Topic: Is ALS a metal intoxication?
Karolinska Institutet invites you to a seminar entitled Controversies in Neurology – in Swedish. This event is the first in a series of three seminars covering neurodegeneration and it will take place in Stockholm 26 August, 2025. Target audience is Swedish neurologists and nurses treating ALS. The meeting will be opened  by representatives from the neurology division of Lundbeck AB, followed by scientific presentations by Dr. Roos and Prof. Zheng. The seminar program has been created in collaboration with the speakers.

Date and time: Tuesday August 26 at 17.00-20.00
Venue: Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institutet, or onlineAddress: 
Host: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Organizer: Dr Per Roos and Prof Robert Harris
Target group: Neurologists, nurses, physiotherapists

Choroid plexus in metal neurotoxicology

The question of what causes ALS has puzzled neurologists around the world for the past hundred years or so. In this seminar, we will discuss the hypothesis that environmental chemical exposure contributes to the development of ALS, and provide some examples of possible exposure routes. The discussion will be expanded by a presentation of a newly discovered mechanism for regulating toxicity at the choroid plexus.

After the presentations, there will be an opportunity to contribute with your own ALS patients to the metal-related research at the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet.

Program

Tuesday, 26 August 

17:00 - 17:45
Gathering at Nobel Forum in Stockholm with coffee and sandwiches
Address: Nobels väg 1, Solna

17:45 - 18:00
Welcome by Lundbeck. Zoran Karadak and Sofie Sundberg.

18:00 - 18:45
Is ALS a metal intoxication? In Swedish
Per M Roos

18:45 - 19:00
Short break

19:00 - 19:45
Choroid Plexus in metal neurotoxicology In English
Wei Zheng

19:45 - 20:00
Questions, discussion, and closing remarks. In Swedish and English

20:00
Dinner at restaurant Svarta Rävfen
Address: Aula Medica (floor 7), Nobels väg 6, Solna

Registration

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