Peter Saliba Gustafsson
Affiliated to Research
E-mail: peter.gustafsson.1@ki.se
Mobile phone: +16503988392
Visiting address: C2:94, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Huddinge, 14186 Stockholm
Postal address: H7 Medicin, Huddinge, H7 CeRM CMU, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me
- I am a Research Specialist in prof. Paolo Parini's lab, and work within the
CardioMetabolic Unit (CMU). I share my activity between research, teaching,
and acting as a project manager within REPO4EU.
Bachelor of Medical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2010.
Master of Medical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2012.
Doctor of Medical Sciences (Medicine doktorsexamen), Karolinska Institutet,
2018.
Research
- My research interests lie within the genetics of cardiometabolic diseases,
focussing on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). I have a robust
background in genetic analyses of cardiometabolic traits, and surrogate
markers of cardiometabolic diseases. During my doctoral studies I explored
autophagy pathways in atherosclerosis, using candidate gene approaches. Main
findings included the discovery of a link between autophagy and
LXR-signalling, using genetic variants in the lipid droplet-associated
protein PLIN2 as a tool. During my postdoctoral training at Stanford
University I profiled myself within functional genomics, employing
large-scale single-cell CRISPRi screens to study genes suggested from
genome-wide association studies in relevant cell model systems. We have
established a functional genomic framework to study putative NAFLD-genes at
scale in a hepatocyte model system.
Articles
- Article: HEPATOLOGY. 2025;82(1):165-183Saliba-Gustafsson P; Justesen JM; Ranta A; Sharma D; Bielczyk-Maczynska E; Li J; Najmi LA; Apodaka M; Aspichueta P; Bjorck HM; Eriksson P; Schurr TM; Franco-Cereceda A; Gloudemans M; Mujica E; den Hoed M; Assimes TL; Quertermous T; Carcamo-Orive I; Park CY; Knowles JW
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;297(1):47-59Ahmed O; Shavva VS; Tarnawski L; Dai W; Borg F; Olofsson VV; Liu T; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Simini C; Pedrelli M; Bergman O; Norata GD; Parini P; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Malin SG; Bjorck HM; Olofsson PS
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY. 2023;325(3):C648-C660Bielczyk-Maczynska E; Sharma D; Blencowe M; Gustafsson PS; Gloudemans MJ; Yang X; Carcamo-Orive I; Wabitsch M; Svensson KJ; Park CY; Quertermous T; Knowles JW; Li J
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 2022;179(19):4709-4721Carracedo M; Pawelzik S-C; Artiach G; Pouwer MG; Plunde O; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Ehrenborg E; Eriksson P; Pieterman E; Stenke L; Princen HMG; Franco-Cereceda A; Back M
- Article: HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;6(7):1516-1526Schnurr TM; Katz SF; Justesen JM; O'Sullivan JW; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Assimes TL; Carcamo-Orive I; Ahmed A; Ashley EA; Hansen T; Knowles JW
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2022;42(5):659-676Rykaczewska U; Zhao Q; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Lengquist M; Kronqvist M; Bergman O; Huang Z; Lund K; Waden K; Pons Vila Z; Caidahl K; Skogsberg J; Vukojevic V; Lindeman JHN; Roy J; Hansson GK; Treuter E; Leeper NJ; Eriksson P; Ehrenborg E; Razuvaev A; Hedin U; Matic L
- Article: ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL. 2021;10(4):371Machowska A; Marrone G; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Borg MA; Saliba-Gustafsson EA; Stalsby Lundborg C
- Journal article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2020;315:e22-e23Ehrenborg E; Paloschi V; Goncalves I; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Werngren O; Matic L; Skogsberg J; Jin H; Ketelhuth DFJ; Maegdefessel L; Hedin U; Eriksson P; Magné J
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2019;286(6):660-675Saliba-Gustafsson P; Pedrelli M; Gertow K; Werngren O; Janas V; Pourteymour S; Baldassarre D; Tremoli E; Veglia F; Rauramaa R; Smit AJ; Giral P; Kurl S; Pirro M; de Faire U; Humphries SE; Hamsten A; Goncalves I; Orho-Melander M; Franco-Cereceda A; Boren J; Eriksson P; Magne J; Parini P; Ehrenborg E; Sirtori CR; Castelnuovo S; Amato M; Frigerio B; Ravani A; Sansaro D; Tedesco C; Bovis F; Discacciati A; Ahl M; Blomgren G; Eriksson MJ; Fahlstadius P; Heinonen M; Nilson L; Cooper J; Acharya J; Huttunen K; Rauramaa E; Pekkarinen H; Penttila IM; Torronen J; van Gessel AI; van Roon AM; Teune GC; Kuipers WD; Bruin M; Nicolai A; Haarsma-Jorritsma P; Mulder DJ; Bilo HJG; Smeets GH; Beaudeux JL; Kahn JF; Carreau V; Kontush A; Karppi J; Nurmi T; Nyyssonen K; Salonen R; Tuomainen TP; Tuomainen J; Kauhanen J; Vaudo G; Alaeddin A; Siepi D; Lupattelli G; Schillaci G
- Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2019;40(Supplement_1):ehz747.0332Ehrenborg E; Gustafsson PS; Pedrelli M; Gertow K; Pourteymour S; Baldassarre D; Tremoli E; De Faire U; Humphries SE; Goncalves I; Orho-Melander M; Boren J; Eriksson P; Magne J; Parini P
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2019;20(6):E1486-1486Carracedo M; Persson O; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Artiach G; Ehrenborg E; Eriksson P; Franco-Cereceda A; Back M
- Article: MOLECULAR THERAPY. 2018;26(4):1040-1055Jin H; Li DY; Chernogubova E; Sun C; Busch A; Eken SM; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Winter H; Winski G; Raaz U; Schellinger IN; Simon N; Hegenloh R; Matic LP; Jagodic M; Ehrenborg E; Pelisek J; Eckstein H-H; Hedin U; Backlund A; Maegdefessel L
- Article: BMC MEDICAL GENETICS. 2018;19(1):39Mattsson E; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Ehrenborg E; Tornvall P
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2017;266:196-204Strawbridge RJ; Silveira A; den Hoed M; Gustafsson S; Luan J; Rybin D; Dupuis J; Li-Gao R; Kavousi M; Dehghan A; Haljas K; Lahti J; Gadin JR; Backlund A; de Faire U; Gertow K; Giral P; Goel A; Humphries SE; Kurl S; Langenberg C; Lannfelt LL; Lind L; Lindgren CCM; Mannarino E; Mook-Kanamori DO; Morris AP; de Mutsert R; Rauramaa R; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Sennblad B; Smit AJ; Syvanen A-C; Tremoli E; Veglia F; Zethelius B; Bjorck HM; Eriksson JG; Hofman A; Franco OH; Watkins H; Jukema JW; Florez JC; Wareham NJ; Meigs JB; Ingelsson E; Baldassarre D; Hamsten A
- Journal article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2017;263:e11-e12Saliba-Gustafsson P; Werngren O; Pedrelli M; Parini P; Ehrenborg E
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2015;35(5):1226-1235Magne J; Gustafsson P; Jin H; Maegdefessel L; Hultenby K; Wernerson A; Eriksson P; Franco-Cereceda A; Kovanen PT; Goncalves I; Ehrenborg E
- Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2013;27(8):3090-3099Magne J; Aminoff A; Sundelin JP; Mannila MN; Gustafsson P; Hultenby K; Wernerson A; Bauer G; Listenberger L; Neville MJ; Karpe F; Boren J; Ehrenborg E
All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024;MEDRXIVSaliba-Gustafsson P; Justesen JM; Ranta A; Sharma D; Bielczyk-Maczynska E; Li J; Najmi LA; Apodaka M; Aspichueta P; Björck HM; Eriksson P; Franco-Cereceda A; Gloudemans M; Mujica E; den Hoed M; Assimes TL; Quertermous T; Carcamo-Orive I; Park CY; Knowles JW
- Conference publication: 2023Scholte M; Abu-Zahra T; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Kimman M; Pedrelli M; Parini P; Grimm S; Joore M
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2022Bielczyk-Maczynska E; Sharma D; Blencowe M; Gustafsson PS; Gloudemans M; Yang X; Carcamo-Orive I; Wabitsch M; Svensson K; Park C; Quertermous T; Knowles J; Li J
- Conference publication: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2021;331:E18Maestri A; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Kaushik S; Pedrelli M; Parini P; Cuervo AM; Ehrenborg E
- Conference publication: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2020;315:E22-E23Ehrenborg E; Paloschi V; Goncalves I; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Werngren O; Matic L; Skogsberg J; Jin H; Ketelhuth DFJ; Maegdefessel L; Hedin U; Eriksson P; Magne J
- Conference publication: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2018;275:E32Saliba-gustafsson P; Pedrelli M; Werngren O; Parini P; Ehrenborg E
- Conference publication: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2018;275:E117Saliba-Gustafsson P; Pedrelli M; Werngren O; Parini P; Ehrenborg E
- Meeting abstract: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2018;38Rykaczewska U; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Lengquist M; Kronqvist M; Lund K; Caidahl K; Skogsberg J; Vukojevic V; Lindeman JH; Paulsson-Berne G; Hansson GK; Leeper N; Ehrenborg E; Razuvaev A; Hedin U; Matic LP
- Meeting abstract: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2018;38Magne J; Paloschi V; Goncalves I; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Skogsberg J; Razuvaev A; Jin H; Li Y; Ketelhuth DFJ; Maegdefessel L; Hedin U; Eriksson P; Ehrenborg E
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH. 2017;54:6Rykaczewska U; Saliba-Gustafsson P; Caidahl K; Lund K; Lengquist M; Skogsberg J; Lindeman J; Ehrenborg E; Razuvaev A; Hedin U; Perisic LM
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
- Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
- Degree Of Bachelor Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2010