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Johan Ericson is a Professor at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, leading the 'Stem cells and neural development – Johan Ericson's Group'. His research focuses on stem cell biology, neural development, and the molecular mechanisms governing neuronal cell fate. Ericson holds a Docent title from Karolinska Institutet (2000) and has been a Professor since 2006.
**Research Interests**: He investigates stem cells, neural development, and transcriptional regulation in dopamine neurons and neural progenitors. Key areas include Hedgehog signaling, temporal patterning of neural stem cells, and the molecular pathways driving cell-type specification in the brain and spinal cord.
**Grants & Funding**: Recent support includes an SEK 8 million grant from the Erling-Persson Foundation for advanced Parkinson’s therapy development and funding through the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation’s Proof-of-Concept Program. His work integrates experimental models with computational approaches, such as the EviNet platform for network enrichment analysis.
**Labs & Teams**: His group collaborates on projects like dopamine neuron derivation from pluripotent stem cells and the molecular basis of neural diversity. Their research contributes to therapies for neurodegenerative diseases and regenerative medicine.
