Buse Esra Mercan
Phd Student
E-mail: buse.mercan@ki.se
Visiting address: Blickagången 16, 14152 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Klinisk geriatrik Darreh-Shori, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
I am a doctoral student at the Infla-Synap Lab under the supervision of Amit Kumar, PhD. In addition to my doctoral research, I am the Facility Manager of the Neo Isotope Core Facility. I am a pharmacist by training and hold a Master’s degree in Pharmacology. My research focuses on synaptic loss and neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s disease and 4R tauopathies.
Grants
- Eva och Oscar Ahréns Stiftelse – Travel Grant, SEK 10, 000
- Gun och Bertil Stohnes Stiftelse – Grant, SEK 30, 000
Articles
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2025;21(2):e14409Scarpa M; Vallera E; Auselle-Bosch S; Rocha FM; Mercan BE; Roy A; Nordberg A; Kumar A
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 2):e090648Scarpa M; Vallera E; Ausellé‐Bosch S; Rocha FM; Mercan BE; Nordberg AK; Kumar A
All other publications
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2026Roy A; Mercan B; Bogdanovic N; Kumar A