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Helena Backman

Researcher and project leader within the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN)  Studies, an epidemiological research program ongoing since 1985.

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Affiliated as research fellow at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Units: Section of Sustainable Health
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Robertsviksgatan 9, 971 89 Luleå, Region Norrbotten Umeå universitet, by1a, B41, NUS, 901 85 Umeå

I'm an Associate Professor, PhD, and project leader within the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN)  Studies, an epidemiological research program ongoing since 1985. The research is primarily focused on classical respiratory epidemiology including studies on asthma, COPD and lung function. More recently, specific focus has been set on combining clinical epidemiology with data from national registers to evaluate prognosis for asthma and COPD, including specific phenotypes of obstructive lung disease. With clinical data since more than 35 years, the OLIN studies provide unique opportunities for studies of long-term prognosis.

My projects are mainly funded by:

  • the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation 
  • ALF
  • Norrbotten County Council
  • NordForsk
  • the Swedish Research Council (VR)
  • FORTE

Further, I hold the following positions:

  • Member of the OLIN steering committee
  • Project leader for the OLIN research line about Asthma and allergy among adults
  • Co-project manager of the Nordic EpiLung Study and STELLAR
  • Board member of Andas sverige and Breathe Sweden
  • Partner of the ERS CRC CADSET
  • Lung Facts Advisor for ERS/IRC
  • Member of the Nordic Severe Asthma Network (NSAN)
  • Board member of Svensk epidemiologisk förening (SVEP)
  • Associate Editor of Respiratory Medicine Journal
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 211
Bashir, Muwada Bashir Awad; Basna, Rani; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2023, Vol. 9, (2)
Hansen, Susanne; von Bülow, Anna; Sandin, Patrik; et al.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wolters Kluwer 2023, Vol. 65, (1) : 22-28
Jalasto, Juuso; Luukkonen, Ritva; Lindqvist, Ari; et al.
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science 2023, Vol. 18, (4)
Strandkvist, Viktor; Lindberg, Anne; Larsson, Agneta; et al.
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 10, (1) : 83-94
Allinson, James P.; Afzal, Shoaib; Çolak, Yunus; et al.
ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society Journals 2022, Vol. 8, (1)
Andersén, Heidi; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Honkamäki, Jasmin; et al.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society, American Thoracic Society 2022, Vol. 19, (10) : 1783-1787
Backman, Helena; Sawalha, Sami; Nilsson, Ulf; et al.
Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Dove press 2022, Vol. 15 : 1429-1439
Backman, Helena; Stridsman, Caroline; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
Systematic Reviews, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 11, (1)
Bashir, Muwada Bashir Awad; Basna, Rani; Zhang, Guo-Qiang; et al.
ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society 2022, Vol. 8, (4)
Bermúdez Barón, Nicolás; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society 2022, Vol. 8, (4)
Hedman, Linnea; Almqvist, Linnea; Bjerg, Anders; et al.
World Allergy Organization Journal, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 15, (9)
Hisinger-Mölkänen, Hanna; Honkamäki, Jasmin; Kankaanranta, Hannu; et al.
Clinical Respiratory Journal, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 16, (6) : 467-474
Hisinger-Mölkänen, Hanna; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Haahtela, Tari; et al.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Honkamäki, Jasmin; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Hisinger-Mölkänen, Hanna; et al.
Journal of Asthma, Taylor & Francis 2022, Vol. 59, (4) : 840-849
Ilmarinen, Pinja; Stridsman, Caroline; Bashir, Muwada; et al.
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Routledge 2022, Vol. 19, (1) : 226-235
Jalasto, Juuso; Kauppi, Paula; Luukkonen, Ritva; et al.
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 191
Jalasto, Juuso; Lassmann-Klee, Paul; Schyllert, Christian; et al.
Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 42, (3) : 181-189
Myrberg, Tomi; Lindberg, Anne; Eriksson, Berne; et al.
Journal of Asthma
Schyllert, Christian; Lindberg, Anne; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
European Clinical Respiratory Journal, Taylor & Francis 2021, Vol. 8, (1)
Andersen, Heidi; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Honkamaki, Jasmin; et al.
Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Dove Press 2021, Vol. 14 : 1081-1091
Andersén, Heidi; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Honkamäki, Jasmin; et al.
Preventive Medicine Reports, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 22
Andersén, Heidi; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Tuomisto, Leena E.; et al.
Journal of Asthma, Taylor & Francis Group 2021, Vol. 58, (9) : 1196-1207
Axelsson, Malin; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Backman, Helena; et al.
BMJ Open Respiratory Research, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 8, (1)
Bermúdez Barón, Nicolás; Lindberg, Anne; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 9, (5) : 1950-1959.e4
Honkamäki, Jasmin; Piirilä, Päivi; Hisinger-Mölkänen, Hanna; et al.
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 186
Lindberg, Anne; Lindberg, Lina; Sawalha, Sami; et al.
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 176
Pullerits, Teet; Rönmark, Erik P.; Ekerljung, Linda; et al.
ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society Journals 2021, Vol. 7, (3)
Räisänen, Petri; Backman, Helena; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Dove Medical Press 2021, Vol. 14 : 1106-1115
Rönnebjerg, Lina; Axelsson, Malin; Kankaanranta, Hannu; et al.
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 186
Schyllert, Christian; Andersson, Martin; Backman, Helena; et al.
Journal of Asthma, Taylor & Francis 2021, Vol. 58, (5) : 586-595
Stridsman, Caroline; Axelsson, Malin; Warm, Katja; et al.
ERJ Open Research, ERS Publications 2021, Vol. 7, (4)
Wang, Gang; Hallberg, Jenny; Charalampopoulos, Dimitrios; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2020, Vol. 56, (suppl 64)
Allinson, James; Afzal, Shoaib; Colak, Yunus; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Almqvist, Linnéa; Backman, Helena; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 6, (4)
Almqvist, Linnéa; Rönmark, Eva; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Andersén, Heidi; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Tuomisto, Leena E.; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Axelsson, Malin; Backman, Helena; Vanfleteren, Lowie; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56, (Suppl. 64)
Backman, Helena; Bhatta, Laxmi; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
The World Allergy Organization journal, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 13, (3)
Backman, Helena; Lindberg, Anne; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Backman, Helena; Stridsman, Caroline; Jansson, Sven-Arne; et al.
Respiratory Research, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 21, (1)
Backman, Helena; Vanfleteren, Lowie; Lindberg, Anne; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 55, (4)
Geale, Kirk; Darabi, Hatef; Lindh, Maria; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Hedman, Linnea; Backman, Helena; Andersson, Martin; et al.
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 10, (12)
Hedman, Linnea; Backman, Helena; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, ERS Publications 2020, Vol. 56, (Suppl 64)
Honkamaki, Jasmin; Piirila, Paivi; Hisinger-Molkanen, Hanna; et al.
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 162
Jansson, Sven-Arne; Backman, Helena; Andersson, Maria; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Jansson, Sven-Arne; Hedman, Linnea; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 56
Lagrange, Eva; Nilsson, Ulf; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 173
Lassmann-Klee, Paul G.; Piirillä, Päivi L.; Brumpton, Ben; et al.

I'm currently main supervisor for two PhD students:

  • Nicolas Bermudez
  • Sofia Winsa Lindmark

I am also currently co-supervisor for two PhD students:

  • Linnea Almqvist
  • Petri Räisänen

Previous PhD students (year of dissertation):

  • Sami Sawalha (2019) - co-supervisor