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Catarina Almqvist Malmros

Catarina Almqvist Malmros

Professor/Senior Physician
Telephone: +46852482220
Visiting address: Nobels väg 12a, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C8 Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, C8 MEB Almqvist, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Current positions
    - Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
    - Consultant Pediatrician, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital

    Current commissions of trust
    - Chair, Swedish Twin Registry National Steering Committee
    - Director, Strategic Research Area in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (SFOepi) at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
    - Chair, Research and Education (FoUU-ansvarig), ME/OO2 Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital
    - Vice chair, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Nomination Assembly
    - Member, KI/Region Stockholm research council (Forskningsrådet)

Research

  • The major theme of my research is to assess early causes and consequences for asthma, allergic and respiratory diseases in childhood and adolescence, and to study co-morbidity with other common disorders.

    We use information on diagnoses, medication and clinical data from the national health care linked to sociodemographic information. We are especially interested in understanding causality for the associations, especially the role of genes and environment, and use advanced family and twin design. We also address genetic susceptibility (genome-wide association, GWAS and polygenic risk scores) based on clinical twin cohorts. We have large national and international collaborations and contribute towards several consortias.

    To understand more about associations between asthma and anxiety, we have also run clinical trials to investigate treatment of anxiety-related asthma with cognitive behaviour therapy,

    More information can be found on the following websites;
    - Appeasing the wheezing
    - STOPPA
    - Born into Life
    - MAESTRO and MAESTRO-CHILD
    - MANTRA

    Main supervisor of 7 doctoral students who have defended their PhD thesis.
    Co-supervisor of 9 doctoral students who have defended their PhD thesis.
    Current or previous supervisor of 14 post-docs.

Teaching

  • Main supervisor (14) and co-supervisor (23) for exjobb- and master students in the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, biomedicine and public health sciences programs 2010-2023. Formal mentor for several doctoral students who defended their thesis 2019-2023.

