Sanjiv Risal
Research Specialist
E-mail: sanjiv.risal@ki.se
Visiting address: Hälsovägen, Enheten för obstetrik och gynekologi K65, 14186 Stockholm
Postal address: H9 Klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik, H9 CLINTEC Obstetrik o gynekologi, 141 52 Huddinge
About me
I am a researcher in reproductive medicine and germ cell biology at the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC) and the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska University Hospital. My research primarily focuses on stem cell–derived embryo models (blastoids) and organoids, with the aim of advancing our understanding of early human development and reproductive health.
Selected publications
1) /Cell Rep Med./ 2023 May 16;4(5):101035. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101035.
Epub 2023 May 5.PMID: 37148878
2) /Transl Psychiatry. 2021/ Jan 13;11(1):45. doi:
10.1038/s41398-020-01183-9.PMID: 33441551
3) /Nat Med. 2019 /Dec;25 (12):1894-1904. doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0666-1.
Epub 2019 Dec 2.PMID: 31792459
4) /Cell Discov./ 2017 Feb 7;3:16052. doi: 10.1038/celldisc.2016.52.
eCollection 2017.PMID: 28224044
*Postdoctoral Fellow*, FyFa, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, *2017*-*2021*
*Doctor of Philosophy, *University of Gothenburg, Sweden, *2011*-*2016 *
Articles
- Journal article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2025;40:deaf097.220Pathare A; Apostolov A; Lavogina D; Kask K; Risal S; Ruiz-Duran S; Kalinina A; Tammiste T; Saare M; Peters M; Acharya G; Lanner F; Sola-Leyva A; Salumets A
- Article: NATURE MEDICINE. 2025;31(6):1925-1938Eriksson G; Li C; Sparovec TG; Dekanski A; Torstensson S; Risal S; Ohlsson C; Hirschberg AL; Petropoulos S; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Article: ADVANCED SCIENCE. 2024;11(36):2309429Lu H; Jiang H; Li C; Derisoud E; Zhao A; Eriksson G; Lindgren E; Pui H-P; Risal S; Pei Y; Maxian T; Ohlsson C; Benrick A; Haider S; Stener-Victorin E; Deng Q
- Article: ADVANCED SCIENCE. 2024;11(28):e2401772Torstensson S; Ascani A; Risal S; Lu H; Zhao A; Espinosa A; Lindgren E; Johansson MH; Eriksson G; Barakat M; Karlsson MCI; Svensson C; Benrick A; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY. 2023;7(Suppl 1)FRI393 Mapping Endometrial Cell-type-specific Disease Signatures A nd Endometrial Organoids In Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Article: ELIFE. 2023;12:e86454Ascani A; Torstensson S; Risal S; Lu H; Eriksson G; Li C; Teschl S; Menezes J; Sandor K; Ohlsson C; Svensson CI; Karlsson MCI; Stradner MH; Obermayer-Pietsch B; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2023;38(Supplement_1)Lu H; Jiang H; Li C; Pui HP; Lindgren E; Risal S; Torstensson S; Eriksson G; Ohlsson C; Benrick A; Stener-Victorin E; Deng Q
- Article: CELL REPORTS MEDICINE. 2023;4(5):101035Risal S; Li C; Luo Q; Fornes R; Lu H; Eriksson G; Manti M; Ohlsson C; Lindgren E; Crisosto N; Maliqueo M; Echiburu B; Recabarren S; Petermann TS; Benrick A; Brusselaers N; Qiao J; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: ENDOCRINE ABSTRACTS. 2023Eriksson G; Li C; Risal S; Pui H-P; Torstensson S; Linden AH; Petropoulos S; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Article: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 2023;6(1):69Pei Y; Risal S; Jiang H; Lu H; Lindgren E; Stener-Victorin E; Deng Q
- Journal article: ENDOCRINE ABSTRACTS. 2022Torstensson S; Ascani A; Lu H; Risal S; Eriksson G; Li C; Benrick A; Obermayer-Pietsch B; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: ENDOCRINE ABSTRACTS. 2022Ascani A; Torstensson S; Risal S; Lu H; Teschl S; Eriksson G; Li C; Menezes J; Sandor K; Svensson C; Stradner M; Obermayer-Pietsch B; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: ENDOCRINE ABSTRACTS. 2022Risal S; Li C; Luo Q; Fornes R; Manti M; Lu H; Eriksson G; Ohlsson C; Lindgren E; Crisosto N; Maliqueo M; Echiburu B; Recabarren S; Sir PT; Benrick A; Brusselaers N; Qiao J; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: ENDOCRINE ABSTRACTS. 2022Deng Q; Pei Y; Risal S; Jiang H; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: ENDOCRINE ABSTRACTS. 2022Eriksson G; Li C; Pui H-P; Risal S; Hirschberg ALN; Petropoulos S; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2021;11(1):45Risal S; Manti M; Lu H; Fornes R; Larsson H; Benrick A; Deng Q; Cesta CE; Rosenqvist MA; Stener-Victorin E
- Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2020;34(11):14440-14457Manti M; Pui H-P; Edstrom S; Risal S; Lu H; Lindgren E; Ohlsson C; Jerlhag E; Benrick A; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY. 2020;4(Supplement_1):mon-035Lu H; Manti M; Risal S; Lindgren E; Benrick A; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY. 2020;4(Supplement_1):mon-032Manti M; Pui H-P; Edström S; Risal S; Lu H; Lindgren E; Jerlhag E; Benrick A; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY. 2020;4(Suppl 1)MON-035 Does Androgen Exposure Result in Germline Transmission of PCOS-Like Phenotypes and Can It Be Reversed?Lu H; Manti M; Risal S; Lindgren E; Benrick A; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Article: NATURE MEDICINE. 2019;25(12):1894-1904Risal S; Pei Y; Lu H; Manti M; Fornes R; Pui H-P; Zhao Z; Massart J; Ohlsson C; Lindgren E; Crisosto N; Maliqueo M; Echiburu B; de Guevara AL; Sir-Petermann T; Larsson H; Rosenqvist MA; Cesta CE; Benrick A; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY. 2019;3(Supplement_1):sat-227Risal S; Pei Y; Lu H; Manti M; Fornes R; Zhao Z; Lindgren E; Benrick A; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY. 2019;3(Supplement_1):sat-201Lu H; Risal S; Manti M; Fornes R; Zhao Z; Lindgren E; Benrick A; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Journal article: MOLECULAR THERAPY NUCLEIC ACIDS. 2018;12:337-349Guo X; Huang H; Jin H; Xu J; Risal S; Li J; Li X; Yan H; Zeng X; Xue L; Chen C; Huang C
- Article: CELL DISCOVERY. 2017;3:16052Risal S; Zhang J; Adhikari D; Liu X; Shao J; Hu M; Busayavalasa K; Tu Z; Chen Z; Kaldis P; Liu K
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2017;114(3):592-597Tu Z; Bayazit MB; Liu H; Zhang J; Busayavalasa K; Risal S; Shao J; Satyanarayana A; Coppola V; Tessarollo L; Singh M; Zheng C; Han C; Chen Z; Kaldis P; Gustafsson J-A; Liu K
- Article: CELL RESEARCH. 2016;26(11):1212-1225Adhikari D; Busayavalasa K; Zhang J; Hu M; Risal S; Bayazit MB; Singh M; Diril MK; Kaldis P; Liu K
- Article: METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. 2016;1336:155-166Risal S; Adhikari D; Liu K
- Article: CURRENT BIOLOGY. 2014;24(21):2501-2508Zhang H; Risal S; Gorre N; Busayavalasa K; Li X; Shen Y; Bosbach B; Brannstrom M; Liu K
- Article: JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY. 2014;206(7):843-853Adhikari D; Diril MK; Busayavalasa K; Risal S; Nakagawa S; Lindkvist R; Shen Y; Coppola V; Tessarollo L; Kudo NR; Kaldis P; Liu K
- Article: HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS. 2014;23(4):920-928Zheng W; Zhang H; Gorre N; Risal S; Shen Y; Liu K
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(1):e53810Adhikari D; Risal S; Liu K; Shen Y
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(6):e39034Adhikari D; Gorre N; Risal S; Zhao Z; Zhang H; Shen Y; Liu K
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All other publications
- Review: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2025;104(2):258-266Sola-Leyva A; Pathare ADS; Apostolov A; Aleksejeva E; Kask K; Tammiste T; Ruiz-Duran S; Risal S; Acharya G; Salumets A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;54:33Torstensson S; Lu H; Zhao A; Risal S; Lindgren E; Eriksson G; Chambers B; Johansson M; Benrick A; Stener-Victorin E
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024Torstensson S; Ascani A; Risal S; Lu H; Zhao A; Espinosa A; Lindgren E; Johansson M; Eriksson G; Barakat M; Karlsson MCI; Svensson C; Benrick A; Stener-Victorin E
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023Lu H; Jiang H; Li C; Derisoud E; Zhao A; Eriksson G; Lindgren E; Pui H-P; Risal S; Pei Y; Maxian T; Ohlsson C; Benrick A; Haider S; Stener-Victorin E; Deng Q
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY. 2023;7(Supplement_1):bvad114.1587Eriksson G; Li C; Risal S; Pui H-P; Torstensson S; Hirschberg AL; Petropoulos S; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Conference publication: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2023;38Lu H; Jiang H; Li C; Pui HP; Lindgren E; Risal S; Torstensson S; Eriksson G; Ohlsson C; Benrick A; Stener-Victorin E; Deng Q
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023Ascani A; Torstensson S; Risal S; Lu H; Eriksson G; Li C; Teshl S; Menezes J; Sandor K; Ohlsson C; Svensson C; Karlsson MCI; Stradner MH; Obermayer-Pietsch B; Stener-Victorin E
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022Deng Q; Pei Y; Risal S; Jiang H; Lu J; Lindgren E; Stener-Victorin E
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022Risal S; Li C; Luo Q; Fornes R; Lu H; Eriksson G; Manti M; Ohlsson C; Lindgren E; Crisosto N; Maliqueo M; Echiburú B; Recabarren S; Petermann TS; Benrick A; Brusselaers N; Qiao J; Deng Q; Stener-Victorin E
- Review: MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2019;7(8):E86-86Stener-Victorin E; Manti M; Fornes R; Risal S; Lu H; Benrick A
- Editorial comment: OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY. 2016;71(1):29-30Zhang H; Panula S; Petropoulos S; Edsgard D; Busayavalasa K; Liu L; Li X; Risal S; Shen Y; Shao J; Liu M; Li S; Zhang D; Zhang X; Gerner RR; Sheikhi M; Damdimopoulou P; Sandberg R; Douagi I; Gustafsson J-A; Liu L; Lanner F; Hovatta O; Liu K
- Letter: NATURE MEDICINE. 2015;21(10):1116-1118Zhang H; Panula S; Petropoulos S; Edsgard D; Busayavalasa K; Liu L; Li X; Risal S; Shen Y; Shao J; Liu M; Li S; Zhang D; Zhang X; Gerner RR; Sheikhi M; Damdimopoulou P; Sandberg R; Douagi I; Gustafsson J-A; Liu L; Lanner F; Hovatta O; Liu K