Sarah Elizabeth Bergen
Senior Lecturer | Docent
E-mail: sarah.bergen@ki.se
Telephone: +46852486125
Visiting address: ,
Postal address: C8 Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, C8 MEB II Bergen, 171 77 Stockholm
Research
I conduct quantitative genetics research predominantly focusing on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder as well as some projects on depression and eating disorders. My current studies aim to better understand the genetic and environmental contributions to disease risk, comorbidities associated with these disorders, and the observed variability within patient groups. I also have a keen interest in developing ways of subtyping patients to better understand the heterogeneous etiological pathways that give rise to these disorders. My strong foundation in neuroscience offers added biological context to the results from genetic research studies. Ultimately, I hope my research will contribute to improved treatment and prevention strategies for serious, chronic mental illnesses.
Articles
- Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE. 2026;227:107476Lu Z-A; Ploner A; Birgegard A; Bergen SE
- Journal article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2026;:1-8Robinson N; Ploner A; Ohlsson H; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2026;56:e92Lu Z-A; Ploner A; Bergen SE
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2026;31(3):1475-1484Lu Z-A; Ploner A; Birgegard A; Landen M; Bulik CM; Bergen SE
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2025;129:305-317Lu Z-A; Ploner A; Jaholkowski P; Shadrin AA; Brew BK; Andreassen OA; Bergen SE
- Article: GENOM PSYCHIATRY. 2025;1(3):17-21Robinson N; Bergen SE
- Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2024;87:111-112Lu Z-A; Ploner A; Jaholkowski P; Shadrin A; Haasdyk B; Andreassen OA; Bergen S
- Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2024;87:218Lu Z-A; Ploner A; Birgegard A; Landen M; Bulik C; Bergen S
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2024;339:115990Cheng K-Y; Robinson N; Ploner A; Kuja-Halkola R; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Bergen SE
- Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2024;50(5):1255-1265Lu Z-A; Ploner A; Birgegard A; Bulik CM; Bergen SE
- Journal article: ISEE CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS. 2024;2024(1)Robinson N; Ploner A; Ohlsson H; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2024;29(7):1941-1950Song J; Jonsson L; Lu Y; Bergen SE; Karlsson R; Smedler E; Gordon-Smith K; Jones I; Jones L; Craddock N; Sullivan PF; Lichtenstein P; Di Florio A; Landen M
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2024;54(9):2162-2171Robinson N; Ploner A; Leone M; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2023;13(1):366Zhang R; Kuja-Halkola R; Borg S; Leppae V; Thornton LM; Birgegard A; Bulik CM; Bergen SE
- Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2023;260:160-167Robinson N; Ploner A; Muller-Eberstein R; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
- Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s204Lu Z-A; Ploner A; Birgegard A; Bulik C; Bergen S
- Article: NATURE IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;24(9):1540-1551Zhao JH; Stacey D; Eriksson N; Macdonald-Dunlop E; Hedman AK; Kalnapenkis A; Enroth S; Cozzetto D; Digby-Bell J; Marten J; Folkersen L; Herder C; Jonsson L; Bergen SE; Gieger C; Needham EJ; Surendran P; Metspalu A; Milani L; Magi R; Nelis M; Hudjasov G; Paul DS; Polasek O; Thorand B; Grallert H; Roden M; Vosa U; Esko T; Hayward C; Johansson A; Gyllensten U; Powell N; Hansson O; Mattsson-Carlgren N; Joshi PK; Danesh J; Padyukov L; Klareskog L; Landen M; Wilson JF; Siegbahn A; Wallentin L; Malarstig A; Butterworth AS; Peters JE
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS. 2023;66(8):104805Koido K; Malmgren CI; Pojskic L; Almos PZ; Bergen SE; Borg I; Bozina N; Coviello DA; Degenhardt F; Ganoci L; Jensen UB; Durand-Lennad L; Laurent-Levinson C; McQuillin A; Navickas A; Pace NP; Paneque M; Rietschel M; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Soller MJ; Suvisaari J; Utkus A; Van Assche E; Vissouze L; Zuckerman S; Chaumette B; Tammimies K
- Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2023;64(7):1027-1036Leone M; Kuja-Halkola R; Lagerberg T; Bjureberg J; Butwicka A; Chang Z; Larsson H; D'Onofrio BM; Leval A; Bergen SE
- Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2023;49(3):768-777Robinson N; Ploner A; Leone M; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
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All other publications
- Review: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH: COGNITION. 2025;42:100387Lee M; Cullen AE; Matheson GJ; Lu Z-A; Bergen SE; Sellgren CM; Erhardt S; Fatouros-Bergman H; Cervenka S
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2025Malwade S; Samudyata; Lekander JG; Langeder A; Weinberger K; Koskuvi M; Oliveira AO; Lehtonen Š; Arroyo-García LE; Corvin A; Bergen SE; Ojansuu I; Vaurio O; Koistinaho J; Tiihonen J; Sellgren CM
- Corrigendum: NEURON. 2025;113(10):1647-1650Singh KK; De Rienzo G; Drane L; Mao Y; Flood Z; Madison J; Ferreira M; Bergen S; King C; Sklar P; Sive H; Tsai L-H
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024Lee M; Cullen A; Matheson G; Lu Z-A; Bergen S; Sellgren C; Erhardt S; Fatouros-Bergman H; Cervenka S
- Editorial: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2023;14:1332447Yassin W; Hoftman GD; Bergen SE; del Re EC
- Corrigendum: NATURE IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;24(11):1960Zhao JH; Stacey D; Eriksson N; Macdonald-Dunlop E; Hedman AK; Kalnapenkis A; Enroth S; Cozzetto D; Digby-Bell J; Marten J; Folkersen L; Herder C; Jonsson L; Bergen SE; Gieger C; Needham EJ; Hudjasov G; Surendran P; Estonian Biobank Res Team O; Paul DS; Polasek O; Thorand B; Grallert H; Roden M; Vosa U; Esko T; Hayward C; Johansson A; Gyllensten U; Powell N; Hansson O; Mattsson-Carlgren N; Joshi PK; Danesh J; Padyukov L; Klareskog L; Landen M; Wilson JF; Siegbahn A; Wallentin L; Maelarstig A; Butterworth AS; Peters JE
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s215-s216Robinson N; Ploner A; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen S
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2023;75:s72-s73Cheng K-Y; Robinson N; Kuja-Halkola R; Ploner A; Molero Y; Lichtenstein P; Bergen SE
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2023The SCALLOP consortium; Zhao JH; Stacey D; Eriksson N; Macdonald-Dunlop E; Hedman Å; Kalnapenkis A; Enroth S; Cozzetto D; Digby-Bell J; Marten J; Folkersen L; Herder C; Jonsson L; Bergen S; Geiger C; Needham E; Surendran P; Estonian Biobank Research Team; Paul D; Polasek O; Thorand B; Grallert H; Roden M; Võsa U; Esko T; Hayward C; Johansson Å; Gyllensten U; Powell N; Hansson O; Mattsson-Carlgren N; Joshi P; Danesh J; Padyukov L; Klareskog L; Landén M; Wilson J; Siegbahn A; Wallentin L; Mälarstig A; Butterworth A; Peters J
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:E159Kowalec K; Song J; Yao S; Karlsson R; Lu Y; Bergen S; Harder A; Kahler A; Osterholm A-M; Hultman C; Sullivan P
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:E68Robinson N; Ploner A; Sullivan PF; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:E113Leone M; Kuja-Halkola R; Lagerberg T; Butwicka A; Chang Z; Larsson H; D'Onofrio B; Leval A; Bergen S
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:e259Robinson N; Ploner A; Müller-Eberstein R; Lichtenstein P; Kendler KS; Bergen SE
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:E126Zhang R; Kuja-Halkola R; Borg S; Leppa V; Thornton L; Bulik C; Bergen S
- Conference publication: DIABETOLOGIA. 2022;65(SUPPL 1):S404Liu S; Leone M; Ludvigsson JF; Gudbjornsdottir S; Lichtenstein P; Bergen S; Larsson H; Kuja-Halkola R; Butwicka A
- Corrigendum: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;12(1):166Garcia-Argibay M; du Rietz E; Lu Y; Martin J; Haan E; Lehto K; Bergen SE; Lichtenstein P; Larsson H; Brikell I
- Conference publication: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2022;1:100853Robinson N; Ploner A; Muller-Eberstein R; Lichtenstein P; Kendler K; Bergen S
- Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2021;51(6):760Zhang R; Sjolander A; Ploner A; Lu D; Bulik CM; Bergen SE
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021Johansson T; Birgegård A; Zhang R; Bergen S; Landén M; Petersen L; Bulik C; Hübel C
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2021;51:E112Leone M; Kuja-Halkola R; Skov J; Zhang R; Liu S; Butwicka A; Larsson H; Leval A; Bergen S
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Employments
- Senior Lecturer, Epidemiology, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 2009-2012
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2009-2012
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
- PhD, Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009
- MS, Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
- BA, Neuroscience, Psychology, Macalester College, 2000
Leadership and responsibility assignments
- Director of studies, KI-NIH Doctoral Program in Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, National Institutes of Health (US), 2022-
- Management Committee member, -, Maximizing Impact of research in NeuroDevelopmental DisorderS (MINDDS), 2019-2023
- Management Committee member, -, Enhancing psychiatric genetic counselling, testing, and training in Europe (EnGagE), 2018-2023
- Chair/Co-chair of the Early Career Investigator Program, Committee, International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG), 2018-
- Board of Directors, -, International Society for Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG), 2014-2024