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Katarina le Blanc

Katarina le Blanc

Professor/Specialist Physician | Docent
Telephone: +46852489463
Visiting address: Nobels väg 7, 17165 Solna
Postal address: H5 Laboratoriemedicin, H5 Klin Mikrobiologi Le Blanc, 141 52 Huddinge
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About me

  • Professor of Clinical Stem Cell Research at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡. Katarina Le Blanc received her M.D. from the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in 1993, and her Ph.D. in 1999, also from the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡. In 2002 she became a certified specialist in hematology.

    She has mentored many trainees, PhD students and post docs over the years. With an H-index of 70, Katarina has published well over 200 peer-reviewed publications and review articles, been cited more than 40.000 times, and given several hundred presentations at various national and international meetings over the last 10 years.

    Academic honours, awards and prizes
    Dr Le Blanc is a member of several international and national committees including notably the Pontifical Academy for Life (Academia per la vita) in the Vatican, Rome, Academia Europaea, the Nobel Assembly at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and The Royal Swedish Academy of Science. She is also the member of several advisory boards and has been responsible for the organization of several national and international scientific meetings, and also served on many program committees.

    She is the recipient of several awards including the Knut &

  • Alice Wallenberg Foundation award for young female researchers, Swedish Medical Society award for young scientists, and the Tobias Foundation Prize for the excellent studies of the immunological properties of mesenchymal stem cells and their use in mesenchymal stem cell therapy awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science.

Research

  • Dr Le Blanc’s main research interest is mesenchymal stem cells, haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and immunology.

Articles

  • Article: STEM CELL RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2024;15(1):77
    Gencer EB; Lor YK; Abomaray F; El Andaloussi S; Pernemalm M; Sharma N; Hagey DW; Gorgens A; Gustafsson MO; Le Blanc K; Toonsi MA; Walther-Jallow L; Goetherstrom C
  • Article: ORAL DISEASES. 2023;29(8):3346-3359
    Tollemar V; Strom J; Tudzarovski N; Habel H; Legert KG; Heymann R; Warfvinge G; Le Blanc K; Sugars RV
  • Article: CYTOTHERAPY. 2023;25(9):956-966
    Davies LC; Queckborner S; Jylha CE; Andren AT; Forshell TZP; Le Blanc K
  • Article: CYTOTHERAPY. 2023;25(8):803-807
    Viswanathan S; Le Blanc K; Ciccocioppo R; Dagher G; Filiano AJ; Galipeau J; Krampera M; Krieger L; Lalu MM; Nolta J; Pardo VMR; Shi Y; Tarte K; Weiss DJ; Martin I
  • Article: BLOOD. 2023;142(1):73-89
    Dolinska M; Cai H; Mansson A; Shen J; Xiao P; Bouderlique T; Li X; Leonard E; Chang M; Gao Y; Medina JP; Kondo M; Sandhow L; Johansson A-SF; Deneberg S; Soederlund S; Jaedersten M; Ungerstedt J; Tobiasson M; Ostman A; Mustjoki S; Stenke L; Le Blanc K; Hellstroem-Lindberg E; Lehmann S; Ekblom M; Olsson-Stroemberg U; Sigvarosson M; Qian H
  • Article: LEUKEMIA. 2023;37(4):888-900
    Boberg E; Kadri N; Hagey DWW; Schwieler L; El Andaloussi S; Erhardt S; Iacobaeus E; Le Blanc K
  • Article: HELIYON. 2023;9(4):e15517
    Tollemar V; Arvidsson H; Habel H; Tudzarovski N; Legert KG; Le Blanc K; Warfvinge G; Sugars RV
  • Journal article: BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES. 2023;147:213331
    Rangasami VK; Asawa K; Teramura Y; Le Blanc K; Nilsson B; Varghese OP; Oommen OP
  • Article: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2022;57(3):360-369
    Boberg E; Iacobaeus E; Greenfield MS; Wang Y; Msghina M; Le Blanc K
  • Article: METABOLISM OPEN. 2022;13:100167
    Olesen K; Moruzzi N; Bulatovic I; Folmes C; Jeon R; Felldin U; Terzic A; Simonson OE; Le Blanc K; Osterholm C; Berggren P-O; Schiffer T; Rodin S; Tilevik A; Grinnemo K-H
  • Article: CYTOTHERAPY. 2021;23(12):1060-1063
    Viswanathan S; Ciccocioppo R; Galipeau J; Krampera M; Le Blanc K; Martin I; Moriz K; Nolta J; Phinney DG; Shi Y; Szczepiorkowski ZM; Tarte K; Weiss DJ; Ashford P
  • Article: LANCET NEUROLOGY. 2021;20(11):917-929
    Uccelli A; Laroni A; Ali R; Battaglia MA; Blinkenberg M; Brundin L; Clanet M; Fernandez O; Marriot J; Muraro P; Nabavi SM; Oliveri RS; Radue E; Tello CR; Schiavetti I; Sellner J; Sorensen PS; Sormani MP; Wuerfel JT; Freedman MS
  • Article: CYTOTHERAPY. 2021;23(5):368-372
    Galipeau J; Krampera M; Leblanc K; Nolta JA; Phinney DG; Shi Y; Tarte K; Viswanathan S; Martin I
  • Article: STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT. 2021;30(3):119-127
    Khoury M; Ikonomou L; Dominici M; LeBlanc K; Levine BL; Weiss DJ
  • Article: CYTOTHERAPY. 2020;22(11):602-605
    Khoury M; Rocco PRM; Phinney DG; Krampera M; Martin I; Viswanathan S; Nolta JA; LeBlanc K; Galipeau J; Weiss DJ
  • Article: STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2020;9(10):1190-1202
    Boberg E; von Bahr L; Afram G; Lindstrom C; Ljungman P; Heldring N; Petzelbauer P; Legert KG; Kadri N; Le Blanc K
  • Article: STEM CELL RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2020;11(1):128
    Hertegard S; Nagubothu SR; Malmstrom E; LeBlan K
  • Article: THE LARYNGOSCOPE. 2020;130(1):E21-E29
    Nagubothu SR; Sugars RV; Tudzarovski N; Andren AT; Bottai M; Davies LC; Hertegard S; Le Blanc K
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2019;8(12):E2102-2102
    Iacobaeus E; Kadri N; Lefsihane K; Boberg E; Gavin C; Andren AT; Lilja A; Brundin L; Le Blanc K
  • Article: STEM CELL RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2019;10(1):334
    Gavin C; Boberg E; Von Bahr L; Bottai M; Andren AT; Wernerson A; Davies LC; Sugars RV; Le Blanc K
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All other publications

