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Nina Karalija

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Associate professor at Department of Medical and Translational Biology Section: Group Nina Karalija
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hus H, Johan Bures väg 12, Biologihuset Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

My research aims at mapping brain processes that explain individual differences in cognitive functions in aging. A specific focus is directed at the dopamine system, with the overarching goals: (i) pin down mechanism that give rise to individual differences in dopamine status and dopamine loss in aging, (ii) assess the implications of dopamine decline for cognitive aging routes. These lines of work are conducted mainly within the Cognition, Brain, and Aging (COBRA) study, which is a collaboration between researchers at Umeå Universitet, Karolinska Institutet, Göteborgs Universitet, and Max Planck Institute for Human Development. I also collaborate with researchers in other aging studies, e.g. Betula, PHIBRA, and the Berlin Aging study II. In COBRA, dopamine system integrity and brain structure and function are mapped via brain imaging (PET and MRI). Furthermore, I have several years of experience with biomedical research, and techniques such as in vivo electrochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and cell cultures.

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 44, (3) : 434-445
Johansson, Jarkko; Ericsson, Madelene; Axelsson, Jan; et al.
Neurobiology of Aging, Vol. 136 : 125-132
Karalija, Nina; Papenberg, Goran; Johansson, Jarkko; et al.
Cortex, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 176 : 53-61
Papenberg, Goran; Karalija, Nina; Johansson, Jarkko; et al.
Translational Psychiatry, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 13, (1)
Farnsworth von Cederwald, Bryn; Johansson, Jarkko; Riklund, Katrine; et al.
Aging Brain, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 4
Johansson, Jarkko; Karalija, Nina; Salami, Alireza
Cell Reports, Vol. 42, (9)
Johansson, Jarkko; Nordin, Kristin; Pedersen, Robin; et al.
Neurology, Wolters Kluwer 2022, Vol. 98, (20) : e2013-e2022
Farnsworth von Cederwald, Bryn; Josefsson, Maria; Wåhlin, Anders; et al.
Neurology, Vol. 99, (12) : e1278-e1289
Karalija, Nina; Johansson, Jarkko; Papenberg, Goran; et al.
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature 2022, Vol. 12, (1)
Nyberg, Lars; Karalija, Nina; Papenberg, Goran; et al.
Annals of Neurology, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 92, (5) : 871-881
Vikner, Tomas; Karalija, Nina; Eklund, Anders; et al.
NeuroImage, Academic Press 2021, Vol. 245
Karalija, Nina; Köhncke, Ylva; Düzel, Sandra; et al.
Neurobiology of Aging, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 105 : 272-279
Karalija, Nina; Papenberg, Goran; Wåhlin, Anders; et al.
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2021, Vol. 11, (1)
Korkki, Saana M.; Papenberg, Goran; Karalija, Nina; et al.
Cerebral Cortex, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 31, (7) : 3435-3450
Nordin, Kristin; Nyberg, Lars; Andersson, Micael; et al.
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 41, (7) : 1778-1790
Vikner, Tomas; Eklund, Anders; Karalija, Nina; et al.
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 40, (9) : 1859-1868
Karalija, Nina; Jonasson, Lars S.; Johansson, Jarkko; et al.
Cerebral Cortex, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 30 : 989-1000
Papenberg, Goran; Karalija, Nina; Salami, Alireza; et al.
Neurochemistry International, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 131
af Bjerkén, Sara; Stenmark Persson, Rasmus; Barkander, Anna; et al.
Journal of cognitive neuroscience, MIT Press 2019, Vol. 31, (2) : 314-325
Karalija, Nina; Papenberg, Goran; Wåhlin, Anders; et al.
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Wiley-Blackwell 2019, Vol. 6, (11) : 2291-2303
Karalija, Nina; Wåhlin, Anders; Ek, Jesper; et al.
Brain Structure and Function, Vol. 224, (8) : 2871-2882
Papenberg, Goran; Jonasson, Lars S.; Karalija, Nina; et al.
Journal of cognitive neuroscience, MIT Press 2019, Vol. 31, (9) : 1422-1429
Papenberg, Goran; Karalija, Nina; Salami, Alireza; et al.
Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 39, (3) : 537-547
Salami, Alireza; Garrett, Douglas D.; Wåhlin, Anders; et al.
Cerebral Cortex, Oxford University Press 2018, Vol. 28, (11) : 3894-3907
Lövdén, Martin; Karalija, Nina; Andersson, Micael; et al.
Cerebral Cortex, Oxford University Press 2018, Vol. 28, (7) : 2525-2539
Salami, Alireza; Rieckmann, Anna; Karalija, Nina; et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 113, (28) : 7918-7923
Nyberg, Lars; Karalija, Nina; Salami, Alireza; et al.
PLOS Genetics, PLoS 2015, Vol. 11, (12)
Kumar, Anmol; Kopra, Jaakko; Varendi, Kart; et al.
Brain Research, Vol. 1612 : 83-103
Nevalainen, Nina; Riklund, Katrine; Andersson, Micael; et al.
Neuroscience, Vol. 270 : 1-11
Chermenina, Maria; Schouten, P; Nevalainen, Nina; et al.
Neuroscience, Elsevier 2014, Vol. 260 : 73-86
Nevalainen, Nina; Af Bjerkén, Sara; Gerhardt, G A; et al.
Umeå University medical dissertations, 1544
Nevalainen, Nina
PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, (2) : e55706-
Nevalainen, Nina; Lundblad, Martin; Gerhardt, Greg A.; et al.
Journal of Neurochemistry, Vol. 118, (1) : 12-23
Nevalainen, Nina; Af Bjerkén, Sara; Lundblad, Martin; et al.
Neuroscience, Elsevier 2010, Vol. 171, (4) : 1357-1366
Nevalainen, Nina; Chermenina, Maria; Rehnmark, Anna; et al.
af Bjerkén, Sara; Nevalainen, Nina; Lundblad, Martin; et al.

Research projects

1 January 2021 until 1 August 2028
1 January 2014