Susanne Gabrielsson PhD

Prof. Gabrielsson graduated with a Ph.D. from Stockholm University. She then moved to France as a postdoc at the Curie Institute in Paris, developing an interest in dendritic cells and T-cell responses. After this, she returned to Sweden and established a group dedicated to exosome research at the Karolinska Institutet. Susanne has been a pioneer in the field of the immune effects of exosomes and she is one of the leading authors of the field having published 37 articles on the subject.

She was the first to describe the presence of exosomes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, as well as in breast milk. Her work has revealed that exosomes are major players in lung diseases such as asthma and sarcoidosis, where they contribute to inflammation. Professor Gabriellson's lab carries out studies in animal models to give new insights into the role of exosomes in cancer progression. She also has a major interest in exosome-based therapies for immunotherapeutic applications or biomarkers in cancer.