Articles

  • Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2025;68(3):549-556
    Wernroth M-L; Kennedy B; Fall K; Nguyen D; Smew AI; Carlsson P-O; Svennblad B; Almqvist C; Fall T
  • Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY: GLOBAL. 2025;4(1):100380
    Lundholm C; Karim H; Smew AI; Silverman M; Gong T; Brew BK; Almqvist C
  • Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2025;55(2):175-186
    Karim H; Lundholm C; Gong T; Brew B; Silverman M; Almqvist C
  • Article: JAMA PEDIATRICS. 2025
    Wintzell V; Brenner P; Halldner L; Rhedin S; Gong T; Almqvist C
  • Article: PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL. 2025
    Hedman AM; Palm C; Magnusson PKE; Rhedin SA; Kuja-Halkola R; Almqvist C
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. 2024;275:114240
    Gunnerbeck A; Lundholm C; von Doeurobeln U; Zetterstroeurom RH; Almqvist C; Nordenstroeurom A
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2024;:dgae809
    Smew AI; Lundholm C; Gong T; Lichtenstein P; Savendahl L; Almqvist C
  • Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2024;10(6):e202
    Wang G; Hallberg J; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Ekstrom S; Vercalsteren E; Brew BK; Almqvist C; Janson C; Kull I; Bergstrom A; Melen E; Lu D
  • Article: ERJ OPEN RESEARCH. 2024;10(6):00222-02024
    Bahmani AHA; Vijverberg SJH; Hashimoto S; Wolff C; Almqvist C; Bloemsma LD; Brandstetter S; Corcuera-Elosegui P; Gorenjak M; Harner S; Hedman AM; Kabesch M; Lopez-Fernandez L; Kraneveld AD; Neerincz AH; Pino-Yanes M; Potocnik U; Sardon-Prado O; Dierdorp BS; Dekker T; Metwally NKA; Duitman JW; Lutter R; Brinkman P; Abdel-Aziz MI; van der Zee AH
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2024;210(9):1091-1100
    Khamas SS; Van Dijk Y; Abdel-Aziz MI; Neerincx AH; Blankestijn JM; Vijverberg SJH; Hashimoto S; Bush A; Kraneveld AD; Hedman AM; Toncheva AA; Almqvist C; Wolff C; Murray CS; Hedlin G; Roberts G; Adcock IM; Korta-Murua J; Bonnelykke K; Fleming LJ; Pino-Yanes M; Gorenjak M; Kabesch M; Sardon-Prado O; Montuschi P; Singer F; Elosegui PC; Fowler SJ; Brandstetter S; Harner S; Dahlen S-E; Potocnik U; Frey U; van Aalderen W; Brinkman P; Maitland-van der Zee A-H; Consortia UBIOPRE
  • Article: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 2024;30(11):1418-1425
    Rhedin S; Kvist B; Osvald EC; Karte G; Smew AI; Naucler P; Lundholm C; Almqvist C
  • Article: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. 2024;30(9):1556-1565
    Gong T; Brew BK; Lundholm C; Smew AI; Harder A; Kuja-Halkola R; Ludvigsson JF; Lu Y; Almqvist C
  • Article: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 2024;7(1):1077
    Gong T; Kuja-Halkola R; Harder A; Lundholm C; Smew AI; Lehto K; Andreasson A; Lu Y; Talley NJ; Pasman JA; Almqvist C; Brew BK
  • Article: G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS. 2024;14(8):jkae116
    Gong T; Karlsson R; Yao S; Magnusson PKE; Ajnakina O; Steptoe A; Bhatta L; Brumpton B; Kumar A; Melen E; Lin K-H; Tian C; Fall T; Almqvist C
  • Article: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 2024;122(1):95-105
    Wang C; Johansson ALV; Nyberg C; Pareek A; Almqvist C; Hernandez-Diaz S; Oberg AS
  • Article: BMJ OPEN RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2024;11(1):e002035
    Bonnert M; Nash S; Andersson EM; Bergstroem SE; Janson C; Almqvist C
  • Article: THORAX. 2024;79(5):395-402
    Kamgang K-HS; Rhedin SA; Almqvist C; Wintzell V
  • Article: ALLERGY. 2024;79(3):667-678
    Faerdig M; Hoyer A; Almqvist C; Bains KES; Carlsen KCL; Gudmundsdottir HK; Granum B; Haugen GN; Hedlin G; Jonassen CM; Konradsen JR; Lie A; Rehbinder EM; Skjerven HO; Staff AC; Vettukattil R; Soederhaell C; Nordlund B
  • Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2024;29(3):602-610
    Brann E; Chen Y; Song H; Laszlo KD; D'Onofrio BM; Hysaj E; Almqvist C; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Valdimarsdottir UA; Lu D
  • Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2024;29(2):348-358
    Choudhary P; Monasso GS; Karhunen V; Ronkainen J; Mancano G; Howe CG; Niu Z; Zeng X; Guan W; Dou J; Feinberg JI; Mordaunt C; Pesce G; Baiz N; Alfano R; Martens DS; Wang C; Isaevska E; Keikkala E; Mustaniemi S; Thio CHL; Fraszczyk E; Tobi EW; Starling AP; Cosin-Tomas M; Urquiza J; Roeder S; Hoang TT; Page C; Jima DD; House JS; Maguire RL; Ott R; Pawlow X; Sirignano L; Zillich L; Malmberg A; Rauschert S; Melton P; Gong T; Karlsson R; Fore R; Perng W; Laubach ZM; Czamara D; Sharp G; Breton CV; Schisterman E; Yeung E; Mumford SL; Fallin MD; Lasalle JM; Schmidt RJ; Bakulski KM; Annesi-Maesano I; Heude B; Nawrot TS; Plusquin M; Ghantous A; Herceg Z; Nistico L; Vafeiadi M; Kogevinas M; Vaarasmaki M; Kajantie E; Snieder H; Corpeleijn E; Steegers-Theunissen RPM; Yang IV; Dabelea D; Fossati S; Zenclussen AC; Herberth G; Magnus M; Haberg SE; London SJ; Munthe-Kaas MC; Murphy SK; Hoyo C; Ziegler A-G; Hummel S; Witt SH; Streit F; Frank J; Raikkonen K; Lahti J; Huang R-C; Almqvist C; Hivert M-F; Jaddoe VWV; Jarvelin M-R; Kantomaa M; Felix JF; Sebert S
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All other publications

