Infection Immunology

Research Teams

• Kristina Broliden

  HIV

  Our research group studies early events of HIV transmission at genital mucosal sites and the corresponding innate and adaptive mucosal immunity. Our scientific collaborators in Kenya, Canada and US complement the work with studies on cellular immunity and genetic factors on the same material. This collaborative effort will hopefully increase our understanding of correlates of prospective immunity against HIV infection.

• Thomas Tolfvenstam

  Respiratory Infections

  The number of iatrogenically induced immunodeficient patients increases concurrently with achievements in the field of medicine.We therefore develop modern diagnostic multiplex-PCR and chip-based assays for viral infections in order to improve the clinical care. The underlying immunopathology will also be studied in the respiratory airway mucosa by analysing the constitutional expression of innate immune factors and adaptive immune responses. 

• Anna Färnert

  Malaria

  We aim to study the immunology and genetic diversity and dynamic of Plasmodium falciparum infections, and  assess how new control interventions  affect the diversity of infections, and the risk of subsequent malaria. The studies are performed in malaria endemic areas, as well as in Swedish travellers.