Peter Nilsson
Professor in Proteomics
Division of Affinity Proteomics
Department of Protein Science, KTH
Platform Scientific Director: Proteomics
Research interests
Multiplex protein and antibody profiling within infectious diseases, autoimmune proteomics and neuroproteomics
The research is devoted to highly multiplex protein and antibody profiling in body fluids based on various aspects of affinity proteomics. This is mainly enabled through the development and utilization of different types of protein array formats using proteins and antibodies from the Human Protein Atlas.
During the early phase of the pandemic, we rapidly developed a highly specific and sensitive high-throughput multiplex bead-based serological assay for SARS-CoV-2 that has been used to analyse over 260,000 samples. We are now extending the assay to provide a platform for multi-disease serology including a wide range of antigens representing various respiratory and infectious diseases.
Combinations of highly multiplex protein, autoantibody and serology profiling in association to studies of infectious diseases and vaccinations are now being emphasized within several international collaborations. This is currently done with a focus on mosquito spread diseases, such as dengue, zika, west nile fever, yellow fever, japanese encephalitis, mayaro, oropouche, chikungunya, and malaria.
Group members
Infectious diseases
Sofia Bergström, researcher
Priscilla Gomes da Silva, postdoc
Patricia Sosa Acosta, postdoc
Anna Gardell, PhD-student
Lovisa Skoglund, research engineer
for neuroproteomics see Anna Månberg lab
Multiplex protein and antibody profiling with a focus on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and psychiatric disorders
for autoimmune proteomics see Elisa Pin lab
Multiplex protein and antibody profiling with a focus on vasculitis, systemic sclerosis, myositis, sarcoidosis and fibrosis
Alumni at Div Affinity Proteomics