Research grants from the Swedish Research Council to CNS researchers
Congratulations to our seven researchers at the Division of Neuro, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, who have been granted over 31 million SEK in project grants from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) in their call Medicine and Health, as well as International Collaborations in Neurodegenerative Diseases (JPND), 2024.
Lars Alfredsson at the research group Genetic Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis, receives SEK 3 million for the project "The role of environment and lifestyle in the onset and course of multiple sclerosis".
Ingrid Kockum, group leader of Genetic Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis, receives SEK 5.6 million for the project “Improving prediction and prognosis of multiple sclerosis; algorithmic approaches and biomarkers”.
Kyla McKay at the research group Neuroepidemiology with focus on Multiple Sclerosis, receives SEK 6 million for the project “From predictors to precision medicine: Using regional health information for the study of multiple sclerosis”.
Per Svenningsson, group leader of Neuropharmacology - Movement Disorders, receives SEK 5.6 million for the project “Receptor-mediated mechanisms in Parkinson's disease and depression”.
Mikael Svensson, group leader of Neurosurgery, receives SEK 3 million for the project “Regeneration of the hindlimb pathway in chronic spinal cord injury.”
Josefine Waldthaler at the research group Cognitive Neuroscience receives a project grant for international collaborations in neurodegenerative diseases (JPND) of SEK 2.5 million for the project “The mechanisms of disease progression and functional compensation in the early phase of Parkinson's disease”.
In addition, Peter Fransson is involved in the project “Towards the identification and individualized modulation of shared neurocognitive components of obsessive-compulsive disorder” together with Neda Kaboodvand at the Centre for Psychiatry Research, which receives SEK 6 million.