Ronaldo Lira Júnior
Lecturer
E-mail: ronaldo.lira.junior@ki.se
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 14104 Huddinge
Postal address: OF Odontologi, OF Oral diagnostik och kirurgi, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
After completing my dental education (2011), I obtained a Master (2014) and a PhD (2018) in Periodontology at the Faculty of Odontology, Rio de Janeiro State University (Brazil). Thereafter, I underwent a post-doctoral training at the Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet (2018-2021) and then continued as a research specialist. Currently, I am a lecturer at the department.
2018 - PhD in Periodontology, UERJ (Brazil)
2014 - MDSc in Periodontology, UERJ (Brazil)
2011 - Dentistry, UFPB (Brazil)
Research
- My research is mainly focused on understanding the immune mechanisms underlying periodontal disease and its interplay with other chronic diseases. Another line of investigation relates to the identification of salivary biomarkers for monitoring of chronic inflammatory diseases.
Teaching
- First-cycle education - Dental Program:
Moment leader for Cell and Molecular Biology (4 hp) within the Oral Biomedicine 1 course (2TL051, 11.5 hp).
Articles
- Journal article: CYTOKINE. 2026;206:157198Brito F; Cobra M; Curcio HFQ; Franco ALMM; de Carvalho FM; Orioli IM; Zaltman C; Lira-Junior R
- Article: GENOME MEDICINE. 2026;18(1):74Lira-Junior R; Ambikan AT; Cederholm A; Rezene S; Mikaeloff F; Akusjarvi SS; Yalcinkaya A; Chen X; Sperk M; Aranda-Guillen M; Nordqvist H; Treutiger CJ; Landegren N; Neogi U; Gupta S
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY. 2026;97(5):919-928Buhlin K; Eriksdotter M; Jansson L; Pussinen PJ; Schultzberg M; Lira-Junior R
- Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DENTAL RESEARCH. 2026;12(2):e70350Asa'ad F; Hasuike A; Yoshida K; Lira Junior R; Chaurasia A; Giraldo-Osorno PM; Garaicoa-Pazmino C
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY. 2025;96(10):1126-1137Malmqvist S; Qadri T; Lira Junior R; Bostrom EA; Gustafsson A; Belibasakis GN; Silbereisen A; Johannsen G; Johannsen A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY. 2025;52(9):1288-1297Silbereisen A; Lira-Junior R; Afacan B; Ozturk O-V; Emingil G; Bostanci N
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):32149Ambikan AT; Cederholm A; Rezene S; Aranda-Guillen M; Nordqvist H; Treutiger CJ; Lira-Junior R; Landegren N; Gupta S
- Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):32149Ambikan AT; Cederholm A; Rezene S; Aranda-Guillén M; Nordqvist H; Treutiger CJ; Lira-Junior R; Landegren N; Gupta S
- Article: CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS. 2025;29(6):303Clark R; Lira-Junior R; Jansson L; Eriksdotter M; Schultzberg M; Pussinen P; Buhlin K; Bostroem EA
- Article: ORAL DISEASES. 2025;31(1):286-297Majster M; Almer S; Malmqvist S; Johannsen A; Lira-Junior R; Bostroem EA
- Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;217(2):173-182Immune cell composition and inflammatory profile of human peri-implantitis and periodontitis lesionsMalmqvist S; Clark R; Johannsen G; Johannsen A; Bostroem EA; Lira-Junior R
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY. 2024;95(7):640-649Lira Junior R; Aogain MM; Crncalo E; Ekberg NR; Chotirmall SH; Pettersson S; Gustafsson A; Brismar K; Bostanci N
- Article: PLOS PATHOGENS. 2024;20(7):e1012390Garcia M; Garcia AC; Weigel W; Christ W; Lira-Junior R; Wirth L; Tauriainen J; Maleki K; Vanoni G; Vaheri A; Makela S; Mustonen J; Nordgren J; Smed-Sorensen A; Strandin T; Mjosberg J; Klingstrom J
- Article: INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL. 2024;57(1):12-22Sebring D; Kvist T; Lund H; Jonasson P; Lira-Junior R; Norhammar A; Ryden L; Buhlin K
- Article: BRAZILIAN ORAL RESEARCH. 2024;38:e070Nadanovsky P; de Oliveira BH; Lira-junior R; dos Santos APP
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY. 2023;50(11):1467-1475Silbereisen A; Lira-Junior R; Akerman S; Klinge B; Bostrom EAA; Bostanci N
- Article: LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2022;9(1):e000607Ruacho G; Lira-Junior R; Gunnarsson I; Svenungsson E; Bostrom EA
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH. 2021;56(6):1132-1140Sete MRC; Carlos JC; Mello-Neto JM; Lira-Junior R; Brito F; Bostrom EA; Sztajnbok FR; Figueredo CM
- Article: JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH. 2021;56(6):1141-1153Clark R; Lira RJ; Johannsen G; Bostrom EA
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY. 2021;48(11):1430-1440Lira-Junior R; Bissett SM; Preshaw PM; Taylor JJ; Bostrom EA
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Grants
- CIMED project grant 2025–20271 January 2025 - 31 December 2027
- VR starting grant1 January 2025 - 31 December 2028