen VN; Lacey JV; Lambrechts D; Lejbkowicz F; Lindblom A; Lush M; Mannermaa A; Mavroudis D; Menon U; Murphy RA; Nevanlinna H; Obi N; Offit K; Park-Simon T-W; Patel AV; Peng C; Peterlongo P; Pita G; Plaseska-Karanfilska D; Pylkaes K; Radice P; Rashid MU; Rennert G; Roberts E; Rodriguez J; Romero A; Rosenberg EH; Saloustros E; Sandler DP; Sawyer EJ; Schmutzler RK; Scott CG; Shu X-O; Southey MC; Stone J; Taylor JA; Teras LR; van de Beek I; Willett W; Winqvist R; Zheng W; Vachon CM; Schmidt MK; Hall P; MacInnis RJ; Milne RL; Pharoah PDP; Simard J; Antoniou AC; Easton DF; Michailidou K
- Journal article: RES SQ. 2024;:rs.3.rs-5445786Mulder CV; Yang X; Jee YH; Scott CG; Gao C; Cao Y; Hurson AN; Eriksson M; Vachon CM; Hall P; Antoniou AC; Kraft P; Gierach GL; Garcia-Closas M; Choudhury PP
- Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. 2024;26(1):163Goeransson S; Hernandez-Varas P; Hammarstrom M; Hellgren R; Backlund M; Lang K; Rosendahl AH; Eriksson M; Borgquist S; Stromblad S; Czene K; Hall P; Gabrielson M
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All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2026;MEDRXIVLevi H; Wang Q; Bolla MK; Dennis J; Andrulis IL; Antonenkova N; Au CH; Augustinsson A; Beane Freeman LE; Behrens S; Bermisheva M; Bodelon C; Bogdanova NV; Bojesen SE; Brenner H; Brock IW; Brüning T; Byers H; Camp NJ; Castelao JE; Choi J-Y; Chung WK; NBCS Collaborators; Colonna SV; Couch FJ; Czene K; Daly MB; Devilee P; Dörk T; Eliassen AH; Eriksson M; Evans DG; Fasching PA; Faw K; Gago-Dominguez M; García-Closas M; Haiman CA; Hamann U; Hartman M; Ho V; Ho PJ; Hooning MJ; Hoppe R; Howell SJ; ABCTB Investigators; SGBCC Investigators; Ito H; Iwasaki M; Jakubowska A; Jernström H; Joseph V; Kaaks R; Kang D; Khusnutdinova EK; Kiprijanovska S; Koutros S; Kristensen VN; Kurian AW; Kwong A; Lambrechts D; Larson NL; Marchand LL; Li S; Li J; Lophatananon A; Mannermaa A; Matsuo K; Maxwell W; Muir K; Nevelsteen I; Obi N; O'Brien KM; Offit K; Ottewell PD; Patel AV; Peterlongo P; Plaseska-Karanfilska D; Prajzendanc K; Radice P; Ramachandran D; Rashid MU; Romero A; Saloustros E; Sandler DP; Schöttker B; Simard J; Southey MC; Stone J; Sugier P-E; Taylor JA; Teras LR; Truong T; Weinberg CR; Yadav S; Yamaji T; Zheng W; Dunning AM; Mavaddat N; Easton DF; Michailidou K; Elkon R; Shamir R
- Conference publication: 2026;:a11.1-a1a11White B; Ficorella L; Yang X; Eriksson M; Czene K; Hall P; Tischkowitz M; Usher-Smith J; Easton D; Antoniou A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2025;33:450Zhang X; Eriksson M; Mavaddat N; Dennis J; Vachon CM; Hall P; Easton DF
- Conference publication: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2025;211(1):S26-S27Eriksson M; Czene K; Conant EC; Hall P
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025Zhang X; Eriksson M; Mavaddat N; Dennis J; Astley SM; Gabrielson M; Giles GG; Hart SN; Hunter DJ; Le Marchand L; Lush M; Michailidou K; Scott CG; Wang Q; Howell SJ; Naven M; Antoniou AC; Aronson KJ; Bolla MK; Castelao JE; Couch FJ; Czene K; Dunning AM; Evans DG; Gago-Dominguez M; García-Closas M; Haiman CA; Milne RL; Pharoah PDP; Southey MC; Stone J; Murphy RA; de Gonzalez AB; Vachon CM; Hall P; Easton DF
