Jessica Alm

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About me

I am the Head of Unit at the National Pandemic Centre (NPC) and I also have an assignment as expert coordinator in the field of laboratory and
diagnostic surge capacity at the Centre for Health Crises at KI.

Articles

Article: EMBO MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2024;16(3):596-615
Rare coding variants in NOX4 link high ROS levels to psoriatic arthritis mutilans
Wang S; Nikamo P; Laasonen L; Gudbjornsson B; Ejstrup L; Iversen L; Lindqvist U; Alm JJ; Eisfeldt J; Zheng X; Catrina S-B; Taylan F; Vaz R; Stahle M; Tapia-Paez I
Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;14(1):1577
Correlates of protection and viral load trajectories in omicron breakthrough infections in triple vaccinated healthcare workers
Marking U; Havervall S; Norin NG; Bladh O; Christ W; Gordon M; Ng H; Blom K; Phillipson M; Mangsbo S; Alm JJ; Smed-Sorensen A; Nilsson P; Hober S; Aberg M; Klingstroem J; Thalin C
Article: ELIFE. 2021;10:e70843
Rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection using quantitative peptide enrichment LC-MS analysis
Hober A; Tran-Minh KH; Foley D; McDonald T; Vissers JP; Pattison R; Ferries S; Hermansson S; Betner I; Uhlen M; Razavi M; Yip R; Pope ME; Pearson TW; Andersson LN; Bartlett A; Calton L; Alm JJ; Engstrand L; Edfors F
Article: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 2020;36(2):283-297
NovelRPL13Variants and Variable Clinical Expressivity in a Human Ribosomopathy With Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia
Costantini A; Alm JJ; Tonelli F; Valta H; Huber C; Tran AN; Daponte V; Kirova N; Kwon Y-U; Bae JY; Chung WY; Tan S; Sznajer Y; Nishimura G; Nareoja T; Warren AJ; Cormier-Daire V; Kim O-H; Forlino A; Cho T-J; Makitie O
Article: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 2020;35(5):901-912
Biomarkers in WNT1 and PLS3 Osteoporosis: Altered Concentrations of DKK1 and FGF23
Makitie RE; Kampe A; Costantini A; Alm JJ; Magnusson P; Makitie O
Article: BONE. 2019;121:163-171
Novel fibronectin mutations and expansion of the phenotype in spondylometaphyseal dysplasia with "corner fractures"
Costantini A; Valta H; Baratang NV; Yap P; Bertola DR; Yamamoto GL; Kim CA; Chen J; Wierenga KJ; Fanning EA; Escobar L; McWalter K; McLaughlin H; Willaert R; Begtrup A; Alm JJ; Reinhardt DP; Makitie O; Campeau PM
Article: JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH. 2019;37(1):239-247
Radiostereometric analysis of the initial stability of internally fixed femoral neck fractures under differential loading.
Finnilä S; Moritz N; Strandberg N; Alm JJ; Aro HT
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2018;89(5):490-495
Good stability of a cementless, anatomically designed femoral stem in aging women: a 9-year RSA study of 32 patients.
Aro E; Alm JJ; Moritz N; Mattila K; Aro HT
Article: STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2017;6(10):1840-1851
Dynamic Changes in Brain Mesenchymal Perivascular Cells Associate with Multiple Sclerosis Disease Duration, Active Inflammation, and Demyelination
Iacobaeus E; Sugars RV; Andren AT; Alm JJ; Qian H; Frantzen J; Newcombe J; Alkass K; Druid H; Bottai M; Roytta M; Le Blanc K
Article: BONE REPORTS. 2016;5:124-135
In vitro osteogenic capacity of bone marrow MSCs from postmenopausal women reflect the osseointegration of their cementless hip stems.
Alm JJ; Moritz N; Aro HT
Article: STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2016;5(11):1485-1495
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Donor Mesenchymal. Stromal Cells Exhibit Comparable Potency to Healthy Controls In Vitro
Davies LC; Alm JJ; Heldring N; Moll G; Gavin C; Batsis I; Qian H; Sigvardsson M; Nilsson B; Kyllonen LE; Salmela KT; Carlsson P-O; Korsgren O; Le Blanc K
Article: CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH. 2016;474(10):2246-2253
