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Johan Jakobsson is a Professor and Research Team Manager at Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, leading the Molecular Neurogenetics team. He is a Principal Investigator for multiple national initiatives including StemTherapy, MultiPark (Parkinson’s Disease Research), and LUCC (Lund University Cancer Centre), with affiliations to Infect@LU and extensive grant funding.
- Roles: Professor, Research Team Manager, Principal Investigator (StemTherapy, MultiPark, LUCC), Affiliated Researcher (Infect@LU)
- Research Focus: Transposable elements in human brain evolution, neurodegenerative diseases, brain tumors, aging. Expertise in stem cell cultures, viral vectors, gene editing, and bioinformatics.
- Grants: Funded by Hjärnfonden, Swedish Research Council, Cancerfonden, and collaborative grants for projects on epigenetics in glioblastoma and X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism.
Publications highlight work on transposable elements, neurodegeneration, and cancer. Recent articles focus on TNF inhibitors in Parkinson’s models, macrophage lipid droplets in glioblastoma, and epigenetic regulation of transposons. Collaborations span neuroscience, oncology, and bioinformatics.
- Scientific Awards: Recipient of the Neurofortis Young Investigator Award (2010)
He contributes to academic infrastructure via the Adeno-associated Vector (AAV) Platform and participates in multidisciplinary networks like MultiPark and StemTherapy.
