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Lena Palmberg is a Professor at Karolinska Institutet's Institute of Environmental Medicine, leading the Lung Toxicology research group. Her work focuses on understanding mechanisms behind chronic bronchitis and COPD, with emphasis on environmental and occupational exposures such as electronic cigarettes, biomass smoke, air pollution, and nanoparticles. She employs advanced in vitro lung models and human cohort studies to explore pathophysiological pathways.
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- Affiliations: Group leader at Karolinska Institutet's Institute of Environmental Medicine; part of multiple collaborative projects including the MUDHRA study in India.
Research interests span respiratory toxicology, environmental health, and occupational exposures. Key areas include COPD biomarkers, e-cigarette safety profiling, and biomass smoke impacts. Her group develops lung mucosa models to assess aerosol and nanoparticle toxicity. Recent studies investigate molecular responses to pollutants like diesel exhaust and heated tobacco products.
Selected articles highlight exploration of COPD detection via Raman spectroscopy, carcinogenicity of gasoline additives, and systemic effects of e-cigarette use. No scientific awards are listed, though contributions to COPD and toxicology research are notable. Advises students like Swapna Upadhyay. Lab activities involve multi-cellular lung model development and collaborations with international teams (e.g., India, Denmark).
