Ronaldo Lira Júnior

Ronaldo Lira Júnior

Research Specialist
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 14104 Huddinge
Postal address: OF Odontologi, OF Oral diagnostik och kirurgi, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • After completing my dental education (2011), I obtained a Master (2014) and a PhD (2018) in Periodontology at the Faculty of Odontology (Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil). Thereafter, I underwent a post-doctoral training at the Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet (2018-2021) and since then continued as a research specialist at the department.


    2018 - PhD in Periodontology, UERJ (Brazil)
    2014 - MDSc in Periodontology, UERJ (Brazil)
    2011 - Dentistry, UFPB (Brazil)

Research

  • My research is mainly focused on understanding the immune mechanisms underlying periodontal disease and its interplay with other chronic diseases. Another line of investigation relates to the identification of salivary biomarkers for monitoring of chronic inflammatory diseases.

Teaching

  • First-cycle education - Dental Program:
    Moment leader for Cell and Molecular Biology (4 hp) within the Oral Biomedicine 1 course (2TL051, 11.5 hp).

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