Dissertations Doctoral thesis defence: Janika Welzel
Title: Plant-based drugs and autoantibody-mediated pain in rheumatoid arthritis
Welcome to Janika Welzel's doctoral thesis defence on Friday 28 August 2026, to be held in Rolf Luft centrum (auditorium) (L1:00), Anna Steckséns Gata 53, Solna.
Author:
Janika Wilzel
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Rheumatology.
Principal supervisor:
Per-Johan Jakobsson
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Rheumatology.
Opponent:
Prof. Oliver Werz
University of Jena, Department of Biosciences, Division of Pharmacy.
Co-supervisors:
Prof. Ulf Göransson
Uppsala University, Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Division of Pharmacognosy.
Associate Prof. Marina Korotkova
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Rheumatology.
Prof. Runyue Huang
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The second clinical college of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Immunology Research.
Examination Board:
Associate Prof. Alexander Espinosa
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Rheumatology.
Associate Prof. Mattias Svensson
University of Gothenburg, Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Rheumatology.
Prof. Päivi Tammela
University of Helsinki, Department of Pharmacy Biosciences, Division of Pharmacy.