  • Corrigendum: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2024;29(3):858
    Braenn E; Chen Y; Song H; Laszlo KD; D'Onofrio BM; Hysaj E; Almqvist C; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Valdimarsdottir UA; Lu D
  • Letter: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2023;53(11):1212-1215
    Mubanga M; Ploner A; Schuppe-Koistinen I; Magnusson PKE; Boulund F; Debelius JW; Almqvist C
  • Letter: ALLERGY. 2023;78(9):2556-2558
    Mubanga M; Brew BHH; Karim H; Curman P; Hedman A; Lundholm C; Almqvist C
  • Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2022;52(9):1035-1047
    Haasdyk BK; Osvald EC; Gong T; Hedman AM; Holmberg K; Larsson H; Ludvigsson JF; Mubanga M; Smew AI; Almqvist C
  • Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2021;290(3):602-620
    Franks PW; Melen E; Friedman M; Sundstrom J; Kockum I; Klareskog L; Almqvist C; Bergen SE; Czene K; Hagg S; Hall P; Johnell K; Malarstig A; Catrina A; Hagstrom H; Benson M; Smith JG; Gomez MF; Orho-Melander M; Jacobsson B; Halfvarson J; Repsilber D; Oresic M; Jern C; Melin B; Ohlsson C; Fall T; Ronnblom L; Wadelius M; Nordmark G; Johansson A; Rosenquist R; Sullivan PF
  • Letter: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2021;51(6):849-852
    Ballardini N; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Almqvist C; Andersson N; Asarnoj A; Borres MP; Georgellis A; Pershagen G; Westman M; van Hage M; Melen E
  • Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;206(1):237
    Thiagarajan D; Lundstrom SL; Pershagen G; Almqvist C; Andolf E; Hedman A; Berg O; Oparina N; Frostegard J
  • Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 2021;206(4):1052
    Nordenvall AS; Chen Q; Norrby C; Lundholm C; Frisen L; Nordenstrom A; Almqvist C; Nordenskjold A
  • Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2020;50(12):1302-1312
    Roberts G; Almqvist C; Boyle R; Crane J; Hogan SP; Marsland B; Saglani S; Woodfolk JA
  • Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2020;50(12):1294-1301
    Roberts G; Almqvist C; Boyle R; Crane J; Hogan SP; Marsland B; Saglani S; Woodfolk JA
  • Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2019;49(12):1550-1557
    Roberts G; Almqvist C; Boyle R; Crane J; Hogan SP; Marsland B; Saglani S; Woodfolk JA
  • Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2019;49(12):1541-1549
    Roberts G; Almqvist C; Boyle R; Crane J; Hogan SP; Marsland B; Saglani S; Woodfolk JA
  • Editorial comment: LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2019;7(5):365
    The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Letter: ALLERGY. 2019;74(3):625-628
    Hedman AM; Lundholm C; Scheynius A; Alm J; Andolf E; Pershagen G; Almqvist C
  • Letter: LANCET PSYCHIATRY. 2018;5(12):963-964
    Cortese S; Sun S; Zhang J; Sharma E; Chang Z; Kuja-Halkola R; Almqvist C; Larsson H; Faraone SV
  • Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2018;48(12):1606-1621
    Roberts G; Almqvist C; Boyle R; Crane J; Hogan SP; Marsland B; Saglani S; Woodfolk JA
  • Review: LANCET PSYCHIATRY. 2018;5(9):717-726
    Cortese S; Sun S; Zhang J; Sharma E; Chang Z; Kuja-Halkola R; Almqvist C; Larsson H; Faraone SV
  • Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2018;48(4):403-414
    Flanigan C; Sheikh A; DunnGalvin A; Brew BK; Almqvist C; Nwaru BI
  • Editorial comment: PEDIATRICS. 2018;141(2):e20173741
    Brew BK; Almqvist C
  • Letter: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE. 2017;5(5):1451-1454.e4
    Örtqvist AK; Lundholm C; Fang F; Fall T; Almqvist C
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Grants

  • Tackling the spread of cigarettes and alternative nicotine products in social networks
    Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
  • Treatment of rhinoconjunctivitis with allergen immunotherapy in children and adolescents - long-term effects, asthma onset and compliance
    Region Stockholm, ALF
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2025
  • Asthma in children, pregnant women and adults; anxiety, socio-economy and familial factors – and internet-based treatment
    The Swedish Heart Lung Foundation
    1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
  • Food Allergies and Stress in Parents and Children – Heredity and Environment
    Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
  • Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2016 - 31 December 2018
  • Asthma in children and pregnant women - current status and future understanding on how stress, socioeconomy and genetic factors influence the prevalence and severity
    The Swedish Heart Lung Foundation
    1 January 2016 - 31 December 2018
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2016 - 31 December 2017
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2017
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2018
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2012 - 31 December 2014
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 July 2008 - 31 December 2013

Employments

  • Professor/Senior Physician, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2013-

Degrees and Education

  • Board certified specialist in Pediatric Allergology, National Board of Health and Welfare, 2020
  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2010
  • Board certified specialist in Pediatrics, National Board of Health and Welfare, 2008
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Women's and Children's Health, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2002
  • Board certified ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ doctor, National Board of Health and Welfare, 1995
  • University Medical Degree, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 1993

Leadership and responsibility assignments

  • Director, Strategic Research Area in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (SFOepi, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2024-
  • Vice chair, Nomination assembly, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2024-
  • Chair, Steering Committee, Swedish Twin Registry, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2023-
  • Deputy chair, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2019-2021
  • Deputy chair (2022) and executive member, Committee for research, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2019-2022
  • Chair, Research and Education (FoUU) for ME/OO2 ‘Högspecialiserad barnsjukvÃ¥rd, Tema Barn’ at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, 2017-

Supervision

  • Ulrika Ehrén, Online Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety Related to Pediatric Asthma, /cns/forskning/centrum-for-psykiatriforskning/kompetenscentrum-for-psykoterapi/kbt-for-barn-och-unga-med-astma, 2308
  • Örtqvist Anne, Early life origins of asthma - Genetic and environmental factors in twin and kin, 2015
  • Vilhelmina Ullemar, Transmitted and acquired determinants for childhood asthma - from genes to teens, 2016
  • Tong Gong, Epidemiological studies of asthma and neurodevelopmental disorders in children, 2016
  • Rejnö Gustaf, Asthma, anxiety and depression in pregnancy - the impact on pregnancy, delivery and perinatal outcomes, 2018
  • Cecilia Lundholm, Causes and consequences of stress and tobacco exposure in utero on birth size, asthma and academic achievement, 2021
  • Awad Smew, Epidemiological aspects of Type 1 diabetes - early life origins, childhood comorbidities, and adult outcomes, 2023
  • Emma Caffrey Osvald, Appeasing the wheezing: the determinants and outcomes of respiratory disease in childhood, 2024

Committee work

  • Member, KI/Region Stockholm Research council, 2023-
  • Member, Regional Ethical Review Board in Stockholm, Sweden, 2017-2019

Visiting research fellowships

  • Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS), Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2004-2007, 2004-2007

Editorial work

  • Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Associate editor, 2017-2020

Other expert reviewer/evaluation assignment

  • Evaluator of research applications in national competition, Finnish Research Council, Academy of Finland, 2023
  • Evaluator of research applications in international competition, Expert evaluator of scientific applications, European Commission, 2019
  • Evaluator of major research grant applications in local competition, Grants and positions, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2013

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