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The Swedish patients' organisation, RHS, held their yearly meeting in October 2025 and Professor Åsa Petersén was invited speaker. Petersén's talk addressed early symptoms in HD connected to research. The meeting was recorded and the films are now available on RHS' website.Link to the content at RHS' website - in Swedish only (opens in a new window)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersens-talk-rhs-meeting-2025 - 2026-05-29
Jennifer Oraha, PhD student in Åsa Peterséns's research group, has her first publication out. The article is based on her study of the effects of overexpression of TDP-43 or mHTT in AgRP-expressing neurons on metabolic, behavioral and neuropathological features in mice.FTD/ALS and HD share early traits when it comes to altered metabolism and psychiatric symtoms, and it has been suggested that thes
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/congratulations-jennifer-her-first-publication-phd-student - 2026-05-29
Åsa Petersén has been interviewed by the website “Vetenskap & Hälsa” (Science & Health) about Huntington’s disease and the ongoing research to find a future treatment. Recent research has come up with some interesting findings, which are crucial for the development of efficient treatments.Link to the pod on the Vetenskap & Hälsa website – in Swedish only (opens in a new window)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/pod-huntingtons-disease-asa-petersen - 2026-05-29
For the first time ever, the four Swedish patients’ organizations for Alzheimer’s, Huntington, Parkinson’s and ALS are arranging a joint conference on neurodegenerative diseases. Åsa Petersén, Professor and Senior Consultant in Psychiatry, and Håkan Widner, Professor and Senior Consultant in Neurology, both active at the Huntington Disease Centre in Lund, will be taking part in a panel discussion
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/mds-huntington-centre-lund-take-part-swedish-conference - 2026-05-29
After nearly four years' of PhD studies it is time for Sofia Bergh to defend her thesis in early May. Date and time: 6 May 2026 at 13.00Venue: The Belfrage Lecture Hall, BMC D15, Klinikgatan 32, LundAll welcome!
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/sofia-bergh-phd-thesis-defence-6-may-2026 - 2026-05-29
On 6 May Sofia Bergh defended her thesis. The afternoon started with opponent Professor Gillian Bates, University College London, presenting the field of research and then Sofia talked about her published papers and work done during the PhD student years.Questions and discussion followed and then it was time for the examining committee deliberations. It was a fairly short meeting before the decisi
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/congratulations-dr-bergh - 2026-05-29
From European Huntington Association:Join us for an open webinar with Novartis to get the latest updates on the INVEST-HD trial, including timeline updates and insights from a clinical perspective.Featuring presentations by Beth Borowsky, Senior Global Programme Clinical Head in Neuroscience at Novartis, and Åsa Petersén, MD PhD from Lund University, followed by a Q&A moderated by Astri Arnesen.📅
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/dr-petersen-webinar-eha-and-novartis-invest-hd-trial - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 Septem
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnus-research-selected-oral-presentation-ehdn-meeting - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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!
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Rana Soylu Kucharz has received the Best Neurobiology section thesis 2016 award at EMV, Lund University.Congratulations!!! Best Neurobiology section PhD thesis 2016 Best Neurobiology section PhD thesis 2016 was awarded Dr. Rana Soylu Kucharz for her thesis Hypothalamic and Metabolic Dysfunction in Genetic Models
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/dr-soylu-kucharz-receives-best-thesis-2016-award - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Sanaz Gabery is one of 14 to receive Hjärnfonden's (Brain Foundation) stipend for postdoctoral researchers during 2019. Her project is focusing on white matter alterations in Huntington's disease. Earlier research has shown that grey matter is reduced in Huntington patients’ brains, which can be one explanation to
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/sanaz-gabery-hjarnfonden-stipendee - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Huntington Center is hosting this year's first information meeting in Lund on Huntington's disease on May 28. The evening is open for families with Huntington's disease and health care professionals. The Huntington team from the Neurology clinic at Skåne University Hospital will be present, as well as researchers from
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/huntingtons-disease-information-evening - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Team "Huntington Disease Center" made its first Lundaloppet-run!! The supporting family members ran the kids-run! Great day and well done everyone!
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/hd-team-lundaloppet - 2026-05-29
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the latest edition of Neurologi i Sverige (Neurology in Sweden), Åsa Petersén has contributed with an article on her research group's findings on the effect on hypothalamus in Huntington's disease. These results might lead to future therapeutic strategies. This article is only available in Swedish. "Det är väl känt
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/article-hd-petersen-neurologi-i-sverige - 2026-05-29
