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Håkan Widner

Håkan Widner

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Neuroscience

D-Index
68
Citations
23917
World Ranking
2710
National Ranking
52

Overview

Håkan Widner is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. More specifically, they focus on subfields including Neurology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics of their work revolve around Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Biomedical Ethics and Regulation, Neurological disorders and treatments, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, as well as Nerve injury and regeneration.

Widner has contributed to multiple publications across a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include BMC Medical Ethics, Cell Stem Cell, Movement Disorders, Nature Biotechnology, and Journal of Neurology. Their recent papers include:

  • Preclinical quality, safety, and efficacy of a human embryonic stem cell-derived product for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, STEM-PD (2023), Cell Stem Cell
  • Intraputamenal Cerebral Dopamine Neurotrophic Factor in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter Phase 1 Trial (2023), Movement Disorders
  • Parkinson's disease laterality: a 11C-PE2I PET imaging study (2020), Journal of Neurology
  • Patients' views on using human embryonic stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease: an interview study (2022), BMC Medical Ethics
  • The TransEuro open-label trial of human fetal ventral mesencephalic transplantation in patients with moderate Parkinson's disease (2025), Nature Biotechnology

Widner has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Trinette van Vliet, Hjálmar Bjartmarz, Roger A. Barker, Jennifer Drevin, and Dag Nyholm. These collaborations reflect their engagement in interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research efforts.

Their research interests demonstrate a consistent focus on Parkinson's disease, stem cell therapies, and ethical considerations in biomedical research. Studies on human embryonic stem cells, neurotrophic factors, and clinical trials for Parkinson's treatments feature prominently in their portfolio, embodying a blend of laboratory science and clinical application.

Best Publications

  • Lewy bodies in grafted neurons in subjects with Parkinson's disease suggest host-to-graft disease propagation.

    Jia-Yi Li;Elisabet Englund;Janice L Holton;Denis Soulet

  • