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Helga Westerlind

Helga Westerlind

Senior Research Specialist | Docent
Telephone: +46852483354
Visiting address: Maria Aspmans gata 30A, 17164 Solna
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 KEP Askling, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Docent in Epidemiology

    PhD, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2014

    MSc in Computer Science and Engineering from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 2009

    PhD supervision, ongoing
    Anton Öberg Sysojev (main supervisor)
    Younes Laalou (main supervisor)
    Liselotte Tidblad (co-supervisor)
    Anna-Maria Wintler (co-supervisor)
    Linnea Sjöblom (co-supervisor)

    PostDoc supervision
    Maxime Raffray, 2024-

    Students that have defended a PhD
    Weng Ian Che, 2024, co-supervisor
    Joakim Lindqvist, 2022, co-supervisor

    Students with a licentiate degree
    Daniel Berglund, 2019, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), co-supervisor

Research

  • My research focuses on finding risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and progression of the disease.

    This is done by data mining of different data sources such as questionnaire data, genetic data, quality registers and nation wide population registers. I use "traditional" epidemiological methods, as well as machine learning and more computationally intense methods.

Teaching

  • I teach a variety of topics such as mathematical statistics, biostatistics, genetic epidemiology, epidemiology.

    Current teaching engagement include lectures in Genetic Epidemiology at the Clinical Research School and Precision Medicine at Frontiers in Translational Medicine.

Articles

  • Article: RMD OPEN. 2025;11(1):e005111
    De Vries C; Circiumaru A; Mathsson-Alm L; Westerlind H; Dehara M; Kisten Y; Potempa B; Potempa J; Hensvold A; Lundberg K
  • Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2024;296(4):336-349
    Che WI; Kuja-Halkola R; Hellgren K; Lundberg IE; Westerlind H; Baecklund F; Holmqvist M
  • Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2024;76(9):1344-1352
    Sysojev AO; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Silberberg GN; Saevarsdottir S; Padyukov L; Magnusson PKE; Askling J; Westerlind H
  • Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2024;63(5):1221-1229
    Sysojev AO; Saevarsdottir S; Diaz-Gallo L-M; Silberberg GN; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Baecklund E; Bjorkman L; Kastbom A; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Turesson C; Jonsdottir I; Stefansson K; Frisell T; Padyukov L; Askling J; Westerlind H
  • Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2024;83(3):277-287
    Pertsinidou E; Saevarsdottir S; Manivel VA; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Hansson M; Cornillet M; Serre G; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Jakobsson P-J; Westerlind H; Askling J; Roennelid J
  • Article: RMD OPEN. 2023;9(4):e003714
    Tidblad L; Westerlind H; Delcoigne B; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S
  • Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2023;29(10):1209-1215
    Boles GS; Hillert J; Ramanujam R; Westerlind H; Olsson T; Kockum I; Manouchehrinia A
  • Article: RMD OPEN. 2023;9(3):e003027
    Westerlind H; Glintborg B; Hammer HB; Saevarsdottir S; Krogh NS; Hetland ML; Hauge E-M; Tejada IM; Sexton J; Askling J
  • Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;75(8):1445-1455
    Che WI; Baecklund F; Hellgren K; Kuja-Halkola R; Lundberg IE; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
  • Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;62(6):2106-2112
    Westerlind H; Kastbom A; Ronnelid J; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Serre G; Cornillet M; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Bang H; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Lundberg K; Gronwall C; Askling J
  • Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;62(3):1170-1178
    Bairkdar M; Chen EY-T; Dickman PW; Hesselstrand R; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
  • Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2023;293(2):200-211
    Che WI; Westerlind H; Lundberg IE; Hellgren K; Kuja-Halkola R; Holmqvist ME
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2023;10:1146353
    Brynedal B; Yoosuf N; Ulfarsdottir TB; Ziemek D; Maciejewski M; Folkersen L; Westerlind H; Mueller M; Sahlstrom P; Jelinsky SA; Hensvold A; Padyukov L; Pomiano NV; Catrina A; Klareskog L; Berg L
  • Article: RMD OPEN. 2022;8(2):e002700
    Tidblad L; Westerlind H; Delcoigne B; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S
  • Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2022;24(1):185
    Sysojev AO; Frisell T; Delcoigne B; Saevarsdottir S; Askling J; Westerlind H
  • Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81(8):1085-1095
    Saevarsdottir S; Stefansdottir L; Sulem P; Thorleifsson G; Ferkingstad E; Rutsdottir G; Glintborg B; Westerlind H; Grondal G; Loft IC; Sorensen SB; Lie BA; Brink M; Arlestig L; Arnthorsson AO; Baecklund E; Banasik K; Bank S; Bjorkman LI; Ellingsen T; Erikstrup C; Frei O; Gjertsson I; Gudbjartsson DF; Gudjonsson SA; Halldorsson GH; Hendricks O; Hillert J; Hogdall E; Jacobsen S; Jensen DV; Jonsson H; Kastbom A; Kockum I; Kristensen S; Kristjansdottir H; Larsen MH; Linauskas A; Hauge E-M; Loft AG; Ludviksson BR; Lund SH; Markusson T; Masson G; Melsted P; Moore KHS; Munk H; Nielsen KR; Norddahl GL; Oddsson A; Olafsdottir TA; Olason PI; Olsson T; Ostrowski SR; Horslev-Petersen K; Rognvaldsson S; Sanner H; Silberberg GN; Stefansson H; Sorensen E; Sorensen IJ; Turesson C; Bergman T; Alfredsson L; Kvien TK; Brunak S; Steinsson K; Andersen V; Andreassen OA; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Hetland ML; Klareskog L; Askling J; Padyukov L; Pedersen OB; Thorsteinsdottir U; Jonsdottir I; Stefansson K
  • Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2022;24(1):178
    Westerlind H; Dukuzimana J; Lu X; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Di Giuseppe D
  • Article: ACR OPEN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;4(6):492-502
    Lindqvist J; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Lampa J; Westerlind H
  • Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81:514-515
    Westerlind H; Kastbom A; Ronnelid J; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Serre G; Cornillet M; Holmdahl R; Jakobsson PJ; Skriner K; Bang H; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Lundberg K; Gronwall C; Askling J
  • Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2022;53:151978
    Westerlind H; Bairkdar M; Gunnarsson K; Moshtaghi-Svensson J; Sysojev AO; Hesselstrand R; Holmqvist M
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All other publications

