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Björn Nilsson

Björn Nilsson

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
25876
World Ranking
7636
National Ranking
102

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Björn Nilsson is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has an extensive publication record in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research focuses predominantly on hematology, molecular biology, genetics, immunology, and cancer research.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Björn Nilsson has authored or contributed to several recent papers including:

  • 'Inherited myeloproliferative neoplasm risk affects haematopoietic stem cells', 2020, published in Nature
  • 'Search for multiple myeloma risk factors using Mendelian randomization', 2020, published in Blood Advances
  • 'The association between genetically elevated polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of cancer', 2023, published in EBioMedicine
  • 'CXCR4 Signaling Has a CXCL12-Independent Essential Role in Murine MLL-AF9-Driven Acute Myeloid Leukemia', 2020, published in Cell Reports
  • 'Genetic predisposition for multiple myeloma', 2020, published in Leukemia

Their publication venues frequently include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Leukemia
  • Blood Cancer Journal
  • Blood Advances
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Björn Nilsson collaborates regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Aitzkoa Lopez de Lapuente Portilla
  • Abhishek Niroula
  • Maroulio Pertesi
  • Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Kari Hemminki

Best Publications

  • Femtosecond X-ray protein nanocrystallography

    Henry N. Chapman;Petra Fromme;Anton Barty;Thomas A White

  • On the nuclear structure and stability of heavy and superheavy elements

    Sven Gösta Nilsson;Chin Fu Tsang;Adam Sobiczewski;Zdzislaw Szymański

  • Clinical effect of point mutations in myelodysplastic syndromes.

    Rafael Bejar;Kristen Stevenson;Omar Abdel-Wahab;Naomi Galili

  • Variants in ELL2 influencing immunoglobulin levels associate with multiple myeloma

    Bhairavi Swaminathan;Guðmar Thorleifsson;Magnus Jöud;Mina Ali

  • Stem cell gene expression programs influence clinical outcome in human leukemia

    Kolja Eppert;Katsuto Takenaka;Eric R Lechman;Levi Waldron

  • Densely Interconnected Transcriptional Circuits Control Cell States in Human Hematopoiesis

    Noa Novershtern;Noa Novershtern;Noa Novershtern;Aravind Subramanian;Lee N. Lawton;Raymond H. Mak

  • Single mimivirus particles intercepted and imaged with an X-ray laser

    M. Marvin Seibert;Tomas Ekeberg;Filipe R.N.C. Maia;Martin Svenda

  • A synthetic IgG-binding domain based on staphylococcal protein A

    Björn Nilsson;Tomas Moks;Birger Jansson;Lars Abrahmsén

  • Complete sequence of the staphylococcal gene encoding protein A. A gene evolved through multiple duplications.

    M Uhlén;B Guss;B Nilsson;S Gatenbeck

  • Transcriptional analysis of HIV-specific CD8 + T cells shows that PD-1 inhibits T cell function by upregulating BATF

    Michael Quigley;Florencia Pereyra;Björn Nilsson;Filippos Porichis

  • Staphylococcal protein A consists of five IgG-binding domains.

    Tomas Moks;Lars Abrahmsén;Björn Nilsson;Ulf Hellman

  • A combinatorial library of an alpha-helical bacterial receptor domain.

    Karin Nord;Joakim Nilsson;Björn Nilsson;Mathias Uhlén

  • Immobilization and purification of enzymes with staphylococcal protein A gene fusion vectors

    B Nilsson;L Abrahmsén;M Uhlén

  • Cloning and expression of the gene for a fibronectin-binding protein from Staphylococcus aureus

    J. I. Flock;G. Fröman;K. Jönsson;B. Guss

  • Ultra-efficient ionization of heavy atoms by intense X-ray free-electron laser pulses

    Benedikt Rudek;Sang−Kil Son;Lutz Foucar;Sascha W. Epp

  • Oligosaccharides on proteoglycans from the Swarm rat chondrosarcoma

    L S Lohmander;S De Luca;B Nilsson;V C Hascall

  • miR-126 Regulates Distinct Self-Renewal Outcomes in Normal and Malignant Hematopoietic Stem Cells

    Eric R. Lechman;Eric R. Lechman;Bernhard Gentner;Stanley W.K. Ng;Erwin M. Schoof;Erwin M. Schoof

  • Mutational analysis of the interaction between staphylococcal protein A and human IgG1

    Lena Cedergren;Roland Andersson;Birger Jansson;Mathias Uhlén

  • Human tumors instigate granulin-expressing hematopoietic cells that promote malignancy by activating stromal fibroblasts in mice

    Moshe Elkabets;Ann M. Gifford;Christina Scheel;Bjorn Nilsson

  • Region X, the cell-wall-attachment part of staphylococcal protein A

    Bengt Guss;Mathias Uhlén;Björn Nilsson;Martin Lindberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathias Uhlén
Mathias Uhlén Royal Institute of Technology
Benjamin L. Ebert
Benjamin L. Ebert Harvard University
Kari Hemminki
Kari Hemminki Charles University
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Todd R. Golub
Todd R. Golub Harvard University
Richard S. Houlston
Richard S. Houlston Institute of Cancer Research
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Hartmut Goldschmidt
Hartmut Goldschmidt University Hospital Heidelberg
Uli Hacksell
Uli Hacksell Acadia Pharmaceuticals (United States)

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