Vilija Oke

Vilija Oke

Anknuten till Forskning
E-postadress: vilija.oke@ki.se
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Postadress: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Reuma Antovic A, 171 77 Stockholm

Om mig

  • I am associated professor and specialist in Rheumatology. Currently I have a position as a 


  • senior consultant and head of research at Academic Specialist Center, Center for Rheumatology. I 

  • did my specialization in Rheumatology at Karolinska University Hospital.

    I defended my PhD thesis in 2011 at the Department of Medicine, Solna,  


  • Karolinska Institutet. The title of my thesis is “Studies on molecular
    regulation of inflammation in Cutaneous lupus Erythematosus”. I am
    currently a postdoc in prof. Elisabet Svenungssons group and continue with my
    initial research focus - skin inflammation in rheumatic diseases.
    I did my medical training in Kaunas at Lithuanian University of Health
    Sciences.

Forskningsbeskrivning

  • My research focus is skin inflammation in autoimmune disease. I believe that 


  • investigation of autoimmune skin inflammation can provide us with better
    insight in systemic autoimmunity.

     

  • Major lines of research: 


  • 1) Molecular pathogenesis of skin inflammation in cutaneous lupus
    erythematosus and other systemic rheumatic diseases (HUD-SS study).
    2) Co-morbidity in psoriatic arthritis (COMPASs study)

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Anställningar

  • Anknuten till Forskning, Medicin, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

Examina och utbildning

  • Medicine Doktorsexamen, Institutionen för medicin, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2011

Uppdrag

  • Sektionsansvarig, Research, Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, 2023-

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