Sofia Björkander
Assistant Professor | Docent
E-mail: sofia.bjorkander@ki.se
Visiting address: KI/Institutionen för klinisk forskning och utbildning, SÖS, 11883 Stockholm
Postal address: S1 Klinisk forskning och utbildning, Södersjukhuset, S1 KI SÖS Forskning Pediatrik Melén, 118 83 Stockholm
Articles
- Journal article: ALLERGY. 2026Ferreira SDS; Holla L; Bjorkander S; Bek MK; Wirth L; Shearer PA; Safholm J; Sachs E; Al-Ameri M; Vali K; Ekstrom S; Melen E; Mjosberg J; Tibbitt CA
- Article: CELL. 2026;189(11):3339-3357.e11Koprulu M; Smith-Byrne K; Ferolito BR; Macdonald-Dunlop E; Luan J; Hedman AK; Ogamba CF; Kuliesius J; Repetto L; Ramisch A; Abbasi F; Arnlov J; Assimes TL; Bjorck HM; Bjorkander S; Bottcher M; Butterworth AS; Chen Z; Cho K; Clarke RJ; Cox SR; Czene K; Danesh J; Dedoussis G; Elmstahl S; Eriksson N; Eriksson P; Esko T; Ferreiro-Iglesias A; Franks PW; Fu J; Gaziano JM; Ghanbari M; Gieger C; Gilly A; Grallert H; Gunter MJ; Gustafsson S; Goteson A; Hall PFL; Hansson O; Harris SE; Hayward C; Herder C; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Hijazi Z; Hillary RF; Hopewell JC; Hu S; Hwang S-J; Jern C; Johansson A; Jonsson L; Kalnapenkis A; Kerrison ND; Kho PF; Klaric L; Kohleick L; Kraft J; Landen M; Levy D; Li L; Lind L; Long J; Mattsson-Carlgren N; Melen E; Merid SK; Mertins P; Michaelsson K; Moller PL; Murgia F; Nyegaard M; Park Y-C; Pearson E; Peters J; Petrie JR; Png G; Polasek O; Prins BP; Ripke S; Roden M; Rohde PD; Said S; Shen X; Schwenk JM; Siegbahn A; Smith JG; Stanne TM; Suhre K; Sundstrom J; Thorand B; Valdes-Marquez E; Vallerga CL; van Meurs JBJ; Vinuela A; Vosa U; Wallentin L; Walters RG; Wareham NJ; Weber JE; Weersma RK; Wilson JF; Winther S; Yasmeen S; Zanetti D; Zeggini E; Zhao JH; Zhernakova A; Zhernakova DV; Ziehm M; Kessler BM; Pereira AC; Malarstig A; Pietzner M; Langenberg C
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2026;17(1):3700Bergstrom S; Bjorkander S; Alvez MB; Kebede Merid S; Danielsson H; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Merritt A-S; Edfors F; Klevebro S; Uhlen M; Nilsson P; Melen E
- Article: JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2026;36(2):251-266He S; Habchi B; Chaleckis R; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Bergstrom A; Merritt A-S; Kull I; Eneroth K; Bottai M; Pershagen G; Merid SK; Bjorkander S; Yu Z; Melen E; Gruzieva O; Wheelock CE; Klevebro S
- Article: ISCIENCE. 2026;29(2):114611Dahl L; Bendes A; Albrecht V; Aghelpasand H; Bjorkander S; Merid SK; Mezger A; Kaller M; Fredolini C; Naluai AT; Beck O; Mele E; Bauer S; Gissle M; Roxhed N; Schwenk JM
- Article: ISCIENCE. 2026;29(1):114383Yu Z; Bjorkander S; Bendes A; Nobile F; Zhang J; Merid SK; Hernandez-Pacheco N; He S; Kere MM; Klevebro S; Ljungman P; Stafoggia M; Bellander T; Pershagen G; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Merritt A-S; Roxhed N; Gruzieva O; Schwenk JM; Melen E
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2026;157(1):89-98Voraphani N; Klevebro S; Larsson F; Wang G; Merid SK; Bjorkander S; Um-Bergstrom P; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Merritt A-S; Spangenberg AL; Carr TF; Stern DA; Ledford JG; Hallmark BR; Melen E; Guerra S
- Article: SCIENCE. 2025;390(6779):eadx2678Alvez MB; Bergstrom S; Kenrick J; Johansson E; Aberg M; Akyildiz M; Altay O; Skold H; Antonopoulos K; Apostolakis E; Balcioglu YH; Bergstrom A; Bergstrom G; Bjorkander S; Brage SE; Brodin P; Butler L; Cajander S; Danielsson H; Dayangac M; Dinler-Doganay G; Doganay L; Enblad G; Enblad M; Fagerberg L; Falck-Jones S; Farnert A; Forsberg M; Gonzalez L; Gummesson A; Gunnarsson K; Gunnarsson I; Gyllensten U; Hesselager G; Hober A; Hoglund M; Holmqvist M; Horuluoglu B; Hultgren R; Iglesias MJ; Janols H; Johansson F; Johnsson A; Klareskog L; Kotol D; Kull I; Kvarnstrom M; Lautenbach MJ; Liljedahl U; Lindman H; Lindskog C; Lipcsey M; Lundberg IE; Mardinoglu A; Melen E; Meng L; Merritt A-S; Mulder J; Nguyen MT-H; Nordlund J; Norrby-Teglund A; Notarnicola A; Nowak P; Odeberg J; Oksvold P; Olsson T; Padyukov L; Pauksens K; Piehl F; Pin E; Ponten F; Rameika N; Reepalu A; Roy J; Schwenk JM; Sen M; Siika A; Simonson OE; Sivertsson A; Sjoblom T; Sjostedt E; Skoglund L; Smed-Sorensen A; Sonden K; Sonnerborg A; Stalberg K; Stralin K; Sunden-Cullberg J; Sundling C; Sutantiwanichkul T; Svedman FC; Svensson M; Svenungsson E; Lakshmikanth T; Tran-Minh KH; Turkez H; Unge C; Venge P; Wahren-Herlenius M; Woessmann J; Yang H; Yesilkaya UH; Yuan M; Zeybel M; Zhang C; Zhong W; Zwahlen M; Von Feilitzen K; Nilsson P; Edfors F; Uhlen M