Is Model-based Radiostereometric Analysis Suitable for Clinical Trials of a Cementless Tapered Wedge Femoral Stem?
Nazari-Farsani S; Finnilä S; Moritz N; Mattila K; Alm JJ; Aro HT
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2016;87(4):412-417
Zoledronic acid in vivo increases in vitro proliferation of rat mesenchymal stromal cells.
Heino TJ; Alm JJ; Halkosaari HJ; Välimäki V-V
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2016;87(1):48-54
Increased migration of uncemented acetabular cups in female total hip arthroplasty patients with low systemic bone mineral density. A 2-year RSA and 8-year radiographic follow-up study of 34 patients.
Finnilä S; Moritz N; SvedströM E; Alm JJ; Aro HT
Article: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2015;50(9):1217-1223
Increased incidence of chronic GvHD and CMV disease in patients with vitamin D deficiency before allogeneic stem cell transplantation
von Bahr L; Blennow O; Alm J; Bjorklund A; Malmberg K-J; Mougiakakos D; Le Blanc A; Oefner PJ; Labopin M; Ljungman P; Le Blanc K
Article: ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY-SURGERY & RESEARCH. 2015;101(3):381-386
Enhanced osteoblastic differentiation and bone formation in co-culture of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells with exogenous VEGF.
Joensuu K; Uusitalo L; Alm JJ; Aro HT; Hentunen TA; Heino TJ
Article: STEM CELLS. 2014;32(9):2430-2442
Do Cryopreserved Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Display Impaired Immunomodulatory and Therapeutic Properties?
Moll G; Alm JJ; Davies LC; von Bahr L; Heldring N; Stenbeck-Funke L; Hamad OA; Hinsch R; Ignatowicz L; Locke M; Lonnies H; Lambris JD; Teramura Y; Nilsson-Ekdahl K; Nilsson B; Le Blanc K
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(1):e85040
Do ABO Blood Group Antigens Hamper the Therapeutic Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells?
Moll G; Hult A; von Bahr L; Alm JJ; Heldring N; Hamad OA; Stenbeck-Funke L; Larsson S; Teramura Y; Roelofs H; Nilsson B; Fibbe WE; Olsson ML; Le Blanc K
Article: TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS. 2012;18(9):658-666
Transient 100 nM dexamethasone treatment reduces inter- and intraindividual variations in osteoblastic differentiation of bone marrow-derived human mesenchymal stem cells.
Alm JJ; Heino TJ; Hentunen TA; Väänänen HK; Aro HT
Article: JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY. 2012;113(8):2687-2695
MicroRNAs miR-96, miR-124, and miR-199a regulate gene expression in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
Laine SK; Alm JJ; Virtanen SP; Aro HT; Laitala-Leinonen TK
Article: JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH. 2012;30(7):1019-1025
Comparison of the osteogenic capacity of minipig and human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
Heino TJ; Alm JJ; Moritz N; Aro HT
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2012;83(2):107-114
Low BMD affects initial stability and delays stem osseointegration in cementless total hip arthroplasty in women: a 2-year RSA study of 39 patients.
Aro HT; Alm JJ; Moritz N; Mäkinen TJ; Lankinen P
Article: JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS. 2011;4(7):1483-1491
Bioactive glass microspheres as osteopromotive inlays in macrotextured surfaces of Ti and CoCr alloy bone implants: trapezoidal surface grooves without inlay most efficient in resisting torsional forces.
Keränen P; Moritz N; Alm JJ; Ylänen H; Kommonen B; Aro HT
Article: JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS. 2011;44(2):221-227
Quality of intertrochanteric cancellous bone as predictor of femoral stem RSA migration in cementless total hip arthroplasty.
Moritz N; Alm JJ; Lankinen P; Mäkinen TJ; Mattila K; Aro HT
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2011;100(3):216-222