  • Editorial comment: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;52(8):1019-1025
    Glintborg B; Hansson M; Hammer HB; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Westerlind H; Ronnelid J; Gehring I; Benson M; Esbensen BA; Hetland ML; Padyukov L; Kragstrup TW; Hauge E-M; Axnas BB; Krogh NS; Johannesson M; Askling J
  • Corrigendum: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2023;63:152311
    Westerlind H; Bairkdar M; Gunnarsson K; Moshtaghi-Svensson J; Sysojev AO; Hesselstrand R; Holmqvist M
  • Letter: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;62(6):e204
    Westerlind H; Kastbom A; Askling J
  • Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82:1297
    Di Giuseppe D; Askling J; Westerlind H
  • Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82:222-223
    Tidblad L; Westerlind H; Delcoigne B; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S
  • Conference publication: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;41(2):415-416
    Che WI; Westerlind H; Lundberg IE; Hellgren K; Kuja-Halkola R; Holmqvist M
  • Conference publication: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;41(2):435
    Che WI; Baecklund F; Hellgren K; Kuja-Halkola R; Lundberg IE; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
  • Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;52:20-21
    Glintborg B; Hansson M; Hammer HB; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Westerlind H; Ronnelid J; Gehring I; Benson M; Esbensen BA; Hetland ML; Padyukov L; Kragstrup TW; Hauge E; Axnas BB; Krogh NS; Johannesson M; Askling J
  • Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81:178
    Sysojev AO; Saevarsdottir S; Diaz-Gallo LM; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Frisell T; Padyukov L; Askling J; Westerlind H
  • Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;74:2265-2269
    Maurits M; Abasolo Alcazar L; van den Akker E; Askling J; Barton A; Bluml S; Bohringer S; Cope A; Emery P; Eyre S; Gaddi P; Gonzalez I; Goodyear C; van der Helm-van Mil A; Hu X; Huizinga T; Isaacs JD; Jelinsky S; Johannesson M; Zapata SJ; Ke C; Klareskog L; Lendrem D; Lewis M; Liu M; Martin P; McInnes IB; Micheroli R; Morgan A; Morton F; Naamane N; Orozco G; Ospelt C; Padyukov L; Paterson C; Plant D; Porter D; Pratt A; Raychaudhuri S; Reynard L; Rodriguez-Rodriguez L; Sieghart D; Studenic P; Taylor J; Toes R; Verstappen M; Verstappen S; Westerlind H; Winkler A; Knevel R
  • Review: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;60(7):3121-3133
    Bairkdar M; Rossides M; Westerlind H; Hesselstrand R; Arkema EV; Holmqvist M
  • Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:1059-1060
    Westerlind H; Palmqvist I; Saevarsdottir S; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Di Giuseppe D
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;51:256
    Che WI; Baecklund F; Hellgren K; Halkola RK; Lundberg IE; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
  • Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50:81-82
    Bairkdar M; Chen EYT; Dickman PW; Hesselstrand R; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
  • Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50:78-79
    Che WI; Westerlind H; Lundberg IE; Hellgren K; Kujahalkola R; Holmqvist M
  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2021;27(2_SUPPL):48
    Manouchehrinia A; Boles GS; Hillert J; Westerlind H; Olsson T; Kockum I
  • Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2020;79:614
    Lehtonen T; Akerstedr T; Lyne L; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Alfredsson L; Westerlind H
  • Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2020;79:271-272
    Tidblad L; Westerlind H; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S
  • Letter: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2020;79(5):e50
    Westerlind H; Holmqvist M; Ljung L; Frisell T; Askling J
  • Corrigendum: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2019;105(4):880
    Terao C; Brynedal B; Chen Z; Jiang X; Westerlind H; Hansson M; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg K; Skriner K; Serre G; Ronnelid J; Mathsson-Alm L; Brink M; Dahlqvist SR; Padyukov L; Gregersen PK; Barton A; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Raychaudhuri S
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Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023

Employments

  • Senior Research Specialist, Department of Medicine, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2022-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2022
  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2014

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