Pernilla Stridh appointed as docent in medical genetics
On 19 May 2026, the Docent Committee decided to appoint Pernilla Stridh as an associate professor in medical genetics.
Pernilla Stridh is a team leader at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, the Division of Neuro, and holds a PhD in experimental neuroscience from Karolinska Institutet, as well as postdoctoral training in sequence analysis and human genetics at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, and Karolinska Institutet.
Her research focuses on the causes and processes underlying neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, with a particular focus on the influence of genetic variants on disease severity and progression in multiple sclerosis. Her research has been funded by various grants from, among others, the Swedish Research Council and the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft).
It is a pleasure to congratulate Pernilla Stridh on her new titles as docent!