Interaction between marrow-derived human mesenchymal stem cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells in endothelial cell differentiation.
Joensuu K; Paatero I; Alm JJ; Elenius K; Aro HT; Heino TJ; Hentunen TA
Article: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS. 2010;93(2):573-580
In vivo testing of a biodegradable woven fabric made of bioactive glass fibers and PLGA80--a pilot study in the rabbit.
Alm JJ; Frantzén JPA; Moritz N; Lankinen P; Tukiainen M; Kellomäki M; Aro HT
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2009;80(5):531-537
Female patients with low systemic BMD are prone to bone loss in Gruen zone 7 after cementless total hip arthroplasty.
Alm JJ; Mäkinen TJ; Lankinen P; Moritz N; Vahlberg T; Aro HT
Article: BONE. 2007;40(4):1041-1047
The incidence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in women with hip osteoarthritis scheduled for cementless total joint replacement.
Mäkinen TJ; Alm JJ; Laine H; Svedström E; Aro HT
Article: BONE. 2006;38(3):432-443
Effect of zoledronic acid on incorporation of a bioceramic bone graft substitute.
Välimäki V-V; Moritz N; Yrjans JJ; Vuorio E; Aro HT
Article: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A. 2005;75(3):501-509
Combined effect of BMP-2 gene transfer and bioactive glass microspheres on enhancement of new bone formation.
Välimäki V-V; Yrjans JJ; Vuorio E; Aro HT
Article: BIOMATERIALS. 2005;26(33):6693-6703
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography in evaluation of bioactive glass incorporation with bone.
Välimäki V-V; Moritz N; Yrjans JJ; Dalstra M; Aro HT
Article: TISSUE ENGINEERING. 2005;11(3-4):387-394
Molecular biological evaluation of bioactive glass microspheres and adjunct bone morphogenetic protein 2 gene transfer in the enhancement of new bone formation.
Välimäki V-V; Yrjans JJ; Vuorio EI; Aro HT
Article: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS. 2002;62(3):404-411
Characterization of microrough bioactive glass surface: surface reactions and osteoblast responses in vitro.
Itälä A; Ylänen HO; Yrjans J; Heino T; Hentunen T; Hupa M; Aro HT
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Letter: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE. 2024;38:100872
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections among Swedish healthcare workers on duty in December 2023
Aguilera K; Bladh O; Marking U; Norin NG; Rihani A; Ujvari D; Ning FC; Klingstroem J; Havervall S; Aberg M; Blom K; Alm JJ; Thalin C
Letter: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2023;389(17):1626-1628
Mucosal and Serum Antibodies 3 Weeks after Symptomatic BA.2.86 Infection
Bladh O; Greilert-Norin N; Havervall S; Marking U; Aguilera K; Alm JJ; Blom K; Aberg M; Klingstrom J; Thalin C
Letter: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE. 2023;33:100725
Point prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in March and June 2023 in Sweden
Blom K; Bladh O; Havervall S; Marking U; Norin NG; Alm JJ; Klingstrom J; Thalin C
Letter: LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2023;23(8):e272-e273
Mucosal IgA protects against BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 infection
Marking U; Bladh O; Havervall S; Greilert-Norin N; Gordon M; Alm JJ; Blom K; Aberg M; Klingstrom J; Thalin C
Review: FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2019;10:70
New Insights Into Monogenic Causes of Osteoporosis
Makitie RE; Costantini A; Kampe A; Alm JJ; Makitie O
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH. 2010;28(12):1634-1642
Circulating plastic adherent mesenchymal stem cells in aged hip fracture patients.
Alm JJ; Koivu HMA; Heino TJ; Hentunen TA; Laitinen S; Aro HT

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Coordinator, Central Administration, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-
Head of Unit, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2024

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