Ida Nilsson

Ida Nilsson

Senior Research Specialist | Docent
Visiting address: CMM, Karolinska universitetssjukhuset L8:00, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K1 Molekylär medicin och kirurgi, K1 MMK Translationell psykiatri, 171 76 Stockholm

About me

  • Associate Professor in Neuroscience and responsible for Spatial Biology at KIGeneMSc in Nutrition, Stockholm University, 2004PhD in Medical Science, Karolinska Instituet, 2010Postdoctoral Training, Lab of Dir. Vincent Prévot, INSERM, Lille (FR), 2011NARSAD Young Investigator 2013-2014

Research

  • The neurobiology of anorexia nervosaThe memory of us in my original family celebrating when my older sister, several years after her weight recovery from anorexia nervosa (AN), finally felt hunger again has been my guiding star and motivator during my years in research on the neurobiology of AN. How come that individuals with AN stay in negative energy balance, severely emaciated and starved, commonly for years, despite that the human body and brain in order to ensure our survival, have developed intricate systems to prevent exactly this. At the same time others struggle to lose weight their whole life. Based on our own and others previous results we propose that genetic vulnerability to anorexia nervosa (AN) combined with environmental triggers of dieting/food restriction, induce changes in arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (Arc) neurons, and their communication with surrounding microglia, resulting in a paradoxical response to negative energy balance. We utilise clinical samples, as well as preclinical- and stem cell based models, and medical registries, in order to define the neuronal circuitries and molecular mechanisms involved in the negative energy balance of AN. We believe that we by defining these mechanisms can contribute to the development of pharmaceuticals supporting renourishment and weight gain in the very critical initial phase of treatment of individuals with AN.

