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Staff photo Johan Normark

Johan Normark

I´m an infectious diseases clinician and associate professor at the university. My research experience is in host immunological and metabolomic responses to acute infections and vaccination.

Contact

E-mail
johan.normark@umu.se

Works as

Affiliation
Assoc. professor, consultant (attending) physician at Department of Clinical Microbiology
Location
6F och 6M, Universitetssjukhuset by 6 o 24 Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå
Affiliation
Associate professor at Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) Section: Research groups
Location
6L, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi Institutionen för molekylärbiologi, 90187 Umeå
Determinants of seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in high-risk individuals in northern Sweden
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Taylor & Francis 2026, Vol. 22, (1)
Grape, Lucas; Persson, Wilma; Sergejev, Adam; et al.
The ability of relapsing fever Borrelia species to survive in chicken serum in vitro and its correlation to interaction with serum components reactive to a polyclonal anti-complement regulator factor H antibody
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, Elsevier 2026, Vol. 9
Jakobsson, Tobias; Bergström, Sven; Normark, Johan
Longitudinal assessment of glomerular and tubular kidney function after COVID-19: a prospective cohort study
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, London: Taylor & Francis Group 2026, Vol. 86, (6) : 581-592
Jerndal, Hanna; Ödeen, Jennifer; Hultdin, Johan; et al.
Serological evidence of substantial respiratory syncytial virus infection burden among older adults residing in Swedish long-term care facilities
BMC Medicine, BioMed Central (BMC) 2026, Vol. 24, (1)
Moar, Preeti; Granvik, Christoffer; Blom, Kim; et al.
Widespread variants of the highly polymorphic plasmodium falciparum vaccine candidate antigen msp2 across sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of Infectious Diseases
Zerebinski, Julia; Broumou, Ioanna; Kimenyi, Kelvin M.; et al.
Elevated plasma levels of NET components in men with severe COVID-19 correlates to increased amounts of IL-18
European Journal of Immunology, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 55, (5)
Backman, Emelie; Gröning, Remigius; Lind, Alicia; et al.
Post COVID-19 condition phenotypes: A prospective cohort study identifying four symptom clusters and their impact on long-term outcomes
Journal of Infection and Public Health, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 18, (12)
Grafström, Tove; Barros, Guilherme; Persson, Ida-Lisa; et al.
Olfactory impairment associated with reduced physical capacity 24 months after COVID-19
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 47
Granvik, Christoffer; Lind, Alicia; Barros, Guilherme W.F.; et al.
Long-term physical capacity following COVID-19: a prospective, three-year study
Journal of Infection, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 91, (4)
Granvik, Christoffer; Persson, Ida-Lisa; Barros, Guilherme W.F.; et al.
Adaptation of the WHO COVID-19 clinical progression scale for registry-based data: a whole-population study in Sweden
Clinical Epidemiology, Dove Medical Press 2025, Vol. 17 : 663-679
Jerndal, Hanna; Kalucza, Sebastian; Jakobsson, Frida; et al.
Co-PATHOgenex web application for assessing complex stress responses in pathogenic bacteria
Microbiology Spectrum, American Society for Microbiology 2024, Vol. 12, (1)
Fernández, Leyden; Rosvall, Martin; Normark, Johan; et al.
Olfactory dysfunction as an early predictor for post-COVID condition at 1-year follow-up
Brain and Behavior, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 14, (6)
Granvik, Christoffer; Andersson, Sara; Andersson, Linus; et al.
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients: a retrospective cohort study
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 144
Gröning, Remigius; Walde, Jonatan; Ahlm, Clas; et al.
Modulation of innate immune response to mRNA vaccination after SARS-CoV-2 infection or sequential vaccination in humans
JCI Insight, American Society For Clinical Investigation 2024, Vol. 9, (9)
Hellgren, Fredrika; Rosdahl, Anja; Cerveira, Rodrigo Arcoverde; et al.
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces hyaluronan production in vitro and hyaluronan levels in COVID-19 patients relate to morbidity and long-term lung impairment: a prospective cohort study
