Susanna Kullberg
Om mig
Med en bakgrund inom preklinisk forskning och nu verksam som läkare har jag
ett stort intresse för translationell forskning. Mitt kliniska arbete är
till stora delar förlagt till SarkoidosCentrum vid Lungmottagningen, ME
Lung- och allergisjukdomar. Här undersöks och utreds cirka 700
sarkoidospatienter årligen och vi tar emot patienter från hela Sverige. Det
finns idag ingen bot mot sarkoidos. Ofta provas olika typer av
immunsupprimerande behandling men det hjälper inte alla, många får en
progressiv sjukdom trots behandling. Vi kan idag inte förutspå om och vem
som kommer svara på en specifik behandling. Min forskning syftar till att
kunna skräddarsy behandling till varje enskild patient baserat på
immunologiska, genetiska och fenotypiska data. Genom att noggrant
karakterisera patienterna både kliniskt, immunologiskt och genetiskt, följa
patienter över tid, och undersöka effekter av olika behandlingar hoppas jag
kunna hitta biomarkörer som kan komma att förutspå sjukdomsförloppet och
svar på en viss behandling.
Handledning:
Joanna Werner, ME Lung- och allergisjukdomar, Karolinska
Universitetssjukhuset, leg läk, doktorand, huvudhandledare
Per Eldhagen, ME Kardiologi, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset,
specialistläkare, disputerad 2024, bihandledare
Anna-Maria Wintler, VO Internmedicin, Södersjukhuset, ST-läkare, doktorand,
bihandledare
Martin Larsson, ME Lung- och allergisjukdomar, Karolinska
Universitetssjukhuset, leg läk, registrering som doktorand pågår, huvudhandledare
Artiklar
- Article: RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2025;26(1):130Padhi A; Eklund A; Malmestrom C; Erikson E; Hallen G; Smed-Sorensen A; Kullberg S
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):5312Werner J; Darlington P; Rivera N; Eklund A; Smed-Sorensen A; Kullberg S
- Article: CHEST. 2024;166(5):1082-1092Rossides M; Kullberg S; Arkema EV
- Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE AND RESEARCH. 2024;86:101142Rossides M; Megadimou V; Smed-Sorensen A; Eklund A; Kullberg S; Darlington P
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2024;39(3):313-322Dehara M; Kullberg S; Bixo M; Sachs MC; Grunewald J; Arkema EV
- Journal article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2024;11:1382584Xiong Y; Kullberg S; Garman L; Pezant N; Ellinghaus D; Vasila V; Eklund A; Rybicki BA; Iannuzzi MC; Schreiber S; Mueller-Quernheim J; Montgomery CG; Grunewald J; Padyukov L; Rivera NV
- Article: BMJ OPEN RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2023;10(1):e001551Kullberg S; Grunewald J; Eklund A
- Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;213(3):357-362Darlington P; Melin J; Rivera N; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Kullberg S
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2023;12(15):e029481Bobbio E; Eldhagen P; Polte CL; Hjalmarsson C; Karason K; Rawshani A; Darlington P; Kullberg S; Sorensson P; Bergh N; Bollano E
- Article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2023;10:1132799Xiong Y; Kullberg S; Garman L; Pezant N; Ellinghaus D; Vasila V; Eklund A; Rybicki BA; Iannuzzi MC; Schreiber S; Mueller-Quernheim J; Montgomery CG; Grunewald J; Padyukov L; Rivera NV
- Article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2023;10:1061654Abo Al Hayja M; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Padyukov L; Grunewald J; Rivera NV
- Journal article: CIRCULATION. 2022;146(Suppl_1):a11874Bobbio E; Eldhagen P; Polte CL; Hjalmarsson C; Kullberg S; Sorensson P; Bergh N; Bollano E
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2022;359:108-112Eldhagen P; Bobbio E; Darlington P; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Polte CL; Bergh N; Bollano E; Sorensson P; Kullberg S
- Article: JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY. 2022;111(4):857-866Lepzien R; Nie M; Czarnewski P; Liu S; Yu M; Ravindran A; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Smed-Sorensen A
- Article: HEART. 2022;108(6):467-473Rossides M; Kullberg S; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Di Giuseppe D; Askling J; Arkema EV
- Article: BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE. 2022;22(1):43Dehara M; Sachs MC; Kullberg S; Grunewald J; Blomberg A; Arkema EV
- Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2022;191:106688Lundkvist A; Kullberg S; Arkema EV; Cedelund K; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Darlington P
- Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2021;188:106624Rossides M; Kullberg S; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Di Giuseppe D; Askling J; Arkema EV
- Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2021;187:106537Werner J; Rivera N; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Iseda T; Darlington P; Kullberg S
- Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2021;186:106521Al Hayja MA; Wahlstrom J; Kullberg S; Darlington P; Eklund A; Grunewald J
- Article: BMJ OPEN RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2021;8(1):e000933Kullberg S; Rivera NV; Grunewald J; Eklund A
- Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58(1):2003468Lepzien R; Liu S; Czarnewski P; Nie M; Osterberg B; Baharom F; Pourazar J; Rankin G; Eklund A; Bottai M; Kullberg S; Blomberg A; Grunewald J; Smed-Sorensen A
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2021;27(7):1014-1026Ringh MV; Hagemann-Jensen M; Needhamsen M; Kullberg S; Wahlstrom J; Grunewald J; Brynedal B; Jagodic M; Ekstrom TJ; Ockinger J; Kular L
- Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;32(3):444-447Ceder S; Rossides M; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Arkema EV
