Personal profile
Research
I am interested in evolutionary consequences of host-pathogen interactions. Current projects focus on pathogen-mediated selection and how this drives genetic diversity in host species. To address this, my group combines population genomics with functional analyses of polymorphisms in immune genes. Our main study system is wild rodents and their pathogens such as the tick-transmitted bacterium Borrelia afzelii.
Teaching
I am responsible for the courses in Immunology (BIOR85) and Immunology and Infection Biology (BIOR88). I am also coordinator for the master's program in Immunology and Infection Biology.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Evolutionary Biology
- Genetics and Genomics
- Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation)
- Immunology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Climate-Driven Increase in Transmission of a Wildlife Malaria Parasite Over the Last Quarter Century
Theodosopoulos, A. N., Andreasson, F., Jönsson, J., Nilsson, J., Nord, A., Råberg, L., Stjernman, M., Lara, A. S. T., Nilsson, J. Å. & Hellgren, O., 2025 Oct, In: Global Change Biology. 31, 10, e70550.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Positive Selection on Mammalian Immune Genes - Effects of Gene Function and Selective Constraint
Nandakumar, M., Lundberg, M., Carlsson, F. & Råberg, L., 2025 Jan 1, In: Molecular biology and evolution. 42, 1, msaf016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The germ theory revisited: A noncentric view on infection outcome
Carlsson, F. & Råberg, L., 2024 Apr 30, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 17, e2319605121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human and pathogen genotype-by-genotype interactions in the light of coevolution theory
Råberg, L., 2023 Apr 6, In: PLoS Genetics. 19, 4, 17 p., e1010685.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Balancing selection on the complement system of a wild rodent
Nandakumar, M., Lundberg, M., Carlsson, F. & Råberg, L., 2023, In: BMC Ecology and Evolution. 23, 1, 21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Study of the role of GAS mediated Type I interferon response regulation in the host-pathogen interaction during clinical infection.
Salgado Bolarin, J. (Researcher), Carlsson, F. (Supervisor) & Råberg, L. (Supervisor)
2024/04/01 → …
Project: Dissertation
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Lifelong consequences of growing up during an extreme weather event
Persson, E. (Researcher), Nord, A. (Supervisor) & Råberg, L. (Assistant supervisor)
2022/02/01 → …
Project: Dissertation
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Determinants and causes of balancing selection on immune genes
Råberg, L. (PI)
2022/01/01 → 2026/12/31
Project: Research
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RoxP - en potent gynnsam antioxidant producerad av hudbakterien Propionibacterium acnes
Lood, R. (PI), Brüggemann, H. (PI), Allhorn, M. (Researcher), Ertürk Bergdahl, G. (Researcher), Folsted Andersen, C. B. (PI), Ruzgas, T. (PI), Törocsik, D. (PI), Lundqvist, K. (Researcher), Hedström, M. (PI), Råberg, L. (PI) & Wollein Waldetoft, K. (Researcher)
Stiftelsen Sigurd och Elsa Goljes Minne, Åke Wibergs stiftelse, Crafoord Foundation, Stiftelsen Lars Hiertas minne, Stiftelsen Thelma Zoegas fond för medicinsk forskning, Alfred Österlunds stiftelse, Stiftelsen Tornspiran, The Royal Physiographic Society in Lund, Sven och Dagmar Saléns stiftelse, Magnus Bergvalls Stiftelse, Stiftelsen Längmanska kulturfonden, Stiftelsen Professor Nanna Svartz fond, Swedish Society of Medicine
2015/01/01 → …
Project: Research
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Evolutionary causes of variation in immune function
Alva Caballero, L. X. (Research student), Carlsson, F. (Assistant supervisor) & Råberg, L. (Supervisor)
Project: Dissertation