Anders Björklund
Senior Professor of Histology, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund University, Sweden
www.wnc.lu.se

My research aims at developing new restorative and neuroprotective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases using cell transplantation and direct in vivo gene delivery. In collaboration with other members of the Parmar group, I'm involved in the development of stem cell based therapy for Parkinson's disease. In addition I explore rodent models of Parkinson´s disease to study the mechanisms underlying development of Parkinson-like neurodegeneration in rodents.

Abstract

Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson´s Disease:  Where Are We Now - and What Next?
Cell therapy for Parkinson´s disease is based on the idea that stem cell-derived dopamine neuron progenitors can be used to replace the nigral dopamine neurons that have been lost to the disease. In this lecture I will summarize the state of the art in this field, how we got to here, and how the dopamine cell replacement approach can be further developed to reach the goal of fully functional circuitry repair.

Venue:

Universitätshauptgebäude - Hörsaal 218
Universitätsplatz 1
18055 Rostock 

Date:

12 September 2024, 4 p.m.