Annikka Virginia Polster

  • Researcher

Annikka Polsters lab at Department of Life Sciences at Chalmers University of Technology:
https://www.sysbio.se/labs/polster-lab/ 

 

Publications 2026

Anwer D, A A, Marchi A, Kerkhoven E, Polster A (2026)
Network-based discovery of regulatory drivers of cognitive decline in alzheimer's disease
NPJ Aging, 12 (1)
DOI 10.1038/s41514-026-00443-0, PubMed 42463670

Wen Bin Goh W, Polster A, Wong L, Cvijovic M (2026)
Rethinking bioinformatics expertise in the era of artificial intelligence
NPJ Digit Med, 9 (1)
DOI 10.1038/s41746-026-02777-1, PubMed 42185516

Publications 2025

Anwer D, Montaldo NP, Novoa-Del-Toro EM, Domanska D, Nilsen HL, Polster A (2025)
Longitudinal assessment of DNA repair signature trajectory in prodromal versus established Parkinson's disease
NPJ Parkinsons Dis, 11 (1), 349
DOI 10.1038/s41531-025-01194-7, PubMed 41350539

Polster A, Olsen U, Asphaug L, Bergsmark K, Christensen B, Haugen IK, Hennig T, Hermann-Eriksen M, Hove Å, Sjøvold T, Sexton J, Tveter AT, Kjeken I (2025)
Occupational therapist-led versus rheumatologist-led care in people with hand osteoarthritis in Norway: an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial
Lancet Rheumatol, 7 (8), e533-e543
DOI 10.1016/S2665-9913(25)00040-2, PubMed 40513596

Publications 2023

Cvijovic M, Polster A (2023)
Network medicine: facilitating a new view on complex diseases
Front Bioinform, 3, 1163445
DOI 10.3389/fbinf.2023.1163445, PubMed 37293293

Publications 2021

Polster A, Öhman L, Tap J, Derrien M, Le Nevé B, Sundin J, Törnblom H, Cvijovic M, Simrén M (2021)
A novel stepwise integrative analysis pipeline reveals distinct microbiota-host interactions and link to symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 5521
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-84686-9, PubMed 33750831

Zanin M, Aitya NAA, Basilio J, Baumbach J, Benis A, Behera CK, Bucholc M, Castiglione F, Chouvarda I, Comte B, Dao TT, Ding X, Pujos-Guillot E, Filipovic N, Finn DP, Glass DH, Harel N, Iesmantas T, Ivanoska I, Joshi A, Boudjeltia KZ, Kaoui B, Kaur D, Maguire LP, McClean PL et al. (2021)
An Early Stage Researcher's Primer on Systems Medicine Terminology
Netw Syst Med, 4 (1), 2-50
DOI 10.1089/nsm.2020.0003, PubMed 33659919

Publications 2020

Midenfjord I, Polster A, Sjövall H, Friberg P, Törnblom H, Simrén M (2020)
Associations among neurophysiology measures in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and their relevance for IBS symptoms
Sci Rep, 10 (1), 9794
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-66558-w, PubMed 32555219

Moraes L, Magnusson MK, Mavroudis G, Polster A, Jonefjäll B, Törnblom H, Sundin J, Simrén M, Strid H, Öhman L (2020)
Systemic Inflammatory Protein Profiles Distinguish Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Ulcerative Colitis, Irrespective of Inflammation or IBS-Like Symptoms
Inflamm Bowel Dis, 26 (6), 874-884
DOI 10.1093/ibd/izz322, PubMed 31901089

Sundin J, Aziz I, Nordlander S, Polster A, Hu YOO, Hugerth LW, Pennhag AAL, Engstrand L, Törnblom H, Simrén M, Öhman L (2020)
Evidence of altered mucosa-associated and fecal microbiota composition in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Sci Rep, 10 (1), 593
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-57468-y, PubMed 31953505

Publications 2019

McCulloch SM, Aziz I, Polster AV, Pischel AB, Stålsmeden H, Shafazand M, Block M, Byröd G, Lindkvist B, Törnblom H, Jonefjäll B, Simren M (2019)
The diagnostic value of a change in bowel habit for colorectal cancer within different age groups
United European Gastroenterol J, 8 (2), 211-219
DOI 10.1177/2050640619888040, PubMed 32213069

Midenfjord I, Polster A, Sjövall H, Törnblom H, Simrén M (2019)
Anxiety and depression in irritable bowel syndrome: Exploring the interaction with other symptoms and pathophysiology using multivariate analyses
Neurogastroenterol Motil, 31 (8), e13619
DOI 10.1111/nmo.13619, PubMed 31056802

Publications 2018

Polster AV, Palsson OS, Törnblom H, Öhman L, Sperber AD, Whitehead WE, Simrén M (2018)
Subgroups of IBS patients are characterized by specific, reproducible profiles of GI and non-GI symptoms and report differences in healthcare utilization: A population-based study
Neurogastroenterol Motil, 31 (1), e13483
DOI 10.1111/nmo.13483, PubMed 30393924

Publications 2016

Bennet SM, Polster A, Törnblom H, Isaksson S, Capronnier S, Tessier A, Le Nevé B, Simrén M, Öhman L (2016)
Global Cytokine Profiles and Association With Clinical Characteristics in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Am J Gastroenterol, 111 (8), 1165-76
DOI 10.1038/ajg.2016.223, PubMed 27272011