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Andreas Sjödin is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, environmental science, and medicine. Their main fields of study consist of 36 publications in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, 24 in environmental science, and 22 in medicine.

Their work within subfields covers molecular biology (25 publications), ecology (15), infectious diseases (13), genetics (7), and microbiology (7). The main topics addressed in their research include bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, microbial infections and disease research, genomics and phylogenetic studies, viral infections and vectors, gut microbiota and health, and microbial community ecology and physiology.

Frequent publication venues for Andreas Sjödin include Microbiology Resource Announcements (4 publications), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications), Scientific Reports (2 publications), Microorganisms (2 publications), and PLoS ONE (2 publications).

Recent notable papers by Andreas Sjödin include:

  • Community-led, integrated, reproducible multi-omics with anvi'o, 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • A longitudinal study of the development of the saliva microbiome in infants 2 days to 5 years compared to the microbiome in adolescents, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Reorganized Genomic Taxonomy of Francisellaceae Enables Design of Robust Environmental PCR Assays for Detection of Francisella tularensis, 2021, Microorganisms
  • Reclassification of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis Ottem et al. 2009 as Francisella orientalis sp. nov., Francisella noatunensis subsp. chilensis subsp. nov. and emended description of Francisella noatunensis, 2020, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • sourmash v4: A multitool to quickly search, compare,and analyze genomic and metagenomic data sets, 2024, The Journal of Open Source Software

Frequent co-authors include Caroline Öhrman, Mats Forsman, Linda Karlsson, David Sundell, and Kerstin Myrtennäs.

Best Publications

  • An overview of commercially used brominated flame retardants, their applications, their use patterns in different countries/regions and possible modes of release.

    Mehran Alaee;Pedro Arias;Andreas Sjödin;Åke Bergman

  • PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO PBDES AND NEURODEVELOPMENT

    Julie B. Herbstman;Andreas Sjödin;Matthew Kurzon;Sally A. Lederman

  • A review on human exposure to brominated flame retardants—particularly polybrominated diphenyl ethers

    Andreas Sjödin;Donald G. Patterson;Åke Bergman

  • Flame retardants in indoor air at an electronics recycling plant and at other work environments.

    Andreas Sjödin;Hakan Carlsson;K. A. J. Thuresson;Sverker Sjölin

  • In utero and childhood polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposures and neurodevelopment in the CHAMACOS study.

    Brenda Eskenazi;Jonathan Chevrier;Stephen A. Rauch;Katherine Kogut

  • Partition of Environmental Chemicals between Maternal and Fetal Blood and Tissues

    Larry L. Needham;Philippe Grandjean;Birger Heinzow;Poul J. Jørgensen

  • Low Dose Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls Predict Obesity, Dyslipidemia, and Insulin Resistance among People Free of Diabetes

    Duk Hee Lee;Michael W. Steffes;Andreas Sjödin;Richard S. Jones

  • Serum Concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Polybrominated Biphenyl (PBB) in the United States Population: 2003-2004

    Andreas Sjödin;Lee Yang Wong;Richard S. Jones;Annie Park

  • Low dose of some persistent organic pollutants predicts type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study.

    Duk Hee Lee;Michael W. Steffes;Andreas Sjödin;Richard S. Jones

  • Retrospective time-trend study of polybrominated diphenyl ether and polybrominated and polychlorinated biphenyl levels in human serum from the United States.

    Andreas Sjödin;Richard S. Jones;Jean François Focant;Chester Lapeza

  • Flame retardant exposure: polybrominated diphenyl ethers in blood from Swedish workers.

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  • Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Flame Retardants and Thyroid Hormone during Pregnancy

    Jonathan Chevrier;Kim G. Harley;Asa Bradman;Myriam Gharbi

  • Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and tetrabromobisphenol A among computer technicians.

    Kristina Jakobsson;Kaj Thuresson;Lars Rylander;Andreas Sjödin

  • Concentration and profile of 22 urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites in the US population.

    Zheng Li;Courtney D. Sandau;Lovisa C. Romanoff;Samuel P. Caudill

  • PBDE concentrations in women's serum and fecundability.

    Kim G. Harley;Amy R. Marks;Jonathan Chevrier;Asa Bradman

  • Apparent half-lives of hepta- to decabrominated diphenyl ethers in human serum as determined in occupationally exposed workers

    Kaj Thuresson;Peter Höglund;Lars Hagmar;Andreas Sjödin

  • Gestational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reciprocal social, repetitive, and stereotypic behaviors in 4- and 5-year-old children: the HOME study.

    Joseph M. Braun;Amy E. Kalkbrenner;Allan C. Just;Kimberly Yolton

  • Semiautomated High-Throughput Extraction and Cleanup Method for the Measurement of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, Polybrominated Biphenyls, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Human Serum

    Andreas Sjödin;Richard S. Jones;Chester R. Lapeza;Jean François Focant

  • Serum PBDEs in a North Carolina Toddler Cohort: Associations with Handwipes, House Dust, and Socioeconomic Variables

    Heather M. Stapleton;Sarah Eagle;Andreas Sjödin;Thomas F. Webster

  • Prenatal Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Benzo[a]pyrene–DNA Adducts, and Genomic DNA Methylation in Cord Blood

    Julie B. Herbstman;Deliang Tang;Deguang Zhu;Lirong Qu

  • Concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in household dust from various countries

    Andreas Sjödin;Olaf Päpke;Ernest McGahee;Jean François Focant

  • Prenatal polybrominated diphenyl ether exposures and neurodevelopment in U.S. children through 5 years of age: the HOME study.

    Aimin Chen;Kimberly Yolton;Stephen A. Rauch;Glenys M. Webster

  • Gas chromatographic identification and quantification of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in a commercial product, Bromkal 70-5DE

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  • Relationships between Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Concentrations in House Dust and Serum

    Paula I. Johnson;Heather M. Stapleton;Andreas Sjodin;John D. Meeker

  • Measurement of urinary monohydroxy polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using automated liquid-liquid extraction and gas chromatography/isotope dilution high-resolution mass spectrometry.

    Zheng Li;Lovisa C. Romanoff;Debra A. Trinidad;Nasira Hussain

  • Exposure to PBDEs in the Office Environment: Evaluating the Relationships Between Dust, Handwipes, and Serum

    Deborah J. Watkins;Michael D. McClean;Alicia J. Fraser;Janice Weinberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald G. Patterson
Donald G. Patterson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Antonia M. Calafat
Antonia M. Calafat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jean-François Focant
Jean-François Focant University of Liège
Brenda Eskenazi
Brenda Eskenazi University of California, Berkeley
Asa Bradman
Asa Bradman University of California, Berkeley
Jochen F. Mueller
Jochen F. Mueller University of Queensland
Thomas F. Webster
Thomas F. Webster Boston University
Bruce P. Lanphear
Bruce P. Lanphear Simon Fraser University
Heather M. Stapleton
Heather M. Stapleton Duke University
Frederica P. Perera
Frederica P. Perera Columbia University

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