Susanna Brighenti

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About me

Immunologist with a research focus on tuberculosis (TB) infection and disease who has a large interest in basic and clinical research.

Research

My group study immunopathogenesis in TB and how immune responses that are suppressed by M. tuberculosis can be restored to support antibiotic treatment and prevent the mergence of antimicrobial resistance.

Teaching

Extensive experience of teaching and education including supervision of PhD students at ̽��ѡ.

Articles

Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):28150

Kalsum S; Akber M; Loreti MG; Andersson B; Danielson E; Lerm M; Brighenti S
Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2024;230(2):e318-e326

Strunz B; Maucourant C; Mehta A; Wan H; Du L; Sun D; Chen P; Nordlander A; Gao Y; Cornillet M; Bister J; Kvedaraite E; Christ W; Klingstrom J; Geanon D; Parke A; Ekwall-Larson A; Rivino L; MacAry PA; Aleman S; Buggert M; Ljunggren H-G; Pan-Hammarstrom Q; Lund-Johansen F; Stralin K; Bjorkstrom NK
Article: IMMUNOBIOLOGY. 2023;228(2):152350

Akhtar E; Mily A; Sarker P; Chanda BC; Haque F; Kuddusi RU; Haq MA; Lourda M; Brighenti S; Raqib R
Article: RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2023;24(1):62

Palma Medina LM; Babacic H; Dzidic M; Parke A; Garcia M; Maleki KT; Unge C; Lourda M; Kvedaraite E; Chen P; Muvva JR; Cornillet M; Emgard J; Moll K; Michaelsson J; Flodstrom-Tullberg M; Brighenti S; Buggert M; Mjosberg J; Malmberg K-JK; Sandberg J; Gredmark-Russ S; Rooyackers O; Svensson MJ; Chambers BI; Eriksson L; Pernemalm MK; Bjorkstrom N; Aleman S; Ljunggren H-G; Klingstrom J; Stralin K; Norrby-Teglund A
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;14:1296501

Ashenafi S; Loreti MG; Bekele A; Aseffa G; Amogne W; Kassa E; Aderaye G; Brighenti S
Article: MBIO. 2022;13(5):e0108622-e01022

Teran G; Li H; Catrina S-B; Liu R; Brighenti S; Zheng X; Grunler J; Nylen S; Carow B; Rottenberg ME
Article: NUTRIENTS. 2022;14(16):3318

Ashenafi S; Bekele A; Aseffa G; Amogne W; Kassa E; Aderaye G; Worku A; Bergman P; Brighenti S
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY. 2022;192(4):653-670

Ashenafi S; Muvva JR; Mily A; Snall J; Zewdie M; Chanyalew M; Rehn A; Rahman S; Aseffa G; Bekele A; Aderaye G; Lema B; Svensson M; Brighenti S
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2021;118(40):e2109123118

Lourda M; Dzidic M; Hertwig L; Bergsten H; Medina LMP; Sinha I; Kvedaraite E; Chen P; Muvva JR; Gorin J-B; Cornillet M; Emgard J; Moll K; Garcia M; Maleki KT; Klingstrom J; Michaelsson J; Flodstrom-Tullberg M; Brighenti S; Buggert M; Mjosberg J; Malmberg K-J; Sandberg JK; Henter J-I; Folkesson E; Gredmark-Russ S; Sonnerborg A; Eriksson LI; Rooyackers O; Aleman S; Stralin K; Ljunggren H-G; Bjorkstrom NK; Svensson M; Ponzetta A; Norrby-Teglund A; Chambers BJ
Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2021;224(2):332-344

Muvva JR; Ahmed S; Rekha RS; Kalsum S; Groenheit R; Schon T; Agerberth B; Bergman P; Brighenti S
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2021;118(6):e2018587118

Kvedaraite E; Hertwig L; Sinha I; Ponzetta A; Myrberg IH; Lourda M; Dzidic M; Akber M; Klingstrom J; Folkesson E; Muvva JR; Chen P; Gredmark-Russ S; Brighenti S; Norrby-Teglund A; Eriksson LI; Rooyackers O; Aleman S; Stralin K; Ljunggren H-G; Ginhoux F; Bjorkstrom NK; Henter J-I; Svensson M
Article: CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;10(7):e1306