mBio, American Society for Microbiology 2024, Vol. 15, (10)
Hellman, Urban; Rosendal, Ebba; Lehrstrand, Joakim; et al.
Survival of borrelia burgdorferi strain B31 in human serum is not dependent on C4BP binding to the bacterial surface
Pathogens, MDPI 2024, Vol. 13, (11)
Jakobsson, Tobias; Comstedt, Pär; Bergström, Sven; et al.
How do clinicians use post-COVID syndrome diagnosis? Analysis of clinical features in a Swedish COVID-19 cohort with 18 months’ follow-up: a national observational cohort and matched cohort study
BMJ Public Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2024, Vol. 2, (1)
Ollila, Hanna M; Fonseca Rodriguez, Osvaldo; Caspersen, Ida Henriette; et al.
High prevalence of persistent symptoms and reduced health-related quality of life 6 months after COVID-19
Frontiers in Public Health, Frontiers Media S.A. 2023, Vol. 11
Ahmad, Irma; Edin, Alicia; Granvik, Christoffer; et al.
Risk factors for impaired respiratory function post COVID-19: a prospective cohort study of nonhospitalized and hospitalized patients
Journal of Internal Medicine, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 293, (5) : 600-614
Björsell, Tove; Sundh, Josefin; Lange, Anna; et al.
Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in multiple sclerosis patients after rituximab treatment interruption
Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2023, Vol. 14
Gröning, Remigius; Dernstedt, Andy; Ahlm, Clas; et al.
Cognitive dysfunction in post-COVID-19 condition: mechanisms, management, and rehabilitation
Journal of Internal Medicine, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 294, (5) : 563-581
Möller, Marika; Borg, Kristian; Janson, Christer; et al.
Tuberculosis incidence in foreign-born people residing in European countries in 2020
Eurosurveillance, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2023, Vol. 28, (42)
Vasiliu, Anca; Köhler, Niklas; Altpeter, Ekkehardt; et al.
Vaccine-induced correlate of protection against fatal COVID-19 in older and frail adults during waves of neutralization-resistant variants of concern: an observational study
The Lancet Regional Health: Europe, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 30
Vikström, Linnea; Fjällström, Peter; Gwon, Yong-Dae; et al.
At-home sampling to meet geographical challenges for serological assessment of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in a rural region of northern Sweden, March to May 2021: a retrospective cohort study
Eurosurveillance, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) 2023, Vol. 28, (13)
Wigren, Julia; Vikström, Linnea; Rosendal, Ebba; et al.
Recall of preexisting cross-reactive B cell memory after Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infection
Science immunology, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2022, Vol. 7, (73)
Kaku, Chengzi I.; Bergeron, Alan J.; Ahlm, Clas; et al.
Broad anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibody immunity induced by heterologous ChAdOx1/mRNA-1273 vaccination
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2022, Vol. 375, (6584) : 1041-1047
Kaku, Chengzi I.; Champney, Elizabeth R.; Normark, Johan; et al.
Serum concentration of extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein is associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19
Frontiers in Immunology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 13
Schagatay, Felix; Diamant, Klara; Lidén, Mats; et al.
Predictive performance and clinical application of COV50, a urinary proteomic biomarker in early COVID-19 infection: a prospective multicentre cohort study
The Lancet Digital Health, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 4, (10) : e727-e737
Staessen, Jan A.; Wendt, Ralph; Yu, Yu-Ling; et al.
Airway antibodies emerge according to COVID-19 severity and wane rapidly but reappear after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
JCI Insight, American Society for Clinical Investigation 2021, Vol. 6, (22)
Cagigi, Alberto; Yu, Meng; Österberg, Björn; et al.
Heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and mRNA-1273 Vaccination
New England Journal of Medicine, Massachusetts Medical Society 2021, Vol. 385, (11) : 1049-1051
Normark, Johan; Vikström, Linnea; Yong-Dae, Gwon; et al.
A Neanderthal OAS1 isoform protects individuals of European ancestry against COVID-19 susceptibility and severity
