Bianka Anna Karshikoff | University of Stavanger

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Telephone: 51831488

Department

Faculty of Social Sciences

Department of Social Studies

About me

Dr. Bianka Karshikoff is an Associate Professor working in the field of Psychoneuroimmunology, with a focus on inflammation in chronic pain. During her doctoral work at Karolinska Institutet, she used experimental inflammatory models in humans to study how inflammation affects the perception of pain, subjective mood, and brain function. She conducted her postdoctoral studies at Stanford University School of Medicine, focusing on inflammatory biomarkers in clinical pain populations. She is now investigating biomarker signatures for chronic pain progression and resilience.

Dr. Karshikoff is the group leader of the UiS Biopsychology Research Group. She is affiliated with Karolinska Institutet and is a member of the Steering Committee for the European Psychoneuroimmunology Network. She is serving on the Editorial Board for PlosOne, and regularly acts as a guest editor and reviewer for scientific journals. She teaches Health Psychology and Biological Psychology in the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Psychology.

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Publications

Vitenskapelige publikasjoner

Åström Reitan, Jenny L.M.; Karshikoff, Bianka; Holmström, Linda; Lekander, Mats; Kemani, Mike K.; Wicksell, Rikard K.

(2024)

Associations between sickness behavior, but not inflammatory cytokines, and psychiatric comorbidity in chronic pain.

Psychoneuroendocrinology.

ISSN 0306-4530.

Volum 167.

DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107094

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Wåhlén, Karin; Åström, Jenny; Lekander, Mats; Holmström, Linda; Wicksell, Rikard K.

(2023)

Inflammatory Blood Signature Related to Common Psychological Comorbidity in Chronic Pain.

Biomedicines.

Volum 11.

Hefte 3.

DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11030713

Martucci, Katherine T.; Karshikoff, Bianka; Mackey, Sean C.

(2023)

Links between brain neuroimaging and blood inflammatory markers in urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Physiology and Behavior.

ISSN 0031-9384.

Volum 271.

DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114358

Gordon, Amy R.; Lundström, Johan N.; Kimball, Bruce A.; Karshikoff, Bianka; Sorjonen, Kimmo; Axelsson, John; Lekander, Mats; Olsson, Mats J.

(2023)

Human scent as a first-line defense against disease.

Scientific Reports.

ISSN 2045-2322.

Volum 13.

Hefte 1.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43145-3

Benson, Sven; Karshikoff, Bianka

(2023)

How Can Experimental Endotoxemia Contribute to Our Understanding of Pain? A Narrative Review.

Neuroimmunomodulation.

ISSN 1021-7401.

Volum 30.

s.250-267.

DOI: 10.1159/000534467

Tognetti, Arnaud; Saluja, Supreet; Lybert, Nathalie; Lasselin, Julie; Tamm, Sandra; Lensmar, Catarina; Karshikoff, Bianka; Cervenka, Simon; Lekander, Mats; Olsson, Mats J.

(2023)

Olfactory Cues of Naturally Occurring Systemic Inflammation: A Pilot Study of Seasonal Allergy.

Neuroimmunomodulation.

ISSN 1021-7401.

Volum 30.

Hefte 1.

s.338-345.

DOI: 10.1159/000535047

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Åström, Jenny; Holmström, Linda; Lekander, Mats; Kemani, Mike K.; Wicksell, Rikard K.

(2022)

Baseline Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Levels Moderate Psychological Inflexibility in Behavioral Treatment for Chronic Pain.

Journal of Clinical Medicine.

ISSN 2077-0383.

Volum 11.

Hefte 9.

DOI: 10.3390/jcm11092285

Åström, Jenny; Holmström, Linda; Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Andreasson, Anna; Kemani, Mike K.

(2021)

Evaluating the construct validity and internal consistency of the Sickness Questionnaire in a Swedish sample of adults with longstanding pain.

Scandinavian Journal of Pain.

ISSN 1877-8860.

DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0070

Månsson, Kristoffer N. T.; Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2021)

Anterior insula morphology and vulnerability to psychopathology-related symptoms in response to acute inflammation.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

ISSN 0889-1591.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.09.007

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Martucci, Katherine T.; Mackey, Sean

(2021)

Relationship Between Blood Cytokine Levels, Psychological Comorbidity, and Widespreadness of Pain in Chronic Pelvic Pain.

Frontiers in Psychiatry.

ISSN 1664-0640.

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.05.001

Tamm, Sandra; Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2021)

Objective and Subjective Sleep in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Severe Seasonal Allergy: Preliminary Assessments of the Role of Sickness, Central and Peripheral Inflammation.

Nature and Science of Sleep.

ISSN 1179-1608.

DOI: 10.2147%2FNSS.S297702

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2020)

Comparison of bacterial lipopolysaccharide-induced sickness behavior in rodents and humans: relevance for symptoms of anxiety and depression..

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.

ISSN 0149-7634.

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.05.001

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2020)

Patients with ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and chronic pain report similar level of sickness behavior as individuals injected with bacterial endotoxin at peak inflammation..