Sandberg JT; Varnaite R; Christ W; Chen P; Muvva JR; Maleki KT; Garcia M; Dzidic M; Folkesson E; Skagerberg M; Ahlen G; Frelin L; Sallberg M; Eriksson LI; Rooyackers O; Sonnerborg A; Buggert M; Bjorkstrom NK; Aleman S; Stralin K; Klingstrom J; Ljunggren H-G; Blom K; Gredmark-Russ S
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2020;20(1):933

Mily A; Sarker P; Taznin I; Hossain D; Haq MA; Kamal SMM; Agerberth B; Brighenti S; Raqib R
Article: CELL. 2020;183(1):158-168.e14

Sekine T; Perez-Potti A; Rivera-Ballesteros O; Stralin K; Gorin J-B; Olsson A; Llewellyn-Lacey S; Kamal H; Bogdanovic G; Muschiol S; Wullimann DJ; Kammann T; Emgard J; Parrot T; Folkesson E; Rooyackers O; Eriksson LI; Henter J-I; Sonnerborg A; Allander T; Albert J; Nielsen M; Klingstrom J; Gredmark-Russ S; Bjorkstrom NK; Sandberg JK; Price DA; Ljunggren H-G; Aleman S; Buggert M
Article: SCIENCE IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;5(51):eabe1670

Parrot T; Gorin J-B; Ponzetta A; Maleki KT; Kammann T; Emgard J; Perez-Potti A; Sekine T; Rivera-Ballesteros O; Gredmark-Russ S; Rooyackers O; Folkesson E; Eriksson LI; Norrby-Teglund A; Ljunggren H-G; Bjorkstrom NK; Aleman S; Buggert M; Klingstrom J; Stralin K; Sandberg JK
Journal article: JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS. 2020;(163)

Mily A; Kalsum S; Loreti MG; Rekha RS; Muvva JR; Lourda M; Brighenti S
Article: JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS. 2020;(163)

Mily A; Kalsum S; Loreti MG; Rekha RS; Muvva JR; Lourda M; Brighenti S
Article: SCIENCE IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;5(50):eabd6832

Maucourant C; Filipovic I; Ponzetta A; Aleman S; Cornillet M; Hertwig L; Strunz B; Lentini A; Reinius B; Brownlie D; Cuapio A; Ask EH; Hull RM; Haroun-Izquierdo A; Schaffer M; Klingstrom J; Folkesson E; Buggert M; Sandberg JK; Eriksson LI; Rooyackers O; Ljunggren H-G; Malmberg K-J; Michaelsson J; Marquardt N; Hammer Q; Stralin K; Bjorkstrom NK
Article: NUTRIENTS. 2019;11(7):E1675-1675

Missailidis C; Sorensen N; Ashenafi S; Amogne W; Kassa E; Bekele A; Getachew M; Gebreselassie N; Aseffa A; Aderaye G; Andersson J; Brighenti S; Bergman P
Article: NUTRIENTS. 2019;11(1):E133-133

Ashenafi S; Amogne W; Kassa E; Gebreselassie N; Bekele A; Aseffa G; Getachew M; Aseffa A; Worku A; Hammar U; Bergman P; Aderaye G; Andersson J; Brighenti S
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2019;10:3157

Rao Muvva J; Parasa VR; Lerm M; Svensson M; Brighenti S
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2018;284(3):292-306

Bekele A; Gebreselassie N; Ashenafi S; Kassa E; Aseffa G; Amogne W; Getachew M; Aseffa A; Worku A; Raqib R; Agerberth B; Hammar U; Bergman P; Aderaye G; Andersson J; Brighenti S
Article: NUTRIENTS. 2018;10(6):E721-721

Ashenafi S; Mazurek J; Rehn A; Lemma B; Aderaye G; Bekele A; Assefa G; Chanyalew M; Aseffa A; Andersson J; Bergman P; Brighenti S
Article: THE FASEB JOURNAL. 2018;32(5):2827-2840

Wan M; Tang X; Rekha RS; Muvva SSVJR; Brighenti S; Agerberth B; Haeggstrom JZ
Article: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2018;138:S38-S44

Parasa VR; Forsslund H; Enger T; Lorenz D; Kullberg S; Eklund A; Skold M; Wahlstrom J; Grunewald J; Brighenti S
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2017;59:29-36

Rane L; Rahman S; Magalhaes I; Ambati A; Andersson J; Zumla A; Brighenti S; Maeurer MJ
Article: VACCINE. 2017;35(12):1652-1661

Norrby M; Vesikari T; Lindqvist L; Maeurer M; Ahmed R; Mandavifar S; Bennett S; McClain JB; Shepherd BM; Li D; Hokey DA; Kromann I; Hoff ST; Andersen P; de Visser AW; Joosten SA; Ottenhoff THM; Andersson J; Brighenti S
Article: FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY. 2017;8:2370

Parasa VR; Muvva JR; Rose JF; Braian C; Brighenti S; Lerm M
Article: MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM. 2016;4(6):10.1128/microbiolspec.tbt

Brighenti S; Ordway DJ
Article: ETHIOPIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2016;54(4):181-188

Bekele A; Ashenafi S; Aderay G; Assefa G; Aseffa A; Anderssen J; Brighenti S
Article: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2015;61(Suppl 3):S225-S234

Rao M; Valentini D; Poiret T; Dodoo E; Parida S; Zumla A; Brighenti S; Maeurer M
Article: JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS. 2015;(104):53084

Braian C; Svensson M; Brighenti S; Lerm M; Parasa VR
Article: AUTOPHAGY. 2015;11(9):1688-1699

Rekha RS; Muvva SSVJR; Wan M; Raqib R; Bergman P; Brighenti S; Gudmundsson GH; Agerberth B
Article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2015;156(2):85-97

Rahman S; Rehn A; Rahman J; Andersson J; Svensson M; Brighenti S
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(9):e0138340

Mily A; Rekha RS; Kamal SMM; Arifuzzaman ASM; Rahim Z; Khan L; Haq MA; Zaman K; Bergman P; Brighenti S; Gudmundsson GH; Agerberth B; Raqib R
Article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2014;151(2):84-99

Ashenafi S; Aderaye G; Bekele A; Zewdie M; Aseffa G; Anh TNH; Carow B; Habtamu M; Wijkander M; Rottenberg M; Aseffa A; Andersson J; Svensson M; Brighenti S
Article: DISEASE MODELS & MECHANISMS. 2014;7(2):281-288

Parasa VR; Rahman MJ; Anh TNH; Svensson M; Brighenti S; Lerm M
Article: THORAX. 2013;68(3):269-276

Ashenafi S; Aderaye G; Zewdie M; Raqib R; Bekele A; Magalhaes I; Lema B; Habtamu M; Rekha RS; Aseffa G; Maeurer M; Aseffa A; Svensson M; Andersson J; Brighenti S
Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2012;205:S316-S324

Brighenti S; Andersson J
Article: MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2012;18(4):647-658

Rahman S; Magalhaes I; Rahman J; Ahmed RK; Sizemore DR; Scanga CA; Weichold F; Verreck F; Kondova I; Sadoff J; Thorstensson R; Spangberg M; Svensson M; Andersson J; Maeurer M; Brighenti S
Article: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY. 2012;132(1):114-123

Bond E; Liang F; Sandgren KJ; Smed-Sorensen A; Bergman P; Brighenti S; Adams WC; Betemariam SA; Rangaka MX; Lange C; Wilkinson RJ; Andersson J; Lore K
Article: GENES AND IMMUNITY. 2011;12(7):513-522

Rane L; Rahman S; Magalhaes I; Ahmed R; Spangberg M; Kondova I; Verreck F; Andersson J; Brighenti S; Maeurer MJ
Article: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2010;396(1):50-57

