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Christopher Sjöwall is a Professor at Linköping University's Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), affiliated with the Division of Inflammation and Infection. His research focuses on systemic inflammatory diseases, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), studying mechanisms underlying disease onset, progression, and quality of life. He investigates biomarkers, autoantibodies, and the role of C-reactive protein (CRP) in autoimmune processes. Sjöwall contributed to the editorial committee for the latest edition of the textbook Rheumatology, highlighting his academic leadership.
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His research interests include CRP's dual functional roles in autoimmune diseases, SLE pathogenesis, and translational applications of biomarkers. Recent work explores CRP's impact on immune responses and its association with autoantibody formation in SLE patients.
Publications highlight CRP's beneficial effects in specific SLE contexts, CRP conformation effects, and genetic modulation of CRP levels. Sjöwall's work bridges basic science and clinical practice, aiming to improve diagnostic tools and therapies for SLE.
He chairs the Swedish Society for Rheumatology's guidelines committee for SLE treatment and serves on Linköping University's Medical Faculty Employment Board. His academic roles include teaching in the Medical Program and Biomedical Laboratory Science Programme.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Division of Inflammation and Infection, collaborating with researchers on CRP biology and SLE biomarkers.
