Marina Romero-Ramos, PhD

Prof. Romero-Ramos is a Group Leader at PACE -Lundbeck Foundation Parkinson’s Disease Research Center- at Aarhus University, Denmark. Over the past two decades, her laboratory has focused on investigating the neurodegenerative processes associated with α-synuclein accumulation during Parkinson’s disease (PD). She has extensive expertise in in-vivo modeling of PD and has worked with all major α-synuclein rodent models, including transgenic models, and those based on preformed fibril injection or viral vector–mediated α-synuclein overexpression. Through this work, she has developed a deep understanding of α-synuclein–induced pathology and neurotoxicity in the brain. In addition, her laboratory has a strong interest in the neuroimmune components of PD, which they study using both animal models and biosamples from people with PD. This research is guided by the recognition that the complexity of PD arises from biological variability in the α-synuclein–driven neurodegenerative process, influenced by sex, environmental factors, and genetic background.