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Alicia Edin

Researcher and physician at the Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences. I study how the metabolism and the immune system interact in severe infections such as sepsis and COVID-19.

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Affiliated as physician at Department of Diagnostics and Intervention Section: Anesthesiology and Intensive care
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I am a resident physician in anesthesia and intensive care and a researcher at the Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences. I am also a teacher of the medical program. My main research area is the interplay between the immune system and metabolism in severe infections such as sepsis and COVID-19, called immunometabolic profiling. The goal is to develop better methods for diagnosis and prognosis of life-threatening infections by studying how biomarkers in the metabolism change during acute infection and recovery. Currently, we are working projects to understand the mechanisms behind severe acute COVID-19 and the long-term health effects of the infection, known as post-COVID condition. We are following approximately 400 patients who contracted COVID-19 during 2020-2021 to study long-term symptoms, health-related quality of life, and physical function in relation to the metabolism and the immune system. Our hope is to contribute to better diagnostic methods and treatment for patients with both severe acute COVID-19 and post-COVID condition.

In my role as an anesthesiologist, I often meet patients who have suffered severely from life-threatening infections. Despite full intensive care efforts, many die or experience long-term negative health effects. Today, we do not know why some become severely or suffer from long-term ill from infections while others do not. It feels meaningful and rewarding to contribute to better diagnostics and treatment for these individuals.

Frontiers In Public Health, Frontiers Media S.A. 2023, Vol. 11
Ahmad, Irma; Edin, Alicia; Granvik, Christoffer; et al.
Journal of Internal Medicine, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 293, (5) : 600-614
Björsell, Tove; Sundh, Josefin; Lange, Anna; et al.
Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 13
Schagatay, Felix; Diamant, Klara; Lidén, Mats; et al.
New England Journal of Medicine, Massachusetts Medical Society 2021, Vol. 385, (11) : 1049-1051
Normark, Johan; Vikström, Linnea; Yong-Dae, Gwon; et al.
Infectious Diseases, Taylor & Francis 2020, Vol. 52, (7) : 479-488
Edin, Alicia; Eilers, Hinnerk; Allard, Annika
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science 2019, Vol. 14, (5)
Müller, Daniel C.; Kauppi, Anna; Edin, Alicia; et al.
Umeå University medical dissertations, 1960
Edin, Alicia
PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, (1)
Kauppi, Anna M.; Edin, Alicia; Ziegler, Ingrid; et al.
Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, Vol. 17, (3) : 315-324
Edin, Alicia; Granholm, Susanne; Koskiniemi, Satu; et al.
Edin, Alicia; Kauppi, Anna M.; Müller, Daniel C.; et al.