• Kickoff for JPND project in Istanbul

    Together with researchers from Germany, Canada, Turkey and the Czech Republic, Åsa Petersén was awarded the JPND grant for the project Delineating the role of HTT Cis-Variants in the pathogenesis of Huntington disease. In Sweden the grant is funded by Vetenskapsrådet, the Swedish Research Council, and Petersén was awarded SEK 2 500 000. To initiate the

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  • Team TNU to EHDN & Enroll-HD 2024 in Strasbourg

    In September, the TNU research group and staff from the clinical HD team will participate in the conference on Huntington disease, EHDN & Enroll-HD 2024, in Strasbourg. The poster session will present the latest scientific findings in the HD field. Åsa Petersén is responsible for the entire program and she is also a member of

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  • Webinar “Research Updates for the Nordic Countries”

    For the second time, the European Huntington Association/Moving Forward initiative for the Nordic countries will be hosting a webinar on research updates. The Webinar will be held on 11th June, from 18:00 CET to 19:15 CET. You need to register beforehand to be able to join. Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdeyupz4oH9KRCnkguo_KMuS0Y6… Åsa Petersén will be talking about

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  • See Sofia Bergh’s talk on HD!

    In March 2024 Sofia Bergh, PhD student in TNU, gave two presentations on Huntington disease during the NMT Days. The NMT Days is an annual event, arranged by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. A week of talks and demonstrations on a variety of topics

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  • Petersén gave HD talk in Stockholm

    Åsa Petersén gave a talk about Huntington disease and her research for the patients’ organization, RHS, in Stockholm on 12 March 2024, where she was invited.

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  • Sofia Bergh presented at the NMT Days

    Sofia Bergh, PhD student in TNU, gave two presentations on Huntington disease on 11 and 12 March 2024 during the NMT Days. This is an annual event, arranged by the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. A week of talks and demonstrations on a variety of

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  • Petersen and Widner give talks at the National meeting for HD in Sweden!

    At the National meeting for HD in Sweden, on 30 November 2023, Petersen and Widner gave talks about research and treatment guidelines. Read more and see the film from the meeting    

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  • Watch the webinar!

    Now you can watch the European Huntington Association/Moving Forward Team’s webinar here on our site! You find it under Talks & Movies: Talks & Movies

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  • Welcome to the National meeting on HD 30 November 2023

    The patients’ organization Riksförbundet Huntingtons sjukdom invites you to the National meeting in Gothenburg on 30 November 2023. The program offers update about the latest HD research, information about medical guidelines and much more. In Swedish only. Sign up latest on 21 November 2023 by sending an email to: info@huntington.se Link to the program Nationellt

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  • Welcome to HD webinar on 22 November 2023

    Curious about HD research and wish to learn more? The European Huntington Association/Moving Forward Team is inviting you to a webinar in Norwegian on 22 November. Astri Arnesen, the President of the European Huntington Association, will speak about international HD research, Lasse Pihlstrøm, a Norwegian HD neurologist and researcher, will address HD studies and trials

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