Prof. Patrik Brundin Van Andel Research Institute, USA and Lund University, Sweden

Dr. Brundin leads the Center for Neurodegenerative Science, at the Van Andel Research Institute and has a joint appointment at Lund University. His research team is focused on experimental models and novel therapies in PD. In 1988, he obtained his PhD at Lund University, Sweden on intracerebral transplantation in PD... read moreand was part of the team that reported evidence for survival and function of transplants in PD in 1990. In 1992, he obtained an MD at Lund University. He is one of the most cited scientists in neurodegenerative disease research and has received numerous awards for his work. He is the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, and is a consultant for several biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies.