Caroline Ran

Caroline Ran

Research Specialist | Docent
Visiting address: Solnavägen 9, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C4 Neurovetenskap, C4 Forskning Carmine Belin, 171 77 Stockholm

Selected publications

Articles

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Grants

  • The impact of headache disorders on living conditions, sickness absence and health in Sweden
    Pfizer and the Swedish Headache Society
    1 May 2024 - 30 April 2025
  • Characterizing the molecular mechanisms behind cluster headache with focus on genetics, sex differences and inflammation
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2027
  • Mapping of the mechanisms behind cluster headache with a focus on inflammation
    Swedish Brain Foundation
    1 July 2023 - 31 December 2025
  • Variations in sleep and circadian rhythm in Cluster headache
    Magnus Bergvalls Foundation
    11 October 2022 - 10 October 2023
  • In depth characterization of genetic markers behind primary headache disorders with a focus on cluster headache
    Swedish Brain Foundation
    1 July 2022 - 31 December 2024
  • Deciphering the mechanisms behind primary headache disorders with focus on genetics and circadian rhythm
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
  • Validering av läkemedelsrespons vid Hortons huvudvärk kopplat till genetik och dygnsrytm.
    Region Stockholm
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
  • Characterisation and validation of migraine candidate genes with focus on treatment response.
    Karolinska Institutet Foundations and Funds
    20 October 2020 - 19 October 2022
  • Genetic screening of Cluster headache in relation to treatment and circadian rhythm
    Swedish Brain Foundation
    1 July 2020 - 31 December 2022
  • Diving deep into migraine genetics: what do new genetic data say about the pathology?
    Märta Lundqvist Foundation
    3 June 2020 - 2 June 2021
  • Deviations in circadian rhythm in Cluster headache
    Magnus Bergvalls foundation
    7 October 2019 - 6 October 2020
  • Deviations in circadian rhythm in Cluster headache
    Karolinska Institutet Foundations and Founds
    25 October 2018 - 24 October 2020
  • Postdoctoral scholarship : CLUSTER-GENEBANK: Genetic characterization of cluster headache
    Swedish Brain Foundation
    1 July 2017 - 31 October 2019
  • Postdoctoral scholarship : Genetic studies and characterization of Horton's headache and migraine
    Lennanders Foundation
    1 November 2016 - 30 June 2017
  • KID-funding
    Karolinska Institutet Funds
    6 April 2009 - 5 April 2013

Employments

  • Research Specialist, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, On genes involved in common neurological disorders – focus on Parkinson’s disease, Department of neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
  • Research Preparatory Course, Basic Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Master's degree in Biomedicine, Biomedicine, Neuroscience track, Université Paris Descartes, 2008
  • Bachelor's degree in Biomedicine, Biomedicine, Université Paris Descartes, 2006

Visiting research fellowships

  • Brain Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-2019
  • Lennander's Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Karolinska Institutet, 2016-2017

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