Rudbeck Day 2022: When the brain no longer complies – is it dementia?

The 2022 Olof Rudbeck Day will feature lectures by prominent researchers in the field of dementia. We will learn about current knowledge about the brain, what happens when it stops functioning and the search for new treatments.

Time: Friday 21 October 2022, 9:00–16:00
Plats: Uppsala University Hospital, Grönwallsalen, ingång 70
Arrangör: Upsala Läkareförening, the Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital.

When the brain no longer complies – is it dementia?

Moderator: Karin Forsberg Nilsson, Dean of Faculty of Medicine

9.00 Introduction
Vice-Rector Mats Larhed and Chair of Upsala Läkareförening Kerstin Westermark

9.15 Att drabbas av demens – hur vanligt är det egentligen?
Ingmar Skoog, Professor, Göteborg University

9.45 Elaka proteiner – så skadas hjärnan vid demenssjukdomar
Martin Hallbeck, Docent, Linköping University

10.15 Fika

10.45 Alzheimers sjukdom – så kan vi upptäcka den tidigt
Martin Ingelsson, Professor, Uppsala University

11.15 Pannlobsdemens – den förbryllande hjärnsjukdomen
Lena Kilander, Professor, Uppsala University

11.45 Lewy body demens – en ”vanlig ovanlig” hjärnsjukdom
Elisabet Londos, Professor, Lunds University

12.15  Lunch

13.15 Kan vi förebygga demens genom att förändra vår livsstil?
Miia Kivipelto, Professor, Karolinska Institutet

13.45 Från mutation till möjlig behandling av Alzheimers sjukdom
Award winner 2021 Lars Lannfelt, Professor, Uppsala University

14.15 Fika

14.45 Utdelning av Olof Rudbeckpriset
Kerstin Westermark, Upsala Läkareförening

15.00 Blodkärlens underbara värld - så mycket mer än kroppens rörmokeri
Award winner 2020 Christer Betsholtz, Professor, Uppsala University

15.30 Molekylära verktyg för precisionsmedicin
Award winner 2022 Ulf Landegren, Professor, Uppsala University 

16.00 Dean Karin Forsberg Nilsson sums up the day

Olof Rudbeck the Elder (1630–1702) was a multifaceted scientist, almost a universal genius, active at Uppsala University during the 17th century. As a young anatomy student, he discovered the lymphatic vessels and their significance. At that time, medical education was not yet established at the university. Olof Rudbeck, who was an enterprising person and a good representative of the ideas of the new age, contributed to the development of medical education and teaching at Uppsala University.

Olof Rudbeck was appointed Professor of Medicine with a teaching load in, among other things, anatomy. He built the Anatomical Theatre on the roof of the university (Gustavianum) to teach students and demonstrate human anatomy to the public.