Patrik Brundin

Patrik Brundin (born December 26, 1961 in Malmö, Sweden) is director of the Center for Neurodegenerative Science and Jay Van Andel Endowed Chair at Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan and a leading Parkinson's disease researcher.[1][2] He was part of the team that conducted the first cell transplant surgeries designed to restore lost dopamine-producing cells in Parkinson's disease, documented by J. William Langston in the book The Case of the Frozen Addicts.[3] Brundin has authored or co-authored some 350 peer-reviewed articles in the field of neurology, most of which are on Parkinson's disease and related disorders.

He was previously Professor of Neuroscience at Lund University in Sweden.[4] He is a member of the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre scientific advisory board [5] and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Parkinson's Disease.

He performed his doctoral studies with the Swedish neuroscientist Anders Björklund and received his MD and PhD at Lund University in 1992.

References
  1. Sorenson, Aaron (2011). "Productivity and Impact of the Top 100 Cited Parkinson's Disease Investigators since 1985". Journal of Parkinson's Disease. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. "Patrik Brundin, MD, PHD". Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. Langston, J William; Palfreman, Jon (1995). The Case of the Frozen Addicts. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-42465-2.
  4. "Professor Patrik Brundin co-founder of new biotechnology company". Lund University, Faculty of Medicine. Lund University. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. "OPDC Scientific Advisory Board". Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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