Center for Alzheimer Research: Opponent lectures series
In connection with dissertations within the Center for Alzheimer Research, opponents are invited to give an open lecture to present their research area.
Previous opponent lectures
Rachel Buckley, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA
"Sex differences in resilience and vulnerability to Aβ & tau pathology"
The lecture was held in December 2024 in connectio with Giulia Lorenzon's dissertation.
Anne Simonsen, Oslo universitet, Norway
“Linking mitophagy to cellular bioenergetics and disease development”
The lecture was held in June 2024 in connection with Johanna Mayer's dissertation.
Kristen Zuloaga, Albany Medical College, USA
“Sex differences in vascular and metabolic contributions to dementia”
The lecture was held in April 2024 in connection with María Latorre Leal's dissertation.
Stefan Teipel, University Medical Center Rostock/DZNE Rostock/Greifswald, Germany
"Challenges of clinical research in dementia – the value of our failures”
The lecture was held in September 2022 in connection with Jijing Janet Wang's dissertation.
Ivana Nikić-Spiegel, Tübingen University, Germany
“Axonal injury: from nanoscale imaging to chemical biology-based tools for protein engineering”
The lecture was held in February 2022 in connection with Lea van Husen's dissertation.
Geir Selbæk, Oslo universitet, Norway
”Dementia in Norway. Prevalence, diagnosis and risk factors. Current and future research”
The lecture was held in January 2022 in connection with Emilia Schwertner's dissertation.
Soyon Hong, University College, London, UK
"More than bystanders, learning how microglia eliminate synapses in the Alzheimer brain"
The lecture was held in December 2021 in connection with Julen Goicolea's dissertation.
Sophie Laye, INRAE and University of Bordeaux
"Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids role in mood and cognitive disorders"
The lecture was held in September 2021 in connectione with Ceren Emre's dissertation.
Elizabeth Bradshaw, Columbia University, USA
"CD33: From GWAS to Therapeutic Target for AD"
The lecture was held in June 2021 in connection with Ying Wangs dissertation.
Betty Tijms, UMC, The Netherlands
“Disease heterogeneity in Alzheimer's disease: the spaghetti elephant in the room”
The lecture was held in May, 2021.