Birgitta Ehrnström
About
Positions
Post doc at the Mid-Norway Sepsis Research Group (2021–)
Associate professor, NTNU (2020–)
Senior consultant at Dep. of Infectious Diseases, St Olav University Hospital (2020–)
Background
Cand. med., Lund University, Sweden
PhD CEMIR, IKOM, NTNU. Focus on innate immune cells’ sensing of bacteria and bacterial pathogenesis, in particular the role of TLR2, TLR8 and phagosomal maturation.
Publications
2024
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Bopche, Rajeev;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nytrø, Øystein.
(2024)
Inhospital Mortality, Readmission, and Prolonged Length of Stay Risk Prediction Leveraging Historical Electronic Health Records.
medRxiv
Academic article
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Nytrø, Øystein;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta.
(2024)
Advancing Bloodstream Infection Prediction Using Explanable Artificial Intelligence Framework.
medRxiv
Academic article
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Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Haugan, Maria Schei;
Andreasen, Jo Bønding;
Ellingsen, Asbjørn.
(2024)
Immunocompromised teenager with meningitis caused by Ureaplasma parvum.
BMJ Case Reports
Academic article
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Skei, Nina Vibeche ;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Nessan, Bente Sofie;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund.
(2024)
Coding practice for sepsis 2008-21.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
Academic article
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Storvig, Eline;
Harstad, Ingunn;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Iversen, Valentina Maria Do Rosario Cab.
(2024)
Beyond the diagnosis of drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Norway: patients’ experiences before, during and after treatment.
BMC Public Health
Academic article
2020
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Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Giambelluca, Miriam;
Ryan, Liv;
Moen, Siv Helen;
Hu, Zhenyi.
(2020)
TLR8 and complement C5 induce cytokine release and thrombin activation in human whole blood challenged with Gram-positive bacteria.
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Academic article
2019
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Moen, Siv Helen;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Yurchenko, Mariya;
Beckwith, Kai Sandvold;
Afset, Jan Egil.
(2019)
Human Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) is an important sensor of pyogenic bacteria, and is attenuated by cell surface TLR signaling.
Frontiers in Immunology
Academic article
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Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta.
(2019)
Exploring the role of TLR8 as a sensor in bacterial infections.
NTNU
Doctoral dissertation
2017
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Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Beckwith, Kai Sandvold;
Yurchenko, Mariya;
Moen, Siv Helen;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Lentini, Germana.
(2017)
Toll-Like Receptor 8 Is a Major Sensor of Group B Streptococcus But Not Escherichia coli in Human Primary Monocytes and Macrophages.
Frontiers in Immunology
Academic article
2015
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Heinz, Niels;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Schambach, Axel;
Moldich, Ute;
Schiedlmeier, Bernhard;
Schwarzer, Adrian.
(2015)
Comparison of different cytokine conditions reveals Reservatol as a new molecule for ex vivo cultivation of CB-derived HSC.
Stem Cells Translational Medicine
Academic article
2013
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Schambach, Axel;
Zychliniski, Daniela;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Baum, Christopher.
(2013)
Biosafety features of lentiviral vectors.
Human Gene Therapy
Academic article
Journal publications
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Bopche, Rajeev;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nytrø, Øystein.
(2024)
Inhospital Mortality, Readmission, and Prolonged Length of Stay Risk Prediction Leveraging Historical Electronic Health Records.
medRxiv
Academic article
-
Nytrø, Øystein;
Gustad, Lise Tuset;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta.
(2024)
Advancing Bloodstream Infection Prediction Using Explanable Artificial Intelligence Framework.
medRxiv
Academic article
-
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Haugan, Maria Schei;
Andreasen, Jo Bønding;
Ellingsen, Asbjørn.
(2024)
Immunocompromised teenager with meningitis caused by Ureaplasma parvum.
BMJ Case Reports
Academic article
-
Skei, Nina Vibeche ;
Afset, Jan Egil;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Nessan, Bente Sofie;
Damås, Jan Kristian;
Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund.
(2024)
Coding practice for sepsis 2008-21.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
Academic article
-
Storvig, Eline;
Harstad, Ingunn;
Ehrnström, Anna Greta Birgitta;
Iversen, Valentina Maria Do Rosario Cab.
