News

  • DEEPEN-iRBD project kick-off meeting

    The DEEPEN-iRBD project, funded by @ERANET_PerMed, aims at defining a model for early risk stratification, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of patients with iRBD. We are a multidisciplinary consortium of researchers from Luxembourg, Italy, France, Denmark, Sweden and Croatia. The project kick-off meeting took place in Milan on the 27th of February, 2023, where we had the chance to discuss and envision the progress of the project. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter to be the first to receive our latest news and updates.

  • Celebrating Frederik’s PhD title

    We want to congratulate Frederik Ravnkilde Marlet for successfully attaining his PhD title on February 2023! After 3 years of dedication, perseverance, and tireless pursuit of knowledge, Frederik has emerged triumphant. He has now started his new journey as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the group and is involved in our Lewy body characterisation project.

  • Parkinsonforeningen grant 2022

    Céline Galvagnion received a DKK 113,000 grant from the Danish Parkinson’s disease foundation (Parkinsonforeningen) to continue our work on investigating the interplay between lipid changes and protein aggregation associated with decreases in glucocerebrosidase protein and activity levels in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells.

  • Article: Our skin cells could tell a tale of Parkinson’s without us even knowing

    We are thrilled to announce that our publication on “Sphingolipid changes in Parkinson L444P GBA mutation fibroblasts promote α-synuclein aggregation” was selected for an article feature at the KU website. We are happy to see our work receiving recognition and being shared with a wider audience. Read the article here  →

  • Innovation fund Denmark’s Industrial PhD Fellowship 2022

    Céline Galvagnion and her collaborators received a DKK 1,072,000 Industrial PhD grant from Innovation Fund Denmark for the project “LRRK2 modulation of lysosomal function and α-synuclein homeostasis – investigation of how LRRK2 mutations lead to Parkinson’s disease”. The project is coordinated by Tau Benned-Jensen at Lundbeck. We are pleased to welcome Josephine Fussing Tengberg in the group.

  • Molecular Basis of Proteinopathies ZOOMinar

    Celine’s talk on the influence of lipid composition on the kinetics of α-synuclein aggregation from the 2020-2022 ZOOMinar series on “Molecular Basis of Proteinopathies”

  • Parkinsonforeningen grant 2021

    Céline Galvagnion received a DKK 145,000 grant from the Danish Parkinson’s disease foundation (Parkinsonforeningen) to continue our work on investigating the interplay between lipid changes and protein aggregation associated with decreases in glucocerebrosidase protein and activity levels in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells

  • SH-SY5Y Holmes on the run

    We unleashed our inner Sherlock Holmes and embraced the thrill of the unknown but, failed to escape… We should probably just stick to science.

  • Novo-Nordisk Foundation Hallas-Møller Emerging Investigator grant 2020

    Céline Galvagnion received a DKK 9,978,812 Hallas-Møller Emerging Investigator grant from the Novo-Nordisk Foundation for the project “Brain lipid ageing and selective neuronal vulnerability in the context of Parkinson’s Disease”. This project aims at identifying disruptions in lipid metabolism associated with ageing and Parkinson’s Disease in neuronal cell models and post-mortem brain samples. More information can be found here.

  • Carlsberg Foundation Young Researcher Fellowship grant 2019

    Céline Galvagnion received a DKK 4,499,587 Young Researcher Fellowship from the Carlsberg Foundation for the project “Establishing the role of Glucocerebrosidase mutations and associated changes in lipid metabolism in the emergence of alpha-synuclein and Parkinson Disease pathology”. This project aims at identifying disruptions in lipid metabolism associated with GBA mutations in neuronal cells and post-mortem brain samples. More information can be found here.