Catharina Lavebratt

Catharina Lavebratt

Principal Researcher | Docent
Telephone: +46852482760
Visiting address: CMM, Karolinska universitetssjukhuset L8:00, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K1 Molekylär medicin och kirurgi, K1 MMK Translationell psykiatri, 171 76 Stockholm
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About me

  • Catharina is research group leader of Translational Psychiatry Group and Director of Research Education at Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet.

    Catharina was born in 1967, grew up in Värmland Sweden, started studying in Stockholm in 1986, am since 2003 an Associate Professor of medical genetics at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet. She leads the research group Translational Psychiatry with activities in the Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) at Karolinska University Hospital, Solna. Her research focus is on early risk factors and treatment effects in psychiatric disorder. We have a particular focus on the connection between psychiatric disorder, immune activity and metabolic factors. Both epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies are used. I have been the main supervisor of 12 PhD students now graduated, most of have embarked on a research career, and I have authored ~195 international original peer-reviewed articles, being first  or senior author on approx. half of those (h-index 45 [Web of science]). 
    The research group Translational Psychiatry has 24 members. She is currently supervising 7 PhD students (main supervisor of 2) and 2 postdoctoral  fellows.

    In parallell she is Director of doctoral education at Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, KI [1] since 2016 with ~155 doctoral students.
    She is member of the Steering groups of Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) and Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery. 

    Education

    She has a MSc degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, received her PhD degree in
    Biochemistry and Biotechnology from KTH in 1996. She was a Swedish Research Council Medicine-postdoctoral fellow at McGill University, Canada, and thereafter a Swedish Research Council Medicine-Junior researcher (Forskarassistent) at Karolinska Institutet until 2006, and has since then a
    senior researcher position at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet. She became docent (Associate professor) at
    Karolinska Institutet in 2003.

Research

  • Research group leader for Translational Psychiatry [1]
    Her research is focused on early risk factors of, and treatment response in, psychiatric disorders particularly ADHD studying the links to immune activity, the gut microbiome and metabolic risk using clinical and population-based naturalistic cohorts and experimental models. In nation-wide registries we study pre- and perinatal metabolic and inflammatory risk and protective factors for neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. In clinical studies we test adjuvant treatments, i.e. probiotics and physical exercise, to improve symptoms and reduce comorbidity. For example, she led a  large RCT in ADHD with 182 patients fulfilling 9 weeks daily intake of a probiotic. We also look for early biomarkers of lithium response, and
    lithium’s longterm effects on metabolic comorbidity, and plasma markers of metabolic risk in relation to psychiatric profile, pharmacological treatment
    and metabolic comorbidity in psychosis. We collaborate within large international consortia for genome-wide genetic association studies.
    [1] https://ki.se/en/mmk/translational-psychiatry

Teaching

  • She is organizer of and lecturer in KI-courses at advanced and research level: Several week-long courses on master and doctoral levels run annually in  psychiatric genetics.
    Supervisorship of PhD students: Main supervisor of 12 graduated and 2 current. Co-supervisor of 8 graduated and 5 current.
    Supervision of 25 master student theses.
    Own education in teaching in higher education, corresponding to 10 full-time weeks.
    Director of postgraduate studies at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery.

Articles

All other publications

  • Conference publication: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2026;99(10):S128
    Cai W; Giacobini M; Osterholm C; Lavebratt C
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2026;MEDRXIV
    Sharew NT; Clark SR; Hartmann S; Papiol S; Heilbronner U; Degenhardt F; Fullerton JM; Hou L; Shekhtman T; Adli M; Akula N; Akiyama K; Ardau R; Arias B; Tekola-Ayele F; Gallo C; Hasler R; Richard-Lepouriel H; Perroud N; Backlund L; Bhattacharjee AK; Bellivier F; Benabarre A; Bengesser S; Biernacka JM; Birner A; Marie-Claire C; Cervantes P; Chen H-C; Chillotti C; Cichon S; Cruceanu C; Czerski PM; Dalkner N; Del Zompo M; DePaulo JR; Étain B; Jamain S; Falkai P; Forstner AJ; Frisen L; Frye MA; Gard S; Garnham JS; Goes FS; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Fallgatter AJ; Stegmaier S; Ethofer T; Biere S; Petrova K; Schuster C; Adorjan K; Budde M; Heilbronner M; Kalman JL; Kohshour MO; Reich-Erkelenz D; Schaupp SK; Schulte EC; Senner F; Vogl T; Anghelescu I-G; Arolt V; Dannlowski U; Dietrich DE; Figge C; Jäger M; Lang FU; Juckel G; Konrad C; Reimer J; Schmauß M; Schmitt A; Spitzer C; von Hagen M; Wiltfang J; Zimmermann J; Andlauer TFM; Fischer A; Bermpohl F; Ritter P; Matura S; Gryaznova A; Falkenberg I; Yildiz C; Kircher T; Schmidt J; Koch M; Gade K; Trost S; Haussleiter IS; Lambert M; Rohenkohl AC; Kraft V; Grof P; Hashimoto R; Hauser J; Herms S; Hoffmann P; Jiménez E; Kahn J-P; Kassem L; Kuo P-H; Kato T; Kelsoe J; Kittel-Schneider S; Ferensztajn-Rochowiak E; König B; Kusumi I; Laje G; Landén M; Lavebratt C; Leboyer M; Leckband SG; Tortorella A; Manchia M; Martinsson L; McCarthy MJ; McElroy SL; Colom F; Millischer V; Mitjans M; Mondimore FM; Monteleone P; Nievergelt CM; Nöthen MM; Novák T; O'Donovan C; Ozaki N; Pfennig A; Pisanu C; Potash JB; Reif A; Reininghaus E; Rouleau GA; Rybakowski JK; Schalling M; Schofield PR; Schweizer BW; Severino G; Shilling PD; Shimoda K; Simhandl C; Slaney CM; Squassina A; Stamm T; Stopkova P; Maj M; Turecki G; Vieta E; Veeh J; Viswanath B; Witt SH; Wright A; Zandi PP; Mitchell PB; Bauer M; Alda M; Rietschel M; McMahon FJ; Schulze TG; Baune BT; Schubert KO; Amare AT
  • Conference publication: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED. 2026;5:106160
    Gran C; Ponzer K; Corbascio CÖ; Lundberg M; Bektash BY; Soutari N; Schalling M; Antovic J; Backlund L; Lavebratt C
  • Letter: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2025;104(10):2017-2018
    Nivins S; Skott E; Giacobini M; Lindqvist D; Gissler M; Sjoberg K; Lavebratt C
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025;MEDRXIV
    van der Veen T; Tesfaye M; Yang JMK; Boltz T; David FS; Crinion S; Koromina M; Andlauer TFM; Bigdeli TB; Coombes BJ; Greenwood TA; Panagiotaropoulou G; Parker N; Sung H; Bass N; Coleman JRI; Guzman-Parra J; Kalman JL; McGrouther CC; Mitchell BL; Rangan AV; Scott K; Shadrin A; Smith DJ; Vreeker A; Adorjan K; Albani D; Alemany S; Alliey-Rodriguez N; Antoniou A; Bauer M; Beins EC; Boks MP; Bosch R; Brumpton BM; Brunkhorst-Kanaan N; Budde M; Byerley W; Cabana-Domínguez J; Cairns MJ; Carpiniello B; Casas M; Cervantes P; Chatzinakos C; Clarke T-K; Claus I; Cruceanu C; Cuellar-Barboza A; Czerski PM; Dafnas K; Dale AM; Dalkner N; DePaulo JR; Degenhardt F; Djurovic S; Escott-Price V; Fanous AH; Fellendorf FT; Ferrier IN; Forty L; Frank J; Frei O; Freimer NB; Garnham J; Gizer IR; Gordon SD; Gordon-Smith K; Hahn T; Marian L; Harder A; Hautzinger M; Heilbronner U; Hellgren D; Herms S; Hickie IB; Hoffmann P; Holmans PA; Jamain S; Jonsson L; Kennedy JL; Kittel-Schneider S; Knowles JA; Koch E; Kogevinas M; Kranz TM; Kushner SA; Lavebratt C; Lawrence J; Leber M; Lind PA; Lucae S; Lundberg M; MacIntyre DJ; Maier W; Maihofer AX; Malaspina D; Manchia M; Maratou E; Martinsson L; McInnis MG; McKay JD; Medeiros H; Meyer-Lindenberg A; Millischer V; Morris DW; Moutsatsou P; Mühleisen TW; 'Donovan CO; Olsen CM; Papiol S; Pardiñas AF; Perry A; Pfennig A; Pisanu C; Potash JB; Quested D; Rapaport MH; Regeer EJ; Rice JP; Rivera M; Schulte EC; Senner F; Shilling PD; Sindermann L; Sirignano L; Siskind D; Slaney C; Smeland OB; Sobell JL; Artigas MS; Stein DJ; Stein F; Swiatkowska B; Thorp JG; Toma C; Tondo L; Tooney PA; Vawter MP; Vedder H; Walters JTR; Witt SH; Young AH; Zandi PP; Zillich L; Estonian Biobank research team; Genomic Psychiatry Cohort (GPC) Investigators; HUNT All-In Psychiatry; Adolfsson R; Alfredsson L; Backlund L; Baune BT; Bellivier F; Bengesser S; Berrettini WH; Biernacka JM; Blackwood D; Boehnke M; Breen G; Carr VJ; Catts S; Cichon S; Corvin A; Craddock N; Dannlowski U; Dikeos D; Esko T; Etain B; Ferentinos P; Frye M; Fullerton JM; Gawlik M; Gershon ES; Goes FS; Green MJ; Hauser J; Henskens FA; Hjerling-Leffler J; Jones I; Jones LA; Kahn RS; Kelsoe JR; Kircher T; Kirov G; Kobayashi N; Landén M; Leboyer M; Lenger M; Li QS; Lissowska J; Loughland C; Luykx JJ; Martin NG; Mathews CA; Mayoral F; McElroy SL; McIntosh AM; Medland SE; Melle I; Mitchell PB; Morken G; Myers RM; Möser C; Müller-Myhsok B; Neale BM; Nievergelt CM; Nurnberger JI; Nöthen MM; O'Donovan MC; Oedegaard KJ; Olsson T; Owen MJ; Paciga SA; Pantelis C; Pato CN; Pato MT; Patrinos GP; Pawlak JM; Perlis R; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Reif A; Reininghaus EZ; Ribasés M; Rietschel M; Ripke S; Rouleau GA; Schall U; Schalling M; Schofield PR; Schulze TG; Scott LJ; Scott RJ; Serretti A; Smoller JW; Squassina A; Stahl EA; Stordal E; Streit F; Sullivan PF; Turecki G; Vaaler AE; Vieta E; Vincent JB; Waldman ID; Weickert CS; Weickert TW; Whiteman DC; Alda M; Ophoff RA; O'Connell KS; Mullins N; Forstner AJ; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Edenberg HJ; McMahon FJ; Andreassen OA; Di Florio A; McQuillin A; Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric
  • Conference publication: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2025;97(9)
    Lindahl J; Stiernborg M; Ventorp F; Suneson K; Veiback GS; Tjernberg J; Stahl D; Hjarn M; Lavebratt C; Lindqvist D
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025;MEDRXIV
    Sharew NT; Clark SR; Papiol S; Heilbronner U; Degenhardt F; Fullerton JM; Hou L; Shekhtman T; Adli M; Akula N; Akiyama K; Ardau R; Arias B; Hasler R; Richard-Lepouriel H; Perroud N; Backlund L; Bhattacharjee AK; Bellivier F; Benabarre A; Bengesser S; Biernacka JM; Birner A; Marie-Claire C; Cervantes P; Chen H-C; Chillotti C; Cichon S; Cruceanu C; Czerski PM; Dalkner N; Del Zompo M; DePaulo JR; Étain B; Jamain S; Falkai P; Forstner AJ; Frisen L; Frye MA; Gard S; Garnham JS; Goes FS; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Fallgatter AJ; Stegmaier S; Ethofer T; Biere S; Petrova K; Schuster C; Adorjan K; Budde M; Heilbronner M; Kalman JL; Kohshour MO; Reich-Erkelenz D; Schaupp SK; Schulte EC; Senner F; Vogl T; Anghelescu I-G; Arolt V; Dannlowski U; Dietrich DE; Figge C; Jäger M; Lang FU; Juckel G; Konrad C; Reimer J; Schmauß M; Schmitt A; Spitzer C; von Hagen M; Wiltfang J; Zimmermann J; Andlauer TFM; Fischer A; Bermpohl F; Ritter P; Matura S; Gryaznova A; Falkenberg I; Yildiz C; Kircher T; Schmidt J; Koch M; Gade K; Trost S; Haussleiter IS; Lambert M; Rohenkohl AC; Kraft V; Grof P; Hashimoto R; Hauser J; Herms S; Hoffmann P; Jiménez E; Kahn J-P; Kassem L; Kuo P-H; Kato T; Kelsoe J; Kittel-Schneider S; Ferensztajn-Rochowiak E; König B; Kusumi I; Laje G; Landén M; Lavebratt C; Leboyer M; Leckband SG; Tortorella A; Manchia M; Martinsson L; McCarthy MJ; McElroy S; Colom F; Millischer V; Mitjans M; Mondimore FM; Monteleone P; Nievergelt CM; Nöthen MM; Novák T; O'Donovan C; Ozaki N; Pfennig A; Pisanu C; Potash JB; Reif A; Reininghaus E; Rouleau GA; Rybakowski JK; Schalling M; Schofield PR; Schweizer BW; Severino G; Shilling PD; Shimoda K; Simhandl C; Slaney CM; Squassina A; Stamm T; Stopkova P; Maj M; Turecki G; Vieta E; Veeh J; Viswanath B; Witt SH; Wright A; Zandi PP; Mitchell PB; Bauer M; Alda M; Rietschel M; McMahon FJ; Schulze TG; Baune BT; Schubert KO; Amare AT
  • Preprint: OSF PREPRINTS. 2024
