About SWEPAR-net
SWEPAR-net unites clinical and preclinical centers focused on Parkinson’s disease research at all seven Swedish university hospitals
SWEPAR-net was established in 2010 with the aim to stimulate preclinical, clinical, and translational PD research in Sweden. Its key objectives are:
• To optimize opportunities for productive translational research
• To improve the conditions for conducting both non-commercial and commercial multicenter studies in Sweden
Our Clinical Sites:
- Skane University Hospital
- Karolinska University Hospital
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- Uppsala University Hospital
- University Hospital of Umeå
- Linköping University Hospital
- Örebro University Hospital
The Board
SWEPAR-net is managed by a board of 14 members from all university hospitals. Each site is represented by one clinical and one preclinical representative on the board. The board members are:
Per Odin (Chair, Lund; clinical representative)
Anders Johansson (Vice chair, Stockholm; clinical representative)
Håkan Widner (Secretary, Lund; clinical representative)
Angela Cenci Nilsson (Lund; pre-clinical representative)
Per Svenningsson (Stockholm; pre-clinical representative)
Björn Holmberg (Gothenburg; clinical representative)
Filip Bergquist (Gothenburg; pre-clinical representative)
Nil Dizdar (Linköping; clinical representative)
Martin Hallbeck (Linköping; pre-clinical representative)
Dag Nyholm (Uppsala; clinical representative)
Anna Erlandsson (Uppsala; pre-clinical representative)
David Bäckström (Umeå; clinical representative)
Sara af Bjerkén (Umeå; pre-clinical representative)
Karin Gunnarsson (Örebro; clinical representative)