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Läs den spännande debatten om den nya gentekniken Crispr, skriven av forskare från gruppen Crispr ideas vid Pufendorfinstitutet, Lunds universitet, på SvD Debatt. SvD Debatt: ”Vi måste ta ställning till nya gentekniken” Aftonbladet: "Den nya gensaxen måste diskuteras"   Om debattörerna: Karin Broberg, professor i arbets- och miljömedicin Ingrid Dunér, doktorand i idéhistoria Kristofer Hansson, doc

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/pa-svenska-nya-gentekniken-kraver-en-bred-debatt - 2026-01-09

Today we celebrated official nailing of Daniela Grassi's thesis "Development and Applications of in vitro Models to Study Human Brain Evolution and Disease". The defence will take place on Thursday April 23rd at 9.00 o'clock and it will be made availably digitally for you to join!

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/nailing-completed - 2026-01-09

Daniela Grassi will be defending her thesis on Thursday 23rd of April 2020. Here, Daniela tells us about her research in the Molecular Neurogenetics group. Please click here for full article: https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-daniela-grassi 

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-daniela-grassi - 2026-01-09

Interested in autophagy or Huntington disease? Please click here to go to our newest publication Impact of differential and time-dependent autophagy activation on therapeutic efficacy in a model of Huntington disease and to more information on our work in the field.

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/new-article-autophagy-and-treatment-huntington-disease - 2026-01-09

Read here about Christopher Douse who joined our group at the beginning of 2020 and works on developing a research programme on newly-discovered guardians of the human genome. For article please click on the following link: https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/meet-christopher-douse - 2026-01-09

Read about how the CRISPR facility at Lund Stem Cell Center can help you with your experiments CRISPR is a simple yet powerful Nobel Prize winning technology that allows sequence specific editing and manipulation of DNA sequences. The CRISPR facility at Lund Stem Cell Center is here to help you with your projects using this technology. To read more please go to: https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/ar

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/lund-crispr-facility-here-help - 2026-01-09

Researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center highlight the importance of controlling viral elements that reside in the genome and how their activation during development may contribute to brain disorders later in life. To read the article, please go to: https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/activation-ancient-viruses-during-brain-development-causes-inflammation

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/activation-ancient-viruses-during-brain-development-causes-inflammation - 2026-01-09

Har du koll på vad stamceller gör och kan? Testa vad du vet med Sydsvenskans quiz ”Svara Lund”: Vad kan du om stamceller? För att komma till Sydsvenskans quiz klicka här. frågor.pdf   rätta svar.pdf

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/sydsvenskan-quiz-svara-lund-vad-kan-du-om-stamceller - 2026-01-09

Är du intresserad i vår forskning? Läs om vår studie som visar att dysreglering av endogena retrovirus under hjärnans utveckling kan leda till både inflammation i hjärnan och genuttrycksmönster som är förbundna med olika neurologiska sjukdomar senare i livet. För att läsa hela artikeln, klicka här.

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/vetenskap-halsa-aktivering-av-gamla-virus-orsakar-inflammation-senare-i-livet - 2026-01-09

Click the link below to listen to the latest Stem Cell Podcast - featuring Johan Jakobsson Ep. 192: “Gene Expression and the Brain” Featuring Dr. Johan Jakobsson:  https://stemcellpodcast.com/ep-192-gene-expression-and-the-brain-featuring-dr-johan-jakobsson    

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/stem-cell-podcast-featuring-johan-jakobsson - 2026-01-09

Read about our research on a previously overlooked part of our DNA, so-called non-coded DNA. Our DNA is very similar to that of the chimpanzee, which in evolutionary terms is our closest living relative. Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now found a previously overlooked part of our DNA, so-called non-coded DNA, that appears to contribute to a difference which, despite all ou

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/what-makes-us-human-answer-may-be-found-overlooked-dna - 2026-01-09

Läs här om vår forskning om en tidigare förbisedd del i vårt DNA, så kallat icke-kodat DNA. Vårt DNA är mycket likt schimpansens, som evolutionärt är vår närmaste levande släkting. Nu har stamcellsforskare i Lund hittat en tidigare förbisedd del i vårt DNA, så kallat icke-kodat DNA, som tycks bidra till en skillnad som trots alla våra likheter kan förklara varför våra hjärnor fungerar olika.  Läs

https://www.molecular-neurogenetics.lu.se/article/outforskat-dna-forklarar-skillnaden-mellan-manniska-och-schimpans - 2026-01-09

Dr Rana Soylu Kucharz presented her recent project with the title "Striatal Neuropathology induced by Hypothalamic Overexpression of Huntingtin Fragments using Adeno-associated Viral Vectors in Mice” as an oral presentation in the Short Communication session at the EHDN meeting in the Hague, the Netherlands, in September 2016.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnus-research-selected-oral-presentation-ehdn-meeting - 2026-01-09

Welcome to Jo Henningsen who started her postdoctoral fellowship two weeks ago with TNU. Jo will work on hypothalamic dysfunction in HD, and will be engaged in collaborations with the BRAINS unit.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/welcome-our-new-postdoc-jo-henningsen - 2026-01-09

There was an official ceremony for the new Professors at Lund University, Friday October 14 2016. Read more about Petersén's research in the official document from the ceremony and see pictures from the newspaper Sydsvenskan: Sydsvenskan broschyr-professorsinstallation-lunds-universitet-14okt2016.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-official-ceremony-new-professors - 2026-01-09

Petersén is invited to give a talk entitled "Hypothalamic dysfunction in Huntington disease: relevance for non-motor features and striatal pathology" at an International Huntington Conference in Vilnius, April 7 2017.Please see programme: hd_conference_programme_20170407.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-international-huntington-conference-vilnius - 2026-01-09

Cheong and Henningsen present their recent research findings and Petersén acts as discussion leader at the Gordon Research Conference on CAG Triplet Repeat Disorders in Mount Snow, USA, June 2017.See program at: https://www.grc.org/cag-triplet-repeat-disorders-conference/2017/

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnu-goes-gordon-research-conference-cag-triplet-repeat-disorders - 2026-01-09

A new initiative between Lund University and Region Skåne is the formation of an excellence center for Huntington disease. The aim is to bring research closer to the clinic and to provide multidisciplinary care by experts for families with HD at all stages.The center will work in close collaboration with industry and patient organizations. The center is headed by Professor Åsa Petersén. See press

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/huntingtoncenter-has-been-formed-lund-university-and-region-skane-headed-professor-asa-petersen - 2026-01-09

Drs Baldo, Henningsen and Soylu-Kucharz have received three research grants of a total of 286 000 SEK for their exciting projects on Huntington disease. Congratulations!

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/research-grants-tnu-postdoctoral-fellows-royal-physiographic-society-lund - 2026-01-09

Åhlen Foundation gives a 200 000 SEK research grant to Dr Rachel Cheong, TNU, for her interesting research on Huntington disease.Congratulations!!

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/ahlen-foundation-gives-200-000-sek-research-grant-dr-cheong - 2026-01-09