Brighenti S; Andersson J
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY. 2009;174(6):2211-2224

Rahman S; Gudetta B; Fink J; Granath A; Ashenafi S; Aseffa A; Derbew M; Svensson M; Andersson J; Brighenti SG
Article: INFECTION AND IMMUNITY. 2007;75(11):5210-5222

Andersson J; Samarina A; Fink J; Rahman S; Grundstroem S
Article: MICROBES AND INFECTION. 2006;8(8):1985-1993

Toro JC; Hoffner S; Linde C; Andersson M; Andersson J; Grundstrom S
Article: INFECTION AND IMMUNITY. 2005;73(10):6332-6339

Linde CMA; Grundström S; Nordling E; Refai E; Brennan PJ; Andersson M
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS. 2005;302(1-2):13-25

Zuber B; Levitsky V; Jönsson G; Paulie S; Samarina A; Grundström S; Metkar S; Norell H; Callender GG; Froelich C; Ahlborg N
Article: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. 2004;279(9):8460-8468

Grundström S; Anderson P; Scheipers P; Sundstedt A
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2003;170(10):5008-5017

Grundström S; Cederbom L; Sundstedt A; Scheipers P; Ivars F
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2000;164(3):1175-1184

Grundström S; Dohlsten M; Sundstedt A
Article: IMMUNOLOGY. 1998;95(1):76-82

Sundstedt A; Grundström S; Dohlsten M
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All other publications

Review: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;13:1059725

Ashenafi S; Brighenti S
Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS. 2020;(164)

Mily A; Kalsum S; Loreti MG; Rekha RS; Muvva JR; Lourda M; Brighenti S
Editorial comment: NUTRIENTS. 2020;12(6):E1682-1682

Bergman P; Brighenti S
Review: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2020;7:537

Berry SB; Haack AJ; Theberge AB; Brighenti S; Svensson M
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2018;284(2):113-115

Brighenti S; Lerm M
Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2018;284(2):163-188

Lange C; Alghamdi WA; Al-Shaer MH; Brighenti S; Diacon AH; DiNardo AR; Grobbel HP; Groschel MI; von Groote-Bidlingmaier F; Hauptmann M; Heyckendorf J; Kohler N; Kohl TA; Merker M; Niemann S; Peloquin CA; Reimann M; Schaible UE; Schaub D; Schleusener V; Thye T; Schon T
Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2018;284(2):145-162

Brighenti S; Bergman P; Martineau AR
Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2018;284(2):125-144

Brighenti S; Joosten SA
Book chapter: TUBERCULOSIS AND THE TUBERCLE BACILLUS. 2017;p. 73-93

Brighenti S; Ordway DJ
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2017;56:140-154

Valentini D; Rao M; Rane L; Rahman S; Axelsson-Robertson R; Heuchel R; Lohr M; Hoft D; Brighenti S; Zumla A; Maeurer M
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2017;56:167-175

Ferrara G; Valentini D; Rao M; Wahlstrom J; Grunewald J; Larsson L-O; Brighenti S; Dodoo E; Zumla A; Maeurer M
Letter: THORAX. 2011;66(8):727-729

Thomas T; Brighenti S; Andersson J; Sack D; Raqib R
Review: CURRENT HIV/AIDS REPORTS. 2006;3(1):32-38

Grundström S; Andersson J

Grants

Swedish Research Council
1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026
Swedish Research Council
1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Swedish Research Council
1 November 2016 - 30 November 2016
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2015 - 31 December 2018
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2013 - 31 December 2014
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2013 - 31 December 2015
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2012 - 31 December 2014
Swedish Research Council
1 July 2010 - 31 December 2010
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2010 - 31 December 2012

Employments

Principal Researcher, Immunology of tuberculosis (TB), Department of Medicine, Huddinge, ̽��ѡ, 2014-

Degrees and Education

Docent, ̽��ѡ, 2014

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Susanna Brighenti

About me

Research

Teaching

Articles

All other publications

Grants

Employments

Degrees and Education

News from KI

Events from KI

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