Tessa Schillemans

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About me

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional
Epidemiology at the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM). My background
is molecular biology and molecular mechanisms of disease, which I studied in
the Netherlands. My current research is a continuation of my PhD research and
investigates the impact of a group of environmental pollutants, called
perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), on cardiovascular disease. Within my
research we include multi-omics datasets such as genetics, proteins and
metabolomics to gain insight in potential underlying mechanisms that link
PFAS exposures to cardiometabolic disturbances.

Articles

Article: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2024;187:108727
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and fetal growth: A nation-wide register-based study on PFAS in drinking water
Save-Soderbergh M; Gyllenhammar I; Schillemans T; Lindfeldt E; Vogs C; Donat-Vargas C; Ankarberg EH; Glynn A; Ahrens L; Helte E; Akesson A
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 2024;58(2):1036-1047
OMICs Signatures Linking Persistent Organic Pollutants to Cardiovascular Disease in the Swedish Mammography Cohort
Schillemans T; Yan Y; Ribbenstedt A; Donat-Vargas C; Lindh CH; Kiviranta H; Rantakokko P; Wolk A; Landberg R; Akesson A; Brunius C
Article: BIOINFORMATICS ADVANCES. 2024;4(1):vbae051
Adjusting for covariates and assessing modeling fitness in machine learning using MUVR2
Yan Y; Schillemans T; Skantze V; Brunius C
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. 2023;335:122214
PFAS association with kisspeptin and sex hormones in teenagers of the HBM4EU aligned studies
Rodriguez-Carrillo A; Remy S; Koppen G; Wauters N; Freire C; Olivas-Martinez A; Schillemans T; Akesson A; Desalegn A; Iszatt N; den Hond E; Verheyen V; Fabelova L; Murinova LP; Pedraza-Diaz S; Castana A; Garcia-Lario JV; Cox B; Govarts E; Baken K; Tena-Sempere M; Olea N; Schoeters G; Fernandez MF
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(9):e2333347
Blood Levels of Organochlorine Contaminants Mixtures and Cardiovascular Disease
Donat-Vargas C; Schillemans T; Kiviranta H; Rantakokko P; de Faire U; Arrebola JP; Wolk A; Leander K; Akesson A
Article: TOXICS. 2023;11(8):711
PFAS and Phthalate/DINCH Exposure in Association with Age at Menarche in Teenagers of the HBM4EU Aligned Studies
Cox B; Wauters N; Rodriguez-Carrillo A; Portengen L; Gerofke A; Kolossa-Gehring M; Lignell S; Lindroos AK; Fabelova L; Murinova LP; Desalegn A; Iszatt N; Schillemans T; Akesson A; Colles A; Den Hond E; Koppen G; Van Larebeke N; Schoeters G; Govarts E; Remy S
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2023;201(4):783-792
Plasma protein and venous thromboembolism: prospective cohort and mendelian randomisation analyses
Yuan S; Titova OE; Zhang K; Gou W; Schillemans T; Natarajan P; Chen J; Li X; Akesson A; Bruzelius M; Klarin D; Damrauer SM; Larsson SC
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. 2023;316(Pt 1):120566
Cross-sectional associations between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body mass index among European teenagers in the HBM4EU aligned studies
Schillemans T; Iszatt N; Remy S; Schoeters G; Fernandez MF; D'Cruz SC; Desalegn A; Haug LS; Lignell S; Lindroos AK; Fabelova L; Murinova LP; Kosjek T; Tkalec Z; Gabriel C; Sarigiannis D; Pedraza-Diaz S; Esteban-Lopez M; Castano A; Rambaud L; Riou M; Pauwels S; Vanlarebeke N; Kolossa-Gehring M; Vogel N; Uhl M; Govarts E; Akesson A
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2023;216(Pt 2):114570
Associations of PFAS-related plasma metabolites with cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations
Schillemans T; Bergdahl IA; Hanhineva K; Shi L; Donat-Vargas C; Koponen J; Kiviranta H; Landberg R; akesson A; Brunius C
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. 2022;130(3):37007
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke: A Nested Case-Control Study in Sweden
Schillemans T; Donat-Vargas C; Lindh CH; de Faire U; Wolk A; Leander K; Akesson A
Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2022;13:909870
Associations of Polymorphisms in the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator-1 Alpha Gene With Subsequent Coronary Heart Disease: An Individual-Level Meta-Analysis
Schillemans T; Tragante V; Maitusong B; Gigante B; Cresci S; Laguzzi F; Vikstrom M; Richards M; Pilbrow A; Cameron V; Foco L; Doughty RN; Kuukasjarvi P; Allayee H; Hartiala JA; Tang WHW; Lyytikainen L-P; Nikus K; Laurikka JO; Srinivasan S; Mordi IR; Trompet S; Kraaijeveld A; van Setten J; Gijsberts CM; Maitland-van der Zee AH; Saely CH; Gong Y; Johnson JA; Cooper-DeHoff RM; Pepine CJ; Casu G; Leiherer A; Drexel H; Horne BD; van der Laan SW; Marziliano N; Hazen SL; Sinisalo J; Kahonen M; Lehtimaki T; Lang CC; Burkhardt R; Scholz M; Jukema JW; Eriksson N; Akerblom A; James S; Held C; Hagstrom E; Spertus JA; Algra A; de Faire U; Akesson A; Asselbergs FW; Patel RS; Leander K
Journal article: ISEE CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS. 2021;2021(1)
Chlorinated persistent organic pollutants in plasma and risk of cardiovascular disease: a prospective nested case-control study in two Swedish cohorts
Donat Vargas C; Donat Vargas C; Donat Vargas C; Schillemans T; Kiviranta H; De Faire UU; Wolk A; Arrebola P; Arrebola P; Leander K; Åkesson A
Journal article: ISEE CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS. 2021;2021(1)
Perfluoroalkyl substances and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke
Schillemans T; Donat Vargas C; Lindh CH; De Faire U; Wolk A; Leander K; Åkesson A
Article: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2021;146:106180
Plasma metabolites associated with exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and risk of type 2 diabetes - A nested case-control study
Schillemans T; Shi L; Donat-Vargas C; Hanhineva K; Tornevi A; Johansson I; Koponen J; Kiviranta H; Rolandsson O; Bergdahl IA; Landberg R; Akesson A; Brunius C
Journal article: ISEE CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS. 2020;2020(1)
A common adverse outcome pathway for toxic metals inducing nephrotoxicity to aid human health risk assessment of chemical mixtures
Schillemans T; Åkesson A; Mengelers M; Luijten M
Journal article: ISEE CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS. 2020;2020(1)
Plasma metabolites associated with exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and risk of type 2 diabetes - a nested case-control study
Schillemans T; Shi L; Donat-Vargas C; Tornevi A; Sommar J; Johansson I; Koponen J; Kiviranta H; Hanhineva K; Rolandsson O; Bergdahl I; Landberg R; Åkesson A; Brunius C
Article: METABOLITES. 2019;9(7):E133-133
Visualization and Interpretation of Multivariate Associations with Disease Risk Markers and Disease Risk-The Triplot
Schillemans T; Shi L; Liu X; Akesson A; Landberg R; Brunius C

All other publications

Review: BASIC AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY. 2024;134(1):141-152
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and cardiometabolic diseases: A review
Schillemans T; Donat-Vargas C; Akesson A
Thesis / dissertation: 2023
Persistent environmental pollutants and risk of cardiovascular disease
Schillemans, Tessa
Conference publication: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2022;368:S67
Development of quantitative adverse outcome pathways to address the effects of PFAS on cholesterol metabolism. Benchmarking with human epidemiological data and comparison with threshold values
Westerhout J; Krishnan S; Schillemans T; Akesson A; Kramer N; Louisse J; Legler J; Princen H; Stierum R
Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL.
PFAS Association with Kisspeptin and Sex Hormones in Teenagers of the HBM4EU Aligned Studies
Rodríguez-Carrillo A; Remy S; Koppen G; Wauters N; Freire C; Olivas-Martínez A; Schillemans T; Akesson A; Desalegn A; Iszatt N; Hond ED; Verheyen VJ; Fábelová L; Murinova LP; Díaz SP; Castano A; García-Lario JV; Cox B; Govarts E; Baken K; Tena-Sempere M; Olea N; Schoeters G; Fernández MF

Employments

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2024

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
Msc, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, Radboud University Nijmegen, 2018
Bsc, Biology, Leiden University, 2015

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