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Experimental Neuroinflammation Laboratory

INVESTIGATING INFLAMMATION IN THE BRAIN

Neuroinflammation refers to the inflammatory response within the brain. Our main research focus is to investigate the role of neuroinflammation in the diseased and healthy brain.

Microglia are the major immune cells in the brain. Therefore, the majority of our projects aim to explore the function of these cells and to determine how they contribute to health and disease. In addition, we investigate how lifestyle-related factors, such as physical inactivity and stress, affect neuroinflammation and contribute to brain pathology.

Our research ranges from utilizing experimental models, such as in vitro microglia and in vivo mouse models, to conducting epidemiological investigations on the Swedish population. We combine traditional immunohistochemistry, ELISA, western blot, and animal behavioral tests with novel methods such as transcriptomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, and infrared spectroscopy.

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Megg Garcia Ryde's doctoral thesis is nailed to the boards of Neuroinflammation and Experimental Dementia Research. From left: supervisor Tomas Deierborg, PhD student Megg Garcia Ryde and supervisor Gunnar Gouras. Photo.

29 Nov 2023 | News

Nailed it: why do the Swedes nail their thesis?

Nailing one's doctoral thesis by simply nailing it up for viewing is an old tradition that possibly dates back to Martin Luther. The tradition has lost its former glory but is stil...

Megg Garcia with her thesis. Photo

5 Oct 2023 | News

Neuroimmune crosstalk in early Alzheimer’s disease – PhD interview with Megg Garcia-Ryde

Megg Garcia-Ryde’s thesis sheds light on the early pathological processes in Alzheimer’s disease and the interplay between neurons and microglia as the disease evolves. October 10,...

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8 Sep 2023 | News

CoPARLU –Centre of Physical Activity Research at Lund University

Collaboration is the most efficient way of moving science forward. That is why our research group initiated a network inviting all researchers interested in physical activity inves...

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27 Jun 2023 | News

Why research replication fails

Communication is key in research. Recently, our lab had a team-building day at the beach. And a simple Lego game can tell very much about the reasons behind the reproducibility cri...

Tomas Roos and his thesis cover. Collage.

30 May 2023 | News

Does Alzheimer’s disease start inside neurons? – Interview with Tomas Roos, recently recruited to our lab

The aggregation of the protein Amyloid-beta (Abeta) into plaques outside the nerve cells has been recognized in patients with Alzheimer’s disease since 1905. But eliminating the pl...