Group and team leaders at the Department of Neuroscience

The Department of Neuroscience incorporates research groups and teams dealing with different aspects of the function of the nervous system, both under normal conditions and during different diseases.

A-E

Group leader/PI: Konstantinos Ampatzis
Research group: Neuroplasticity and Regeneration – Konstantinos Ampatzis group
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 4D

Group leader/PI: Anders Borgkvist
Research group: Borgkvist Laboratory
Research area: 
Location: Biomedicum, 4B

Group leader/PI: Lennart Brodin
Research group: Presynaptic mechanisms - Lennart Brodin group
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Marie Carlén
Research group: Neural circuits of cognition - Marie Carlén group (CarlenLab)
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 4B

Group leader/PI: Andrea Carmine Belin
Research group: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders ‒ Andrea Carmine Belin group
Research area: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

Group leader/PI: Sandra Ceccatelli
Research group: Environmental and genetic factors influence on neurodevelopment – Sandra Ceccatelli group
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

Group leader/PI: Tatiana Deliagina
Research group: Organization and operation of postural neuronal networks in health and disease - Tatiana Deliagina group
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 4B

Group leader/PI: Rochellys Diaz Heijtz
Research group: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders - Rochellys Diaz Heijtz group
Research area: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders
Location: Biomedicum, 8D

Group leader/PI: Henrik Ehrsson
Research group: Cognitive Neuroscience of Bodily Awareness and Self-Cognition – Henrik Ehrsson Group
Research area: Cognitive Neuroscience
Location: Biomedicum, 4D

Group leader/PI: Abdel El Manira
Research group: Neurobiology of Motor Actions – Abdel El Manira group
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 4B

F-H

Group leader/PI: Anna Falk
Research group: Neural stem cells - Anna Falk group
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, D7

Group leader/PI: Gilberto Fisone
Research group: Molecular and circuit neuropharmacology - Gilberto Fisone group
Research area: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders
Location: Biomedicum, B4

Group leader/PI: Kaj Fried
Research group: Craniofacial neurobiology -  Kaj Fried group
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, D6

Group leader/PI: Alessandro Furlan
Research group: Neurobiology of Obesity - Alessandro Furlan group
Research areas: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disordersNeural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, B4

Group leader: Janos Fuzik
Research group: Neuronal circuits of anxiety – Janos Fuzik group
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 4D

Group leader/PI: Dasiel Oscar Borroto Escuela, Kjell Fuxe
Research group: Fuxe and Borroto-Escuela laboratory
Research area: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Sten Grillner
Research group: Circuits controlling Action and their Evolution – Sten Grillner group
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 4B

Group leader/PI: Mattias Günther
Research group: Experimental Traumatology research unit
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Saida Hadjab
Research group: Neurobiology of pain & Therapeutics – Saida Hadjab Group
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

Group leader/PI: Tibor Harkany
Research group: Molecular and cellular neuroendocrinology - Tibor Harkany group
Research area: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

Group leader/PI: Jeanette Hellgren Kotaleski
Research group: Hellgren Kotaleski Laboratory
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location:

Group leader/PI: Anna Herland
Research group: Herland Laboratory
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Ola Hermanson
Research group: Molecular neurodevelopment and neuro-oncology - Ola Hermanson group
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

Group leader/PI: Tomas Hökfelt
Research group: Molecular and cellular neuroendocrinology - Tibor Harkany group
Research area: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

I-L

Group leader/PI: Carlos Ibáñez
Research group: Molecular Neuroscience - Carlos Ibáñez group
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 7D/8D

Group leader/PI: Federico Iovino
Research group: Neuro-infections & Neuro-inflammation - Federico Iovino Group
Research area: Bacterial Infections in the Brain
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

Group leader/PI: Håkan Karlsson
Research group: Neuropsychiatric disorders - Håkan Karlsson group
Research area: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Ole Kiehn
Research group: Neurons and Neural Networks - Ole Kiehn group
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

Group leader/PI: Konstantina Kilteni
Research group: Motor control, somatosensory processing, and tickle perception - Konstantina Kilteni group
Research area: Cognitive Neuroscience
Location: Biomedicum, 4D

Group leader/PI: Torkel Klingberg
Research group: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience – Torkel Klingberg group
Research area: Cognitive Neuroscience
Location: Biomedicum, 4D

Group leader/PI: François Lallemend
Research group: Neurobiology of Sensory Systems - Francois Lallemend group
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

Group leader/PI: Juan Pablo Lopez
Research group: Neurobiology of Stress and Treatment Response – Juan Pablo Lopez group
Research area: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disordersNeural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

M-Ö

Group leader/PI: Björn Meister
Research group: Brain control of food intake and body weight - Björn Meister group
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Konstantinos Meletis
Research group: Meletis Laboratory
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 4B

Group leader: Keira Melican
Team: Keira Melican Team
Research area: Bacterial Pathogenesis – Keira Melican group (see AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences)
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Jan Mulder
Research group: Mulder Laboratory
Research area:
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Lars Olson
Research group: Olson Laboratory
Research area: Genetic and molecular basis of nervous system disorders
Location: Biomedicum, 7D

Group leader/PI: Agneta Richter Dahlfors
Research group: Richter Dahlfors Laboratory
Research area: Nano-medicine and Nanoscience, (see also AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences)
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Mårten Risling
Research group: Experimental Traumatology research unit
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Emanuela Santini
Research group: Santini Laboratory
Research area:
Location: Biomedicum, 4B

Group leader/PI: Oleg Shupliakov
Research group: Neuronal membrane trafficking - Oleg Shupliakov group
Research area: Neural cells: development, biology and pathology
Location: Biomedicum, 8B

Group leader/PI: Gilad Silberberg
Research group: Silberberg Laboratory
Research area: Neural networks and behavior
Location: Biomedicum, 4B

Group leader/PI: Fredrik Ullén
Research group: Neuropsychology of music - Fredrik Ullén group
Research area: Cognitive Neuroscience
Location: Biomedicum, 4D

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01-03-2024