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Hanna Björck is a Senior Research Specialist (Docent) at the Karolinska Institutet, leading a translational research group focused on molecular and epidemiological studies of ascending aortic aneurysms (AscAA). Her work integrates clinical cohort analysis, multiomic profiling, and in vitro functional studies of vascular cells.
- Education:
- PhD in Physiology (2012), Linköping University
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Karolinska Institutet (2012-2016)
- Research:
- Mechanisms of AscAA in bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and degenerative disease
- Biobank of >2400 patients with vascular tissue and biomarker collections
- Genetic risk factors, DNA methylation, and flow-dependent endothelial dysfunction
- Grants:
- Prince Daniel’s Research Grant for Promising Young Researchers (2025-2027)
- Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation Fellowship (2025-2030)
- Swedish Research Council (2021-2023; 2017-2020)
- Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation (2019-2021)
- Collaborations:
- STAR (Stockholm Aneurysm Research Group)
- Prof. Anders Franco-Cereceda & Docent Christian Olsson (Karolinska University Hospital)
- Docent Joy Roy & Prof. Rebecka Hultgren (Vascular Surgery, Karolinska)
- Dr. Maria Sabater Lleal (Genetic Analyses, Barcelona)
- Dr. Pelin Sahlén (Promoter-Enhancer Mapping, SciLifeLab)
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