Photo: YouhanWenOur research investigates patterns of health and disease across populations and stages of life, with a focus on brain health. We aim to understand how biological, developmental, social, environmental, and life-course factors shape the risk, progression, treatment response, and long-term health consequences of different brain diseases.
Photo: Anna ShvetsOur research focuses on risk factors, natural history, treatment response, and patient outcomes in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but also Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and dementias.
Photo: SHVETS productionOur research focuses on risk factors (especially traumatic life events) for psychiatric disorders and the comorbidity between psychiatric disorders and different somatic diseases, including cancer, infections, and cardiometabolic diseases.
Photo: Anna ShvetsWe investigate the short- and long-term health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the mental health of the COVID-19 pandemic and Post-COVID condition (PCC).
We have established extensive national and international collaborations. Our national partners include the Karolinska University Hospital, Örebro University, and Uppsala University. Internationally, we collaborate with researchers across more than 10 countries, including:
