Rachel Fisher
Professor
E-mail: rachel.fisher@ki.se
Telephone: +46852481576
Visiting address: BioClinicum, Plan 8,Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Kardiov m Hagberg C, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Rachel Fisher was appointed Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases at Karolinska Institutet in 2009. Her research is about the molecular mechanisms behind disturbed lipid metabolism and how this contributes to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Articles
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2025;45(3):443-451Leander K; Chen YQ; Vikstrom M; Silveira A; Fisher RM; Konrad RJ; van 't Hooft FM
- Article: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2023;76:18-26Frisell A; Bergman O; Khan A; Gistera A; Fisher RM; Lagergren J; de Boniface J; Halle M
- Article: JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2022;600(4):869-883Ioannidou A; Alatar S; Schipper R; Baganha F; Ahlander M; Hornell A; Fisher RM; Hagberg CE
- Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 2019;60(6):1069-1077Taxiarchis A; Mahdessian H; Silveira A; Fisher RM; van't Hooft FM
- Article: KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS. 2017;2(6):1208-1218Gertow J; Ng CZ; Branca RMM; Werngren O; Du L; Kjellqvist S; Hemmingsson P; Bruchfeld A; MacLaughlin H; Eriksson P; Axelsson J; Fisher RM
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2016;36(6):1132-1140Edsfeldt A; Duner P; Stahlman M; Mollet IG; Asciutto G; Grufman H; Nitulescu M; Persson AF; Fisher RM; Melander O; Orho-Melander M; Boren J; Nilsson J; Goncalves I
- Article: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 2016;136(3):640-648Cheung L; Fisher RM; Kuzmina N; Li D; Li X; Werngren O; Blomqvist L; Stahle M; Landen NX
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2014;48(19):1407-1409Sjogren P; Fisher R; Kallings L; Svenson U; Roos G; Hellenius M-L
- Article: NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. 2014;24(2):124-131Gertow J; Kjellqvist S; Stahlman M; Cheung L; Gottfries J; Werngren O; Boren J; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Fisher RM
- Article: NUTRITION & DIABETES. 2013;3(5):e66Cheung L; Gertow J; Werngren O; Folkersen L; Petrovic N; Nedergaard J; Franco-Cereceda A; Eriksson P; Fisher RM
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2013;31(5):1003-1010Thulin P; Wei T; Werngren O; Cheung L; Fisher RM; Grander D; Corcoran M; Ehrenborg E
- Article: LIPIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. 2012;11:115Expression of ceramide-metabolising enzymes in subcutaneous and intra-abdominal human adipose tissueKolak M; Gertow J; Westerbacka J; Summers SA; Liska J; Franco-Cereceda A; Oresic M; Yki-Jarvinen H; Eriksson P; Fisher RM
- Article: LIPIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. 2012;11:80Sjogren P; Sierra-Johnson J; Kallings LV; Cederholm T; Kolak M; Halldin M; Brismar K; de Faire U; Hellenius M-L; Fisher RM
- Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2010;24(11):4366-4377Zadravec D; Brolinson A; Fisher RM; Carneheim C; Csikasz RI; Bertrand-Michel J; Boren J; Guillou H; Rudling M; Jacobsson A
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 2010;299(2):E234-E240Ekstrom M; Halle M; Bjessmo S; Liska J; Kolak M; Fisher R; Eriksson P; Tornvall P
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2010;30(6):710-717Sierra-Johnson J; Fisher RM; Romero-Corral A; Somers VK; Lopez-Jimenez F; Ohrvik J; Walldius G; Hellenius M-L; Hamsten A
- Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2009;52(6):1056-1060Kotronen A; Johansson LE; Johansson LM; Roos C; Westerbacka J; Hamsten A; Bergholm R; Arkkila P; Arola J; Kiviluoto T; Fisher RM; Ehrenborg E; Orho-Melander M; Ridderstrale M; Groop L; Yki-Jarvinen H
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2009;160(4):593-602Kotronen A; Yki-Jarvinen H; Aminoff A; Bergholm R; Pietilainen KH; Westerbacka J; Talmud PJ; Humphries SE; Hamsten A; Isomaa B; Groop L; Orho-Melander M; Ehrenborg E; Fisher RM
- Article: CLINICAL SCIENCE. 2009;116(5-6):507-512Sierra-Johnson J; Romero-Corral A; Somers VK; Lopez-Jimenez F; Malarstig A; Brismar K; Hamsten A; Fisher RM; Hellenius M-L
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2008;29(18):2218-2226Sjogren P; Fredrikson GN; Samnegard A; Ericsson C-G; Ohrvik J; Fisher RM; Nilsson J; Hamsten A
- Article: OBESITY. 2008;16(6):1302-1307Sierra-Johnson J; Unden A-L; Linestrand M; Rosell M; Sjogren P; Kolak M; De Faire U; Fisher RM; Hellenius M-L
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY. 2008;294(5):G1281-G1287Greco D; Kotronen A; Westerbacka J; Puig O; Arkkila P; Kiviluoto T; Laitinen S; Kolak M; Fisher RM; Hamsten A; Auvinen P; Yki-Jarvinen H
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2008;93(5):1995-2001Krapivner S; Popov S; Chernogubova E; Hellenius M-L; Fisher RM; Hamsten A; van't Hooft FM
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 2008;294(5):E841-E845Westerbacka J; Corner A; Kolak M; Makkonen J; Turpeinen U; Hamsten A; Fisher RM; Yki-Jarvinen H
- Article: METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL. 2008;57(3):362-366Sjogren P; Fredrikson GN; Rosell M; de Faire U; Hamsten A; Nilsson J; Hellenius M-L; Fisher RM
- Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2008;51(2):328-335Sjogren P; Sierra-Johnson J; Gertow K; Rosell M; Vessby B; de Faire U; Hamsten A; Hellenius M-L; Fisher RM
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2007;195(2):e168-e175Sjogren P; Basta G; de Caterina R; Rosell M; Basu S; Silveira A; de Faire U; Vessby B; Hamsten A; Hellenius M-L; Fisher RM
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2007;28(21):2637-2643Sierra-Johnson J; Romero-Corral A; Somers VK; Lopez-Jimenez F; Walldius G; Hamsten A; Hellenius M-L; Fisher RM
- Article: DIABETES. 2007;56(11):2759-2765Westerbacka J; Kolak M; Kiviluoto T; Arkkila P; Siren J; Hamsten A; Fisher RM; Yki-Jaervinen H
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2007;31(10):1617-1625Makkonen J; Westerbacka J; Kolak M; Sutinen J; Corner A; Hamsten A; Fisher RM; Yki-Jarvinen H
- Article: DIABETES. 2007;56(8):1960-1968Kolak M; Westerbacka J; Velagapudi VR; Wagsater D; Yetukuri L; Makkonen J; Rissanen A; Hakkinen A-M; Lindell M; Bergholm R; Hamsten A; Eriksson P; Fisher RM; Oresic M; Yki-Jarvinen H
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2007;92(2):720-724Kolak M; Yki-Jarvinen H; Kannisto K; Tiikkainen M; Hamsten A; Eriksson P; Fisher RM
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2006;60(12):1406-1413Gertow K; Rosell M; Sjogren P; Eriksson P; Vessby B; de Faire U; Hamsten A; Hellenius M-L; Fisher RM
- Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2006;49(1):132-140Westerbacka J; Cornér A; Kannisto K; Kolak M; Makkonen J; Korsheninnikova E; Nyman T; Hamsten A; Fisher RM; Yki-Järvinen H
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2005;25(12):2580-2586Sjogren P; Basu S; Rosell M; Silveira A; de Faire U; Vessby B; Hamsten A; Hellenius ML; Fisher RM
- Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2004;47(6):1118-1125Gertow K; Pietiläinen KH; Yki-Järvinen H; Kaprio J; Rissanen A; Eriksson P; Hamsten A; Fisher RM
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 2004;286(6):E941-E949Sutinen J; Kannisto K; Korsheninnikova E; Fisher RM; Ehrenborg E; Nyman T; Virkamäki A; Funahashi T; Matsuzawa Y; Vidal H; Hamsten A; Yki-Järvinen H
- Article: ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2004;145(4):1972-1979Ståhlberg N; Rico-Bautista E; Fisher RM; Wu XX; Cheung L; Flores-Morales A; Tybring G; Norstedt G; Tollet-Egnell P
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2004;89(1):392-399Gertow K; Bellanda M; Eriksson P; Boquist S; Hamsten A; Sunnerhagen M; Fisher RM
- Article: AIDS. 2003;17(12):1753-1762Kannisto K; Sutinen J; Korsheninnikova E; Fisher RM; Ehrenborg E; Gertow K; Virkamäki A; Nyman T; Vidal H; Hamsten A; Yki-Järvinen H
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2003;167(2):311-317Skoglund-Andersson C; Ehrenborg E; Fisher RM; Olivercrona G; Hamsten A; Karpe F
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2003;167(2):265-273Gertow K; Skoglund-Andersson C; Eriksson P; Boquist S; Orth-Gomér K; Schenck-Gustafsson K; Hamsten A; Fisher RM
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2003;23(4):688-694Yki-Järvinen H; Sutinen J; Silveira A; Korsheninnikova E; Fisher RM; Kannisto K; Ehrenborg E; Eriksson P; Hamsten A
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2003;166(2):243-251Fisher RM; Benhizia F; Schreiber R; Makoveichuk E; Putt W; Al-Haideri M; Deckelbaum RJ; Olivecrona G; Humphries SE; Talmud PJ
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2002;26(10):1379-1385Fisher RM; Hoffstedt J; Hotamisligil GS; Thörne A; Rydén M
- Article: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY. 2002;239(1-2):95-100Fisher RM; Thörne A; Hamsten A; Arner P
- Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2001;44(10):1268-1273Fisher RM; Eriksson P; Hoffstedt J; Hotamisligil GS; Thörne A; Rydén M; Hamsten A; Arner P
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2000;20(12):2663-2669Waterworth DM; Talmud PJ; Bujac SR; Fisher RM; Miller GJ; Humphries SE
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2000;149(2):387-394Wallace AJ; Humphries SE; Fisher RM; Mann JI; Chisholm A; Sutherland WHF
- Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 1999;40(2):287-294Fisher RM; Burke H; Nicaud V; Ehnholm C; Humphries SE
- Article: CIRCULATION. 1997;96(3):733-740Gerdes C; Fisher RM; Nicaud V; Boer J; Humphries SE; Talmud PJ; Faergeman O
- Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 1997;38(7):1463-1472Syvanne M; Talmud PJ; Humphries SE; Fisher RM; Rosseneu M; Hilden H; Taskinen MR
- Article: METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL. 1997;46(6):605-610Fisher RM; Miles JM; Kottke BA; Frayn KN; Coppack SW
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 1996;26(8):631-639DeBruin TWA; Mailly F; VanBarlingen HHJJ; Fisher R; Cabezas MC; Talmud P; DallingaThie GM; Humphries SE
- Article: CLINICAL SCIENCE. 1996;90(5):409-415Coppack SW; Fisher RM; Humphreys SM; Clark ML; Pointon JJ; Frayn KN
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 1996;122(1):21-28Mailly F; Fisher RM; Nicaud V; Luong LA; Evans AE; MarquesVidal P; Luc G; Arveiler D; Bard JM; Poirier O; Talmud PJ; Humphries SE
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY. 1996;270(4):E718-E722Coppack SW; Yost TJ; Fisher RM; Eckel RH; Miles JM
- Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 1995;36(10):2104-2112FISHER RM; MAILLY F; PEACOCK RE; HAMSTEN A; SEED M; YUDKIN JS; BEISIEGEL U; FEUSSNER G; MILLER G; HUMPHRIES SE; TALMUD PJ
- Article: CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA. 1995;236(1):7-17FISHER RM; COPPACK SW; HUMPHREYS SM; GIBBONS GF; FRAYN KN
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY. 1995;268(4):E588-E594POTTS JL; COPPACK SW; FISHER RM; HUMPHREYS SM; GIBBONS GF; FRAYN KN
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All other publications
- Review: OBESITY REVIEWS. 2022;23(4):e13403Ioannidou A; Fisher RM; Hagberg CE
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021Ioannidou A; Alatar S; Åhlander M; Hornell A; Fisher R; Hagberg C
- Editorial comment: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2013;226(2):510-516Costet P; Ehrenborg E; Fisher R; Fielding B; Groen A; Kardassis D; Malle E; Mulder M; Niemeier A; Norata GD; Hansen AT; von Eckardstein A
- Other: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2012;221(1):287-293Bernini F; Costet P; Ehrenborg E; Fisher R; Fielding B; Freeman D; Groen A; Malle E; Mulder M; Niemeier A; Hansen AT; von Eckardstein A
- Editorial comment: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2011;215(1):249-255Bernini F; Fisher R; Freeman D; Groen A; Kalopissis A; Malle E; Mulder M; Niemeier A; Parini P; Hansen AT; von Eckardstein A
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK. 2009;16(1):80-84Kallings LV; Johnson JS; Fisher RM; de Faire U; Stahle A; Hemmingsson E; Hellenius M-L
- Editorial comment: NATURE CLINICAL PRACTICE CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. 2008;5(1):18-19Sierra-Johnson J; Fisher RM
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2007;8(1):116Sjogren P; Basta G; de Caterina R; Rosell M; Basu S; Silveira A; de Faire U; Vessby B; Hamsten A; Hellenius ML; Fisher RM
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2007;8(1):60-61Krapivner S; Popov S; Chemogubova E; Hellenius M-L; Fisher R; Hamsten A; van't Hooft F
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2007;8(1):39Sierra-Johnson J; Romero-Corral A; Fisher RM; Lopez-Jimenez F; Somers VK
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2007;8(1):3Fisher RM; Sjogren P; Rose M; Hamsten A; Vessby B; Hellenius M-L
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2006;7(3):231Sjögren P; Fredrikson GN; Basta G; Hamsten A; Nilsson J; Hellenius ML; De Caterina R; Fisher RM
- Letter: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2006;26(4):E31-E32Sjogren P; Hamsten A; Hellenius ML; Fisher RM
- Review: CURRENT OPINION IN LIPIDOLOGY. 2005;16(2):173-178Fisher RM; Gertow K
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2004;134(7):1729-1735Sjogren P; Rosell M; Skoglund-Andersson C; Zdravkovic S; Vessby B; de Faire U; Hamsten A; Hellenius ML; Fisher RM
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2003;4(2):48-49Gertow K; Bellanda M; Sunnerhagen M; Eriksson P; Boquist S; Hamsten A; Fisher R
- Review: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 1997;135(2):145-159Fisher RM; Humphries SE; Talmud PJ
Employments
- Professor, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2009-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2003