    Holmberg A; Lidin M; Lenninger D; Asplund S; Lavebratt C; Ruck C; Martinsson L; Mataix-Cols D; Fernández de la Cruz L
  • Review: BIOESSAYS. 2024;46(10):e2300246
    Verhoeven JE; Wolkowitz OM; Satz IB; Conklin Q; Lamers F; Lavebratt C; Lin J; Lindqvist D; Mayer SE; Melas PA; Milaneschi Y; Picard M; Rampersaud R; Rasgon N; Ridout K; Veiback GS; Trumpff C; Tyrka AR; Watson K; Wu GWY; Yang R; Zannas AS; Han LKM; Mansson KNT
  • Corrigendum: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2024;121:404-405
    Arteaga-Henriquez G; Ramos-Sayalero C; Ibanez-Jimenez P; Rosales-Ortiz SK; Kilencz T; Schiweck C; Schnorr I; Siegl A; Arias-Vasquez A; Bitter I; Fadeuilhe C; Ferrer M; Lavebratt C; Matura S; Reif A; Rethelyi JM; Richarte V; Rommelse N; Ramos-Quiroga JA
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
    Cai W; Forsell Y; Lavebratt C; Melas P
  • Preprint: RES SQ. 2023;RES SQ
    Herrera-Rivero M; Adli M; Akiyama K; Akula N; Amare AT; Ardau R; Arias B; Aubry J-M; Backlund L; Bellivier F; Benabarre A; Bengesser S; Bhattacharjee AK; Biernacka JM; Birner A; Cearns M; Cervantes P; Chen H-C; Chillotti C; Cichon S; Clark SR; Colom F; Cruceanu C; Czerski PM; Dalkner N; Degenhardt F; Del Zompo M; DePaulo JR; Etain B; Falkai P; Ferensztajn-Rochowiak E; Forstner AJ; Frank J; Frisén L; Frye MA; Fullerton JM; Gallo C; Gard S; Garnham JS; Goes FS; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Grof P; Hashimoto R; Hasler R; Hauser J; Heilbronner U; Herms S; Hoffmann P; Hou L; Hsu Y-H; Jamain S; Jiménez E; Kahn J-P; Kassem L; Kato T; Kelsoe J; Kittel-Schneider S; Kuo P-H; Kusumi I; König B; Laje G; Landén M; Lavebratt C; Leboyer M; Leckband SG; Maj M; Manchia M; Marie-Claire C; Martinsson L; McCarthy MJ; McElroy SL; Millischer V; Mitjans M; Mondimore FM; Monteleone P; Nievergelt CM; Novák T; Nöthen MM; O'Donovan C; Ozaki N; Papiol S; Pfennig A; Pisanu C; Potash JB; Reif A; Reininghaus E; Richard-Lepouriel H; Roberts G; Rouleau GA; Rybakowski JK; Schalling M; Schofield PR; Schubert KO; Schulte EC; Schweizer BW; Severino G; Shekhtman T; Shilling PD; Shimoda K; Simhandl C; Slaney CM; Squassina A; Stamm T; Stopkova P; Streit F; Tekola-Ayele F; Thalamuthu A; Tortorella A; Turecki G; Veeh J; Vieta E; Viswanath B; Witt SH; Zandi PP; Alda M; Bauer M; McMahon FJ; Mitchell PB; Rietschel M; Schulze TG; Baune BT
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2023
    O’Connell K; Koromina M; van der Veen T; Boltz T; David F; Kay Yang JM; Lin K-H; Wang X; Coleman J; Coleman J; Coleman J; Mitchell B; McGrouther C; Rangan A; Lind P; Koch E; Harder A; Parker N; Bendl J; Adorjan K; Agerbo E; Albani D; Alemany S; Alliey-Rodriguez N; Als T; Andlauer T; Antoniou A; Ask H; Bass N; Bauer M; Beins E; Bigdeli T; Bøcker Pedersen C; Boks M; Børte S; Bosch R; Brum M; Brumpton B; Brunkhorst-Kanaan N; Budde M; Bybjerg-Grauholm J; Byerley W; Cabana-Domínguez J; Cairns M; Carpiniello B; Casas M; Cervantes P; Chatzinakos C; Chen H-C; Clarence T; Clarke T-K; Claus I; Coombes B; Corfield E; Cruceanu C; Cuellar-Barboza A; Czerski P; Dafnas K; Dale A; Dalkner N; Degenhardt F; DePaulo R; Djurovic S; Drange OK; Escott-Price V; Fanous A; Fellendorf F; Ferrier N; Forty L; Frank J; Frei O; Freimer N; Fullard J; Garnham J; Gizer I; Gordon S; Gordon-Smith K; Greenwood T; Grove J; Guzman-Parra J; Ha TH; Hahn T; Haraldsson M; Hautzinger M; Havdahl A; Heilbronner U; Hellgren D; Herms S; Hickie I; Hoffmann P; Holmans P; Huang M-C; Ikeda M; Jamain S; Johnson J; Jonsson L; Kalman J; Kamatani Y; Kennedy J; Kim E; Kim J; Kittel-Schneider S; Knowles J; Kogevinas M; Kranz T; Krebs K; Kushner S; Lavebratt C; Lawrence J; Leber M; Lee H-J; Liao C; Lucae S; Lundberg M; MacIntyre D; Maier W; Maihofer A; Malaspina D; Manchia M; Maratou E; Martinsson L; Mattheisen M; McGregor N; McInnis M; McKay J; Medeiros H; Meyer-Lindenberg A; Millischer V; Morris D; Moutsatsou P; Mühleisen T; O’Donovan C; Olsen C; Panagiotaropoulou G; Papiol S; Pardiñas A; Park HY; Perry A; Pfennig A; Pisanu C; Potash J; Quested D; Rapaport M; Regeer E; Rice J; Rivera M; Schulte E; Senner