  • Review: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;20(6):613-625
    Kadri N; Amu S; Iacobaeus E; Boberg E; Le Blanc K
  • Editorial comment: CYTOTHERAPY. 2022;24(11):1071-1073
    Weiss DJ; Filiano A; Galipeau J; Khoury M; Krampera M; Lalu M; Le Blanc K; Nolta J; Phinney DG; Rocco PRM; Shi Y; Tarte K; Viswanathan S; Martin I
  • Review: CYTOTHERAPY. 2022;24(8):774-788
    Ting AE; Baker EK; Champagne J; Desai TJ; dos Santos CC; Heijink IH; Itescu S; Le Blanc K; Matthay MA; McAuley DF; McIntyre L; Mei SHJ; Parekkadan B; Rocco PRM; Sheridan J; Thebaud B; Weiss DJ
  • Review: CELL STEM CELL. 2021;28(10):1708-1725
    Krampera M; Le Blanc K
  • Book chapter: HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPIES FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. 2021;p. 123-129
    Boberg E; Le Blanc K
  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2021;27(2_SUPPL):356
    Iacobaeus E; Kadri N; Gavin C; Le Blanc K
  • Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2021
    Le Blanc K; Krampera M
  • Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2020;202(7):1051-1055
    Simonson OE; Stahle E; Hansen T; Wedin JO; Larsson A; Mattsson M; Volchkov P; Le Blanc K; Rodin S; Grinnemo K-H
  • Editorial comment: STEM CELL RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2020;11(1):235
    Hertegard S; LeBlanc K
  • Letter: HAEMATOLOGICA. 2020;105(6):e310-e314
    Boberg E; Kadri N; Winterling J; Davies LC; Bjorklund A; Msghina M; Iacobaeus E; Le Blanc K
  • Conference publication: WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION. 2020;28(2):A4
    Gavin C; Forshell TP; Strom C; Tornqvist-Andren A; Le Blanc K; Davies L
  • Conference publication: WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION. 2020;28(2):A15
    Nagubothu SR; Hertegard S; Forshell TP; Strom C; Malmstrom E; Tolf A; Davies L; Le Blanc K
  • Conference publication: WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION. 2020;28(2):A17
    Davies L; Board-Davies E; Shamlou B; Tour G; Sloan A; Stephens P; Le Blanc K
  • Editorial comment: SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2019;11(480):eaat2189
    Martin I; Galipeau J; Kessler C; Le Blanc K; Dazzi F
  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2019;25:533-534
    Iacobaeus E; Kadri N; Lefsihane K; Boberg E; Gavin C; Lilja A; Brundin L; Le Blanc K
  • Letter: STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT. 2018;27(24):1671-1673
    Caplan A; Badylak SF; Caplan AI; Davies LC; Stroemblad S; Weiss DJ; Le Blanc K
  • Letter: CYTOTHERAPY. 2018;20(5):755-758
    Davies LC; Board-Davies E; Shamlou B; Boberg E; Garming-Legert K; Le Blanc K
  • Review: CYTOTHERAPY. 2018;20(3):273-278
    Le Blanc K; Davies LC
  • Conference publication: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2017;20(9):A545-A546
    Thielen F; Blommestein HM; Oosten L; Fibbe W; Le Blanc K; Locatelli F; Sanchez-Guijo F; Calkoen F; Lankester A; Algeri M; Redondo-Guijo A; Uyl-de Groot CA
  • Editorial comment: TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY. 2017;23(6):861-862
    Davies LC; Boberg E; Le Blanc K
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Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2022
  • Experimental and clinical studies of mesenchymal stem cell immune properties
    Swedish Cancer Society
    1 January 2015
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2015 - 31 December 2018
  • Strategies for stem cell survival
    Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
    1 July 2014 - 30 June 2019
  • Experimental and clinical studies of mesenchymal stem cell immune impairment
    Swedish Cancer Society
    1 January 2014
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2018
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2017
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2014 - 31 December 2017
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2013 - 31 December 2017
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2013 - 31 December 2017
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2012 - 31 December 2014
  • Medical Research Council
    31 March 2011 - 14 May 2014
  • Medical Research Council
    31 March 2011 - 14 May 2014
  • VINNOVA
    18 January 2011 - 31 December 2016
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2011 - 31 December 2012
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2011 - 31 December 2013
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2009 - 31 December 2011

Employments

  • Professor/Specialist Physician, Department of Laboratory Medicine, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2007-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2004
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 1999
  • University Medical Degree, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 1993

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