Professor J Peter Gierow obtained his PhD in biochemistry at Lund University, Sweden in 1988. He was then a post-doctoral fellow at Department of Physiology & Biophysics and at Department of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine (USC), Los Angeles, USA 1988-1993, followed by a position as Assistant Professor at Department of Cell & Neurobiology, USC 1993-1994. He was a Senior Lecturer at University of Kalmar; Kalmar, Sweden 1995-2008, before becoming Professor of Biochemistry at the same university, now renamed as Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
He has been the Director of the optometry programme since its start in 2002 until 2016, and was since Jan 2013 through Dec 2018 also Head of the Department of Medicine and Optometry at the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, Linnaeus University. He is also Adjunct Faculty at the University of Houston, College of Optometry since 2006. He has served as a member of the Lacrimal Gland Study Group, 1996-2000, of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board of the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society, 2002-present, of the ARVO International Members Committee 1998-2001.
He became a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry in 2002, and is currently the President of the AAO European Chapter. He served as a member of the Education Committee of the European Academy of Optometry and Optics 2012-2018. He became a Silver Fellow of ARVO in 2019.
Research
His research interests are in the field of tear film and lacrimal gland physiology, as well as dry eye syndromes. Prof Gierow joined the Human Brain Project, a Horizon 2020 project, in 2019.
My research groups
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Demir, P., Baskaran, K., Theagarayan, B., Gierow, P., Sankaridurg, P., et al. (2021). Refractive error, axial length, environmental and hereditary factors associated with myopia in Swedish children. Clinical and experimental optometry. 104 (5). 595-601.
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Carlsson, S.K., Gierow, P. (2012). p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase modulates exocrine secretion in rabbit lacrimal gland. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters (Druk). 17 (1). 1-10.
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Carlsson, S.K., Edman, M., Delbro, D., Gierow, P. (2010). Adenosine A2 receptor presence, and synergy with cholinergic stimulation in rabbit lacrimal gland. Current Eye Research. 35 (6). 466-474.
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Edman, M., Andersson, S., Delbro, D., Gierow, P. (2008). Functional expression of the adenosine A1 receptor in rabbit lacrimal gland.. Experimental Eye Research. 86 (1). 110-117.
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Andersson, S., Edman, M., Bekmezian, A., Holmberg, J., Mircheff, A.K., et al. (2006). Characterization of beta-hexosaminidase secretion in rabbit lacrimal gland. Experimental eye research. 83 (5). 1081-1088.
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Andersson, S., Hamm-Alvarez, S.F., Gierow, P. (2006). Integrin adhesion in regulation of lacrimal gland acinar cell secretion. Experimental eye research. 83 (3). 543-553.
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Andersson, S., Sjögren, E., Magnusson, C., Gierow, P. (2005). Sequencing, expression, and enzymatic characterization of beta-hexosaminidase in rabbit lacrimal gland and primary cultured acinar cells. Glycobiology. 15 (3). 211-220.
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Gierow, P., Andersson, S., Sjögren, E. (2002). Presence of alfa- and beta- integrin subunits in primary cultures of rabbit lacrimal gland acinar cells on a laminin matrix. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 506. 59-64.
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Gierow, P., Sjögren, E., Magnusson, C., Tågerud, S. (2002). Cloning, partial sequencing and expression of rabbit lacrimal gland beta-hexosaminidase. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 506(pt A). 33-39.
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Ekblad, L., Jergil, B., Gierow, P. (2000). Purification of rabbit lacrimal gland plasma membranes by aqueous two-phase affinity partitioning. Journal of chromatography B. 743. 397-401.
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Wood, R.L., Zhang, J., Huang, Z.M., Gierow, P., Schechter, J.E., et al. (1999). Prolactin and prolactin receptors in the lacrimal gland. Experimental eye research. 69. 213-226.
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Mircheff, A.K., Gierow, P., Yang, T., Hamm-Alvarez, S.F., Zhang, J., et al. (1998). Sjögren's autoimmunity: How pertubation of recognition in endomembrane traffic may provoke pathological recognition at the cell surface. Journal of molecular recognition. 11. 40-48.
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Mircheff, A.K., Yang, T., Zhang, J., Hongtao, Z., Gierow, P., et al. (1998). Acinar cell basal-lateral membrane - endomembrane traffic may mediate interactions with both T-cells and B-cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 438. 63-68.
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Gierow, P., Mircheff, A.K. (1998). Role of protein kinases in regulation of apical secretion and basal-lateral membrane recycling traffic in reconstituted rabbit lacrimal gland acini. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 438. 187-190.
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Hamm-Alvarez, S.F., Da Costa, S., Yang, T., Wei, X., Gierow, P., et al. (1997). Cholinergic stimulation of lacrimal acinar cells promotes redistribution of membrane-associated kinesin and the secretory protein beta-hexosaminidase, and activation of soluble kinesin. Experimental eye research. 64. 141-156.
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Gierow, P., Yang, T., Bekmezian, A., Norian, J., Kim, S.A., et al. (1996). Endosomal Na,K-ATPase in lacrimal gland acinar cells. Correcting a case of mistaken identity. American journal of physiology. 271. C1685-C1698.
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Gierow, P., Lambert, R.W., Mircheff, A.K. (1995). Fluid phase marker internalization by rabbit lacrimal acinar cells. Experimental eye research. 60. 511-525.
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Mircheff, A.K., Gierow, P., Wood, R.L., Akashi, R.H., Hofman, F.M. (1994). Cellular physiological hypothesis for autoantigen presentation and T cell activation. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 350. 651-654.
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Rismondo, V., Gierow, P., Lambert, R.W., Golchini, K., Feldon, S.E., et al. (1994). Functional and ultrastructural characteristics of rabbit lacrimal acinar cells in short-term culture. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 35. 1176-1183.
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Mircheff, A.K., Gierow, P., Wood, R.L. (1994). Traffic of major histocompability complex Class II molecules in rabbit lacrimal gland acinar cells. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 35. 3943-3951.
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Mircheff, A.K., Lambert, R.W., Maves, C.A., Gierow, P. (1994). Subcellular organization of ion transporters in lacrimal acinar cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 350. 79-86.
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Gierow, P. (1994). Relative proximity of domains in plasma membrane and in smooth endoplasmic reticulum from rat liver. Methods in enzymology. 228. 512-522.
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Gierow, P., Wood, R.L., Mircheff, A.K. (1994). Endocytosis and exocytosis in rabbit lacrimal gland acinar cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 350. 111-114.
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Wood, R.L., Park, K., Gierow, P., Mircheff, A.K. (1994). Immunogold localization of prolactin in acinar cells of lacrimal gland,. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 350. 75-78.
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Lambert, R.W., Maves, C.A., Gierow, P., Wood, R.L., Mircheff, A.K. (1993). Plasma membrane internalization and recycling in rabbit acinar cells. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 34. 305-316.
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Gierow, P., Gierow, M. (1991). Breeding biology of the Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus in Lapland. Ornis Svecica. 1. 103-111.
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Mircheff, A.K., Gierow, P., Lee, L.M., Lambert, R.W., Akashi, R.H., et al. (1991). Class II antigen expression by lacrimal epithelial cells. An updated working hypothesis for antigen presentation by epithelial cells. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 32 (8). 2302-2310.
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Gierow, P., Jergil, B. (1989). Heterogeneity of smooth endoplasmic reticulum from rat liver studied by two-phase partitioning. Biochemical Journal. 262 (1). 55-61.
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Gierow, P., Jergil, B., Albertsson, P. (1988). Lateral heterogeneity of rat liver plasma membranes analysed by counter-current distribution. Biochemical Journal. 249. 369-375.
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Gierow, P., Sommarin, M., Larsson, C., Jergil, B. (1986). Fractionation of rat liver plasma membrane regions by two-phase partitioning. Biochemical journal. 235. 685-691.
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Gierow, P., Jergil, B. (1982). Spectrophotometric method for glucose 6-phosphate phosphatase. Methods in enzymology. 89. 44-47.
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Gierow, P., Jergil, B. (1980). A spectrophotometric method for the determination of glucose-6-phosphatase activity. Analytical biochemistry. 101 (2). 305-309.
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Conference paper (Refereed)
- Boström, J., Pettersson, L., Baskaran, K., Källmark, F., Gierow, P. (2016). Meibography: Inter-rater reliability. 8th International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance : Conference Program & Abstract Book. 47.
- Mircheff, A.K., Gierow, P., Wood, R.L. (1994). Exocrine acinar cell functions that may trigger local autoimmunity. Kluwer In: Proceedings of the IVth International Symposium on Sjögren's Syndrome.
- Mircheff, A.K., Azzarolo, A.M., Gierow, P., Kaswan, R.L., Maves, C.M., et al. (1993). Understanding the causes of lacrimal insufficiency: Implications for treatment and prevention of dry eye syndrome. Research to Prevent Blindness In: 12th Eye Research Seminar.
- Gierow, P., Jergil, B., Albertsson, P. (1989). Two-phase partitioning of rat liver plasma membranes. Plenum Press In: Fisher, D. & Sutherland, I. (eds) Separations using aqueous phase systems. Applications in cell biology and biotechnology.
Article in journal (Other academic)
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Johansson, O., Morgan, P., Gierow, P. (2019). Trends in Swedish Contact Lens Prescribing 2017. Scandinavian Journal of Optometry and Visual Science. 12 (1). 5-7.
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Gierow, P., Kacz, L. (2018). Effect of Age and Gender on Dry Eye according to Tests and Symptoms. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 59 (9).
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Gierow, P., Larsson, N., Boström, J. (2015). Comparison oF Different Tests for Evaluation of the Meibomian Glands. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 56 (7).
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Mircheff, A.K., Gierow, P., Wood, R.L. (1994). Autoimmunity of the lacrimal gland. International ophthalmology clinics. 34 (1). 1-18.
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Conference paper (Other academic)
- Johansson, O., Gierow, P., Morgan, P. (2019). Trends in Swedish Contact Lens Prescribing 2017. .
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Bergmanson, J.P.G., Gierow, P. (2009). The Lacrimal System. Clinical Ocular Anatomy and Physiology. Houston, TX, USA, University of Houston Texas Eye Research and Technology Center. 43-56.
Manuscript (preprint) (Other academic)
- Carlsson, S.K., Wu, K., Diaz, D., Hamm-Alvarez, S.F., Gierow, J.P. The adenosine A2a receptor is up-regulated in the lacrimal glands of NOD mice, an experimental model of Sjögren's syndrome.