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health (BBI - Health).

ISSN 2666-3546.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2019.100028

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2020)

Fatigue and sleepiness responses to experimental inflammation and exploratory analysis of the effect of baseline inflammation in healthy humans..

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

ISSN 0889-1591.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.10.020

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2019)

Neuroimmune modulation of pain across the developmental spectrum..

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences.

ISSN 2352-1546.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2019.01.010

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2019)

The effect of a transient immune activation on subjective health perception in two placebo controlled randomised experiments..

PLOS ONE.

ISSN 1932-6203.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212313

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2018)

Detection of Inflammation via Volatile Cues in Human Urine.

Chemical Senses.

ISSN 0379-864X.

DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjy059

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2018)

Sex differences in how inflammation affects behavior: What we can learn from experimental inflammatory models in humans..

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology (FIN).

ISSN 0091-3022.

DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2018.06.005

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2018)

Evidence of fatigue, disordered sleep and peripheral inflammation, but not increased brain TSPO expression, in seasonal allergy: A [(11)C]PBR28 PET study.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

ISSN 0889-1591.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.10.013

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2018)

A global measure of sickness behaviour: Development of the Sickness Questionnaire.

Journal of Health Psychology.

ISSN 1359-1053.

DOI: 10.1177/1359105316659917

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2017)

Lifetime Modulation of the Pain System via Neuroimmune and Neuroendocrine Interactions..

Frontiers in Immunology.

ISSN 1664-3224.

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00276

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2017)

Role of Inflammation in Human Fatigue: Relevance of Multidimensional Assessments and Potential Neuronal Mechanisms..

Frontiers in Immunology.

ISSN 1664-3224.

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00021

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2017)

Lipopolysaccharide Alters Motivated Behavior in a Monetary Reward Task: a Randomized Trial..

Neuropsychopharmacology.

ISSN 0893-133X.

DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.191

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2016)

Health anxiety in a disease-avoidance framework: Investigation of anxiety, disgust and disease perception in response to sickness cues..

Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

ISSN 0021-843X.

DOI: 10.1037/abn0000195

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2016)

Why sickness hurts: A central mechanism for pain induced by peripheral inflammation.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

ISSN 0889-1591.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.04.001

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2016)

Mood disturbance during experimental endotoxemia: Predictors of state anxiety as a psychological component of sickness behavior.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

ISSN 0889-1591.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.01.003

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2016)

Intrinsic functional connectivity of insular cortex and symptoms of sickness during acute experimental inflammation.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

ISSN 0889-1591.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.12.018

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2015)

Sick man walking: Perception of health status from body motion..

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

ISSN 0889-1591.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.03.007

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2015)

Modality and sex differences in pain sensitivity during human endotoxemia.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

ISSN 0889-1591.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.11.014

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2014)

The scent of disease: human body odor contains an early chemosensory cue of sickness.

Psychological Science.

ISSN 0956-7976.

DOI: 10.1177/0956797613515681

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2012)

Serotonin-1A receptor polymorphism (rs6295) associated with thermal pain perception.

PLOS ONE.

ISSN 1932-6203.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043221

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2012)

Allergy influences the inflammatory status of the brain and enhances tau-phosphorylation.

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.

ISSN 1582-1838.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2012.01556.x

Formidling

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Martucci, Kathrine; Mackey, Sean

(2023)

Links between neuroimaging markers and blood inflammatory markers in chronic pelvic pain .

Neuroforum 2023;

2023-04-13 - .

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Wåhlén, Karin; Åström, Jenny; Lekander, Mats; Holmström, Linda; Wicksell, Richard

(2023)

Inflammatory biomarker signature in the blood related to psychological comorbidity in chronic pain.

18th International Congress of Immunology;

2023-11-27 - 2023-12-02.

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Åström, Jenny; Kemani, Mike K.; Lekander, Mats; Holmström, Linda; Wicksell, Rikard K.

(2022)

Relationship between pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and psychological inflexibility in chronic pain during behavioral treatment..

14th GEBIN Conference 2022;

2022-03-31 - .

Anckers, Freja; Lensmar, Catarina; Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Tamm, Sandra; Andreasson, Anna; Lekander, Mats

(2022)

ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION FOLLOWING POLLEN EXPOSURE IN SEVERE SEASONAL ALLERGY .

PNIRS Annual Meeting 2022: June 15th-18th Zurich, Switzerland;

2022-06-15 - 2022-06-18.

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Lekander, Mats; Lasselin, Julie

(2022)

Editorial: Vulnerability and protective factors for inflammation-associated somatoform and mental disorders.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

ISSN 0889-1591.

Volum 106.

s.227-230.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.08.019

Rademacher, Lena; Lasselin, Julie; Karshikoff, Bianka Anna; Hundt, Jennifer E.; Engler, Harald; Lange, Tanja

(2021)

Editorial: The Different Faces of Sickness.

Frontiers in Psychiatry.

ISSN 1664-0640.

Volum 12.

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.735337

Karshikoff, Bianka Anna

(2021)

Podcast: Psykologisk Forskning.