Natalia Rivera

Natalia Rivera

Research Specialist
Visiting address: Solnavägen 30, Bioclinicum Lungforskningslab, J7:30, 17174 Solna
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Imm o lung Wheelock Å, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am an Assistant Professor in the Respiratory Unit, Department of Medicine Solna.

    As a Team Leader and junior Principal Investigator (PI), I am committed to unraveling the underlying genetics and epigenetics of sarcoidosis and rheumatoid arthritis. I bring a fresh perspective and unwavering dedication to this crucial research, igniting a new wave of enthusiasm in the field. 

  • Exploring the intricate world of genomics of autoimmune diseases, particularly sarcoidosis and rheumatoid arthritis, is a significant endeavor and crucial to achieving Precision Medicine goals.

    My role extends beyond individual research projects. As the PI of the MESARGEN consortium, an international framework I established to conduct genomic studies in sarcoidosis on a large scale, I bring a global perspective necessary to understand the full spectrum of sarcoidosis across population ancestries. This breadth and depth give our research unparalleled significance. 

  • I am also the Chair and President of the 2023 World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG) conference. The conference theme, 'Big data—How to move the field towards Precision Medicine' in Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs), emphasized the importance of global collaboration and leveraging large datasets and computational analytics in translational medicine.

Research

  • My research focus:

    • Uncovering the molecular disease mechanisms in sarcoidosis and rheumatoid arthritis
    • Integration of high-throughput molecular data for genomic signature discovery
    • Biomarker discovery

     

  • My research does not adhere to traditional methods. Instead, I employ human genetics and cutting-edge computational techniques to adopt an innovative research approach. This forward-thinking strategy not only allows us to explore new avenues but also holds the potential to revolutionize our understanding of these complex diseases.

    Our team's efforts center on big data and data-driven investigations, harnessing the power of vast datasets to shed light on disease pathogenesis and identify disease biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets, such as specific genes or pathways that can be targeted for drug applications.

    The MESARGEN consortium is a pioneering international network that aims to revolutionize the genomics field of sarcoidosis globally. Its mission is to amass extensive sample sizes and ensure population ancestry diversity, addressing the research gaps in sarcoidosis studies. The collective clinical, molecular, and computational expertise in MESARGEN elevates the research's robustness, paving the way for more accurate identification of molecular targets and realistic gene-based therapies. 

Teaching

  • Current doctoral courses:

    • Director and lecturer of doctoral course (no. 5308) Fundamental of Statistical Genetics and Data Visualization, every Spring term

     

  • Past doctoral courses:

    • Lecturer of doctoral course (no. 3145) Pulmonary inflammation, Spring 2019
    • Lecturer of doctoral course (no. 3044) Basic Bioinformatics, Spring 2018 and 2019

Articles

All other publications

  • Review: SARCOIDOSIS VASCULITIS AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES. 2024;41(3):e2024046
    Chuquimia O; Rivera N
  • Corrigendum: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2024;11:1382584
    Xiong Y; Kullberg S; Garman L; Pezant N; Ellinghaus D; Vasila V; Eklund A; Rybicki BA; Iannuzzi MC; Schreiber S; Mueller-Quernheim J; Montgomery CG; Grunewald J; Padyukov L; Rivera NV
  • Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81:1152
    Duggal N; Raza K; Sharma-Oates A; Rivera N; Padyukov L; Pratt A; Niemantsverdriet E; Mil AVDH-V; Jones S; Lord J
  • Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81:1177
    Sharma-Oates A; Rivera N; Duggal N; Raza K; Padyukov L; Pratt A; Niemantsverdriet E; Van der Helm-Van Mil A; Jones S; Lord J
  • Book chapter: SARCOIDOSIS. 2022;p.
    van Moorsel CHM; Petrek M; Rivera NV
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021
    Xiong Y; Kullberg S; Garman L; Pezant N; Ellinghaus D; Vasila V; Eklund A; Rybicki B; Iannuzzi M; Schreiber S; Müller-Quernheim J; Montgomery C; Grunewald J; Padyukov L; Rivera N
  • Review: CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE. 2020;26(5):544-553
    Garman L; Montgomery CG; Rivera NV
  • Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2019;199:a2431
    Rivera N; Kullberg S; Iseda T; Eklund AG; Padyukov L; Grunewald J
  • Corrigendum: PLOS GENETICS. 2017;13(8):e1006972
    Graff M; Scott RA; Justice AE; Young KL; Feitosa MF; Barata L; Winkler TW; Chu AY; Mahajan A; Hadley D; Xue L; Workalemahu T; Heard-Costa NL; den Hoed M; Ahluwalia TS; Qi Q; Ngwa JS; Renström F; Quaye L; Eicher JD; Hayes JE; Cornelis M; Kutalik Z; Lim E; Luan J; Huffman JE; Zhang W; Zhao W; Griffin PJ; Haller T; Ahmad S; Marques-Vidal PM; Bien S; Yengo L; Teumer A; Smith AV; Kumari M; Harder MN; Justesen JM; Kleber ME; Hollensted M; Lohman K; Rivera NV; Whitfield JB; Zhao JH; Stringham HM; Lyytikäinen L-P; Huppertz C; Willemsen G; Peyrot WJ; Wu Y; Kristiansson K; Demirkan A; Fornage M; Hassinen M; Bielak LF; Cadby G; Tanaka T; Mägi R; van der Most PJ; Jackson AU; Bragg-Gresham JL; Vitart V; Marten J; Navarro P; Bellis C; Pasko D; Johansson Å; Snitker S; Cheng Y-C; Eriksson J; Lim U; Aadahl M; Adair LS; Amin N; Balkau B; Auvinen J; Beilby J; Bergman RN; Bergmann S; Bertoni AG; Blangero J; Bonnefond A; Bonnycastle LL; Borja JB; Brage S; Busonero F; Buyske S; Campbell H; Chines PS; Collins FS; Corre T; Smith GD; Delgado GE; Dueker N; Dörr M; Ebeling T; Eiriksdottir G; Esko T; Faul JD; Fu M; Færch K; Gieger C; Gläser S; Gong J; Gordon-Larsen P; Grallert H; Grammer TB; Grarup N; van Grootheest G; Harald K; Hastie ND; Havulinna AS; Hernandez D; Hindorff L; Hocking LJ; Holmens OL; Holzapfel C; Hottenga JJ; Huang J; Huang T; Hui J; Huth C; Hutri-Kähönen N; James AL; Jansson J-O; Jhun MA; Juonala M; Kinnunen L; Koistinen HA; Kolcic I; Komulainen P; Kuusisto J; Kvaløy K; Kähönen M; Lakka TA; Launer LJ; Lehne B; Lindgren CM; Lorentzon M; Luben R; Marre M; Milaneschi Y; Monda KL; Montgomery GW; De Moor MHM; Mulas A; Müller-Nurasyid M; Musk AW; Männikkö R; Männistö S; Narisu N; Nauck M; Nettleton JA; Nolte IM; Oldehinkel AJ; Olden M; Ong KK; Padmanabhan S; Paternoster L; Perez J; Perola M; Peters A; Peters U; Peyser PA; Prokopenko I; Puolijoki H; Raitakari OT; Rankinen T; Rasmussen-Torvik LJ; Rawal R; Ridker PM; Rose LM; Rudan I; Sarti C; Sarzynski MA; Savonen K; Scott WR; Sanna S; Shuldiner AR; Sidney S; Silbernagel G; Smith BH; Smith JA; Snieder H; Stančáková A; Sternfeld B; Swift AJ; Tammelin T; Tan S-T; Thorand B; Thuillier D; Vandenput L; Vestergaard H; van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV; Vohl M-C; Völker U; Waeber G; Walker M; Wild S; Wong A; Wright AF; Zillikens MC; Zubair N; Haiman CA; Lemarchand L; Gyllensten U; Ohlsson C; Hofman A; Rivadeneira F; Uitterlinden AG; Pérusse L; Wilson JF; Hayward C; Polasek O; Cucca F; Hveem K; Hartman CA; Tönjes A; Bandinelli S; Palmer