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Segerfalk Symposium 2025

Segerfalk Symposium 2025 was held on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 in Belfragesalen, Biomedical Center building  D, Lund.

The overall theme was "Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Research: From Experimental Models to Translational and Clinical Research".

Program

Time

Session

8:30 - 8:40Welcome
Morning Theme: Disease Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease - From Experimental to Translational Neuroscience
8:40 - 9:25Lessons from Cell Models on the Role of Lipid Metabolism and APOE in AD Disease Mechanisms
Rik van der Kant, VU Amsterdam, the Netherlands
9:25 - 10:10Multimodal Neuroimaging to Advance Our Understanding of Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
Sylvia Villeneuve, McGill University, Canada
10:10 - 10:25Coffee Break
10:25 - 10:55Tau PET in Alzheimer’s Disease
Rik Ossenkoppele, Lund University, Sweden, and Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
10:55 - 11:25
 
PET Studies in Non-AD Dementias
Maura Malpetti, University of Cambridge, UK
11:25 - 11:55Integrating Molecular Imaging and Genomics for Alzheimer’s Disease
Andre Altmann, University College London, UK
11:55 - 12:25Bridging Advanced Computational Developments and Multi-Omics for Studies of Alzheimer’s Disease
Jacob Vogel, Lund University, Sweden
12:25 - 13:15Lunch Break
Afternoon Theme: Towards a New Clinical Practice for Alzheimer’s Disease
13:15 - 14:00The Future Role of Neuroimaging in Alzheimer’s Disease
Gaël Chetelat, Normandy University, France
14:00 - 14:30Clinical Relevance of Tau PET Patterns
Rosaleena Mohanty, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
14:30 - 14:45Coffee Break
14:45 - 15:15Plasma Biomarkers vs Molecular Imaging in Clinical Practice
Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren, Lund University, Sweden
15:15 - 16:00

Datablitz Talks (10 min each with 5 min Q&A)

  1. Time-Dependent Impact of Apolipoprotein E4 on Endolysosomal Function in Primary Neurons
    Emma Nyberg, Lund University, Sweden
  2. Lower Antemortem Tau PET Retention in Males and Older Individuals is Explained by Lower Postmortem Tau Tangle Density
    Emma Coomans, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
  3. Plasma Biomarkers in a New Alzheimer’s Disease Era
    Gemma Salvado, Lund University, Sweden, and Barcelona Beta, Spain
16:00 - 17:00Drinks and Refreshments

Organisers: Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren & Rik‬‭ Ossenkoppele‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

This event was sponsored by The Thorsten and Elsa Segerfalk Foundation & MultiPark