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Sara af Bjerkén

My research is focused on neurodegenerative processes and non-motor symptomatology in Parkinson's disease.

Research qualifications: Docent

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Affiliation
Assistant professor, resident physician at Department of Medical and Translational Biology Section: Group Sara af Bjerkén, Teachers A-wing, Teachers D1-wing
Location
hus H, Johan Bures väg 12, Biologihuset Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Affiliation
Affiliated as research fellow at Department of Clinical Sciences Section: Neurosciences
Location
Norrlands universitetssjukhus, Umeå universitet, Klinisk vetenskap Umeå universitet, Klinisk vetenskap, 901 85 Umeå

Sara af Bjerkén is a neurologist and Associate Professor in Histology and Cell Biology. af Bjerkén's research is focused on neurodegenerative processes and non-motor symptomatology in Parkinson's disease.

Neurological Research, Taylor & Francis Group 2024, Vol. 46, (5) : 406-415
El-Habta, Roine; af Bjerkén, Sara; Virel, Ana
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 44, (3) : 434-445
Johansson, Jarkko; Ericsson, Madelene; Axelsson, Jan; et al.
Nuclear medicine communications, Wolters Kluwer 2023, Vol. 44, (5) : 397-406
af Bjerkén, Sara; Axelsson, Jan; Larsson, Anne; et al.
Nuclear medicine communications, Wolters Kluwer 2022, Vol. 43, (3) : 247-255
Jakobson Mo, Susanna; Axelsson, Jan; J. Stiernman, Lars; et al.
Neuroscience Letters, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 770
Virel, Ana; Johansson, Jarkko; Axelsson, Jan; et al.
Neurochemistry International, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 131
af Bjerkén, Sara; Stenmark Persson, Rasmus; Barkander, Anna; et al.
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Vol. 98 : 131-139
Virel, Ana; Dudka, Ilona; Laterveer, Rutger; et al.
EJNMMI Research, Springer 2018, Vol. 8
Jakobson Mo, Susanna; Axelsson, Jan; Jonasson, Lars; et al.
Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 37, (6) : 1581-1590
Kopra, Jaakko J.; Panhelainen, Anne; af Bjerken, Sara; et al.
Neuroscience, Elsevier 2017, Vol. 362 : 141-151
Olmedo-Díaz, Sonia; Estévez-Silva, Héctor; Orädd, Greger; et al.
SpringerPlus, Vol. 4
Hashemian, Sanaz; O'Rourke, Caitriona; Phillips, James B.; et al.
Brain Research, Elsevier 2014, Vol. 1564 : 22-32
Hashemian, Sanaz; Marschinke, Franziska; af Bjerkén, Sara; et al.
Neuroscience, Elsevier 2014, Vol. 260 : 73-86
Nevalainen, Nina; Af Bjerkén, Sara; Gerhardt, G A; et al.
Journal of Neurochemistry, Vol. 118, (1) : 12-23
Nevalainen, Nina; Af Bjerkén, Sara; Lundblad, Martin; et al.
Brain Research, Vol. 1291 : 12-20
Hascup, Erin R; af Bjerkén, Sara; Hascup, Kevin N; et al.
Journal of Neurochemistry, Vol. 108, (4) : 998-1008
Lundblad, Martin; af Bjerkén, Sara; Cenci, Angela M.; et al.
International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, Vol. 26, (7) : 683-691
af Bjerkén, Sara; Marschinke, Franziska; Strömberg, Ingrid
Brain Research, Vol. 1133, (1) : 10-9
af Bjerkén, Sara; Boger, Heather A; Nelson, Matthew; et al.
Journal of Comparative Neurology, Vol. 501, (3) : 431-42
Berglöf, Elisabet; Af Bjerkén, Sara; Strömberg, Ingrid
af Bjerkén, Sara; Nevalainen, Nina; Lundblad, Martin; et al.
Hashemian, Sanaz; Phillips, James B; af Bjerkén, Sara; et al.

Research groups

Research projects

1 November 2015 until 1 June 2020
Wants to get closer to a solution to Parkinson’s disease

Sara af Bjerkén is determined to figure out what role noradrenaline has in this context.