Felicia Jennysdotter Olofsgård

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About me

I am a PhD student in Andrea Carmine Belin's lab where the main research focus is furthering the genetic knowledge regarding the mechanisms behind Cluster Headache and improving treatment options. I studied both my Bachelor and Masters in Biomedicine at Karolinska Institutet and got the opportunity to do two exchange terms abroad during my studies, at Leiden University and Trinity College Dublin. Neuroscience has been one of my top interests throughout my studies and through projects during my education I got the opportunity to research neuroinflammation in regards to Alzheimer’s disease and genetics behind headache disorders. I got the possibility to do my master thesis at Andrea Carmine Belin's lab where my interest for cluster headache research started and I am grateful I got the chance to continue this research as a PhD student where I hope our research can make a difference in the lives of Cluster headache patients. Bachelor in Biomedicine - Karolinska Institutet Exchange term (3rd semester) - Leiden University Bachelor Thesis - Trinity College Dublin Master in Biomedicine - Karolinska Institutet

Research

The main research focus of the lab is the genetics behind primary headache disorder, primarily Cluster Headache. Cluster Headache is characterized by excruciatingly painful headache attacks which can occur between one and eight times a day during an active bought. There are several treatment options for Cluster Headache, however, the efficacy of these treatments vary greatly between patients and as of yet there is no cure for the disease. My PhD is focused on investigating the circadian nature of the disease, neuroinflammation, and the differences in treatment response between patients to hopefully allow for more knowledge regarding the optimal treatment for each patient.

Teaching

I have tutored neurohistology for medicine, biomedicine, and dentist students. I have additionally tutored the PBL section of neurotoxicology for Masters in Toxicology students.

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Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2023;94(4):713-726

Cluster Headache Genomewide Association Study and Meta-Analysis Identifies Eight Loci and Implicates Smoking as Causal Risk Factor.

Winsvold BS; Harder AVE; Ran C; Chalmer MA; Dalmasso MC; Ferkingstad E; Tripathi KP; Bacchelli E; Børte S; Fourier C; Petersen AS; Vijfhuizen LS; Magnusson SH; O'Connor E; Bjornsdottir G; Häppölä P; Wang Y-F; Callesen I; Kelderman T; Gallardo VJ; de Boer I; Olofsgård FJ; Heinze K; Lund N; Thomas LF; Hsu C-L; Pirinen M; Hautakangas H; Ribasés M; Guerzoni S; Sivakumar P; Yip J; Heinze A; Küçükali F; Ostrowski SR; Pedersen OB; Kristoffersen ES; Martinsen AE; Artigas MS; Lagrata S; Cainazzo MM; Adebimpe J; Quinn O; Göbel C; Cirkel A; Volk AE; Heilmann-Heimbach S; Skogholt AH; Gabrielsen ME; Wilbrink LA; Danno D; Mehta D; Guðbjartsson DF; HUNT All-In Headache, The International Headache G; Rosendaal FR; Willems van Dijk K; Fronczek R; Wagner M; Scherer M; Göbel H; Sleegers K; Sveinsson OA; Pani L; Zoli M; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Dardiotis E; Steinberg A; Riedel-Heller S; Sjöstrand C; Thorgeirsson TE; Stefansson H; Southgate L; Trembath RC; Vandrovcova J; Noordam R; Paemeleire K; Stefansson K; Fann CS-J; Waldenlind E; Tronvik E; Jensen RH; Chen S-P; Houlden H; Terwindt GM; Kubisch C; Maestrini E; Vikelis M; Pozo-Rosich P; Belin AC; Matharu M; van den Maagdenberg AMJM; Hansen TF; Ramirez A; Zwart J-A; International Consortium for Cluster Headache Gene
Article: JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN. 2023;24(1):114

Patients with cluster headache show signs of insomnia and sleep related stress: results from an actigraphy and self-assessed sleep study.

Ran C; Jennysdotter Olofsgård F; Steinberg A; Sjöstrand C; Waldenlind E; Dahlgren A; Belin AC
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2023;24(6):5950

Investigating Vitamin D Receptor Genetic Markers in a Cluster Headache Meta-Analysis.

Jennysdotter Olofsgård F; Ran C; Qin Y; Fourier C; Sjöstrand C; Waldenlind E; Steinberg A; Belin AC
Journal article: JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN. 2022;23(SUPPL 1)

Cluster headache genome-wide association study identifies seven loci and implicates smoking as causal risk factor

Winsvold BS; Harder A; Ran C; Chalmer MA; Dalmasso MC; Ferkingstad E; Belin A; Matharu M; Van den Maagdenberg A; Hansen TF; Ramirez A; Zwart JA
Article: BRAIN SCIENCES. 2021;11(8):1108

PER Gene Family Polymorphisms in Relation to Cluster Headache and Circadian Rhythm in Sweden.

Jennysdotter Olofsgård F; Ran C; Fourier C; Wirth C; Sjöstrand C; Waldenlind E; Steinberg A; Belin AC

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