F; Shadrin A; Shilling P; Sigurdsson E; Sindermann L; Sirignano L; Siskind D; Slaney C; Sloofman L; Smeland O; Smith D; Sobell J; Soler Artigas M; Stein D; Stein F; Su M-H; Sung H; Świątkowska B; Terao C; Tesfaye M; Tesli M; Thorgeirsson T; Thorp J; Toma C; Tondo L; Tooney P; Tsai S-J; Tsermpini EE; Vawter M; Vedder H; Vreeker A; Walters J; Winsvold B; Witt S; Won H-H; Ye R; Young A; Zandi P; Zillich L; 23andMe Research Team; Estonian Biobank research team; Genoplan Research Team; HUNT All-In Psychiatry; PGC-FG Single cell working group; Genomic Psychiatry Cohort (GPC) Investigators; Adolfsson R; Alda M; Alfredsson L; Backlund L; Baune B; Bellivier F; Bengesser S; Berrettini W; Biernacka J; Boehnke M; Børglum A; Breen G; Carr V; Catts S; Cichon S; Corvin A; Craddock N; Dannlowski U; Dikeos D; Etain B; Ferentinos P; Frye M; Fullerton J; Gawlik M; Gershon E; Goes F; Green M; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Hauser J; Henskens F; Hjerling-Leffler J; Hougaard D; Hveem K; Iwata N; Jones I
  • Preprint: RES SQ. 2023;RES SQ
    Kelsoe J; Ou A; Rosenthal S; Adli M; Akiyama K; Akula N; Alda M; Amare AT; Ardau R; Arias B; Aubry J-M; Backlund L; Banzato C; Bauer M; Baune B; Bellivier F; Benabarre A; Bengesser S; Abesh B; Biernacka J; Bui E; Cervantes P; Chen G-B; Chen H-C; Chillotti C; Cichon S; Clark S; Colom F; Cousins D; Cruceanu C; Czerski P; Dantas C; Dayer A; Degenhardt F; DePaulo JR; Etain B; Falkai P; Fellendorf F; Ferensztajn-Rochowiak E; Forstner AJ; Frisen L; Frye M; Fullerton J; Gard S; Garnham J; Goes F; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Grof P; Gruber O; Hashimoto R; Hauser J; Heilbronner U; Herms S; Hoffmann P; Hofmann A; Hou L; Jamain S; Jiménez E; Kahn J-P; Kassem L; Kato T; Kittel-Schneider S; König B; Kuo P-H; Kusumi I; Dalkner N; Laje G; Landén M; Lavebratt C; Leboyer M; Leckband S; Jaramillo CL; MacQueen G; Maj M; Manchia M; Marie-Claire C; Martinsson L; Mattheisen M; McCarthy M; McElroy S; McMahon F; Mitchell P; Mitjans M; Mondimore F; Monteleone P; Nievergelt C; Nöthen M; Novak T; Osby U; Ozaki N; Papiol S; Perlis R; Pfennig A; Potash J; Reich-Erkelenz D; Reif A; Reininghaus E; Rietschel M; Rouleau G; Rybakowski JK; Schalling M; Schofield P; Schubert KO; Schulze T; Schweizer B; Seemüller F; Severino G; Shekhtman T; Shilling P; Shimoda K; Simhandl C; Slaney C; Squassina A; Stamm T; Stopkova P; Tighe S; Tortorella A; Turecki G; Vieta E; Volkert J; Witt S; Wray N; Wright A; Young T; Zandi P; Zompo MD
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
    Schiweck C; Schnorr I; Siegl A; Luckhardt S; Wenz S; Friedrichsen H; Jomaa HE; Steinmann A; Kilencz T; Arteaga-Henríquez G; Ramos-Sayalero C; Ibanez-Jimenez P; Rosales-Ortiz S; Bitter I; Fadeuilhe C; Ferrer M; Lavebratt C; Réthelyi J; Richarte V; Rommelse N; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Vasquez AA; Resch E; Reif A; Matura S
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2023
    Bornscheuer L; Lundin A; Forsell Y; Lavebratt C; Melas P
  • Preprint: RES SQ. 2023;RES SQ
    Herrera-Rivero M; Gutiérrez-Fragoso K; Thalamuthu A; Amare AT; Adli M; Akiyama K; Akula N; Ardau R; Arias B; Aubry J-M; Backlund L; Bellivier F; Benabarre A; Bengesser S; Abesh B; Biernacka J; Birner A; Cearns M; Cervantes P; Chen H-C; Chillotti C; Cichon S; Clark S; Colom F; Cruceanu C; Czerski P; Dalkner N; Degenhardt F; Del Zompo M; DePaulo JR; Etain B; Falkai P; Ferensztajn-Rochowiak E; Forstner AJ; Frank J; Frisen L; Frye M; Fullerton J; Gallo C; Gard S; Garnham J; Goes F; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Grof P; Hashimoto R; Hasler R; Hauser J; Heilbronner U; Herms S; Hoffmann P; Hou L; Hsu Y; Jamain S; Jiménez E; Kahn J-P; Kassem L; Kato T; Kelsoe J; Kittel-Schneider S; Kuo P-H; Kurtz J; Kusumi I; König B; Laje G; Landén M; Lavebratt C; Leboyer M; Leckband S; Maj M; Manchia M; Marie-Claire C; Martinsson L; McCarthy M; McElroy SL; Millischer V; Mitjans M; Mondimore F; Monteleone P; Nievergelt C; Novak T; Nöthen M; Odonovan C; Ozaki N; Papiol S; Pfennig A; Pisanu C; Potash J; Reif A; Reininghaus E; Richard-Lepouriel H; Roberts G; Rouleau G; Rybakowski JK; Schalling M; Schofield P; Schubert KO; Schulte E; Schweizer B; Severino G; Shekhtman T; Shilling P; Shimoda K; Simhandl C; Slaney C; Squassina A; Stamm T; Stopkova P; Streit F; Ayele F; Tortorella A; Turecki G; Veeh J; Vieta E; Viswanath B; Witt S; Zandi P; Alda M; Bauer M; McMahon F; Mitchell P; Rietschel M; Schulze T; Baune B