(2024)
Beyond the diagnosis of drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Norway: patients’ experiences before, during and after treatment.
BMC Public Health
Academic article
-
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Giambelluca, Miriam;
Ryan, Liv;
Moen, Siv Helen;
Hu, Zhenyi.
(2020)
TLR8 and complement C5 induce cytokine release and thrombin activation in human whole blood challenged with Gram-positive bacteria.
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Academic article
-
Moen, Siv Helen;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Yurchenko, Mariya;
Beckwith, Kai Sandvold;
Afset, Jan Egil.
(2019)
Human Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) is an important sensor of pyogenic bacteria, and is attenuated by cell surface TLR signaling.
Frontiers in Immunology
Academic article
-
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Beckwith, Kai Sandvold;
Yurchenko, Mariya;
Moen, Siv Helen;
Kojen, June Frengen;
Lentini, Germana.
(2017)
Toll-Like Receptor 8 Is a Major Sensor of Group B Streptococcus But Not Escherichia coli in Human Primary Monocytes and Macrophages.
Frontiers in Immunology
Academic article
-
Heinz, Niels;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Schambach, Axel;
Moldich, Ute;
Schiedlmeier, Bernhard;
Schwarzer, Adrian.
(2015)
Comparison of different cytokine conditions reveals Reservatol as a new molecule for ex vivo cultivation of CB-derived HSC.
Stem Cells Translational Medicine
Academic article
-
Schambach, Axel;
Zychliniski, Daniela;
Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta;
Baum, Christopher.
(2013)
Biosafety features of lentiviral vectors.
Human Gene Therapy
Academic article
Report
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Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta.
(2019)
Exploring the role of TLR8 as a sensor in bacterial infections.
NTNU
Doctoral dissertation
Knowledge Transfer
2019
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PosterEhrnstrøm, Birgitta; Kojen, June Frengen; Moen, Siv Helen; Damås, Jan Kristian; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Hu, Zhenyi. (2019) Toll-like receptor 8 senses bacteria in human whole blood. CEMIR, NTNU International conference on molecular mechanisms of inflammation , Trondheim 2019-06-03 - 2019-06-06
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PosterStenvik, Jørgen; Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta; Kojen, June Frengen; Moen, Siv Helen; Beckwith, Kai Sandvold; Giambelluca, Miriam. (2019) TLR8 is a central bacterial sensor in human monocytes. CEMIR, NTNU International Conference on Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation , Trondheim 2019-06-03 - 2019-06-06
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PosterMoen, Siv Helen; Kojen, June Frengen; Yurchenko, Mariya; Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta; Damås, Jan Kristian; Espevik, Terje. (2019) Cell surface TLRs antagonize TLR8 signaling in monocytes via an IRAK-1 dependent mechanism. CEMIR, NTNU International conference of molecular mechanisms of inflammation , Trondheim 2019-06-03 - 2019-06-06
2018
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PosterMoen, Siv Helen; Kojen, June Frengen; Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta; Damås, Jan Kristian; Espevik, Terje; Stenvik, Jørgen. (2018) CROSSTALK OF HUMAN TLR2 AND TLR8 SIGNALING. 2nd. International NTNU Symposium on Current and Future Clinical Biomarkers of Cancer , Trondheim 2018-06-14 - 2018-06-15
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PosterMoen, Siv Helen; Kojen, June Frengen; Ehrnstrøm, Birgitta; Damås, Jan Kristian; Espevik, Terje; Stenvik, Jørgen. (2018) CROSSTALK OF HUMAN TLR2 AND TLR8 SIGNALING. Toll 2018 Editing Innate Immunity , Porto 2018-06-06 - 2018-06-09
2016
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PosterEhrnstrøm, Birgitta; Kojen, June Frengen; Damås, Jan Kristian; Stenvik, Jørgen. (2016) The role of TLR2 and TLR8 in sensing of Group B streptococci (GBS) by human phagocytes. CEMIR NTNU International Conference on Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation , Trondheim 2016-05-30 - 2016-06-02