About the author
MD, Uppsala University, 1971
PhD in Anatomy, Karolinska Institutet, 1974
Postdoctoral Fogarty Fellow, Albany Medical College, Neurology, 1977-78
Assistant Professor of Anatomy, Karolinska Institutet, 1978-1984
University Lecturer in Anatomy, Karolinska Institutet, 1984-1995
Professor of Medical Structural Bology, Uppsala University, 1995-2010
Chairman, Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, 2006-2010
Professor Emeritus, Uppsala University, 2010-
Field of research: Spinal cord neural degeneration, regeneration and plasticity
137 original and 19 review publications in PubMed, ca 5 000 citations, h-factor 41
Recent publication: Hoeber J, Trolle C, Konig N, Du Z, Gallo A, Hermans E, Aldskogius H, Shortland P, Zhang SC, Deumens R, Kozlova EN. Human embryonic stem cell-derived progenitors assist functional sensory axon regeneration after dorsal root avulsion injury. Scientific Reports. 2015 Jun 8;5:10666. doi: 10.1038/srep10666.
Editor: Glial Interfaces in the Nervous System, IOS Press, 2002; Animal Models of Spinal Cord Repair, Humana Press, 2013
Field of education: Gross Anatomy, Functional Neuroanatomy, Regenerative Neurobiology
Book Chapter: Structure and Function of the Nervous System in Clinical Neuroscience, Liber, 2015 (Swedish)
Commitments of Trust: Evaluator European Commission, Marie Sklodowska-Curie program, 2012-2015; Member Medical Faculty Executive Committee for Medical Education, 1996-2010; Consultant Medical Faculty Executive Committee for Medical Education, 2010-2015
Professional memberships: American Association of Anatomists, Society for Neuroscience, Federations of European Neuroscience Societies, Swedish Society for Physicians.
Global Medical Discovery featured article: The use of a cerebral perfusion and immersion-fixation process for subsequent white matter dissection