Ann-Maria Gramkow

Ann-Maria Gramkow is a Research Fellow at the Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, specializing in nephrology and transplantation. Her work focuses on improving outcomes for pediatric kidney transplant recipients through studies on alloimmunity, immunosuppression, and HLA mismatches.

• Current affiliation: Department of Clinical Research (University of Southern Denmark)
• Collaborations: Odense University Hospital (OUH), Karolinska Institute (KI), and international institutions

Research interests: Nephrology, kidney transplantation, and pediatric immunology. Her work explores:

• HLA molecular mismatch and graft survival
• Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease
• Optimizing immunosuppressive therapy
• Alloimmune responses in pediatric patients
• B-cell and T-cell immunology
• Epitope matching in transplants

Recent research trends: Analysis of HLA mismatches, Epstein-Barr virus seronegativity in transplant recipients, and balancing immunosuppression to minimize drug toxicity while preventing rejection. Her studies contribute to understanding graft survival and immune complex interactions.

Projects: Key participant in the PrimoTX project (2020–2023), which investigated biomarkers like methylated cell-free DNA and Torque Teno Virus for monitoring transplant patients.

Conference engagement: Presented findings at major nephrology meetings, including the NSN 2022 conference and the ERA EDTA 2018 conference, focusing on pediatric transplant challenges.