Where does Anders Björklund practice?

Anders Björklund is affiliated with Lund University, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center in Sweden.

What is Anders Björklund's H-index?

Anders Björklund has an H-index of 172, placing them in the top 0.01% of medical professionals worldwide.

What is Anders Björklund's medical specialty?

Anders Björklund specializes in Neuroscience with a sub-specialty in Regenerative Medicine.

How many years of experience does Anders Björklund have?

Anders Björklund has 50 years of active experience in Neuroscience.

Is Anders Björklund verified by MDRPedia?

Yes, Anders Björklund is a verified TITAN tier physician on MDRPedia, the global authority for medical reputation.

Anders Björklund

Key Publications

"Identification of proliferating neural progenitors in the adult human hippocampus." - Science (New York, N.Y.) (2024)

"STEM-PD trial protocol: a multi-centre, single-arm, first-in-human, dose-escalation trial, investigating the safety and tolerability of intraputamenal transplantation of human embryonic stem cell-derived dopaminergic cells for Parkinson's disease." - BMJ open (2024)

"The TransEuro open-label trial of human fetal ventral mesencephalic transplantation in patients with moderate Parkinson's disease." - Nature biotechnology (2025)

"Effect of Isocaloric Meals on Postprandial Glycemic and Metabolic Markers in Type 1 Diabetes-A Randomized Crossover Trial." - Nutrients (2022)

"Author Correction: A comprehensive human embryo reference tool using single-cell RNA-sequencing data." - Nature methods (2024)

"A comprehensive human embryo reference tool using single-cell RNA-sequencing data." - Nature methods (2024)

"Spatially resolved multiomics on the neuronal effects induced by spaceflight in mice." - Nature communications (2023)

"Diabetes downregulates the antimicrobial peptide psoriasin and increases E. coli burden in the urinary bladder." - Nature communications (2021)

"Spatiotemporal single-cell roadmap of human skin wound healing." - Cell stem cell (2024)

"The history and status of dopamine cell therapies for Parkinson's disease." - BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology (2023)

"Molecular and spatial landmarks of early mouse skin development." - Developmental cell (2022)

"Preclinical quality, safety, and efficacy of a human embryonic stem cell-derived product for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, STEM-PD." - Cell stem cell (2022)

"Effect of mTOR Inhibition with Sirolimus on Natural Killer Cell Reconstitution in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation." - Transplantation and cellular therapy (2022)

"A small noncoding RNA links ribosome recovery and translation control to dedifferentiation during salamander limb regeneration." - Developmental cell (2022)

"TARGET-seq: Linking single-cell transcriptomics of human dopaminergic neurons with their target specificity." - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2023)

Anders Björklund

Neuroscience · Regenerative Medicine

Sweden

172 H-Index

50 Years Active

2,151 Total Impact

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Overview

World-renowned neuroscientist and pioneer of cell transplantation therapy for Parkinson's disease.

Biography

Executive Summary

Dr. Anders Björklund is a titan of modern neuroscience and a pioneer in the field of Restorative Neurology. A Professor of Histology at Lund University, Sweden, he is world-renowned for his groundbreaking work on cell transplantation and gene therapy for Parkinson's Disease. His research provided the first proof-of-concept that damaged neurons in the mammalian brain can be regenerated and reconnected, fundamentally changing the dogma of brain plasticity.

Early Life and Education

Born in 1945 in Söderhamn, Sweden, Dr. Björklund received his MD in 1969 and PhD in 1970 from Lund University. He was part of the golden generation of Swedish neuroscientists who developed the Falck-Hillarp fluorescence method, allowing the comprehensive mapping of monoamine systems in the brain.

Scientific Contributions

Dopamine System Mapping: In the 1970s, he co-authored the definitive atlases of dopamine and serotonin pathways in the brain, which remain standard references today.
Cell Transplantation: In 1979, he performed the first successful transplantation of fetal dopamine neurons into the brains of rats with Parkinson-like symptoms, restoring motor function. This work laid the foundation for human clinical trials started in Lund in 1987.
Gene Therapy: His team demonstrated the neuroprotective effects of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF), leading to clinical trials delivering GDNF genes to Parkinson's patients.

Awards and Recognition

The Brain Prize (2011): Shared with Winfried Denk and Ann Graybiel for his work on brain circuits.
Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation Prize (2023)
Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences (USA).

Legacy

Dr. Björklund's work launched the field of neural grafting. He continues to lead the Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, pushing the boundaries of stem cell therapy. His h-index of over 170 reflects a lifetime of high-impact research that consistently opens new avenues for treating neurodegenerative diseases.