Mikael Sundin

I’m born in Sweden 1981 and graduated from Medical School 2005 (Karolinska Institutet). In 2008, I defended my PhD-thesis “Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Transplantation: Possible Viral Complications and Alloimmunity” (Karolinska Institutet) and in 2016, I was appointed Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Karolinska Institutet). My clinical training (Internship and Residency) took place at the Karolinska University Hospital and the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital. Currently, I work as Senior Consultant in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Medical Officer for the Immunodeficiency (incl. SCID newborn screening) and the HCT programs at the Section for Pediatric Hematology/Immunology/Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) at Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital. Between 2013 – 2020, I served as Head of Section. I’m Research Group Leader (PI) at the Division of Pediatrics, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet. My research program covers immune recovery post-HCT and diagnostics (incl. whole genome sequencing) of bone marrow failure and immunodeficiency. Additionally, I’ve a research interest in tick-borne infections. Currently, I’m supervising several PhD- and postdoctoral students.