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Petersén and Gabery give talks about research at the National Huntington Meeting October 13, 2021. It is a digital meeting where you can see the talks at the home page of the Swedish patient organisation RHS: https://huntington.se/13-oktober-valkomna-pa-nationellt-mote-kring-huntingtons-sjukdom/ (Opens a new window)
Petersén gives talks about research and clinical care for Huntington disease to young adults in HD families at a conference in Gothenburg October 21-24, 2021. See homepage of the patient organization Swedish Huntington Association (Riksförbundet för Huntingtons sjukdom) for more information: Link to Swedish Huntington Association's webpage (opens in a new window)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-talks-conference-young-people-hd - 2025-12-17
On 11-12 November 2021 the SWEMODIS annual meeting on Parkinson’s disease and other Movement Disorders took place in Stockholm, where Åsa Petersén gave a talk on Huntington's disease. SWEMODIS webpage (opens in a new window)
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gave-talk-annual-swemodis-meeting - 2025-12-17
Huntington disease is the topic of today’s episode of the radio program Kropp & Själ, Body & Mind, on the Swedish public service radio. The dilemma of genetic testing is one of the aspects of the disease discussed in the program, where Åsa Petersén is a guest. You can access today’s episode on Sveriges Radio’s website: https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/huntingtons-sjukdom-den-felande-genen (in Swed
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/about-huntington-disease-swedish-radio - 2025-12-17
Petersén (PI) and Gabery (co-PI) received a research grant of 1.2 MSEK from the Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden) for a project on novel mechanisms of disease and a potential future therapy for HD. Link to the Swedish Brain Foundation's webpage
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/research-grant-swedish-brain-foundation - 2025-12-17
Petersén (PI) received a research grant of 6 MSEK from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) for 2023-2026 for a project on novel cellular and molecular mechanisms in the limbic system for psychiatric symptoms in Huntington disease.
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/research-grant-swedish-research-council - 2025-12-17
Åsa Petersén has been elected member of the executive committee for the European Huntington Disease Network (EHDN). The EHDN is a nonprofit research network committed to advancing research, facilitating the conduct of clinical trials, and improving clinical care in HD. Through the EHDN a platform has been created such that basic scientists, clinicians, patients and families can collaborate on acad
Pint* of Science är en årlig internationell vetenskapsfestival som äger rum varje maj över hela världen. Målet är att ta forskare närma samhället för att berätta om de senaste händelserna i vetenskapens värld. Med att delta i evenemang kommer du att kunna träffa och diskutera med de män och kvinnor som formar morgondagens vetenskap. Sofie Ceberg representerar Lunds Universitet Här hittar du festiv
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/pint-science - 2025-12-17
FLASH-bestrålning är en form av strålbehandling där behandlingen levereras med ultrahög dosrat, över 100 Gy/s. Vid en behandling ges en hög dos på ca 30 Gy. Studier har visat att denna typ av behandling kan ha en skonande effekt på normalvävnad, samtidigt som tumörkontrollen bibehålls. Det är dock viktigt att veta att strålningen levereras till precis rätt volym. På LU och SUS pågår just nu forskn
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/how-does-c-rad-catalyst-hd-enable-research-flash-radiotherapy - 2025-12-17
Swedish Radiation Research Association for Young Scientists (SWE-RAYS) håller en workshop 23-25 augusti i Stockholm. SWE-RAYS riktar sig till unga forskare inom strålningsrelaterade fält. Sista dagen för anmälan är 15:e juni. Läs här för mer info!
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/swe-rays-2022 - 2025-12-17
Lena Jönsson har tilldelats Vårdvetenskapliga Studentföreningens medlemmars Pedagogiska Pris 2022 med följande motivering: "Lena är en lärare för studenter på röntgensjuksköterskeprogrammet och undervisar i strålningsfysik. Studenter benämner henne som den bästa föreläsare de har haft, är pedagogisk, bryr sig och finns alltid tillgänglig för studenterna. Hon uppmuntrar och är alltid öppen för fråg
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/pedagogiskt-pris-till-lena-jonsson - 2025-12-17
Se den nya filmen om sjukhusfysikerutbildningen!
https://www.msf.lu.se/artikel/ny-film-om-sjukhusfysikerutbildningen - 2025-12-17
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has in cooperation with Åsa Petersén produced a short film about Huntington's disease and Petersén's research on HD. Petersén was awarded Wallenberg Clinical Scholar in 2020. Link to the movie "Huntington's disease - the hunt for treatment" on YouTube
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/film-about-hd-asa-petersen - 2025-12-17
Curious about HD research and wish to learn more? The European Huntington Association/Moving Forward Team is inviting you to a webinar in Norwegian on 22 November. Astri Arnesen, the President of the European Huntington Association, will speak about international HD research, Lasse Pihlstrøm, a Norwegian HD neurologist and researcher, will address HD studies and trials in Norway, and Åsa Petersén,
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/hd-webinar-22-november-2023 - 2025-12-17
The European Huntington Association/Moving Forward Team’s webinar in now available on our site! You find it under Talks & Movies:Talks & Movies
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/watch-webinar - 2025-12-17
The National meeting for HD is a yearly event arranged by the patients’ organization RHS. This year, 2023, it took place in Gothenburg on 30 November. All talks at the meeting are available on RHS website; only in Swedish.You find Åsa Petersén’s research update about 13 minutes into the film. To access the video, go to RHS website:RHS website
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gives-research-update-national-meeting-hd-sweden - 2025-12-17
Every spring, Huntington Disease Center in Lund traditionally hosts an information night on Huntington disease. This year is no exception! The program is set for the evening:Staff from the clinical team and representatives from the patients’ organization, RHS, as well as HD researchers, will give talks about different aspects of the the disease and the current research. And, as always, there will
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/welcome-info-night-hd-22-april-2024 - 2025-12-17
Sofia Bergh, PhD student in TNU, gave two presentations on Huntington disease on 11 and 12 March 2024 during the NMT Days.This is an annual event, arranged by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. A week of talks and demonstrations on a variety of topics show today’s research, and students in upper secondary school and their teachers are
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/bergh-presented-nmt-days - 2025-12-17
Åsa Petersén gave a talk about Huntington disease and her research for the patients' organization, RHS, in Stockholm on 12 March 2024, where she was invited.
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/petersen-gave-hd-talk-stockholm - 2025-12-17
Sofia Bergh's talk from the NMT days is now available online. See more on the Talks & Movies page.
https://www.huntington-research.lu.se/article/see-sofia-berghs-talk-hd - 2025-12-17
