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Per Svenningsson is a Professor of Neurodegenerative Disorders at King's College London, based in the Department of Basic & Clinical Neuroscience within the School of Neuroscience. He leads a laboratory at the Karolinska Institute and is a member of the Nobel Assembly awarding the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His research focuses on the molecular and cellular basis of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, emphasizing biomarker discovery, patient stratification, and neuropharmacology to address motor and non-motor symptoms like dementia.
- Key Collaborators: Prof. Dag Aarsland, Prof. Ray Chaudhuri, Dr. Diana Cash
Recent work includes studies on clozapine's effects on sensorimotor gating, astrocyte alterations in parkinsonism models, and dementia risk in Parkinson's disease through meta-analyses. He has contributed to over 24 publications and secured grants from organizations like the Alzheimer's Society and Van Geest Neurosciences Foundation.
- Active Project: Investigating synapse loss mechanisms across neurodegenerative diseases (2025–2029)
