Olivia Thomas
Assistant Professor
E-mail: olivia.thomas@ki.se
Visiting address: L8:01, CMM Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 Neuro Thomas, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me
My research investigates how adaptive immune responses to common viruses or autoantigens can damage the central nervous system in neurological autoimmune diseases. By using a variety of molecular and immunological techniques, we aim to characterise autoreactive responses in depth, with the aim to provide better understanding of how disease occurs and ultimately provide targets for development of future therapies.
2017 - Ph.D. in Immunology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
2013 - B.Sc. (Hons) in Medical Microbiology, University of Leeds, United Kindgom.
Selected publications
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;15:1334720Marti Z; Ruder J; Thomas OG; Bronge M; Soto LDLP; Gronlund H; Olsson T; Martin R
- Article: PLOS PATHOGENS. 2024;20(6):e1012177Thomas OG; Haigh TA; Croom-Carter D; Leese A; Van Wijck Y; Douglas MR; Rickinson A; Brooks JM; Taylor GS
- Review: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;14:1304281Thomas OG; Olsson T
- Article: SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2023;9(20):eadg3032Thomas OG; Bronge M; Tengvall K; Akpinar B; Nilsson OB; Holmgren E; Hessa T; Gafvelin G; Khademi M; Alfredsson L; Martin R; Guerreiro-Cacais AO; Groenlund H; Olsson T; Kockum I
- Review: CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;12(5):e1451Thomas OG; Rickinson A; Palendira U
- Article: SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2022;8(17):eabn1823Bronge M; Hogelin KA; Thomas OG; Ruhrmann S; Carvalho-Queiroz C; Nilsson OB; Kaiser A; Zeitelhofer M; Holmgren E; Linnerbauer M; Adzemovic MZ; Hellstrom C; Jelcic I; Liu H; Nilsson P; Hillert J; Brundin L; Fink K; Kockum I; Tengvall K; Martin R; Tegel H; Graslund T; Al Nimer F; Guerreiro-Cacais AO; Khademi M; Gafvelin G; Olsson T; Gronlund H
Articles
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2025;122(11):e2424986122Sattarnezhad N; Kockum I; Thomas OG; Liu Y; Ho PP; Barrett AK; Comanescu AI; Wijeratne TU; Utz PJ; Alfredsson L; Steinman L; Robinson WH; Olsson T; Lanz TV
- Journal article: THESCIENCEBREAKER. 2023;9(4)Thomas O
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2023;30(12):3789-3798Rabenstein M; Thomas OG; Carlin G; Khademi M; Hogelin KA; Malmestrom C; Axelsson M; Brandt AF; Gafvelin G; Gronlund H; Kockum I; Piehl F; Lycke J; Olsson T; Hessa T
- Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2020;20(1):875Winter JR; Taylor GS; Thomas OG; Jackson C; Lewis JEA; Stagg HR
- Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2019;19(1):1007Winter JR; Taylor GS; Thomas OG; Jackson C; Lewis JEA; Stagg HR
All other publications
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2024;30(3):237Rykaczewska U; O'Gorman A; Ehrenborg L; Bronge M; Graslund T; Thomas O; Olsson T; Gronlund H
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2024;30(3):8-9Thomas O; Rykaczewska U; Galesic M; Bronge M; van der Burgt R; Marti Z; Akpinar B; Rique AH; Adzemovic MZ; Hogelin KA; Nilsson O; Holmgren E; Gafvelin G; Khademi M; Al Nimer F; Piehl F; Graslund T; Martin R; Kockum I; Cacais AOG; Gronlund H; Olsson T
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2023;29:36-37Thomas O; Rykaczewska U; Bronge M; Akpinar B; Naghavian R; Nilsson O; Holmgren E; Graslund T; Gafvelin G; Martin R; Gronlund H; Olsson T
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2023;29:482-483Thomas O; Bronge M; Tengvall K; Akpinar B; Nilsson O; Holmgren E; Hessa T; Gafvelin G; Khademi M; Alfredsson L; Martin R; Cacais AOG; Gronlund H; Olsson T; Kockum I
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):234-235Thomas O; Bronge M; Hogelin KA; Carvalho-Queiroz C; Ruhrmann S; Nilsson O; Holmgren E; Graslund T; Martin R; Gafvelin G; Olsson T; Gronlund H
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):233-234Thomas O; Bronge M; Tengvall K; Gyllenberg A; Hellstrom C; Holmgren E; Graslund T; Khademi M; Martin R; Nilsson P; Gafvelin G; Gronlund H; Olsson T; Kockum I
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):103-104Rabenstein M; Thomas OG; Carlin G; Hellstrom C; Nilsson P; Khademi M; Hogelin KA; Lycke J; Malmestrom C; Axelsson M; Brandt AF; Gafvelin G; Gronlund H; Kockum I; Piehl F; Olsson T; Hessa T
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2021;27(2_SUPPL):50-51Thomas O; Bronge M; Hogelin KA; Carvalho-Querioz C; Nilsson O; Kaiser A; Holmgren E; Graslund T; Gafvelin G; Olsson T; Gronlund H
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2021;27(2_SUPPL):344-345Bronge M; Asplund Hogelin K; Thomas OG; Ruhrmann S; Carvalho-Querioz C; Nilsson O; Kaiser A; Holmgren E; Linnerbauer M; Adzemovic MZ; Zeitelhofer M; Hellstrom C; Jelcic I; Liu H; Nilsson P; Hillert J; Brundin L; Fink K; Martin R; Tegel H; Graslund T; Al Nimer F; Guerreiro-Cacais AO; Khademi M; Gafvelin G; Olsson T; Gronlund H
- Review: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2020;10(1):010404Winter JR; Jackson C; Lewis JEA; Taylor GS; Thomas OG; Stagg HR
Employments
- Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2029
- Research Associate, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, 2019-2020
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuroimmunology, Nuffield Department for Clinical Neuroscience, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, 2017-2019
- Clinical Position, ME Neurologi, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset
Degrees and Education
- Ph.D., Neuroimmunology, Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis: investigating EBV antigen-induced T cell cross-recognition of central nervous system proteins, School of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, 2017
- B.Sc. (Hons), Medical Microbiology, University of Leeds, 2013