Anita Pernilla Lång
About me
I work as assistant lecturer and researcher at the Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine. Since May 2023, I serve as Program Director for both the Biomedical Laboratory Science programme and the Master’s programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science, with overall responsibility for programme development, educational quality, and strategic coordination, alongside my teaching and research.
Research
My research focuses on the multifunctional protein tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) and its role in regulating cellular responses across diverse biological contexts, including immune regulation and cancer progression. Specifically, I investigate how TRAP influences cellular signaling, metabolic adaptation, and stress responses in complex microenvironments.
Teaching
My teaching portfolio spans both theoretical and practical aspects of cell and molecular biology, as well as general pathology, scientific methodology, and biostatistics. I also contribute to teaching in chemistry, biochemistry, and immunology. In addition, I integrate training in project management, communication, and leadership to support students’ professional development.
My teaching is grounded in a student-centered approach that emphasizes active learning over passive knowledge acquisition. A central aspect of my teaching is to create opportunities for students to translate theoretical knowledge into practical application. I aim to develop students’ ability to think critically, solve complex problems, and apply their knowledge in new contexts, preparing them for future roles in healthcare, research, and biomedicine.
I have a particular interest in how student learning progresses across a programme and in how progression can be supported and followed in practice through alignment between learning outcomes, teaching activities, and assessment.
Articles
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY. 2025;328(4):L497-L511Willems SH; Qian S; Lang P; Overtoom BE; Alimostafazadeh S; Fuentes-Mateos R; Vasse GF; van der Veen TA; Vlasma J; de Jager MH; Guryev V; Fejer G; Andersson G; Melgert BN
- Article: IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;171(4):583-594Bergwik J; Bhongir RKV; Padra M; Adler A; Olm F; Lang P; Lindstedt S; Andersson G; Egesten A; Tanner L
- Article: BONE REPORTS. 2023;19:101697Desai S; Lang P; Nareoja T; Windahl SH; Andersson G
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;13:1079775Tanner L; Bergwik J; Bhongir RKV; Puthia M; Lang P; Ali MN; Welinder C; Onnerfjord P; Erjefalt JS; Palmberg L; Andersson G; Egesten A
- Article: FEBS LETTERS. 2021;595(20):2616-2627Lang P; Patlaka C; Andersson G
- Article: EATING AND WEIGHT DISORDERS-STUDIES ON ANOREXIA BULIMIA AND OBESITY. 2020;25(5):1387-1397Patlaka C; Tubic B; Lang P; Paulie S; Swolin-Eide D; Magnusson P; Andersson G
- Article: CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL. 2020;106(2):194-207Mira-Pascual L; Patlaka C; Desai S; Paulie S; Nareoja T; Lang P; Andersson G
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2020;21(2):E538-538Mira-Pascual L; Tran AN; Andersson G; Nareoja T; Lang P
- Article: JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY. 2019;234(9):16503-16516Amirhosseini M; Bernhardsson M; Lang P; Andersson G; Flygare J; Fahlgren A
- Article: BIOMARKERS. 2017;22(8):764-774Patlaka C; Pascual LM; Paulie S; Henriksson A-F; Arner P; Lang P; Andersson G
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(8):e0182904Luukkonen J; Pascual LM; Patlaka C; Lang P; Turunen S; Halleen J; Nousiainen T; Valkealahti M; Tuukkanen J; Andersson G; Lehenkari P
- Journal article: BONE ABSTRACTS. 2016Mira-Pascual L; Lang P; Andersson G
- Journal article: BONE ABSTRACTS. 2016Patlaka C; Mira-Pascual L; Paulie S; Lang P; Andersson G
- Article: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2014;454(3):446-452Patlaka C; Mai HA; Lang P; Andersson G
- Article: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 2014;1843(3):495-507Patlaka C; Becker H; Norgard M; Paulie S; Nordvall-Bodell A; Lang P; Andersson G
- Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2013;56(8):1792-1801Mejhert N; Wilfling F; Esteve D; Galitzky J; Pellegrinelli V; Kolditz C-I; Viguerie N; Tordjman J; Naslund E; Trayhurn P; Lacasa D; Dahlman I; Stich V; Lang P; Langin D; Bouloumie A; Clement K; Ryden M
- Article: CELLS TISSUES ORGANS. 2012;196(1):68-81Gradin P; Hollberg K; Cassady AI; Lang P; Andersson G
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2011;35(12):1502-1510Lang P; Zakaroff-Girard A; Wahlen K; Andersson J; Olsson T; Bambace C; Jocken J; Bouloumie A; Andersson G; Arner P
- Article: HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY. 2009;132(6):599-612Lang P; Lange S; Delbro D; Andersson G
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2008;3(3):e1713Lang P; van Harmelen V; Ryden M; Kaaman M; Parini P; Carneheim C; Cassady AI; Hume DA; Andersson G; Arner P
- Article: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. 2005;280(31):28370-28381Ljusberg J; Wang YL; Lång P; Norgård M; Dodds R; Hultenby K; Ek-Rylander B; Andersson G
- Article: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES. 2005;62(7-8):905-918Lång P; Andersson G
- Article: NATURE CELL BIOLOGY. 2004;6(6):523-531Zhang HQ; Berg JS; Li ZL; Wang YL; Lång P; Sousa AD; Bhaskar A; Cheney RE; Strömblad S
- Article: JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY. 2001;49(3):379-396Lång P; Schultzberg M; Andersson G
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All other publications
- Conference publication: 2025;:tp311Qian S; Willems S; Lång P; Overtoom BE; Fuentes-Mateos R; Vasse GF; Van Der Veen A; Vlasma J; De Jager MH; Alimostafazadeh S; Baarsma HA; Guryev V; Fejer G; Schmidt M; Andersson G; Melgert BN
- Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2019;199:a4519van der Veen A; Lang P; de Jager MH; Andersson G; Melgert BN
- Conference publication: FEBS JOURNAL. 2012;279:544Patlaka C; Mai HA; Nordvall-Bodell A; Lang P; Andersson G
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 2003;18(10):1912-1915Andersson G; Ek-Rylander B; Hollberg K; Ljusberg-Sjölander J; Lång P; Norgård M; Wang YL; Zhang SJ
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 2000;15:S395Lång P; Andersson G
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 1999;14:S486Expression and distribution of tartrate-resistant purple acid phosphatase in the rat nervous system.Lång P; Schultzberg M; Andersson G
Grants
- Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) as a Driver of Cancer Progression: Signaling, Metabolic Reprogramming and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal transition in a Nutrient-Deprived Tumor MicroenvironmentKarolinska Institutet1 January 2026 - 31 December 2028
Employments
- Assistant Senior Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
Degrees and Education
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
- Bachelor Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 1998
Leadership and responsibility assignments
- Responsible for a study programme, Biomedical analyst program, Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
- Responsible for a study programme, Masterprogram in biomedical laboratory science, Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
- Project leader, Development of new curriculum for biomedicial analyst program, Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2023
Supervision
Supervision to doctoral degree
- Suchita Desai, The role of mechanical loading, sex and TRAP/ACP5 on bone properties, https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/48681, 2023
- Laia Mira Pascual, Role of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase in bone remodeling, https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/46930, 2019
- Christina Patlaka, Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase 5a : a potential regulator of adipocyte cell number and differentiation in white adipose tissue, https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/44563, 2015