- Article: RESPIROLOGY. 2021;26(5):452-460Rossides M; Kullberg S; Di Giuseppe D; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Askling J; Arkema EV
- Article: ERJ OPEN RESEARCH. 2021;7(2):28-2021Entrop JP; Kullberg S; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Brismar K; Arkema EV
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;35(11):1087-1097Rossides M; Kullberg S; Askling J; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Di Giuseppe D; Arkema EV
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):15328Wahlund CJE; Akpinar GG; Steiner L; Ibrahim A; Bandeira E; Lepzien R; Lukic A; Smed-Sorensen A; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Gabrielsson S
- Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2020;56(3):2000767Rossides M; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Di Giuseppe D; Grunewald J; Askling J; Arkema EV
- Article: RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2020;21(1):225Kocher L; Rossides M; Remaeus K; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Kullberg S; Arkema EV
- Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;201(1):85-93Kullberg S; Rivera NV; Abo Al Hayja M; Grunewald J; Eklund A
- Article: RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2020;21(1):61Darlington P; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J
- Article: EUROPEAN CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2020;7(1):1730137Kullberg S; Rivera NV; Eriksson MJ; Grunewald J; Eklund A
- Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2020;161:105846Rossides M; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Arkema EV
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):18633Rivera NV; Patasova K; Kullberg S; Diaz-Gallo LM; Iseda T; Bengtsson C; Alfredsson L; Eklund A; Kockum I; Grunewald J; Padyukov L
- Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2019;46:290-304Ringh MV; Hagemann-Jensen M; Needhamsen M; Kular L; Breeze CE; Sjoholm LK; Slavec L; Kullberg S; Wahlstrom J; Grunewald J; Brynedal B; Liu Y; Almgren M; Jagodic M; Ockinger J; Ekstrom TJ
- Article: SARCOIDOSIS VASCULITIS AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES. 2019;36(1):11-17Darlington P; Gabrielsen A; Cederlund K; Kullberg S; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Sorensson P
- Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2018;52(2):1800385Rossides M; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Kullberg S; Di Giuseppe D; Askling J; Arkema EV
- Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2018;138:S38-S44Parasa VR; Forsslund H; Enger T; Lorenz D; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Skold M; Wahlstrom J; Grunewald J; Brighenti S
- Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2018;51(2):1701815Rossides M; Kullberg S; Askling J; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Arkema EV
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7(1):5623Rivera NV; Hagemann-Jensen M; Ferreira MAR; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Martin NG; Padyukov L; Grunewald J
- Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2016;48(6):1690-1699Arkema EV; Grunewald J; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Askling J
- Article: MICROBIOME. 2016;4(1):60Scher JU; Joshua V; Artacho A; Abdollahi-Roodsaz S; Ockinger J; Kullberg S; Skold M; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Clemente JC; Ubeda C; Segal LN; Catrina AI
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(10):e0164751Ostadkarampour M; Muller M; Ockinger J; Kullberg S; Linden A; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Wahlstrom J
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(8):e0161669Navratilova Z; Novosadova E; Hagemann-Jensen M; Kullberg S; Kolek V; Grunewald J; Petrek M
- Article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2016;169:114-120Ockinger J; Hagemann-Jensen M; Kullberg S; Engvall B; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Piehl F; Olsson T; Wahlstrom J
- Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2016;48(2):484-494Kaiser Y; Lepzien R; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Smed-Sorensen A; Grunewald J
- Article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2007;92(1-2):129-135Edstrom E; Altun M; Bergman E; Johnson H; Kullberg S; Ramirez-Leon V; Ulfhake B
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. 2004;78(6):892-900Edström E; Kullberg S; Ming Y; Zheng HY; Ulfhake B
- Article: BRAIN RESEARCH. 2001;899(1-2):169-186Kullberg S; Aldskogius H; Ulfhake B
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 1999;11(8):2935-2948Ramírez-León V; Kullberg S; Hjelle OP; Ottersen OP; Ulfhake B
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. 1999;57(2):153-165Bergman E; Kullberg S; Ming Y; Ulfhake B
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 1998;53(5):B369-B379Kullberg S; Ramírez-León V; Johnson H; Ulfhake B
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Alla övriga publikationer
- Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2023;293(6):668-680Rossides M; Darlington P; Kullberg S; Arkema EV
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021Xiong Y; Kullberg S; Garman L; Pezant N; Ellinghaus D; Vasila V; Eklund A; Rybicki B; Iannuzzi M; Schreiber S; Müller-Quernheim J; Montgomery C; Grunewald J; Padyukov L; Rivera N
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2020;26(3_SUPPL):583Ringh M; Hagemann-Jensen M; Needhamsen M; Kullberg S; Wahlstrom J; Grunewald J; Brynedal B; Jagodic M; Ekstrom T; Ockinger J; Kular L
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2020;56:4398Entrop JP; Kullberg S; Grunewald J; Brismar K; Arkema E
- Review: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW. 2020;29(155):190146Rahaghi FF; Baughman RP; Saketkoo LA; Sweiss NJ; Barney JB; Birring SS; Costabel U; Crouser ED; Drent M; Gerke AK; Grutters JC; Hamzeh NY; Huizar I; James WE; Kalra S; Kullberg S; Li H; Lower EE; Maier LA; Mirsaeidi M; Muller-Quernheim J; Porquera EMC; Samavati L; Valeyre D; Scholand MB
- Letter: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2020;55(1):1901450Darlington P; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J
- Letter: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2019;160:105696Rossides M; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Kullberg S; Askling J; Arkema EV
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2019;54:oa5160Rossides M; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Arkema E
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2019;54:oa5156Kocher L; Rossides M; Remaeus K; Grunewald J; Eklund A; Kullberg S; Arkema E
- Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2019;199:a2431Rivera N; Kullberg S; Iseda T; Eklund AG; Padyukov L; Grunewald J
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2018;52:pa3008Lepzien R; Liu S; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Smed-Sorensen A
- Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2018;197Rossides M; Grunewald J; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Di Giuseppe D; Askling J; Arkema EV
- Conference publication: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2017;26(1):26Birring S; Fletcher H; Tully T; Patel AS; Kullberg S; Mogulkoc N; Dubaniewicz A; Cotta G; Niimi A; Guan W-J; Valeyre D; Castillo Villegas D; Pereira CA; Acquadro C; Baughman R
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2017;50:pa2595Rossides M; Kullberg S; Askling J; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Arkema E
- Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2017;195Kaiser Y; Lakshmikanth T; Chen Y; Mikes J; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Brodin P; Achour A; Grunewald J
- Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2017;195Birring S; Fletcher H; Tully T; Patel A; Kullberg S; Mogulkoc N; Dubaniewicz A; Cotta Ramusino G; Niimi A; Guan W; Valeyre D; Castillo D; Pereira CA; Acquadro C; Baughman RP
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2016Öckinger J; Hagemann-Jensen M; Kullberg S; Engvall B; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Piehl F; Olsson T; Wahlstrom J
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2016;83(5):369Ockinger J; Hagemann-Jenssen M; Kullberg S; Engvall B; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Piehl F; Olsson T; Wahlstrom J
- Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2016;193Kaiser Y; Lepzien R; Ronninger M; Kullberg S; Kaller M; Lundin S; Vezzi F; Olsen R-A; Sandalova T; Wahlstrom J; Sorensen AS; Eklund A; Achour A; Grunewald J
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;79(6):458Hagemann-Jensen M; Ockinger J; Kullberg S; Piehl F; Olsson T; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Wahlstrom J
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2013;42Ockinger J; Hagemann-Jensen M; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Wahlstrom J
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2013;190:43.29Wahlstrom J; Enger T; Lorenz D; Rao R; Forsslund H; Rahman J; Skold M; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Brighenti S; Grunewald J
- Conference publication: IMMUNOLOGY. 2012;137:250Ockinger J; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Grunewald J; Wahlstrom J
- Doctoral thesis: 2002Kullberg S
- Review: MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY. 2000;21(3):109-135Ulfhake B; Bergman S; Edström E; Fundin BT; Johnson H; Kullberg S; Ming Y
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Forskningsbidrag
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026The goal of this application is to resolve the aetiology of the inflammatory disease sarcoidosis and to identify clinically relevant markers for improved diagnosis and prognosis. Today, around 16.000 individuals in Sweden live with sarcoidosis, with about 1.200 to 1.500 new patients added yearly. Patients usually suffer from airway problems but also experience more general symptoms like fatigue. In fact, symptoms vary from patient to patient, depending on which organs are engaged. There is no specific treatment and oral steroids that are usually applied have well-known and severe side effects. Hopefully, our studies may point out new targets for treatments.Studies of the immune system indicated the existence of specific antigens and in collaboration with prof A Fontenot, Denver, we recently identified such a candidate antigen, ie. an enzyme found in the fungus Aspergillus Nidulans (published in J Exp Med). We are now studying the functional aspects of this fungus.Our group is well-established also internationally, e.g. the applicant served for 10 years as General Secretary of WASOG, the international organization for sarcoidosis research. Moreover, we were invited to publish reviews in NEJM (N Engl J Med. 2021) and Nature (Nat Rev Dis Primers 2019), showing our excellent reputation in this field. We continue to search for new antigens, applying various techniques. This setup might be valuable also in other inflammatory diseases that involve specific antigens.
- Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation1 January 2021 - 31 December 2022
- Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Anställningar
- Anknuten till Forskning, Medicin, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2028
Examina och utbildning
- Docent, lungmedicin och allergi, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
- MEDICINE DOKTORSEXAMEN, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, 2002
- Läkarexamen, Karolinska Institutet, 1997