News and media

September 2024:
Lasse Pihlstrøm gives invited talk at the Movement Disorders Society Congress in Philadelphia on "The Role of Epigenetics" in the session on "The New Era of Genetics in Movement Disorders"
https://www.mdscongress.org/Sessions/4414.htm

May 2024:
Feature article in the leading Norwegian news outlet Verdens gang about our Huntington's disease trial NAD-HD
https://www.vg.no/helse/i/bmK4Ed/beate-almli-hagland-haaper-paa-medisin-mot-huntington

June 2023:
Our Nature Communications paper on DNA methylation in Lewy body disorders recognized with OUS Excellent Article Award: https://www.ous-research.no/home/ous/news/23848

From the ceremony (click to enlarge)

March 2023:
PhD student Jon-Anders Tunold gives oral presentation at the ADPD2023 Conference in Gothenburg: https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/adpd23/attendee/person/5283


October 2022:
Editorial in the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association by Lasse Pihlstrøm, commenting on the Kavli Prize being awarded to pioneers within neurogenetics:
https://tidsskriftet.no/2022/10/leder/kavlipris-til-fire-pionerer-i-nevrogenetikk


September 2022:
Dagens medisin covers our Nature Communications paper on DNA methylation in Lewy pathology, including interview with Lasse Pihlstrøm:
https://www.dagensmedisin.no/demens-forskning-hjernehelse/norske-forskere-med-ny-kunnskap-om-parkinson/314273


August 2022:
Lasse Pihlstrøm gives a popular science talk on the brain for politicians stakeholders and the public at “Arendalsuka” with OUS colleagues Kaja Nordengen and Einar Høgestøl.
See video here:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=734847124667345


November 2021:
Lasse Pihlstrøm talks about Huntington’s disease on the podcast Nevropodden:
https://neurology.podbean.com/e/huntingtons-sykdom-og-dansende-bevegelser/


September 2021:
Lasse Pihlstrøm visits the popular science radio program Ekko on NRK P2, dicussing dementia: https://radio.nrk.no/serie/ekko/sesong/202109/MDFP02014921


August 2021:
Our research featured in the University of Oslo popular science magazine Apollon, including interview with Lasse Pihlstrøm:
https://www.apollon.uio.no/artikler/2021/3_demens_hjernevev.html


August 2021:
Lasse Pihlstrøm receives Early Career Award from Oslo University Hospital.
Video of award ceremony with lecture here:
https://www.ous-research.no/home/institute/news/22100

From the ceremony (click to enlarge)

August 2021:
Lasse Pihlstrøm is interviewed in Dagens medisin, commenting on negative results in Parkinson’s disease clinical trials:
https://www.dagensmedisin.no/forskning-hjernehelse-nevrologi/studier-legemidler-viser-ikke-effekt-mot-mulig-arsak-til-parkinsons-sykdom/236089


April 2021:
Lasse Pihlstrøm is awarded the comminication award “NFFs formidlingspris” from the Norwegian Neurological Association:
https://www.facebook.com/nevrologi/posts/3546295012149427/


November 2020:
Lasse Pihlstrøm contributes blog about Brodal’s legendary neuroanatomy textbook “The Central Nervous System” on its publisher’s website:
https://ublogg.no/et-fagfelt-ingen-blir-fullt-utlaert-i/