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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Rana Soylu is the third PhD student from TNU who will defend her thesis and on January 11 it was traditionally nailed. The thesis is entitled “Hypothalamic and Metabolic Dysfunction in Genetic Models of Huntington’s disease" and will be defended on January 28 2016 at 09.00 in Belfrage lecture hall, BMC D15. It consist

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/third-phd-thesis-tnu-nailed - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On January 25 2016 Åsa Petersen gave an invited talk on “Hypothalamic pathology in HD” at the Department for Neurology at Ulm University in Germany. Here with one of the hosts; Dr Patrick Weydt.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/talk-ulm-university - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Rana Soylu Kucharz successfully defended her PhD thesis at Lund University on Thursday January 28! Congratulations Dr Rana Soylu Kucharz!

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/congratulations-dr-rana-soylu-kucharz - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the magazine Reflex (1/2016), issued by Neuroförbundet, an article on the TNU research on Huntington's disease is highlighted. Three PhD theses have been published during 2014-2016 in the TNU group; all focusing on different aspect of the disease. Read the article here (in Swedish): artikel_i_reflex_1_2016.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnus-research-highlighted-reflex - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petersén is invited to give a talk entitled "Huntington disease - in the crossroads of neurology and psychiatry" at the Swedish Psychiatry Congress in Stockholm, March 16-18 2016.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talk-about-huntington-disease-swedish-psychiatry-congress - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Friday April 15 2016 Åsa Petersén hosted a national HD meeting in Lund for health care personnel. 50 participants from different parts of Sweden attended the meeting. program_nationellt_hd-mote_lund_15_april_2016.pdf

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-hosts-national-hd-meeting - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Åsa Petersén was appointed Professor in Neuroscience at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University on March 16 2016.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-now-appointed-professor-lund-university - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Former TNU PhD student Sanaz Gabery was awarded Best Neurobiology section PhD thesis 2015 for her thesis New perspectives on pathology in Huntington's disease - characterization of hypothalamic changes.Congratulations, Sanaz!

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/gabery-awarded-best-neurobiology-section-phd-thesis-2015 - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Rachel Cheong is awarded Svenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forsknings (SSMF) stipend for post doctoral studies. The stipend of 600 000 SEK during two years allows Rachel to conduct research aiming to understand the neuropsychiatric aspects of HD. A greater understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of HD will c

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/cheong-receives-ssmf-post-doc-stipend - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petersen and Cheong were awarded a 500 000 SEK grant for a project on the oxytocin system as a therapeutic target for HD!Brain Foundation's webpage (in Swedish)

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/swedish-brain-foundation-grant-petersen-and-cheong - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Drs Baldo, Cheong and Soylu-Kucharz present their recent research findings at the 10th FENS Forum of Neuroscience in Copenhagen, July 2-6 2016.More about FENS:FENS website

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/tnu-members-present-research-fens-copenhagen - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dr Cheong presents her recent work at the HDF (Hereditary Disease Foundation) “The Milton Wexler Celebration of Life” symposium in Boston, August 3-6 2016.

https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/dr-cheong-presents-her-research-hdf-meeting-boston - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Dan Metcalfe has written a perspective piece in Science about a recently published paper. Dr Dan Metcalfe at the department has written a perspective piece in Science about a featured paper. The paper itself looked at the effect of 26 years of continual experimental warming on soil microbial populations and carbon cyc

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/much-greater-portion-global-soil-carbon-store-could-potentially-be-vulnerable-decomposition-and - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A large "curtain" is being installed in order to reduce water input to parts of the forest. NBC News recently covered the ongoing activities associated with a VR-Uforsk funded project coordinated by Dr Dan Metcalfe. The project is installing a 30 metres high, 40 metres wide curtain in the middle of pristine cloud fore

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/dan-metcalfe-coordinating-project-cloud-forest-peru - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Lindroth featured in several media outlets. Anders Lindroth, professor emeritus at the department, was interviewed in several media outlets about new research showing that earlier springs increase the forests’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Among other things, Lindroth explains that sprin

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/earlier-spring-increases-forests-carbon-uptake - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The COP23 climate change summit in Bonn will host a session during which Margareta Johansson will present the impacts of thawing permafrost. Warming at almost twice the global average rate, the Arctic is a key region for understanding wider climate change impacts. Mitigation and adaptation strategies in the Arctic are

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/margareta-johansson-will-give-talk-cop23 - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Petter Pilesjö, Andras Persson, Ali Mansourian, and Micael Runnström have, together with researchers at the Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) in Mozambique, received a grant to develop educational programmes at EMU as well as training for PhD students in Sweden. Petter Pilesjö (professor), Andreas Persson (senior lect

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/researchers-granted-sek-18-million-collaboration-project - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The carbon and nitrogen losses attributable to forest fires are much larger than was previously thought. This has now been shown by an extensive study that has compiled fire experiments from around the world. It is not just vegetation that is lost in forest fires. When a forest burns, there is also an impact on the so

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/forest-fires-cause-unexpectedly-large-nutrient-losses - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two new research projects will shortly begin at Lund University in Sweden to investigate how particle emissions from spruce forests affect the climate. The trees’ emissions of reactive hydrocarbons are thought to have a cooling effect on the climate. Almost 70 per cent of land in Sweden is covered with forest, mainly

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/researchers-set-study-particle-emissions-coniferous-trees - 2026-05-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is, together with Stockholm University, offering graduate school for upper secondary school teachers, focusing on climate and the environment. The initiative will benefit not only the teachers, but also their students. Upper secondary school teachers who want to increase their research skills will soon

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/upper-secondary-school-teachers-offered-research-training - 2026-05-25