- Article: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ALLERGY. 2025;15(9):e70108Kere MM; Bjorkander S; Merid SK; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Maier P; Merritt A-S; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Daub CO; Mjosberg J; Tibbitt CA; Melen E
- Article: ALLERGY. 2025;80(6):1702-1714Hernandez-Pacheco N; Bjorkander S; Merid SK; Kere M; Kumar A; Klevebro S; Mogensen I; Ekstrom S; Janson C; Palmberg L; van Hage M; Malarstig A; Merritt A-S; Pershagen G; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Schwenk JM; Melen E
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):1330Ekstrom S; Mogensen I; Odling M; Georgelis A; Merritt A-S; Bjorkander S; Melen E; Bergstrom A; Kull I
- Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2024;22(1):510Wang G; Wei D; Merid SK; Ekstrom S; Klevebro S; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Bjorkander S; Ljungman P; Kull I; Schwenk JM; Bergstrom A; Melen E
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY: GLOBAL. 2024;3(4):100332Odling M; Andersson N; Ekstrom S; Roxhed N; Schwenk JM; Bjorkander S; Bergstrom A; Melem E; Kull I
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY: GLOBAL. 2024;3(2):100231Odling M; Andersson N; Ekstrom S; Roxhed N; Schwenk JM; Bjorkander S; Bergstrom A; Melen E; Kull I
- Article: IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;171(4):609-617Mansouri L; Kalm F; Bjorkander S; Melen E; Lundahl J; Nopp A
- Article: ALLERGY. 2023;78(9):2533-2536Björkander S; Maier P; Kere M; Merid SK; Wirth L; Wiegel W; Ekström S; Kull I; Bergström A; Melén E; Mjösberg J; Tibbitt CA
- Article: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE. 2023;28:100608Yu Z; Ekstrom S; Bellander T; Ljungman P; Pershagen G; Eneroth K; Kull I; Bergstrom A; Georgelis A; Stafoggia M; Gruzieva O; Melen E
- Article: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ALLERGY. 2023;13(3):e12238Björkander S; Klevebro S; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Kere M; Ekström S; Sparreman Mikus M; van Hage M; James A; Kull I; Bergström A; Mjösberg J; Tibbitt CA; Melén E
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;53(3):e2250083Badolati I; van der Heiden M; Brodin D; Zuurveld M; Szilagyi S; Bjorkander S; Sverremark-Ekstrom E
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2023;207(4):406-415Wang G; Hallberg J; Faner R; Koefoed H-J; Kebede Merid S; Klevebro S; Björkander S; Gruzieva O; Pershagen G; van Hage M; Guerra S; Bottai M; Georgelis A; Gehring U; Bergström A; Vonk JM; Kull I; Koppelman GH; Agusti A; Melén E
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All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2026Molecular profiling of repeated self-sampled blood reveals dynamic immune phenotypes in young adultsBendes A; Björkander S; Kere M; Merid SK; Kumar A; Dahl L; Yu Z; Vogt A; Kim C; Pan-Hammarström Q; Bergström A; Kull I; Merritt A-S; Ekström S; Lövquist A; Murrell B; Roxhed N; Melén E; Schwenk J
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2025;66:pa606He S; Habchi B; Chaleckis R; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Bergstrom A; Merrit A-S; Kull I; Eneroth K; Pershagen G; Bjorkander S; Yu Z; Wheelock C; Klevebro S; Bottai M; Melen E; Gruzieva O
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2025;66:pa2715Klevebro S; Panwar M; Wackernagel D; Pupp I; Bjorkander S; Danielsson H; Uhlen M; Vallin L; Savman K; Ley D; Pivodic A; Hellstrom A; Nilsson A
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2025;66:pa608Larsson F; Um-Bergstrom P; Lundberg B; Bjorkander S; Kull I; Merritt A-S; Bergstrom A; Ludvigsson JF; Halvorsen CP; Klevebro S; Melen E
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025Yu Z; Björkander S; Benndes A; Nobile F; Zhang J; Merid SK; Hernandez-Pacheco N; He S; Kere MM; Klevebro S; Ljungman P; Stafoggia M; Bellander T; Pershagen G; Bergström A; Kull I; Merritt A-S; Roxhed N; Gruzieva O; Schwenk JM; Melén E
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025Dahl L; Bendes A; Bueno Álvez M; Albrecht V; Aghelpasand H; Björkander S; Kebede Merid S; Mezger A; Käller M; Fredolini C; Torinsson Naluai Å; Beck O; Melén E; Bauer S; Gisslén M; Roxhed N; Schwenk J
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2024;64:pa3071Merid SK; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Bjorkander S; Klevebro S; Wang G; Merritt A-S; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Daub CO; Koppelman GH; Melen E
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2024;64:pa506Bjoerkander S; Klevebro S; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Zettergren A; Schwenk J; Pershagen G; Merritt A-S; Kull I; Bergstrom A; Melen E
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2024;64:pa4050Klevebro S; Habchi B; He S; Bjorkander S; Ekstroem S; Yu Z; Kull I; Bergstroem A; Chaleckis R; Wheelock C; Melen E
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2024;64:pa2192Ekstrom S; Mogensen I; Odling M; Georgelis A; Merritt A-S; Bjorkander S; Schwenk J; Melen E; Bergstrom A; Kull I
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024Rodriguez L; Tan Z; Lakshmikanth T; Wang J; Barcenilla H; Swank Z; Zuo F; Abolhassani H; Pavlovitch-Bedzyk AJ; Wang C; Gonzalez L; Mugabo CH; Johnsson A; Chen Y; James A; Mikes J; Kleberg L; Sundling C; Björnson M; Bonnier MN; Ståhlberg M; Runold M; Björkander S; Melén E; Meyts I; Weyenbergh JV; Hammarström Q-P; Davis M; Walt D; Landegren N; COVID Human Genetic Effort; Aiuti A; Casari G; Casanova J-L; Jamoulle M; Bruchfeld J; Brodin P
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2023;62:pa4407Kere M; Bjorkander S; Tibbitt CA; Mjosberg J; Melen E
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2023;62:oa2502Bjorkander S; Maier P; Kere M; Merid SK; Wirth L; Weigel W; Mjosberg J; Melen E; Tibbitt C
- Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2023;78:7Golebski K; Bjorkander S; Van Dijk Y; Gole B; Kabesch M; Maitland-Van der Zee AH; Melen E; Ploeg VDE; Potocnik U; Reinartz S; Valente SE; Stadhouders R; Van Drunen C; Vijverberg S
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2022;60:1771Hernandez-Pacheco N; Bjorkander S; Klevebro S; Merid SK; Kumar A; Mogensen I; Janson C; Palmberg L; Van Hage M; Georgellis A; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Melen E
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2022;60:2953Golebski K; Bjorkander S; Van Dijk Y; Gole B; Kabesch M; Maitland-Van der Zee AH; Melen E; Van der Ploeg E; Potocnik U; Reinartz S; Valente ES; Stadhouders R; Van Drunen C; Vijverberg S
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;94(6)Arasa C; Forsberg MM; Bjorkander S; Sverremark-Ekstrom E
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:oa4053Mogensen I; Hallberg J; Bjorkander S; Pan-Hammarstrom Q; Palmberg L; Janson C; Bergstrom A; Melen E; Kull I
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:pa3070Merid SK; Bjorkander S; Brodin D; Brandstrom J; Fagerstrom-Billai F; Van der Heiden M; Konradsen J; Kabesch M; Van Drunen C; Kornel G; Maitland-Van der Zee AH; Potocnik U; Vijverberg VJH; Nopp A; Nilsson C; Melen E
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:pa2143Bjorkander S; Klevebro S; Kere M; Gruzieva O; Mikus M; Van Hage M; Dahlen S-E; Georgellis A; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Melen E
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Employments
- Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2029
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Immunology, Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 2017-2020
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2026
- PhD, Molecular Bioscience/Immunology, Immune maturation and lymphocyte characteristics in relation to early gut bacteria exposure, Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 2016