Roland Fiskesund

Roland Fiskesund

Assistant Professor
Visiting address: NEO Medicinaren 25, HERM plan 7, Hälsovägen 7C (lastkaj), 14157 Huddinge
Postal address: H7 Medicin, Huddinge, H7 Hematologi Höglund Fiskesund, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Medical Doctor and Team leader with focus on Transfusion Medicine and Stem
    Cell Biology
    MD PhD, specializing in Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine.
    Research interests in Transfusion Medicine and Stem Cell Biology.
    2003-2009 Karolinska Institutet Medical School
    2008-2014 PhD in Immunology at Karolinska Institutet
    2013-2015 Medical Internship at Karolinska University Hospital
    2015 Postdoctoral studies at professor Thomas Helledays lab at SciLife,
    Karolinska Institutet
    2017-2019 Postdoctoral studies at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,
    Beijing
    2016-2023 Clinical Specialization in Immunology and Transfusion Medicine at
    Karolinska University Hospital

Research

  • Transfusion Medicine is a clinically important part of modern medicine and
    research in this field has vast translational potential. Platelet transfusion
    in thrombocytopenia and erythrocyte transfusion in anemia are well
    established and routinely used in the clinic. Our main research interest is
    exploring the concept of neutrophil transfusion to neutropenic patients with
    antibiotic refractory infections. Neutrophil transfusion is currently
    utilized sparingly, mainly due to logistical challenges. We are in the
    process of developing "off-the-shelf" neutrophil concentrates, drastically
    cutting costs and logistical hassle. Other research areas that we work with
    include enzymatic conversion of blood groups, citrate metabolism during
    apheresis treatments, harvesting and processing of stem cell grafts.
    Our clinic handles the logistics around all Stem Cell Transplantations at
    Karolinska University Hospital. This setup provides us with access to large
    amounts of human hematopoietic stem cells from healthy donors as well as
    cancer patients. We have ethical permit for /ex vivo /culture, running
    various experiments including sequencing, CRISPR and animal transplantation
    as well as biobanking them. In my group, we are interested in characterizing
    the adhesion molecules on stem cells and understanding their role in
    maintaining stem cells through integrin signaling.

Teaching

  • I teach Transfusion Medicine at Karolinska Institutet to Nursing and Medical
    students.

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Employments

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2028

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
  • University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 2009

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