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025;MEDRXIVHo PJ; Loo CKY; Goh MH; Abubakar M; Ahearn TU; Andrulis IL; Antonenkova NN; Aronson KJ; Augustinsson A; Behrens S; Bodelon C; Bogdanova NV; Bolla MK; Brantley K; Brenner H; Byers H; Camp NJ; Castelao JE; Cessna MH; Chang-Claude J; Chanock SJ; Chenevix-Trench G; Choi J-Y; Colonna SV; Czene K; Daly MB; Derouane F; Dörk T; Eliassen AH; Engel C; Eriksson M; Evans DG; Fletcher O; Fritschi L; Gago-Dominguez M; Genkinger JM; Geurts-Giele WRR; Glendon G; Hall P; Hamann U; Ho CYS; Ho W-K; Hooning MJ; Hoppe R; Howell A; Humphreys K; ABCTB Investigators; kConFab Investigators; SGBCC Investigators; MyBrCa Investigators; Ito H; Iwasaki M; Jakubowska A; Jernström H; John EM; Johnson N; Kang D; Kim S-W; Kitahara CM; Ko Y-D; Kraft P; Kwong A; Lambrechts D; Larsson S; Li S; Lindblom A; Linet M; Lissowska J; Lophatananon A; MacInnis RJ; Mannermaa A; Manoukian S; Margolin S; Matsuo K; Michailidou K; Milne RL; Taib NAM; Muir K; Murphy RA; Newman WG; O'Brien KM; Obi N; Olopade OI; Panayiotidis MI; Park SK; Park-Simon T-W; Patel AV; Peterlongo P; Plaseska-Karanfilska D; Pylkäs K; Rashid MU; Rennert G; Rodriguez J; Saloustros E; Sandler DP; Sawyer EJ; Scott CG; Shahi S; Shu X-O; Shulman K; Simard J; Southey MC; Stone J; Taylor JA; Teo S-H; Teras LR; Terry MB; Torres D; Vachon CM; Van Houdt M; Verhoeven J; Weinberg CR; Wolk A; Yamaji T; Yip CH; Zheng W; Hartman M; Li J
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025Adapting the BOADICEA breast and ovarian cancer risk models for the ethnically diverse UK populationFicorella L; Yang X; Mavaddat N; Carver T; Hassan H; Dennis J; Tyrer J; Ho W-K; Teo S-H; Hartman M; Li J; Eriksson M; Czene K; Hall P; Rahman T; Bacon A; Hardy S; Stokes AE; Donoso FS; Archer S; Simard J; Pharoah PDP; Usher-Smith JA; Tischkowitz M; Easton DF; Antoniou AC
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025Ficorella L; Eriksson M; Czene K; Leslie G; Yang X; Carver T; Stokes AE; Easton DF; Hall P; Antoniou AC
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2024Tapia J; Gabrielson M; Hammarström M; Wengström Y; Bergqvist J; Tuuliainen A; Eriksson M; Czene K; Hall P; Bäcklund M
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIVYiangou K; Mavaddat N; Dennis J; Zanti M; Wang Q; Bolla MK; Abubakar M; Ahearn TU; Andrulis IL; Anton-Culver H; Antonenkova NN; Arndt V; Aronson KJ; Augustinsson A; Baten A; Behrens S; Bermisheva M; de Gonzalez AB; Białkowska K; Boddicker N; Bodelon C; Bogdanova NV; Bojesen SE; Brantley KD; Brauch H; Brenner H; Camp NJ; Canzian F; Castelao JE; Cessna MH; Chang-Claude J; Chenevix-Trench G; Chung WK; NBCS Collaborators; Colonna SV; Couch FJ; Cox A; Cross SS; Czene K; Daly MB; Devilee P; Dörk T; Dunning AM; Eccles DM; Eliassen AH; Engel C; Eriksson M; Evans DG; Fasching PA; Fletcher O; Flyger H; Fritschi L; Gago-Dominguez M; Gentry-Maharaj A; González-Neira A; Guénel P; Hahnen E; Haiman CA; Hamann U; Hartikainen JM; Ho V; Hodge J; Hollestelle A; Honisch E; Hooning MJ; Hoppe R; Hopper JL; Howell S; Howell A; ABCTB Investigators; kConFab Investigators; Jakovchevska S; Jakubowska A; Jernström H; Johnson N; Kaaks R; Khusnutdinova EK; Kitahara CM; Koutros S; Kristensen VN; Lacey JV; Lambrechts D; Lejbkowicz F; Lindblom A; Lush M; Mannermaa A; Mavroudis D; Menon U; Murphy RA; Nevanlinna H; Obi N; Offit K; Park-Simon T-W; Patel AV; Peng C; Peterlongo P; Pita G; Plaseska-Karanfilska D; Pylkäs K; Radice P; Rashid MU; Rennert G; Roberts E; Rodriguez J; Romero A; Rosenberg EH; Saloustros E; Sandler DP; Sawyer EJ; Schmutzler RK; Scott CG; Shu X-O; Southey MC; Stone J; Taylor JA; Teras LR; van de Beek I; Willett W; Winqvist R; Zheng W; Vachon CM; Schmidt MK; Hall P; MacInnis RJ; Milne RL; Pharoah PDP; Simard J; Antoniou AC; Easton DF; Michailidou K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Li J; Ugalde-Morales E; Wen WX; Decker B; Eriksson M; Torstensson A; Christensen HN; Dunning AM; Allen J; Luccarini C; Pooley KA; Simard J; Dorling L; Easton DF; Teo SH; Hall P; Czene K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Holowko N; Eriksson M; Kuja-Halkola R; Azam S; He W; Hall P; Czene K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Holowko N; Eriksson M; Kuja-Halkola R; Azam S; He W; Hall P; Czene K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Holowko N; Eriksson M; Kuja-Halkola R; Azam S; He W; Hall P; Czene K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Holowko N; Eriksson M; Kuja-Halkola R; Azam S; He W; Hall P; Czene K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Li J; Ugalde-Morales E; Wen WX; Decker B; Eriksson M; Torstensson A; Christensen HN; Dunning AM; Allen J; Luccarini C; Pooley KA; Simard J; Dorling L; Easton DF; Teo SH; Hall P; Czene K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Holowko N; Eriksson M; Kuja-Halkola R; Azam S; He W; Hall P; Czene K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Holowko N; Eriksson M; Kuja-Halkola R; Azam S; He W; Hall P; Czene K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Holowko N; Eriksson M; Kuja-Halkola R; Azam S; He W; Hall P; Czene K
- Other: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AACR). 2023Holowko N; Eriksson M; Kuja-Halkola R; Azam S; He W; Hall P; Czene K
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Grants
- Research start-up grant as assistant professorKarolinska Institutet1 May 2025 - 1 April 2031Start-up research grant for assistant professorship
- Randomized double blind phase II trial of baby tamoxifen vs baby exemestane in post-menopausal women at high risk for breast cancer. BabyTEARSBreast Cancer Research Foundation1 October 2023 - 1 October 2026
- Artificial intelligence image-based model development and validation for long-term breast cancer risk assessment in Swedish and U.S. screening settingKarolinska / Mayo collaborative grant1 June 2023 - 1 June 2024
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
- Long-term risk of breast cancerThe Swedish Breast Cancer Association1 October 2022 - 1 October 2024
- Risk and prevention of breast cancerThe Swedish Breast Cancer Association1 September 2022 - 31 October 2023
- Artificial intelligence image-based model development and validation for long-term breast cancer risk assessment in Swedish and U.S. screening settingKarolinska / Mayo collaborative grant1 June 2022 - 1 June 2023
Employments
- Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2031
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2025
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2021