Julia König

About Julia König

Julia König is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Medicine at the School of Medical Sciences in Örebro, Sweden. Her academic and research areas of interest are in nutrition science and gastrointestinal health.

Julia König received a Master’s degree in Nutrition Science in 2008 from the University of Hohenheim in Germany and graduated from the international PhD program ‘Molecular Medicine’ from the Medical University of Graz, Austria in 2011.

Research

Julia’s research projects aim to investigate

• health effects of different nutritional compounds (probiotics, fibres, plant-based proteins, industrial side-stream food products)
• the significance of the intestinal barrier in health and disease, as well as potential surrogate markers to assess barrier function
• the role of the gut microbiome and gut-brain interaction in health and disease

Currently she is deputy profile leader of the KK research profile Responsive nutrition (Rosetta@oru, 2023-2031) and work package co-leader in the Formas-funded Centre for a Symbiotic and Circular Food Provisioning (PLENTY, KTH Stockholm, 2024-2028). In addition, she is a project leader in the EU-funded research project Bugs4Urate (2024-2027). 

Industrial partners include BioGaia AB, Chr. Hansen A/S and DSM Nutritional Products AG.

Teaching and administrative assignments

Since 2016, Julia König has been the Director of Doctoral studies at the School of Medical Sciences. Since 2021, she has been course coordinator and examinator for the bachelor thesis of the medical programme. She also teaches a course on ‘Ethics in research involving humans’ on a doctorate level, and has taught several courses in the international Master’s programme.

Julia König has been co-supervisor for two doctoral students who graduated in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and main supervisor for a doctoral student who graduated in September 2023. Currently, she is co-supervisor for two doctoral students. Additionally, she has supervised more than 15 students at the undergraduate and advanced levels.

Other commitments

Julia König serves as reviewer for scientific journals (JAMA Pediatrics, Lancet Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, British Journal of Nutrition, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Gut Microbes, Neurobiology of Stress, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Scientific Reports, Annals of Medicine, PLOS ONE, etc.) and acts as chair and committee member in PhD defences and mid-way reviews.