Penelope Gray
Postdoctoral Researcher
I am an epidemiologist who specialises in vaccine epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology and the prevention of human papilomavirus (HPV) and HPV associated diseases. Currently, my research incl
E-mail: penelope.gray@ki.se
Visiting address: F56 Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Huddinge, 14186 Stockholm
Postal address: H9 Klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik, H9 CLINTEC Centrum för Cervixcancereliminering, 141 52 Huddinge
About me
I am an epidemiologist who specialises in vaccine epidemiology, infectious disease epidemiology and the prevention of human papilomavirus (HPV) and HPV associated diseases. Currently, my research includes the evaluation of the Swedish trial of concomitant HPV vaccination and screening to eliminate cervical cancer, quality assurance monitoring and evaluation of the Swedish cervical screening program and long term evaluation of HPV vaccination.
PhD in epidemiology, Tampere University
MSc in health Sciences (Public Health), University of Tampere
BSc with honours in biological sciences (infectious diseases), The University
of Edinburgh
Articles
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2026;158(7):1941-1951Ortega Llobet M; Gray P; Baussano I; Elfstrom KM; Eriksson T; Lagheden C; Nieminen P; Soderlund-strand A; Dillner J; Pimenoff VN; Lehtinen M
- Journal article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2026;123:106057Kusters JMA; Brenner N; Bogaards JA; Silling S; El-Zein M; Gray P; Kann H; Franco EL; Lehtinen M; Dietz A; Laban S; Klussmann JP; Wieland U; Waterboer T
- Journal article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2026;118(1):180-182Gray P; Dillner J
- Journal article: LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2025;25(12):1267-1269Gray P
- Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2025;122:25007Dillner J; Gray P
- Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2025;231(4):e638-e649Gray P; Wang J; Kleppe SN; Elfstrom KM; Dillner J
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;155(9):1549-1557Louvanto K; Verhoef L; Pimenoff V; Eriksson T; Leppala S; Lagheden C; Gray P; Scibior-Bentkowska D; Sumiec E; Nieminen P; Dillner J; Berkhof J; Meijer CJLM; Lehtinen M; Nedjai B; Heideman DAM
- Article: FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY. 2024;14:1437704Lehtinen M; Gray P; Luostarinen T; Eriksson T; Apter D; Bly A; Harjula K; Heikkila K; Hokkanen M; Kuortti M; Nieminen P; Nummela M; Paavonen J; Palmroth J; Petaja T; Pimenoff VN; Pukkala E; Dillner J
- Article: NPJ VACCINES. 2024;9(1):146Gray P; Mariz FC; Eklund C; Eriksson T; Faust H; Kann H; Mueller M; Paavonen J; Pimenoff VN; Sehr P; Surcel H-M; Dillner J; Waterboer T; Lehtinen M
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(7):e0305285Gray P; Eriksson T; Skoglund L; Lagheden C; Hellstrom C; Pin E; Suomenrinne-Nordvik A; Pimenoff VN; Nilsson P; Dillner J; Lehtinen M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;154(9):1537-1548Lehtinen M; Bruni L; Elfstrom M; Gray P; Logel M; Mariz FC; Baussano I; Vanska S; Franco EL; Dillner J
- Article: ELIFE. 2023;12:e80905Elfstrom M; Gray PG; Dillner J
- Article: CELL HOST & MICROBE. 2023;31(11):1921-1929.e3Pimenoff VN; Gray P; Louvanto K; Eriksson T; Lagheden C; Soderlund-Strand A; Dillner J; Lehtinen M
- Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2022;226(7):1195-1199Arroyo Muhr LS; Eklund C; Lagheden C; Eriksson T; Pimenoff VN; Gray P; Lehtinen M; Dillner J
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(12):e050669Lehtinen M; Lagheden C; Luostarinen T; Eriksson T; Apter D; Bly A; Gray P; Harjula K; Heikkila K; Hokkanen M; Karttunen H; Kuortti M; Nieminen P; Nummela M; Paavonen J; Palmroth J; Petaja T; Pukkala E; Soderlund-Strand A; Veivo U; Dillner J
- Article: LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2021;21(10):1458-1468Mariz FC; Gray P; Render N; Eriksson T; Kann H; Apter D; Paavonen J; Pajunen E; Prager KM; Sehr P; Surcel H-M; Waterboer T; Mueller M; Pawlita M; Lehtinen M
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2021;18(6):e1003588Gray P; Kann H; Pimenoff VN; Eriksson T; Luostarinen T; Vanska S; Surcel H-M; Faust H; Dillner J; Lehtinen M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2020;147(12):3511-3522Gray P; Kann H; Pimenoff VN; Adhikari I; Eriksson T; Surcel H-M; Vanska S; Dillner J; Faust H; Lehtinen M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2020;147(2):440-447Louvanto K; Eriksson T; Gray P; Apter D; Baussano I; Bly A; Harjula K; Heikkila K; Hokkanen M; Huhtinen L; Ikonen M; Karttunen H; Nummela M; Soderlund-Strand A; Veivo U; Dillner J; Elfstom M; Nieminen P; Lehtinen M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2019;145(3):785-796Gray P; Luostarinen T; Vanska S; Eriksson T; Lagheden C; Man I; Palmroth J; Pimenoff VN; Soderlund-Strand A; Dillner J; Lehtinen M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2018;142(12):2491-2500Gray P; Palmroth J; Luostarinen T; Apter D; Dubin G; Garnett G; Eriksson T; Natunen K; Merikukka M; Pimenoff V; Soderlund-Strand A; Vanska S; Paavonen J; Pukkala E; Dillner J; Lehtinen M
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All other publications
- Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2025;156(10):1848-1857Lehtinen M; van Damme P; Beddows S; Pinto LA; Mariz F; Gray P; Dillner J
- Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;153(6):1313-1315Lehtinen M; Butt J; Gray P; Brenner N; Eriksson T; Lehtinen T; Luostarinen T; Schroeder L; Surcel H-M; Makitie A; Pimenoff VN; Waterboer T
- Editorial: EXPERT REVIEW OF VACCINES. 2022;21(6):735-738Lehtinen M; Gray P; Louvanto K; Vanska S
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2019Gray P; Artemchuk H; Pimenoff VN; Eriksson T; Luostarinen T; Vänskä S; Surcel H-M; Faust H; Dillner J; Lehtinen M
Employments
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2027
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027