Novel mechanisms in immune responses to viral brain infections and disturbance of homeostasis

Professor

Aarhus University

Has received a Lundbeck Foundation LF Professorships research grant worth DKK 28,232,500.

Søren Riis Paludan, professor, Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University.

Professor Paludan’s research focuses on disease prevention and the immune system, including the defence mechanisms in the brain intended to prevent brain damage caused by viral infections. Professor Paludan has identified a hitherto unknown defence against virus attacks in the brain. He will make use of this project to study this defence mechanism. He will also seek to identify any correlations between virus infections in the brain and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease