Anton Forsberg Morén
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Centre for Psychiatry Research at CNS
- Molecular brain imaging of neurodegenerative disorders – Andrea Varrone's research group
About me
- Core Facility Manager of the Brain Molecular Imaging Centre (BMIC) Researcher in the research Group Farde/Halldin working in the imaging field
with the technique Positron Emission Tomography (PET).
Research
My main research is using neuroimaging within neurodegenerative diseases mainly including Alzeimer’s Disease (AD) as well as other neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Huntington’s Disease (HD). The main method used is Positron Emission Tomography (PET) using various biomarkers for Amyloid, Tau, and radioligands for neuroinflammation, etc.
My first years in PET research included the world first studies of in vivo amyloid PET imaging in mild cognitive impairment (MC) and longitudinal
changes of amyloid load in AD. I have after that continued AD research at the Karolinska PET center in Solna including several projects focusing on
evaluation and application of novel PET radioligands targeting amyloid and neuroinflammatory targets such as the Translocator protein (TSPO) in
microglia. Besides my focus on AD I have been and currently am involved in many other projects including studies of pathological changes in PD
investigating the serotonergic and dopaminergic systems and neuroinflammation, as well as developing novel radioligands targeting mutant
huntingtin in HD.During my 19 year long career within PET research I have become an expert in data analysis and modelling of PET data in humans as well as non-human primates. As part of my work here at Karolinska Institutet PET center I have also worked extensively with project management of academic projects as well as collaborations with industrial partners. Therefore my involvement and tasks within this application is clearly connected to both my interests in the research fields as well as my expertise in PET data analysis and project management.
Teaching
Organizer of the one week long research education course “Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of the CNS. Methodology and clinical applications".
Co-organizer of the Master course “Introduction to Brain Imaging in Neuroscience: With a Focus on MRI, PET, EEG and MEG Methods”.
Articles
- Article: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE. 2025;66(10):1646-1651Rikken RM; van de Giessen E; Brumberg J; Aarnio R; Joling M; Forsberg Morén A; Kerstens V; Moein MM; Nag S; Halldin C; Fazio P; Roos DS; Berendse HW; Kassiou M; Wahlroos S; Haaparanta-Solin M; Oikonen V; Schuit RC; Boellaard R; Windhorst AD; Jacobs AH; Lammertsma AA; Rinne JO; Varrone A; Golla SSV
- Article: JPAD-JOURNAL OF PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2025;12(8):100302Nery FC; Kaliszczak M; Suttle B; Jones L; Wu S; Xie J; Curiale G; Yesilalan E; Hirschhorn B; Wilkes D; Singh D; Bolin M; Nag S; Varrone A; Stenkrona P; Halldin C; Yachnin J; Arnold HM; Bullain S; Landen J; Gallagher D; Hering H
- Article: JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. 2025;45(8):1606-1616Bolin M; Nag S; Arakawa R; Varrone A; Farde L; Martarello L; Kaliszczak MA; Halldin C; Moren AF
- Article: PCN REPORTS. 2025;4(2):e70123Sturchio A; Svensson JE; Tiger M; Moren AF; Varrone A; Svenningsson P; Okubo Y; Tateno A
- Article: SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2025;17(797):eadl1732Cook BE; Pickel TC; Nag S; Bolduc PN; Beshr R; Moren AF; Muste C; Boscutti G; Jiang D; Yuan L; Datta P; Ochniewicz P; Meynaq YK; Tang S-P; Plisson C; Amatruda M; Zhang Q; DuBois JM; Delavari A; Klein SK; Polyak I; Shoroye A; Girmay S; Halldin C; Martarello L; Peterson EA; Kaliszczak M
- Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2025;40(4):739-744Wallin J; Forsberg A; Svenningsson P
- Article: MOLECULES. 2025;30(6):1356Jia Z; Bolin M; Moren AF; Datta P; Asem H; Agren H; Langstrom B; Nordberg A; Halldin C; Nag S
- Article: JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. 2025;45(2):352-364Ridler K; Rizzo G; Burstein ES; Forsberg Moren A; Stepanov V; Halldin C; Rabiner EA
- Article: ACS CHEMICAL NEUROSCIENCE. 2024;15(22):4210-4219Guarino DS; Azpiazu PM; Sunnemark D; Elmore CS; Bergare J; Artelsmair M; Nordvall G; Moren AF; Jia Z; Cortes-Gonzalez M; Mach R; Wilcox KC; Finnema S; Schou M; Varrone A
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2024;25(14):7870Nag S; Datta P; Moren AF; Khani Y; Martarello L; Kaliszczak M; Halldin C
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2024;98(4):1391-1401Mattsson P; Cselenyi Z; Moren AF; Freund-Levi Y; Wahlund L-O; Halldin C; Farde L
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2024;24(1):111Svensson JE; Bolin M; Thor D; Williams PA; Brautaset R; Carlsson M; Sorensson P; Marlevi D; Spin-Neto R; Probst M; Hagman G; Moren AF; Kivipelto M; Plaven-Sigray P
- Article: EJNMMI PHYSICS. 2023;10(1):72Matheson GJ; Ge L; Zhang M; Sun B; Tu Y; Zanderigo F; Moren AF; Ogden RT
- Article: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE. 2023;64(10):1588-1593Cook BE; Nag S; Arakawa R; Lin EY-S; Stratman N; Guckian K; Hering H; Lulla M; Choi J; Salinas C; Genung NE; Moren AF; Bolin M; Boscutti G; Plisson C; Martarello L; Halldin C; Kaliszczak MA
- Article: ACS CHEMICAL NEUROSCIENCE. 2023;14(14):2560-2568Nag S; Bolin M; Datta P; Arakawa R; Moren AF; Maynaq YK; Lin E; Genung N; Hering H; Guckian K; Martarello L; Kaliszczak M; Halldin C
- Article: JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. 2023;43(2):258-268Brumberg J; Aarnio R; Forsberg A; Marjamaki P; Kerstens V; Moein MM; Nag S; Wahlroos S; Kassiou M; Windhorst AD; Halldin C; Haaparanta-Solin M; Fazio P; Oikonen V; Rinne JO; Varrone A
- Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. 2023;66(1):641-656Liu L; Johnson PD; Prime ME; Khetarpal V; Brown CJ; Anzillotti L; Bertoglio D; Chen X; Coe S; Davis R; Dickie AP; Esposito S; Gadouleau E; Giles PR; Greenaway C; Haber J; Halldin C; Haller S; Hayes S; Herbst T; Herrmann F; Hessmann M; Hsai MM; Khani Y; Kotey A; Lembo A; Mangette JE; Marriner GA; Marston RW; Mills MR; Monteagudo E; Forsberg-Moren A; Nag S; Orsatti L; Sandiego C; Schaertl S; Sproston J; Staelens S; Tookey J; Turner PA; Vecchi A; Veneziano M; Munoz-Sanjuan I; Bard J; Dominguez C
- Article: ACS CHEMICAL NEUROSCIENCE. 2022;13(14):2078-2083Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of [11C]AZ11895530 for PET Imaging of the Serotonin 1A ReceptorDahl K; Johnstrom P; Forsberg-Moren A; Gustafsson B; Miranda-Azpiazu P; Khani Y; Halldin C; Farde L; Elmore CS; Schou M
- Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. 2021;64(16):12003-12021Liu L; Johnson PD; Prime ME; Khetarpal V; Lee MR; Brown CJ; Chen X; Clark-Frew D; Coe S; Conlon M; Davis R; Ensor S; Esposito S; Moren AF; Gai X; Green S; Greenaway C; Haber J; Halldin C; Hayes S; Herbst T; Herrmann F; He-mann M; Hsai MM; Kotey A; Mangette JE; Mills MR; Monteagudo E; Nag S; Nibbio M; Orsatti L; Schaertl S; Scheich C; Sproston J; Stepanov V; Varnas K; Varrone A; Wityak J; Mrzljak L; Munoz-Sanjuan I; Bard JA; Dominguez C
- Article: NATURE AND SCIENCE OF SLEEP. 2021;13:775-789Tamm S; Lensmar C; Andreasson A; Axelsson J; Moren AF; Grunewald J; Gyllfors P; Karshikoff B; Kosek E; Lampa J; Hoglund CO; Strand V; Cervenka S; Lekander M
- Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2020;35(4):606-615Fazio P; Fitzer-Attas CJ; Mrzljak L; Bronzova J; Nag S; Warner JH; Landwehrmeyer B; Al-Tawil N; Halldin C; Forsberg A; Ware J; Dilda V; Wood A; Sampaio C; Varrone A; Svenningsson P; Paucar M; Sundblom J; Nyholm D; Widner H; Heiberg A; Frich J; Nielsen J; Hjermind L; Roos R
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2019;46(11):2329-2338Tuisku J; Plaven-Sigray P; Gaiser EC; Airas L; Al-Abdulrasul H; Bruck A; Carson RE; Chen M-K; Cosgrove KP; Ekblad L; Esterlis I; Farde L; Forsberg A; Halldin C; Helin S; Kosek E; Lekander M; Lindgren N; Marjamaki P; Rissanen E; Sucksdorff M; Varrone A; Collste K; Gallezot J-D; Hillmer A; Huang Y; Hoglund CO; Johansson J; Jucaite A; Lampa J; Nabulsi N; Pittman B; Sandiego CM; Stenkrona P; Rinne J; Matuskey D; Cervenka S
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2019;334:577000Forsberg A; Lampa J; Estelius J; Cervenka S; Farde L; Halldin C; Lekander M; Hoglund OC; Kosek E
- Article: MOLECULAR IMAGING AND BIOLOGY. 2019;21(3):500-508Takano A; Nag S; Jia Z; Jahan M; Forsberg A; Arakawa R; Gryback P; Duvey G; Halldin C; Charvin D
- Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2019;188:102-110Plaven-Sigray P; Schain M; Zanderigo F; Farde L; Halldin C; Forsberg A; Varrone A; Jucaite A; Cervenka S; Stenkrona P; Collste K; Kander M; Kosek E; Lampa J; Hoglund CO; Rabiner EA; Gunn RN; Ogden RT; Cervenk S
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2019;75:72-83Albrecht DS; Forsberg A; Sandstrom A; Bergan C; Kadetoff D; Protsenko E; Lampa J; Lee YC; Hoglund CO; Catana C; Cervenka S; Akeju O; Lekander M; Cohen G; Halldin C; Taylor N; Kim M; Hooker JM; Edwards RR; Napadow V; Kosek E; Loggia ML
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2018;68:146-157Tamm S; Cervenka S; Forsberg A; Estelius J; Grunewald J; Gyllfors P; Karshikoff B; Kosek E; Lampa J; Lensmar C; Strand V; Akerstedt T; Halldin C; Ingvar M; Hoglund CO; Lekander M
- Article: EJNMMI RESEARCH. 2017;7(1):58Matheson GJ; Plaven-Sigray P; Forsberg A; Varrone A; Farde L; Cervenka S
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2017;22(6):850-856Collste K; Plaven-Sigray P; Fatouros-Bergman H; Victorsson P; Schain M; Forsberg A; Amini N; Aeinehband S; Erhardt S; Halldin C; Flyckt L; Farde L; Cervenka S
- Article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2017;27(5):462-469Plaven-Sigray P; Hedman E; Victorsson P; Matheson GJ; Forsberg A; Djurfeldt DR; Ruck C; Halldin C; Lindefors N; Cervenka S
- Article: NEUROPHARMACOLOGY. 2017;117:171-181Delnomdedieu M; Forsberg A; Ogden A; Fazio P; Yu C-R; Stenkrona P; Duvvuri S; David W; Al-Tawil N; Vitolo OV; Amini N; Nag S; Halldin C; Varrone A
- Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2017;81(4):572-582Forsberg A; Cervenka S; Fagerlund MJ; Rasmussen LS; Zetterberg H; Harris HE; Stridh P; Christensson E; Granstrom A; Schening A; Dymmel K; Knave N; Terrando N; Maze M; Borg J; Varrone A; Halldin C; Blennow K; Farde L; Eriksson LI
- Article: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE. 2017;58(4):617-622Haggkvist J; Toth M; Tari L; Varnas K; Svedberg M; Forsberg A; Nag S; Dominguez C; Munoz-Sanjuan I; Bard J; Wityak J; Varrone A; Halldin C; Mrzljak L
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2017;44(3):382-391Sturm S; Forsberg A; Nave S; Stenkrona P; Seneca N; Varrone A; Comley RA; Fazio P; Jamois C; Nakao R; Ejduk Z; Al-Tawil N; Akenine U; Halldin C; Andreasen N; Ricci B
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING. 2016;253:36-42Tiger M; Farde L; Ruck C; Varrone A; Forsberg A; Lindefors N; Halldin C; Lundberg J
- Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;54:149-157Kanegawa N; Collste K; Forsberg A; Schain M; Arakawa R; Jucaite A; Lekander M; Hoglund CO; Kosek E; Lampa J; Halldin C; Farde L; Varrone A; Cervenka S
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2016;43(1):173-183Collste K; Forsberg A; Varrone A; Amini N; Aeinehband S; Yakushev I; Halldin C; Farde L; Cervenka S
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2015;42(10):1507-1511Mattsson P; Forsberg A; Persson J; Nyberg L; Nilsson L-G; Halldin C; Farde L
- Article: SYNAPSE-STRUCTURE FUNCTION CONNECTIVITY. 2015;69(7):365-374Varrone A; Svenningsson P; Marklund P; Fatouros-Bergman H; Forsberg A; Halldin C; Nilsson L-G; Farde L
- Article: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE. 2015;56(5):714-720Fazio P; Svenningsson P; Forsberg A; Jonsson EG; Amini N; Nakao R; Nag S; Halldin C; Farde L; Varrone A
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2015;125(3):1339-1346Paul G; Zachrisson O; Varrone A; Almqvist P; Jerling M; Lind G; Rehncrona S; Linderoth B; Bjartmarz H; Shafer LL; Coffey R; Svensson M; Mercer KJ; Forsberg A; Halldin C; Svenningsson P; Widner H; Frisen J; Palhagen S; Haegerstrand A
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2015;42(3):438-446Varrone A; Oikonen V; Forsberg A; Joutsa J; Takano A; Solin O; Haaparanta-Solin M; Nag S; Nakao R; Al-Tawil N; Wells LA; Rabiner EA; Valencia R; Schultze-Mosgau M; Thiele A; Vollmer S; Dyrks T; Lehmann L; Heinrich T; Hoffmann A; Nordberg A; Halldin C; Rinne JO
- Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2014;103:303-308Nord M; Cselenyi Z; Forsberg A; Rosenqvist G; Tiger M; Lundberg J; Varrone A; Farde L
- Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2014;223(2):164-170Tiger M; Ruck C; Forsberg A; Varrone A; Lindefors N; Halldin C; Farde L; Lundberg J
- Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2014;35(4):867-875Varrone A; Svenningsson P; Forsberg A; Varnas K; Tiger M; Nakao R; Halldin C; Nilsson L-G; Farde L
- Article: JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM. 2013;33(7):1058-1065Schain M; Benjaminsson S; Varnas K; Forsberg A; Halldin C; Lansner A; Farde L; Varrone A
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2013;40(6):921-931Varrone A; Mattsson P; Forsberg A; Takano A; Nag S; Gulyas B; Borg J; Boellaard R; Al-Tawil N; Eriksdotter M; Zimmermann T; Schultze-Mosgau M; Thiele A; Hoffmann A; Lammertsma AA; Halldin C
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2013;40(4):580-593Forsberg A; Jureus A; Cselenyi Z; Eriksdotter M; Freund-Levi Y; Jeppsson F; Swahn B-M; Sandell J; Julin P; Schou M; Andersson J; Johnstrom P; Varnas K; Halldin C; Farde L; Svensson S
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. 2013;40(1):104-114Nordberg A; Carter SF; Rinne J; Drzezga A; Brooks DJ; Vandenberghe R; Perani D; Forsberg A; Langstrom B; Scheinin N; Karrasch M; Nagren K; Grimmer T; Miederer I; Edison P; Okello A; Van Laere K; Nelissen N; Vandenbulcke M; Garibotto V; Almkvist O; Kalbe E; Hinz R; Herholz K
- Article: JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE. 2012;53(3):415-424Cselenyi Z; Jonhagen ME; Forsberg A; Halldin C; Julin P; Schou M; Johnstrom P; Varnas K; Svensson S; Farde L
- Article: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 2012;1822(3):380-385Forsberg A; Engler H; Blomquist G; Langstrom B; Nordberg A
- Article: DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS. 2012;33(2-3):156-163Stomrud E; Forsberg A; Hagerstrom D; Ryding E; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Minthon L; Hansson O; Londos E
- Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2012;33(1):198.e1-198.14Kadir A; Almkvist O; Forsberg A; Wall A; Engler H; Langstrom B; Nordberg A
- Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2011;32(12):2320.e15-2320.e32Darreh-Shori T; Forsberg A; Modiri N; Andreasen N; Blennow K; Kamil C; Ahmed H; Almkvist O; Langstrom B; Nordberg A
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2011;24(1):109-123Keller C; Kadir A; Forsberg A; Porras O; Nordberg A
- Article: CURRENT ALZHEIMER RESEARCH. 2010;7(1):56-66Forsberg A; Almkvist O; Engler H; Wall A; Langstrom B; Nordberg A
- Article: OPEN NEUROIMAGING JOURNAL. 2008;2:114-125Blomquist G; Engler H; Nordberg A; Ringheim A; Wall A; Forsberg A; Estrada S; Frändberg P; Antoni G; Långström B
- Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2008;29(10):1456-1465Forsberg A; Engler H; Almkvist O; Blomquist G; Hagman G; Wall A; Ringheim A; Langstrom B; Nordberg A
- Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2008;63(5):621-631Kadir A; Andreasen N; Almkvist O; Wall A; Forsberg A; Engler H; Hagman G; Larksater M; Winblad B; Zetterberg H; Blennow K; Langstrom B; Nordberg A
- Article: PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS. 2008;14(4):345-347Johansson A; Savitcheva I; Forsberg A; Engler H; Langstrom B; Nordberg A; Askmark H
- Journal article: BRAIN. 2006;129(Pt 11):2805-2807Klunk WE; Mathis CA; Price JC; Lopresti BJ; DeKosky ST
- Article: BRAIN. 2006;129(Pt 11):2856-2866Engler H; Forsberg A; Almkvist O; Blomquist G; Larsson E; Savitcheva I; Wall A; Ringheim A; Langstrom B; Nordberg A
- Journal article: MOLECULAR IMAGING AND BIOLOGY. 2006;8(2):49-123
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION. 2006;113(2):205-218Stefanova E; Wall A; Almkvist O; Nilsson A; Forsberg A; Långström B; Nordberg A
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All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024Svensson J; Bolin M; Thor D; Williams P; Brautaset R; Carlsson M; Sörensson P; Marlevi D; Spin-Neto R; Probst M; Hagman G; Morén AF; Kivipelto M; Plavén-Sigray P
- Conference publication: NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. 2022;108:S26Nag S; Arakawa R; Datta P; Moren A; Varrone A; Moein MM; Bolin M; Lin E; Genung N; Martarello L; Kaliszczak M; Halldin C
- Corrigendum: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2020;35(12):2363-2364Fazio P; Fitzer-Attas CJ; Mrzljak L; Bronzova J; Nag S; Warner JH; Landwehrmeyer B; Al-Tawil N; Halldin C; Forsberg A; Ware J; Dilda V; Wood A; Sampaio C; Varrone A
- Editorial comment: BRAIN. 2020;143(9):2634-2636Moren AF; Varrone A
- Meeting abstract: NEUROIMAGE. 2010;52:S142Cselenyi Z; Jonhagen ME; Forsberg A; Halldin C; Julin P; Schou M; Johnstroem P; Varnas K; Svensson S; Farde L
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2009;19:S125-S126Nordberg A; Forsberg A; Kadir A; Almkvist O; Engler H; Langstrom B
- Doctoral thesis: 2008Amyloid imaging in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment by positron emission tomographyForsberg A
- Corrigendum: MOLECULAR IMAGING AND BIOLOGY. 2006;8(4):252Engler H; Forsberg A; Blomquist G; Larsson E; Savitcheva I; Wal A; Nordberg A; Langstrom B
- Conference publication: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2006;27:S15Nordberg A; Forsberg A; Hengler H; Wall A; Blomquist G; Langström B
- Conference publication: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2006;27:S6-S7Engler H; Forsberg A; Blomquist G; Larsson E; Savitcheva I; Wall A; Langström B; Nordberg A
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2004;18(3):A6Nordberg A; Almkvist O; Ausén B; Forsberg A; Kadir A; Engier H; Blomqvist G; Wall A; Långström B
Employments
- Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2018-
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2008