The 24th Broegelmann Lecture- Peder Olofsson

Speaker: Peder S Olofsson, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Departmentof Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet

Title: Reaching beyond innervation to map mechanisms of neural regulation of inflammation

Chair: Helena Harris

When: May 15th, 2023 at 3:00-4:00. Snacks and coffee will be provided prior to the lecture, remember to register!.

Registration: at this link  Deadline is May 12th at 12 AM

Place: Auditorium B302, Sentralblokken 3rd floor, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen

Peder S. Olofsson studies neurophysiological and molecular mechanisms in the neural control of inflammation outside of the central nervous system. His interdisciplinary lab combines molecular medicine, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering, and uses genetic experimental animal models and pharmacological and neurophysiological interventions to map the homeostatic reflex control of inflammation physiology. To facilitate progress in this multi-disciplinary field, Dr. Olofsson founded the Center for Bioelectronic Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden as a cross-disciplinary platform for experimental and clinical projects.

Scientific contributions include mechanistic detailing of neural signals linked with the regulation of inflammation and its resolution, including the discovery of acetylcholine-releasing T cells in regulation of inflammation and blood vessel physiology.

More information about Dr. Olofssons work can be found on his group page or Neural regulation of inflammation and metabolism | Karolinska Institutet (ki.se) and at the following link Bioelectronic Medicine - YouTube with a short video focusing on being able to monitor and stimulate the vital vagus nerve with short electrical pulses in order to treat inflammatory diseases in a targeted manner.

This seminar has been arranged by the Broegelmann Research Laboratory, NSI Bergen and the Bergen Research School in Inflammation