Magnus Per Gisslén (born 25 December 1962) is a Swedish professor and State Epidemiologist.
His main area of research is the HIV virus and its effects on the human brain and central nervous system as a virus reservoir.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he participated in establishing a biobank with samples from COVID-19 patients and published many research papers on the subject.
[1] Gisslén is a former chief physician of Sahlgrenska University Hospital's Department of Infectious Diseases and professor of infectious diseases at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy.
In a press release, it was announced that Gisslén would be appointed chief epidemiologist.