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Åsa Petersén will give several talks at the conference, including one on emotions and behavior in HD, and she will also chair a session on clinical trials.The conference is arranged by the patients' organization, the European Huntington Association, and is open to all.Find out more about the conference on EHA:s webpage (opens in a new window).
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-eha-conference-2025-bucharest - 2026-05-05
The National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden has published updated information on Huntington disease on its’ webpage. These recent revisions of the text have been made by Professor Åsa Petersén, Lund University.Link to the National Board of Health and Welfare’s webpage – in Swedish only (opens in a new window).
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/updated-information-hd-national-board-health-and-welfares-webpage - 2026-05-05
Professor Petersén comments on the recent positive topline results from a clinical trial with gene therapy in Huntington disease presented in a press release from uniQure. Last week, positive topline results from a clinical trial with gene therapy in Huntington disease were presented in a press release from uniQure. The news hit the headlines and spread fast through the HD community. Read Professo
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/perspective-recent-positive-topline-results-gene-therapy-trial - 2026-05-05
The Swedish channel TV4 published the news on the HD clinical trials that were positively described in media in late September. Professor Åsa Petersén was interviewed about the findings by TV4 and she emphasizes the need for cautiousness when interpreting the results, as they are not yet published in a scientific magazine or reviewed by researchers not involved in the study. Link to the article on
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tv4-news-piece-hd-gene-therapy-trial - 2026-05-05
Petersén is invited to give a talk at the 2025 Family Gathering for the Scottish Huntington's Association with around 170 attendees on November 8, 2025 in Glasgow.Link to the programme at the association’s webpage (opens in a new window)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-scottish-huntingtons-association-meeting - 2026-05-05
The Swedish patients' organisation, RHS, held their yearly meeting in October 2025 and Professor Åsa Petersén was invited speaker. Petersén's talk addressed early symptoms in HD connected to research. The meeting was recorded and the films are now available on RHS' website.Link to the content at RHS' website - in Swedish only (opens in a new window)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersens-talk-rhs-meeting-2025 - 2026-05-05
Jennifer Oraha, PhD student in Åsa Peterséns's research group, has her first publication out. The article is based on her study of the effects of overexpression of TDP-43 or mHTT in AgRP-expressing neurons on metabolic, behavioral and neuropathological features in mice.FTD/ALS and HD share early traits when it comes to altered metabolism and psychiatric symtoms, and it has been suggested that thes
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/congratulations-jennifer-her-first-publication-phd-student - 2026-05-05
Åsa Petersén has been interviewed by the website “Vetenskap & Hälsa” (Science & Health) about Huntington’s disease and the ongoing research to find a future treatment. Recent research has come up with some interesting findings, which are crucial for the development of efficient treatments.Link to the pod on the Vetenskap & Hälsa website – in Swedish only (opens in a new window)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/pod-huntingtons-disease-asa-petersen - 2026-05-05
For the first time ever, the four Swedish patients’ organizations for Alzheimer’s, Huntington, Parkinson’s and ALS are arranging a joint conference on neurodegenerative diseases. Åsa Petersén, Professor and Senior Consultant in Psychiatry, and Håkan Widner, Professor and Senior Consultant in Neurology, both active at the Huntington Disease Centre in Lund, will be taking part in a panel discussion
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/mds-huntington-centre-lund-take-part-swedish-conference - 2026-05-05
After nearly four years' of PhD studies it is time for Sofia Bergh to defend her thesis in early May. Date and time: 6 May 2026 at 13.00Venue: The Belfrage Lecture Hall, BMC D15, Klinikgatan 32, LundAll welcome!
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/sofia-bergh-phd-thesis-defence-6-may-2026 - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Tuesday November 27 the first Nordic Huntington Disease Research Meeting took place at the Biomedical Center in Lund. 50 participants from Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway took part of interesting data blitz presentations about clinical research, mechanisms of disease and future therapies. The pauses during the
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/nordic-huntington-disease-research-meeting - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Huntington Center in Lund is hosting an information meeting on Huntington's disease on November 19 at the Biomedical Center in Lund. Åsa Petersén will give a talk on the latest research in HD and Håkan Widner, professor and senior consultant in neurology, will be talking about symptoms and treatment. The Huntington te
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/information-evening-huntingtons-disease - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petersén gives research talk for young people in HD families on November 10 2018 in Stockholm at a 2-day conference organised by the Swedish Huntington Association “Riksförbundet för Huntingtons sjukdom". Read more about this event on Riksförbundet för Huntingtons sjukdom's webpage (in Swedish)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-research-talk-young-people-hd-families-stockholm - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Petersén has been awarded a four-year project grant from the Swedish Research Council (VR), starting from 2019. The grant is awarded for the project entitled Effects of hypothalamic circuitries in Huntington disease. The total granted sum is 4.8 million for 2019-2022.
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-granted-funds-swedish-research-council - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Yesterday it was announced that Professor Åsa Petersén will receive the Fernström award at Lund University for younger, successful researchers. The prize is awarded six researches at different Medical Faculties in Sweden, where each and one receives the sum of SEK 100 000. The Lund award ceremony will take place on No
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/professor-petersen-fernstrom-awardee - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Congratulations to Dr. Rana Soylu-Kucharz who is awarded a 2 year postdoctoral stipend from the Swedish Brain Foundation! Dr. Rana Soylu-Kucharz is awarded a 2 year postdoctoral stipend from the Swedish Brain Foundation to study the role of hypothalamic dysfunction for striatal pathology in HD! Congratulations Rana!
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/dr-soylu-kucharz-awarded-postdoctoral-stipend - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Today the new Huntington Center headed by Åsa Petersén was inaugurated by the dean of the Medical Faculty at Lund University and the Head of Research at Region Skåne.
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/huntington-center-now-inaugurated - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. TNU är värd för ett råd- och stödgruppsmöte för Riksförbundet för Huntingtons sjukdom i Skåne torsdagen den 1:e juni kl 18.00 - 20.00.Program:18.00-18.10 Välkomna och introduktion av Susanne Zell, RHS18.10-18.40 Föredrag om den senaste forskningen av Åsa Petersén, Lunds Universitet18.40-19.10 Rundtur på forskningslabo
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On July 31st 2008, Åsa Petersén was interviewed on Swedish National Radio, Sveriges Radio P1.
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/radio-interview-asa-petersen - 2026-05-05
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Gåva ger hopp om att stoppa grym sjukdom (in Swedish only)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/sydvenskan-article-about-huntingtons-disease - 2026-05-05
