Network Principal Investigators

The following Principal Investigators (PI's) of the Infection Biology Network work at the Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, LABMED and the Departments of Medicine in Solna and Huddinge, AIMES - The Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences at KI and KTH and the department of Neuroscience at KI

Jan Albert

Jan Albert

Professor, Senior
Soo Aleman

Soo Aleman

Adjunct Professor
Tobias Allander

Tobias Allander

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Hilmir Asgeirsson

Affiliated to Research
Peter Bergman

Peter Bergman

Professor/Senior Physician
Anders Björkman

Anders Björkman

Affiliated to Research
Niklas Klas Evert Björkström
Karin Blomqvist

Karin Blomqvist

Affiliated to Research
Annelie Brauner

Annelie Brauner

Professor Emeritus
Susanna Brighenti

Susanna Brighenti

Principal Researcher
Kristina Broliden

Kristina Broliden

Professor/Senior Physician

Judith Bruchfeld

Affiliated to Research
Marcus Buggert

Marcus Buggert

Senior Lecturer
Francesca Chiodi

Francesca Chiodi

Professor, Senior

Rochellys Diaz Heijtz

Rochellys Diaz Heijtz

Affiliated to Research
Joakim Dillner

Joakim Dillner

Professor/R&D Manager
Pia Dosenovic

Pia Dosenovic

Principal Researcher

Ulrica Edlund

Affiliated to Research
Lars Engstrand

Lars Engstrand

Professor, Senior
Anna Färnert

Anna Färnert

Professor/Senior Physician

Pedro Gil

Affiliated to Research
Christian G. Giske

Christian G. Giske

Professor/Senior Physician
Sara Gredmark Russ

Sara Gredmark Russ

Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Jonas Hedlund

Jonas Hedlund

Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring
Birgitta Henriques-Normark

Birgitta Henriques-Normark

Professor/Senior Physician

Maria-Pia Hergens

Affiliated to Research
Federico Iovino

Federico Iovino

Principal Researcher
Akira Kaneko

Akira Kaneko

Professor, Senior
Annika Karlsson

Annika Karlsson

Senior Lecturer

Gunilla Källenius

Gunilla Källenius

Professor Emeritus
Department of Medicine, Solna

Christer Lidman

HTLV
Peter Liljeström

Peter Liljeström

Professor Emeritus
Hans Gustaf Ljunggren

Hans Gustaf Ljunggren

Professor/Senior Physician
Edmund Loh

Edmund Loh

Principal Researcher
Karin Loré

Karin Loré

Professor
Susanne Löffler

Susanne Löffler

Affiliated to Research
Karl Johan Malmberg

Karl Johan Malmberg

Principal Researcher
Nicole Marquardt

Nicole Marquardt

Senior Research Specialist
Department of Laboratory Medicine
Keira Melican

Keira Melican

Principal Researcher
Jakob Michaëlsson

Jakob Michaëlsson

Principal Researcher
Ali Mirazimi

Ali Mirazimi

Adjunct Professor
Pontus Naucler

Pontus Naucler

Professor/Senior Physician
Ujjwal Neogi

Ujjwal Neogi

Senior Lecturer
Staffan Normark

Staffan Normark

Professor, Senior
Piotr Nowak

Piotr Nowak

Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Susanne Nylén

Susanne Nylén

Principal Researcher
Anna Pasetto

Anna Pasetto

Research Specialist
Mikael Rhen

Martin Rottenberg

Martin Rottenberg

Professor Emeritus

Aman Russom

Affiliated to Research

Georgios Sotiriou

Georgios Sotiriou

Principal Researcher
Kristoffer Strålin

Kristoffer Strålin

Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Karin Sundström

Karin Sundström

Principal Researcher
Mattias Svensson

Mattias Svensson

Principal Researcher
Lennart Svensson

Lennart Svensson

Affiliated to Research
Veronica Svedhem-Johansson

Kalle Svennersten

Affiliated to Research
Matti Sällberg

Matti Sällberg

Professor/Biomedical Analyst
Ann Tammelin

Ann Tammelin

Affiliated to Research
Ulla Annelie Tjernlund

Ulla Annelie Tjernlund

Senior Research Specialist
Jan Vesterbacka

Jan Vesterbacka

Affiliated to Research
Mats Wahlgren

Mats Wahlgren

Professor Emeritus
Britta Wahren

Britta Wahren

Professor Emeritus

Katarina Westling

Affiliated to Research

Valtteri Wirta

Head of Office

Volkan Özenci

Volkan Özenci

Adjunct Professor
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23-03-2026