Marina Bluma
Alzheimer’s disease, Plasma Biomarkers, Multimodal neuroimaging.
About me
I am a clinical neuroscientist specializing in neuroimaging, aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Currently, I am a postdoctoral researcher at Nordberg Translational Molecular Imaging Lab, where I perform research on amyloid PET and plasma biomarkers in AD. I'm particularly interested in understanding clinical value of novel plasma biomarkers in relation to the established biomarkers of AD, considering the disease complexity.
CV:
Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy
PHD IN CLINICAL/EXPERIMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY (Jul. 2017 ‑ May 2021)
* Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Fellowship.
* Thesis: Translational EEG and structural MRI biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in patients and mouse models.
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
M.SC. IN INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSCIENCE (Oct. 2012 ‑ Jul.2015)
* Thesis: The neural correlates of monetary gambling in ASD ‑ an fMRI study
Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
DIPL. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (Sep. 2006 ‑ Jun.2011)
* Thesis: Abnormal visual strategies for perception of social static scenes in patients with schizophrenia.
Research
Plasma Biomarkers, Multimodal neuroimaging, Alzheimer’s disease.
Teaching
@ JL University Giessen (Germany) in Aug. 2014 ‑ Exp. Apr. 2016.
course “Neuroimaging in Autism Spectrum Disorder”.
Articles
- Article: ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2025;17(1):254Johansson C; Rodriguez-Vieitez E; Bluma M; Nennesmo I; Thonberg H; Ullgren A; Jelic V; Zetterberg H; Blennow K; Nordberg A; Graff C
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2025;21(Suppl 2):e106593Bluma M; Chiotis K; Bucci M; Savitcheva I; Pola I; Traichel W; Tan K; Di Molfetta G; Matton A; Kivipelto M; Benedet AL; Ashton N; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Nordberg AK
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2025;21(Suppl 2):e104812Ioannou K; Perrin RJ; Abdullaieva K; Bluma M; Poulakis K; Leuzy A; Religa D; Rodriguez‐Vieitez E; Chiotis K
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2025;21(Suppl 2):e107092Bucci M; Bluma M; Zapater‐Fajari M; Savitcheva I; Chiotis K; Bogdanovic N; Di Molfetta G; Pola I; Tan K; Traichel W; Benedet A; Ashton N; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Nordberg AK
- Article: ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA. 2025;150(1):57Ioannou K; Perrin RJ; Abdullaieva K; Bluma M; Leuzy A; Poulakis K; Religa D; Rodriguez-Vieitez E; Chiotis K
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY. 2025;169(8):e70182Bucci M; Almkvist O; Bluma M; Ashton NJ; Savitcheva I; Chiotis K; Di Molfetta G; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Nordberg A
- Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2025;112:105504Bluma M; Chiotis K; Bucci M; Savitcheva I; Matton A; Kivipelto M; Jeromin A; De Santis G; Di Molfetta G; Ashton NJ; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Nordberg A
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 2):e090702Bluma M; Chiotis K; Bucci M; Savitcheva I; Matton A; Kivipelto M; Jeromin A; De Santis G; Di Molfetta G; Ashton NJ; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Nordberg AK
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 2):e092323Bucci M; Almkvist O; Bluma M; Savitcheva I; Zapater‐Fajari M; Chiotis K; Matton A; Kivipelto M; Jeromin A; Di Molfetta G; Ashton NJ; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Nordberg AK
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 2):e091213Ioannou K; Abdullaieva K; Bluma M; Religa D; Rodriguez‐Vieitez E; Chiotis K; Initiative ADN
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S17)Nordberg AK; Chiotis K; Fontana IC; Malarte M; Gillberg P; Bucci M; Bluma M; Kumar A
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S14)Bluma M; Bucci M; Ashton NJ; Savitcheva I; Chiotis K; Matton A; Di Molfetta G; Grötschel L; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Nordberg AK
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(11):4896-4907Oeckl P; Bluma M; Bucci M; Halbgebauer S; Chiotis K; Sandebring-Matton A; Ashton NJ; Di Molfetta G; Grotschel L; Kivipelto M; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Savitcheva I; Nordberg A; Otto M
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2023;13(1):268Bucci M; Bluma M; Savitcheva I; Ashton NJJ; Chiotis K; Matton A; Kivipelto M; Di Molfetta G; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Nordberg A
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S2)Bluma M; Oeckl P; Bucci M; Halbgebauer S; Chiotis K; Sandebring‐Matton A; Kivipelto M; Savitcheva I; Otto M; Nordberg AK
- Journal article: BRAIN SCIENCES. 2021;11(8):1026Al-Nuaimi AH; Bluma M; Al-Juboori SS; Eke CS; Jammeh E; Sun L; Ifeachor E
- Journal article: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2017;320:75-84Schwenck C; Ciararamidaro A; Selivanova M; Tournay J; Freitag CM; Siniatchkin M
All other publications
- Review: CELLS. 2023;12(11):1469Fontana IC; Scarpa M; Malarte M-L; Rocha FM; Auselle-Bosch S; Bluma M; Bucci M; Chiotis K; Kumar A; Nordberg A
- Conference publication: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS. 1999;1(18):4307-4313Bluma M; Deiters UK
Grants
- Tracking Alzheimer's disease heterogeneity with the amyloid clockMagnus Bergvalls Stiftelse15 January 2026 - 31 December 2026
Employments
- Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2029
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2025
Degrees and Education
- PhD, CLINICAL/EXPERIMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY, Translational EEG and structural MRI biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in patients and mouse models., Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, 2021
- Master of Science, The neural correlates of monetary gambling in ASD ‑ an fMRI study, Goethe University, 2021