The IMPAD project aimed to identify immune-related biomarkers in the blood of people with Parkinson's disease. The IMPAD team hopes that blood biomarkers can enable clinicians to easily diagnose, stratify and follow patients based on their presence. The IMPAD project also aimed to identify novel targets for immunomodulation that can be used for treating the disease.
During the project (2021-2023), the IMPAD investigated blood samples from both healthy controls and well-characterized people with Parkinson’s disease to identify changes in the immune system in different subtypes of the disease and at different disease stages. The team used both cellular and protien analyses to determine the condition of the neurons during disease and identify blood biomarkers.
On this page you can can watch a video recorded at the beginning of the IMPAD project. You can also read an article on the output of the project and you can find lists of project participants.
THE IMPAD TEAM
Academic team members
- Marina Romero-Ramos, Professor, Aarhus University
- Jørgen Kjems, Professor, Aarhus University
- Per Borghammer, Professor, Aarhus University Hospital
- Ankita Singh
- Sara A. Ferreira
Industrial team members
- Karina Fog, H. Lundbeck
- Kaspar Russ, H. Lundbeck
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