  • Conference publication: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2023;93(9):S146
    Soderberg G; Skott E; Giacobini M; Lindqvist D; Gissler M; Sjoberg K; Lavebratt C
  • Preprint: RES SQ. 2023;RES SQ
    Amare A; Thalamuthu A; Schubert KO; Fullerton J; Ahmed M; Hartmann S; Papiol S; Heilbronner U; Degenhardt F; Tekola-Ayele F; Hou L; Hsu Y-H; Shekhtman T; Adli M; Akula N; Akiyama K; Ardau R; Arias B; Aubry J-M; Backlund L; Bhattacharjee AK; Bellivier F; Benabarre A; Bengesser S; Biernacka J; Birner A; Marie-Claire C; Cervantes P; Chen H-C; Chillotti C; Cichon S; Cruceanu C; Czerski P; Dalkner N; Del Zompo M; DePaulo JR; Etain B; Jamain S; Falkai P; Forstner AJ; Frisén L; Frye M; Gard S; Garnham J; Goes F; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Fallgatter A; Stegmaier S; Ethofer T; Biere S; Petrova K; Schuster C; Adorjan K; Budde M; Heilbronner M; Kalman J; Oraki Kohshour M; Reich-Erkelenz D; Schaupp S; Schulte E; Senner F; Vogl T; Anghelescu I-G; Arolt V; Dannlowski U; Dietrich DE; Figge C; Jäger M; Lang F; Juckel G; Spitzer C; Reimer J; Schmauß M; Schmitt A; Konrad C; von Hagen M; Wiltfang J; Zimmermann J; Andlauer T; Fischer A; Bermpohl F; Kraft V; Matura S; Gryaznova A; Falkenberg I; Yildiz C; Kircher T; Schmidt J; Koch M; Gade K; Trost S; Haußleiter I; Lambert M; Rohenkohl AC; Kraft V; Grof P; Hashimoto R; Hauser J; Herms S; Hoffmann P; Jiménez E; Kahn J-P; Kassem L; Kuo P-H; Kato T; Kelsoe J; Kittel-Schneider S; Ferensztajn-Rochowiak E; König B; Kusumi I; Laje G; Landén M; Lavebratt C; Leboyer M; Leckband SG; Tortorella A; Manchia M; Martinsson L; McCarthy M; McElroy SL; Colom F; Mitjans M; Mondimore F; Monteleone P; Nievergelt C; Nöthen M; Novak T; O'Donovan C; Ozaki N; Pfennig A; Pisanu C; Potash J; Reif A; Reininghaus E; Rouleau G; Rybakowski JK; Schalling M; Schofield P; Schweizer BW; Severino G; Shilling PD; Shimoda K; Simhandl C; Slaney C; Squassina A; Stamm T; Stopkova P; Maj M; Turecki G; Vieta E; Veeh J; Witt S; Wright A; Zandi P; Mitchell P; Bauer M; Alda M; Rietschel M; McMahon F; Schulze TG; Millischer V; Clark S; Baune B
  • Corrigendum: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2022;221(2):494
    Cearns M; Amare AT; Schubert KO; Thalamuthu A; Frank J; Streit F; Adli M; Akula N; Akiyama K; Ardau R; Arias B; Aubry J; Backlund L; Bhattacharjee AK; Bellivier F; Benabarre A; Bengesser S; Biernacka JM; Birner A; Brichant-Petitjean C; Cervantes P; Chen H; Chillotti C; Cichon S; Cruceanu C; Czerski PM; Dalkner N; Dayer A; Degenhardt F; Zompo MD; DePaulo JR; etain B; Falkai P; Forstner AJ; Frisen L; Frye MA; Fullerton JM; Gard S; Garnham JS; Goes FS; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Grof P; Hashimoto R; Hauser J; Heilbronner U; Herms S; Hoffmann P; Hofmann A; Hou L; Hsu Y-H; Jamain S; Jimenez E; Kahn J-P; Kassem L; Kuo P-H; Kato T; Kelsoe J; Kittel-Schneider S; Kliwicki S; Konig B; Kusumi I; Laje G; Landen M; Lavebratt C; Leboyer M; Leckband SG; Maj M; Manchia M; Martinsson L; McCarthy MJ; McElroy S; Colom F; Mitjans M; Mondimore FM; Monteleone P; Nievergelt CM; Nothen MM; Novak T; O'Donovan C; Ozaki N; Millischer V; Papiol S; Pfennig A; Pisanu C; Potash JB; Reif A; Reininghaus E; Rouleau GA; Rybakowski JK; Schalling M; Schofield PR; Schweizer BW; Severino G; Shekhtman T; Shilling PD; Shimoda K; Simhandl C; Slaney CM; Squassina A; Stamm T; Stopkova P; TekolaAyele F; Tortorella A; Turecki G; Veeh J; Vieta E; Witt SH; Roberts G; Zandi PP; Alda M; Bauer M; McMahon FJ; Mitchell PB; Schulze TG; Rietschel M; Clark SR; Baune BT
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Grants

Employments

  • Principal Researcher, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-

Degrees and Education

  • The Future Academic Leaders-KI North, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
  • Continuation course in higher education, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Leadership course for research group leaders, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Teaching and learning in higher education (GHDP) course, LIME, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Leadership training, Junior Faculty, Karolinska Institutet, 2004
  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2003
  • Research supervision course, Karolinska Institutet, 2003
  • University pedagogy, Karolinska Institutet, 2002

Leadership and responsibility assignments

Distinction and awards

  • Alvarengas award, Swedish Society of Medicine, 2002
  • Junior Researcher position from Swedish Research Council, Swedish Medical Research Council, 2001
  • Postdoc stipend, Swedish Society for Medical Research, 2001
  • Young promising researcher award, Foundations, Karolinska Institutet, 2001
  • Innovation stipend, Foundation Innovationscentrum, 1999
  • Postdoc stipend from Swedish Medical Research Council, Swedish Medical Research Council, 1996

Supervision

  • Supervision to doctoral degree

    • Wenjie Cai, 2026
    • Jingjing Xu, The neurobiology of anorexia nervosa – focus on short-chain fatty acids, GDF15, and hypothalamic regulation of food intake, 2025
    • Buse Bektash, 2024-
    • Emmy Erskine, 2024-
    • Miranda Stiernborg, Exploring the gut microbiome in ADHD and schizophrenia spectrum disorder, 2024
    • Elin Skott, Exploring Synbiotic treatment in ADHD, and immune-mediated prenatal risks for neurodevelopmental disorders, 2024
    • Martin Lundberg, 2021-
    • Linghua Kong, Prenatal metabolic risks for offspring neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, 2021
    • Fredrik Wikström, 2020-
    • Liu Yang, Exploring the gut-brain axis in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, 2020
    • Vincent Millischer, Translational studies in bipolar disorder and anorexia nervosa, 2020
    • Gustaf Söderberg, 2018-
    • Katja Ponzer, 2018-
    • Parvin Kumar, Novel biomarkers for psychosis, 2018
    • Maral Fahmideh, Genes and brain tumors, 2018
    • Evelyn Andersson, From DNA to CBT: an investigation psychological therapy response and genetics, 2018
    • Dzana Hukic, Genetic association studies of symptoms, comorbidity and outcome in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, 2016
    • Lina Martinsson, Biology of lithium response in bipolar disorder: genetic mechanisms and telomeres, 2016
    • Yabin Wei, Novel mechanisms in depression: Focus on telomere biology and epigenetic regulation, 2015
    • Andres Fandino Losada, Social environment and genetics as determinants of depression occurrence and its chronicity, 2013
    • Santiago Sole Domenech, Combining mass spectrometric tissue imaging with conventional histology: Focus on Alzheimer’s disease, 2012
    • Philippe Melas, Depression: Genetic, epigenetic and DNA biobank studies, 2012
    • Louise Sjöholm, Gene-environmental factors in depressive disorders with a focus on circadian genes, 2010
    • Malin Almgren, Neural growth-with special emphasis on adult neurogenesis and the effect of antiepileptic drugs, 2008
    • Ann-Sophie Persson, The megencephaly mouse – from gene to neuronal proliferation, 2006
    • Fabio Sanchez, Genetic factors influencing susceptibility to intracellular infections, 2002
    • Susanna Petersson, Megencephaly: significance, biology and identification of a genetic cause, 2002

  • Supervision of postdoctoral researcher

    • Miranda Stiernborg, VR international postdoc position at MIT&Harvard, 2024-2027
    • Parvin Kumar, Knut and Alice Wallenberg postdoc funding, 2022-2024
    • Pascalis Efstathopopous, 2015-2017
    • Lena Backlund, 2013-2015
    • Sarah Holst, 2008
    • Elin Åberg, 2008-2010
    • Firoj Khan, Knut and Alice Wallenberg postdoc stipend, 2004-2005

  • Other researchers who have defended a thesis

    • Xingbo Mo, 2024
    • Xinxia Chen, 2019-2020
    • Philippe Melas, Co-funding salary and supervision, 2018-2019

Committee work

Visiting research fellowships

  • Postdoc at Karolinska Institutet funded by Swedish research council-KI, Karolinska Institutet, 1997-1999
  • Postdoc at McGill University, Canada, funded by Swedish Research Council, McGill University, 1996-1997

Thesis evaluation

  • Georgios Karamanis, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Neuroscience, Uppsala University, 2026
  • Milda Valiukonyte, External thesis reviewer, CMB, Karolinska Institutet, 2026
  • Bangzhou Tong, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, BMC, Uppsala University, 2025
  • Tereza Calkova, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
  • Felicia Jennysdotter Olofsgård, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
  • Ingrid Torp Johansen, Opponent, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 2024
  • Felicia Jennysdotter, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
  • Nike Welander, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
  • Thomas Moridi, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
  • Danyang Li, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Karin Salehi, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Fredrik Elberling, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Martin Brynge, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Thuy Dung Nguyen, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, MEB, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Maria Kalomoiri, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Maren Frogner Werner, Opponent, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 2022
  • Martin Brynge, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Jessica Lekander, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Carmen Fourier, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Adrian Desai Boström, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Neuroscience, Uppsala University, 2020
  • Martina Svensson, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Lund University, 2020
  • Danyang Li, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2020
  • Maria Pettersson, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
  • Isabell Brinkell, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, MEB, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
  • Ingegerd Öfverholm, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
  • Omid Fotouhi, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
  • Martin Maripuu, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Umeå University, 2016
  • Sahl Khalid Bedri, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2016
  • Marissa Erin LeBlanc, Opponent, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 2016
  • Igor Bazov, Opponent, Uppsala University, 2016
  • Lina Jonsson, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 2015
  • Dimitrios Andreou, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2015
  • Therese Ljung, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, MEB, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
  • Ramnath Lakshmanan, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Biochemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2013
  • Sophia Savage, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2013
  • Igor Bazov, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Uppsala University, 2013
  • Dimitrios Andreou, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
  • Martin Tesli, Opponent, Medical Faculty, University of Oslo, 2012
  • Jenny Link, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
  • Huei-Hsin Chiang, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, NVS, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
  • Marie Pegelow, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Odontology, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
  • Johanna Sundqvist, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
  • Anna Svenningsson, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
  • Kristiina Tammimies, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
  • Therese Moberg, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, MEB, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
  • Huei-Hsin Chiang, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, NVS, Karolinska Institutet, 2010
  • Alexandra Gyllenberg, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2010
  • Anna Svenningsson, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Lisette Hörnblad, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Melani Thessen Hedruel, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Marie Pegelow, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Odontology, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Lena Backlund, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Jenny Link, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Lena Skoglund, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, 2009
  • Amennai Beyeen, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2008
  • Lena Skoglund, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Uppsala University, 2007
  • Astrid Björnebekk, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
  • Heidi Anthoni, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
  • Erik Pettersson, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Biochemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2007
  • Ana Maria Belesa Meireles, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
  • Stina Boräng, Examination board member of doctoral thesis, Biochemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2004

Editorial work

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY, Editorial board member, 2010

Journal reviewing

  • A few invitations per week, from e.g. Molecular Psychiatry, JAMA Network Open, Anonymous peer review

Other expert reviewer/evaluation assignment

  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, For Professorship, University of Oslo, 2023
  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, For Docentur, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, For Docentur, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, For Docentur, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Evaluator of research applications in national competition, Medical Research Council UK, 2021
  • Evaluator of research applications in national competition, National Research Foundation, Singapore, 2019
  • Evaluator of research applications in national competition, FWF Austrian Science Fund, 2019
  • Evaluator of research applications in national competition, Medical Research Council UK, 2018
  • Reviewer for international evaluations, Welcome Trust, 2018
  • Evaluator of research applications in national competition, Knut and Alice Wallenberg’s Foundation, 2013
  • Evaluator of research applications in national competition, National Science Centre, Poland, 2013
  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, Docentur lecture, Karolinska Institutet, 2010
  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, Docentur lecture, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, Docentur lecture, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, Docentur lecture, Karolinska Institutet, 2008
  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, Docentur lecture, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
  • Evaluator of research applications in national competition, Estonian Science Foundation, 2006
  • Expert reviewer in appointments of academic positions, For Docentur lectures, Karolinska Institutet, 2005

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