Anna Benrick

I focus on the connection between excess of male sex hormones, so-called hyperandrogenism, and the development of mental illness, reproductive disorders, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in women. Our overall goal is to identify underlying mechanisms and develop new treatments for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
My line of research has developed from more than 20 years of experience in physiology studies within endocrinology, metabolism, and reproduction. In 2010, I returned to the University of Gothenburg after a postdoc at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research, funded by the Swedish Research Council. In 2015, I started my own group and research line at the University of Skövde. I supervise doctoral students, and my lab regularly accept students who contribute to our research projects.
Research
2025
American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism
2025. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00505.2024
2024
Metabolism
2024. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2023.155716
Scientific Reports
2024. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63166-w
Advanced Science
2024. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202309429
Scientific Reports
2024. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50503-8
eLife
2024. Article.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.87592
Advanced Science
2024. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202401772
2023
Redox Biology
2023. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2023.102951
Cell Reports Medicine
2023. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101035
2022
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2022. Article.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23094939
2021
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Finished projects
Obesity and androgen excess in women – adiponectin as a new treatment option
We focus on the molecular link between androgen excess and the development of reproductive disorders, obesity, and type-2 diabetes in females. Our overall aim is to investigate new treatments and identify the underlying mechanisms that improves or protect against the development of diabetes and decreased fertility. My line of research has evolved from more than 10 years of experience in whole-animal physiology studies involving endocrinology, metabolism and re-production.
January 2019 - December 2021 DHEAR