BioMS Centre:
Country: Sweden
City: Gothenburg
Institution: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg & Department of Neurology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Website: https://www.gu.se/forskning/multipel-skleros
Research units – Sahlgrenska University Hospital/
PI/Co-PI: Lenka Nováková Nyrén
Team members (name, position and contact e-mail):
Lenka Novakova Nyren, MD, PhD, senior consultant neurologist lenka.novakova@neuro.gu.se
Jan Lycke, professor emeritus
Markus Axelsson, associate professor
Clas Malmeström, associate professor
Igal Rosenstein, MD, PhD, neurologist igal.rosenstein@neuro.gu.se
Sofia Sandgren, MD, PhD, neurologist sofia.sandgren@vgregion.se
Daniel Jons, MD, PhD, neurologist
Sarah Lindberg, MD, doctoral student
Magnus Johnsson, MD, doctoral student
The biomarker research interest of our group focuses mainly on biomarkers of chronic inflammation and neurodegeration in MS. We are primarily interested in soluble protein biomarkers from cerebrospinal fluid. We investigate prognostic biomarkers, but also diagnostic and treatment response biomarkers, but we are also identifying biomarkers for disease classification than could aid in personalized treatment.
Except for MS, we are also interested in prognostic biomarkers in NMOSD, MOGAD and autoimmune encephalitis. Our group is also involved in biomarker research in inflammatory neuropathies and other neurodegenerative diseases in CNS.