LJ; Kardia SLR; Rauramaa R; Sørensen TIA; Tuomilehto J; Salomaa V; Penninx BWJH; de Geus EJC; Boomsma DI; Lehtimäki T; Mangino M; Laakso M; Bouchard C; Martin NG; Kuh D; Liu Y; Linneberg A; März W; Strauch K; Kivimäki M; Harris TB; Gudnason V; Völzke H; Qi L; Järvelin M-R; Chambers JC; Kooner JS; Froguel P; Kooperberg C; Vollenweider P; Hallmans G; Hansen T; Pedersen O; Metspalu A; Wareham NJ; Langenberg C; Weir DR; Porteous DJ; Boerwinkle E; Chasman DI; CHARGE Consortium; EPIC-InterAct Consortium; PAGE Consortium; Abecasis GR; Barroso I; McCarthy MI; Frayling TM; O'Connell JR; van Duijn CM; Boehnke M; Heid IM; Mohlke KL; Strachan DP; Fox CS; Liu C-T; Hirschhorn JN; Klein RJ; Johnson AD; Borecki IB; Franks PW; North KE; Cupples LA; Loos RJF; Kilpeläinen TO
  • Conference publication: NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY. 2015;27:27
    D'Amato M; Bonfiglio F; Hysi P; Ek W; Rivera NV; Nordenstedt H; Bresso F; Schmidt PT; Williams F; Tornblom H; Magnusson P; Pedersen NL; Mannikko M; Karhunen V; Ronkainen J
  • Conference publication: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 2013;28
    Oei L; Reppe S; Ntzani E; Hibbs M; Choi K; Zheng H-F; Estrada K; van de Peppel J; Nielson C; Styrkarsdottir U; Ridker P; Hsu Y-H; Garcia M; Aragaki A; Duncan E; Enneman A; Lehtimaki T; Esko T; Trompet S; Kaptoge S; Eriksson J; Amin N; Kung A; Medina-Gomez C; Tsilidis K; Thorleifsson G; Rose L; Zmuda J; Liu C-T; Vernon-Smith A; Srikanth P; Wilson S; Clark G; Viikari J; Mihailov E; Moayyeri A; Li G; Kammerer C; Lorentzon M; Rivera N; Xiao S; Yang J; Visscher P; Tranah G; Evans D; Karasik D; Siggeirsdottir K; Oei E; Stefansson K; Aalto V; Willner D; Wareham N; Minster R; Bis J; van Duijn C; Boyle A; Snyder M; Herrera L; Cupples LA; Aspelund T; Raitakari O; Leo P; Khaw K-T; Robbins J; Liu Y; Breda S; Luben R; Cauley J; Arnold A; Stolk L; Pols H; Hofman A; Shen J; Van Meurs J; Sham P; Zillikens M; Ohlsson C; Psaty B; Harris T; Reeve J; Jukema JW; Metspalu A; Kahonen M; van der Velde N; Brown M; Gudnason V; Ioannidis J; Uitterlinden A; Cummings S; Spector T; Kiel D; Jackson R; Thorsteinsdottir U; Chasman D; Orwoll E; Yadav V; Van Leeuwen J; Evangelou E; Grundberg E; Richards B; Gautvik K; Rivadeneira F; Ackert-Bicknell C
  • Conference publication: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 2013;28
    Oei L; Nordstrom P; Ntzani E; Zheng H-F; Estrada K; Duncan E; Medina-Gomez C; Kaptoge S; Hsu Y-H; Yang J; Nielson C; Styrkarsdottir U; Ridker P; Garcia M; Aragaki A; Enneman A; Lehtimaki T; Esko T; Trompet S; Eriksson J; Amin N; Kung A; Tsilidis K; Thorleifsson G; Rose L; Zmuda J; Liu C-T; Vernon-Smith A; Srikanth P; Wilson S; Clark G; Viikari J; Mihailov E; Moayyeri A; Li G; Kammerer C; Lorentzon M; Rivera N; Xiao S; Tranah G; Evans D; Siggeirsdottir K; Oei E; Stefansson K; Aalto V; Willner D; Wareham N; Minster R; Bis J; van Duijn C; Boyle A; Snyder M; Herrera L; Cupples LA; Aspelund T; Raitakari O; Leo P; Khaw K-T; Robbins J; Liu Y; Breda S; Luben R; Cauley J; Arnold A; Reppe S; Hibbs M; Stolk L; Pasco J; Grundberg E; Gautvik K; Ackert-Bicknell C; Yadav V; Choi K; van de Peppel J; Van Leeuwen J; Pols H; Hofman A; Shen J; van Meurs J; Atanasovska B; Sham P; Ohlsson C; Psaty B; Harris T; Reeve J; Jukema JW; Metspalu A; Kahonen M; van der Velde N; Brown M; Gudnason V; Ioannidis J; Uitterlinden A; Cummings S; Spector T; Kiel D; Jackson R; Thorsteinsdottir U; Chasman D; Orwoll E; Karasik D; Zillikens M; Evangelou E; Richards B; Visscher P; Michaelsson K; Rivadeneira F
  • Letter: CIRCULATION. 2011;123(5):E226
    Briguori C; Visconti G; Focaccio A; Golia B; Giannone R; Castaldo D; De Micco F; Ricciardelli B; Colombo A; Rivera NV
  • Conference publication: CIRCULATION. 2011;124(21)
    Iaccarino G; Uliano F; Trimarco V; Izzo R; Pagnotta S; Tremigliozzi R; Rivera N; de Luca N; Marino M; Finelli R; Tagliamonte V; Condorelli G; Ceccarelli M; Trimarco B

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