Tommy Lundberg
Affiliated to Research | Docent
E-mail: tommy.lundberg@ki.se
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels allé 8, 14152 Huddinge
Postal address: H5 Laboratoriemedicin, H5 Klin Fysiologi, 141 52 Huddinge
About me
I am a Docent in Physiology and Assistant Senior Lecturer in the Division of Clinical Physiology at Karolinska Institutet.
Research
An overarching theme of my current and planned future long-term research concerns the control and regulation of skeletal muscle mass and function. Particularly in the context of athletic performance, disease and aging, I am interested in how human skeletal muscle responds and adapts to increased or decreased use. In this work, the functional, metabolic, morphological and molecular adaptations to acute and chronic resistance training and/or aerobic exercise are investigated.
I have also worked on a project investigating the effects of cross-hormone therapy in transgender individuals. This work has also led to publications addressing the difficult issue of transgender athletes' participation in sport. In recent years, collaboration with the Swedish Football Association and the Swedish Ice Hockey Association has led to studies examining the role of growth and maturation in team sports and the evaluation of bio-banding as a complement to traditional age grouping in sport.
Teaching
My general area of expertise is human physiology and sports science, with particular expertise in exercise physiology. My teaching activities are mainly related to the study programs Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Biomedical Analytics at Karolinska Institutet. I work both as a course leader and as an examiner. I am also course leader for a contract education course in advanced exercise physiology (4.5 credits) and teacher for the PhD course "Writing Science and Information Literacy".
Articles
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2026;21(3):e0345291Gorzi A; Rajabi H; Khantan M; Lundberg TR
- Article: EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY. 2026;111(3):1181-1190Mandic M; Lundberg TR; Frippiat J-P; Mcdonnell AC; Mekjavic IB; Bareille M-P; Billette de Villemeur R; Fernandez-gonzalo R
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE. 2026;26(3):e70135Hickey JT; Lundberg TR; Sweeney C; MacNamara A; Sweeney L
- Article: SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN. 2026;12(1):19Ramirez-Osuna A; Campos-Garzon P; Huertas-Delgado FJ; Ahlqvist VH; Wilen C; Henriksson P; Lundberg TR; Neovius M; Dahlen M; Berglind D
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):44083Khantan M; Abdoli B; Farsi A; Eston R; Lundberg TR; Gorzi A
- Article: JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES. 2025;:1-15Lindholm O; Niklasson E; Groth J; Ivarsson A; Lind J; Lundberg TR
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE. 2025;25(11):e70079Yaghoubi M; Ramezani S; Dehnou VV; Eston R; Lundberg TR; Gorzi A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE. 2025;16(5):e70085Tryfonos A; Jornaker G; Rundqvist H; Pourhamidi K; Melin M; Wallin H; Larsen FJ; Pantelios S; Mutvei AP; Tillander V; Tietge UJF; Diaz SP; Crafoord D; Lovric A; Fernandez-Gonzalo R; Rullman E; Stal P; Gustafsson T; Rundqvist H; Lundberg TR
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE. 2025;16(5):e70085Tryfonos A; Jörnåker G; Rundqvist H; Pourhamidi K; Melin M; Wallin H; Larsen FJ; Pantelios S; Mutvei AP; Tillander V; Tietge UJF; Diaz SP; Crafoord D; Lovric A; Fernandez-Gonzalo R; Rullman E; Stål P; Gustafsson T; Rundqvist H; Lundberg TR
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(9):e0332306Mehrabi AN; Imani H; Khademnoe O; Khantan M; Lundberg TR; Gorzi A
- Article: SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN. 2025;11(1):102Niklasson E; Rietz M; Lindholm O; Lind J; Johnson DM; Lundberg TR
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE. 2025;25(8):e70008Lundberg TR; Menickelli J
- Article: SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN FOOTBALL. 2025;9(3):328-336Sweeney L; Lundberg TR
- Article: JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2025;603(14):3973-3986Perez-Diaz S; Baselet B; Lovric A; Lundberg TR; Neefs M; Daenen L; Rullman E; Fernandez-Gonzalo R
- Article: BIOLOGY OF SPORT. 2025;42(2):249-256Sweeney L; Lundberg TR; Sweeney C; Hickey J; MacNamara A
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(3):e0316216Sweeney L; Kalen A; Ivarsson A; Lundberg TR
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;297(2):156-172Lundberg TR; Tryfonos A; Eriksson LMJ; Rundqvist H; Rullman E; Holmberg M; Maqdasy S; Linge J; Leinhard OD; Arver S; Andersson DP; Wiik A; Gustafsson T
- Article: MUSCLE & NERVE. 2025;71(2):223-228Sepic A; Tryfonos A; Rundqvist H; Lundberg TR; Gustafsson T; Pourhamidi K
- Article: ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY. 2024;51(1):2437164Sweeney L; Sinkunas L; Lundberg TR
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING. 2024;19(6):2356-2365Sweeney L; MacNamara A; Taylor J; Lundberg TR
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All other publications
- Letter: JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2026Mandic M; Gustafsson T; Lundberg TR
- Letter: DRUG TESTING AND ANALYSIS. 2025;17(11):2271-2273Brown GA; Shaw B; Shaw I; Joyner MJ; Hunter SK; Senefeld JW; Tucker R; Hilton E; Lundberg TR; Carlson C; Kirk C
- Letter: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;178(6):903Joyner MJ; Hunter SK; Lundberg TR; Senefeld JW
- Preprint: UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA LIBRARY. 2025Lundberg T; Lind J; Baker J; Lundqvist E; Lascu A; Johnston K; Côté J; Fransen J; Ivarsson A
