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Marina Romero-Ramos

Study and Characterization of the neurodegenerative event in Parkinson’s Disease and the associated immune response.

CNS Disease Modelling Group & NEURODIN

Research Focus:

My lab works on understanding the progressive changes related to the neurodegenerative process of a-synucleinopathies, such as Parkinson’s Disease. We study early pathological changes induced by the mishandling of a-synuclein using in vivo modeling of the disease, behavioral tests, followed by anatomical analysis of brain pathology and the different cell populations relevant in disease using histological techniques. We also investigate the potential of novel neuroprotective strategies in different animal models of the disease.

During the last seven years our lab has investigated the immune response and the role of immune cells, both in brain but also in the periphery, in the disease progression. For this, besides the techniques mentioned, we also use cytometry to analyze immune cell populations. Our main focus is to further understand, the different cell populations as well as the proteins involved in the neuroinflammatory process of these diseases with an ultimate focus on describing novel targets for therapy and define disease biomarkers.

Available projects

We have available projects for Master and PhD students. Please contact Marina Romero-Ramos directly for more information, if interested.


News


DANDRITE has updated its Association Programme, including appointing 11 new affiliates

- People news

DANDRITE has appointed 11 new affiliated researchers, all of whom will be part of a new and updated Association Programme. Eight groups are returning…

Novo Nordisk Foundation Grant sparks life into new innovative neuroscientific collaborations

- Grants and awards

Three established researchers from DANDRITE receive each around 5 million DKK from the Novo Nordisk Exploratory Interdisciplinary Synergy Program. In…

New publication in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity by Romero-Ramos' Lab

- Research

The article is entitled "Changes in CD163+, CD11b+, and CCR2+ peripheral monocytes relate to Parkinson’s disease and cognition".

New funding for Marina Romero-Ramos

- MarinaRomero-Ramos

Associate Prof. Marina Romero-Ramos, Affiliated Researcher at DANDRITE, has received a new grant from DFF (Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond) for her…

Marina Romero-Ramos' lab has been awarded 600.000 DKK by The Novo Nordisk Foundation

- Awards

Dr. Romero-Ramos' lab has been awarded 600.000 DKK by The Novo Nordisk Foundation under the Bioscience and Basic Biomedicine call from Autumn 2017.…