Nature Medicine, Nature Publishing Group 2021, Vol. 27 : 659-667
Zhou, Sirui; Butler-Laporte, Guillaume; Nakanishi, Tomoko; et al.
Joint and unique multiblock analysis of biological data: multiomics malaria study
Faraday discussions, Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry 2019, Vol. 218 : 268-283
Surowiec, Izabella; Skotare, Tomas; Sjögren, Rickard; et al.
Microbiological features distinguishing Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, Springer 2018, Vol. 130, (15-16) : 484-490
Bergström, Sven; Normark, Johan
Levels of human proteins in plasma associated with acute paediatric malaria
Malaria Journal, BioMed Central (BMC) 2018, Vol. 17
Reuterswärd, Philippa; Bergström, Sofia; Orikiiriza, Judy; et al.
Quantification of run order effect on chromatography: mass spectrometry profiling data
Journal of Chromatography A, Vol. 1568 : 229-234
Surowiec, Izabella; Johansson, Erik; Stenlund, Hans; et al.
Unmet needs persist in pediatric HIV programs: lessons from selected case studies in Uganda
AIDS, Vol. 31, (8) : 1196-1199
Orikiiriza, Judy; Nakawesi, Jane; Kikaire, Ben; et al.
Lipid response patterns in acute phase paediatric Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Metabolomics, Vol. 13, (4)
Orikiiriza, Judy; Surowiec, Izabella; Lindquist, Elisabeth; et al.
The oxylipin and endocannabidome responses in acute phase Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children
Malaria Journal, BIOMED CENTRAL LTD 2017, Vol. 16
Surowiec, Izabella; Gouveia-Figueira, Sandra; Orikiiriza, Judy; et al.
A 2-Pyridone-Amide Inhibitor Targets the Glucose Metabolism Pathway of Chlamydia trachomatis
mBio, Vol. 6, (1)
Engström, Patrik; Krishnan, K. Syam; Ngyuen, Bidong D.; et al.
Metabolic signature profiling as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in paediatric Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Oxford University Press 2015, Vol. 2, (2)
Surowiec, Izabella; Orikiiriza, Judy; Karlsson, Elisabeth; et al.
Genome sequence of the Asiatic species Borrelia persica
Genome Announcements, American Society for Microbiology 2014, Vol. 2, (1)
Elbir, Haitham; Larsson, Pär; Normark, Johan; et al.
Genome sequence of the relapsing fever borreliosis species Borrelia hispanica
Genome Announcements, American Society for Microbiology 2014, Vol. 2, (1)
Elbir, Haitham; Larsson, Pär; Upreti, Mukunda; et al.
Maladjusted Host Immune Responses Induce Experimental Cerebral Malaria-Like Pathology in a Murine Borrelia and Plasmodium Co-Infection Model
PLOS ONE, PLOS ONE 2014, Vol. 9, (7)
Normark, Johan; Nelson, Maria; Engström, Patrik; et al.
Mutations in hemG Mediate Resistance to Salicylidene Acylhydrazides, Demonstrating a Novel Link between Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase (HemG) and Chlamydia trachomatis Infectivity
Journal of Bacteriology, Washington DC, USA: American Society for Microbiology 2013, Vol. 195, (18) : 4221-4230
Engström, Patrik; Nguyen, Bidong D.; Normark, Johan; et al.
Improved in vitro culture of plasmodium falciparum permits establishment of clinical isolates with preserved multiplication, invasion and rosetting phenotypes
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science 2013, Vol. 8, (7)
Ribacke, Ulf; Moll, Kirsten; Albrecht, Letusa; et al.
var gene transcription and PfEMP1 expression in the rosetting and cytoadhesive Plasmodium falciparum clone FCR3S1.2
Malaria Journal, BioMed Central 2011, Vol. 10
Albrecht, Letusa; Moll, Kirsten; Blomqvist, Karin; et al.
Elevated plasma levels of NET components in men with severe COVID-19 correlates to increased amounts of IL-18
Backman, Emelie; Gröning, Remigius; Lind, Alicia; et al.
Variable immune response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in multiple sclerosis after rituximab treatment interruption
Gröning, Remigius; Dernstedt, Andy; Gardfjäll, Jenny; et al.
SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination increase extracellular ATP in circulation
Langenbach, Dorothee; Lind, Alicia; Tronnet, Sophie; et al.
Malaria-enhanced Neutrophil Dependent Clearance of S. pneumoniae in an in vivo Co-infection Model
Nelson, Maria; Niemic, Maria Joanna; Fahlgren, Anna; et al.
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Research groups

Head of research
Johan Normark lab

Research projects

21 June 2022 until 18 March 2025
Viral Renal - Viral infection disease severity impact on Renal complications