- Book chapter: FUNDAMENTALS OF RECOVERY, REGENERATION, AND ADAPTATION TO EXERCISE STRESS: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH. 2025;p. 427-443Howatson G; Lundberg T
- Letter: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2024;34(11):e14754Tucker R; Hilton EN; Mcgawley K; Pollock N; Millet GP; Sandbakk O; Howatson G; Brown GA; Carlson LA; Chen MA; Heron N; Kirk C; Murphy MH; Pringle J; Richardson A; Santos-Concejero J; Christiansen AV; Jones C; Alonso J-M; Robinson R; Jones N; Wilson M; Parker MG; Chintoh A; Hunter S; Senefeld JW; O'Connor MI; Joyner M; Carneiro EM; Devine C; Pike J; Lundberg TR
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2024;56(10S):790-791Tryfonos A; Pourhamidi K; Jörnåker G; Engvall M; Eriksson L; Hallos SE; Asplund N; Mandić M; Sundblad P; Sepic A; Rullman E; Hyllienmark L; Rundqvist H; Lundberg TR; Gustafsson T
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2024;56(10):207-208Niklasson E; Lindholm O; Rietz M; Lind J; Johnson D; Lundberg TR
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2024;56(10):777-778Tryfonos A; Pourhamidi K; Jornaker G; Engvall M; Eriksson L; El Hallos S; Asplund N; Mandic M; Sundblad P; Sepic A; Rullman E; Hyllienmark L; Rundqvist H; Lundberg TR; Gustafsson T
- Editorial: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2024;34(8):e14715Tucker R; Hilton EN; McGawley K; Pollock N; Millet GP; Sandbakk O; Howatson G; Brown GA; Carlson LA; Chen MA; Heron N; Kirk C; Murphy MH; Pringle J; Richardson A; Santos-Concejero J; Christiansen AV; Jones C; Alonso J-M; Robinson R; Jones N; Wilson M; Parker MG; Chintoh A; Hunter S; Senefeld JW; O'Connor MI; Joyner M; Carneiro EM; Devine C; Pike J; Lundberg TR
- Editorial: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2024;34(3):e14581Lundberg TR; Tucker R; McGawley K; Williams AG; Millet GP; Sandbakk O; Howatson G; Brown GA; Carlson LA; Chantler S; Chen MA; Heffernan SM; Heron N; Kirk C; Murphy MH; Pollock N; Pringle J; Richardson A; Santos-Concejero J; Stebbings GK; Christiansen AV; Phillips SM; Devine C; Jones C; Pike J; Hilton EN
- Letter: SPORTS MEDICINE. 2024;54(1):243-246Hilton EN; Lundberg TR
- Review: SPORTS MEDICINE. 2022;52(10):2391-2403Lundberg TR; Feuerbacher JF; Suenkeler M; Schumann M
- Review: SPORTS MEDICINE. 2022;52(3):601-612Schumann M; Feuerbacher JF; Suenkeler M; Freitag N; Ronnestad BR; Doma K; Lundberg TR
- Review: SPORTS MEDICINE. 2021;51(2):199-214Hilton EN; Lundberg TR
- Letter: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2020;128(2):460-461Sanz G; Martinez-Aranda LM; Tesch PA; Fernandez-Gonzalo R; Lundberg TR
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2019Wiik A; Lundberg TR; Rullman E; Andersson DP; Holmberg M; Mandić M; Brismar TB; Dahlqvist Leinhard O; Chanpen S; Flanagan J; Arver S; Gustafsson T
- Editorial: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2019;227(1):e13287Lundberg TR; Gustafsson T
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2019;51(6):146Fernandez-Gonzalo R; Tesch PA; Lundberg TR; Rullman E; Gustafsson T
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2019;51(6):145-146Lundberg TR; Hansson B; Olsen LA; von Walden F; Fernandez-Gonzalo R
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Grants
- Half a heart a whole life - Importance of muscle function and muscle strengthening exercise for a more active life and better health in patients with single ventricle heartsPromobilia Foundation1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025
- Anti-inflammatory treatment as a complement to muscle-strengthening exercise to combat age-related loss of functionTornspiran Foundation1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024
- MAGNUS BERGVALLS FOUNDATION15 January 2023 - 15 January 2025
- Uncovering the functional limitations and exercise intolerance in post-COVID patients (EXILE study)Magnus Bergvall Foundation1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023
- Transcriptomic Regulation of Bedrest-Induced Muscle and Immune System Alterations - Investigating the Role of Long Non-Coding RNASwedish National Space Agency & European Space Agency1 January 2021 - 31 December 2026
- Transcriptomic Regulation of Bedrest-Induced Muscle and Immune System Alterations - Investigating the Role of Long Non-Coding RNAEuropean Space Agency1 January 2021 - 31 December 2025
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2029
- Assistant Senior Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2026
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
- PhD, Sports Science, The effects of aerobic exercise on human skeletal muscle adaptations to resistance exercise, Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, 2014
Distinction and awards
- most prominent young researcher in Sport Science, Swedish Central Association for Sport Promotion (SCIF), 2017
Supervision
Supervision to doctoral degree
- Mats Lilja, Effects of anti-inflammatory drugs on human skeletal muscle adaptations to resistance training, 2023
Supervision of postdoctoral researcher
- Andrea Tryfonos, 2021-2024
Thesis evaluation
- Malin Jonsson Kårström, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Mid Sweden University, 2023
- Jennifer Linge, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Linköping University, 2023
Editorial work
Conference/event participation
- Invited speaker, ACSM Annual Meeting, Trans Athletes in Sport: Sex differences, fairness and inclusion, 2024
- Invited speaker, Science, Sports and Medicine XI, Transgender women in the female category of sport - is there an unfair advantage?, 2022
- Expert panel, World Rugby Transgender workshop, 2020