Articles

All other publications

  • Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023;BIORXIV
    Breithaupt L; Holsen LM; Ji C; Hu J; Petterway F; Rosa-Caldwell M; Nilsson IAK; Thomas JJ; Williams KA; Boutin R; Slattery M; Bulik CM; Arnold SE; Lawson EA; Misra M; Eddy KT
  • Preprint: 2022;Research Square
    Nilsson I; Xu J; Landberg R; Lavebratt C; Bulik C; Landén M
  • Corrigendum: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2022;27(3):1855
    Sellgren CM; Imbeault S; Larsson MK; Oliveros A; Nilsson IAK; Codeluppi S; Orhan F; Bhat M; Tufvesson-Alm M; Gracias J; Kegel ME; Zheng Y; Faka A; Svedberg M; Powell SB; Caldwell S; Kamenski ME; Vawter MP; Schulmann A; Goiny M; Svensson CI; Hökfelt T; Schalling M; Schwieler L; Cervenka S; Choi D-S; Landén M; Engberg G; Erhardt S
  • Book chapter: NEUROMETHODS. 2021;p. 297-317
    Nilsson IAK; Hökfelt T; Schalling M
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2020;31:S7
    Zaplatic E; Garcia-Gonzalez N; Millischer V; Timperii S; Pucci M; Coman MM; Corsetti A; De Cristofaro P; Nilsson IA; D'Addario C
  • Review: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2019;13:59
    Nilsson IAK
  • Preprint: 2018;bioRxiv
    Huckins L; Dobbyn A; McFadden W; Ruderfer D; Wang W; Gamazon E; Leppä V; Adan R; Ando T; Baker J; Bergen A; Berrettini W; Birgegård A; Boni C; Boraska Perica V; Brandt H; Burghardt R; Cassina M; Cesta C; Clementi M; Coleman J; Cone R; Courtet P; Crawford S; Crow S; Crowley J; Danner U; Davis O; de Zwaan M; Dedoussis G; Degortes D; DeSocio J; Dick D; Dikeos D; Dmitrzak-Weglarz M; Docampo E; Egberts K; Ehrlich S; Escaramís G; Esko T; Estivill X; Angela F; Fernández-Aranda F; Fichter M; Finan C; Fischer K; Foretova L; Forzan M; Franklin C; Gaspar H; Gonidakis F; Gorwood P; Monica G; Guillaume S; Guo Y; Hakonarson H; Halmi K; Hatzikotoulas K; Hauser J; Hebebrand J; Helder S; Hendriks J; Herpertz-Dahlmann B; Herzog W; Hilliard C; Hinney A; Hudson J; Huemer J; Imgart H; Inoko H; Jiménez-Murcia S; Johnson C; Jordan J; Juréus A; Kalsi G; Kaminska D; Kaplan A; Kaprio J; Karhunen L; Karwautz A; Kas M; Kaye W; Kennedy J; Kennedy M; Keski-Rahkonen A; Kiezebrink K; Kim Y-R; Klump K; Knudsen GP; Koeleman B; Koubek D; La Via M; Landén M; Levitan R; Li D; Lichtenstein P; Lilenfeld L; Lissowska J; Magistretti P; Maj M; Mannik K; Martin N; McDevitt S; McGuffin P; Merl E; Metspalu A; Meulenbelt I; Micali N; Mitchell J; Mitchell K; Monteleone P; Monteleone AM; Mortensen P; Munn-Chernoff M; Nacmias B; Nilsson I; Norring C; Ntalla I; O'Toole J; Pantel J; Papezova H; Parker R; Rabionet R; Raevuori A; Rajewski A; Ramoz N; Rayner W; Reichborn-Kjennerud T; Ricca V; Ripke S; Ritschel F; Roberts M; Rotondo A; Rybakowski F; Santonastaso P; Scherag A; Schmidt U; Schork N; Schosser A; Seitz J; Slachtova L; Slagboom E; Slof-Op ’t Landt M; Slopien A; Smith T; Sorbi S; Strengman E; Strober M; Sullivan P; Szatkiewicz J; Szeszenia-Dabrowska N; Tachmazidou I; Tenconi E; Thornton L; Tortorella A; Tozzi F; Treasure J; Tsitsika A; Tziouvas K; van Elburg A; van Furth E; Wade T; Wagner G; Walton E; Watson H; Woodside B; Yao S; Yilmaz Z; Zeggini E; Zerwas S; Zipfel S; Lars A; Ole A; Aschauer H; Barrett J; Bencko V; Carlberg L; Cichon S; Cohen-Woods S; Dina C; Ding B; Espeseth T; Floyd J; Gallinger S; Gambaro G; Giegling I; Herms S; Janout V; Juliá A; Klareskog L; Le Hellard S; Leboyer M; Lundervold A; Marsal S; Mattingsdal M; Navratilova M; Ophoff R; Palotie A; Pinto D; Ripatti S; Rujescu D; Scherer S; Scott L; Sladek R; Soranzo N; Southam L; Steen V; H-Erich W; Widen E; Devlin B; Sieberts S; Cox N; Kyung Im H; Breen G; Sklar P; Bulik C; Stahl E
  • Review: EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW. 2017;25(6):432-450
    Schaumberg K; Welch E; Breithaupt L; Hübel C; Baker JH; Munn-Chernoff MA; Yilmaz Z; Ehrlich S; Mustelin L; Ghaderi A; Hardaway AJ; Bulik-Sullivan EC; Hedman AM; Jangmo A; Nilsson IAK; Wiklund C; Yao S; Seidel M; Bulik CM
  • Review: HORMONES AND AGING. 2013;92:27-60
    Nilsson IAK; Lindfors C; Schalling M; Hökfelt T; Johansen JE
  • Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2011;21:S10-S11
    Nilsson IAK; Lindfors C; Thams S; Garcia-Roves PM; Cullheim S; Schalling M; Hokfelt T; Johansen JE
  • Published paper: NUTRITION. 2008;24(9):860-868
    Hökfelt T; Stanic D; Sanford SD; Gatlin JC; Nilsson I; Paratcha G; Ledda F; Fetissov S; Lindfors C; Herzog H; Johansen JE; Ubink R; Pfenninger KH

Employments

  • Senior Research Specialist, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2010

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