Aleksandra Filippova

Postdoctoral Researcher

aleksandra.filippova@ki.se

Alessandra Rigamonti

Postdoctoral researcher

alessandra.rigamonti@ki.se

Anqi Xiong

Postdoctoral researcher

anqi.xiong@ki.se

Anqi obtained her PhD in Neuro-oncology at the Uppsala University in Sweden. Her interests include cellular reprogramming as a therapeutic approach for Parkinson’s disease.

Carmen Salto

Senior Researcher

Carmen.Salto@ki.se

Carmen Abaurre

Doctoral student

carmen.abaurre@ki.se

Chiara Tremolanti

Postdoctoral Researcher

chiara.tremolanti@ki.se

Chiara did her PhD in Neurobiology between the University of Pisa (Italy, where she is from), and the University of Strasbourg (France). She joined Ernest Lab in 2022 as a Postdoc. Her research investigates the role of sulfatases enzymes in the development of midbrain dopaminergic neurons, with the final goal of improving cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's Disease. In her free time, she likes to cook, do sports, and travel.

Emilia Síf Ásgrimsdottir

Doctoral student

emilia.sif.asgrimsdottir@ki.se

Emilia did her masters study at Aarhus University, Denmark. She is interested in developmental neuroscience. She will focus on in vitro differentiation of human ES cells to dopaminergic neurons.

Ernest Arenas

Professor of Stem Cell Neurobiology

Ernest.Arenas@ki.se



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Guochang Lyu

Doctoral student

guochang.lyu@ki.se

Guochang is from China and is new recruited as a PhD student in the Arenas group. He is a self-certified marathon runner and is up for a talk over papers anytime.

Hirofumi Noguchi

Postdoctoral researcher

hirofumi.noguchi@ki.se

Hirofumi Noguchi is from Japan. He will develop a more precise cell replacement strategy for Parkinson disease by producing specific subtypes of dopaminergic neurons through the direct conversion of somatic cells. He likes coffee and pastries from Sweden, but also playing Japanese chess (Shogi).

Ka Wai (Kawai) Lee

Docktoral student

ka.lee@ki.se

Kawai did her bachelor’s study in molecular biology, and has developed an interest in bioinformatics and single cell techniques during her master’s degree. She is interested in applying bioinformatics in the field of developmental neuroscience.

Mubasher Mohammed

Postdoctoral researcher

mubasher.mohammed@ki.se

Mubasher obtained his PhD in Molecular Biosciences at the Stockholm University in Sweden, His interests include applying computational tools and generative models to dissect cellular structure and molecular complexity of human midbrain Astrocytes. His research goal is to define Astrocyte subtypes in PD patients for Cell-replacement therapy, .

Natalie Welsh

Postdoctoral Researcher

natalie.welsh@ki.se

Roberto Garcia Swinburn

Postdoctoral Researcher

roberto.garcia.swinburn@ki.se

Roberto completed his PhD in Biomedicine, Molecular Biology and Clinical Research in the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (Spain), specializing in Cell Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases. He has recently joined the group as a Postdoctoral researcher in 2023, involved in the transplantation of dopaminergic precursors in Parkinsonian models and their in vivo cell differentiation.

Rika Kojima

Doctoral student

rika.kojima@ki.se

Rika did her Master’s study in Systems Biology at Kyoto University, Japan. She is interested in the link between gene mutations and the development of Parkinson’s disease. She is doing her PhD in Per Svenningsson’s group at Karolinska Institutet. In collaboration with our group, she will investigate the roles of gene mutations in the molecular pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease using patient iPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons.

Sandra Gellhaar

Laboratory manager

sandra.gellhaar@ki.se

Sandra obtained her PhD at the Department of Neuroscience, KI in 2015. She spent her postdoc both at the Department of Neuroscience as well as the Department of Neurobiology, Care sciences and Society, KI with an interest in neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer´s and Parkinson´s disease. In the Arenas group she will support the proper functioning and development of different projects in the lab. In her free time she likes spending time with her kids and likes to do handicraft work.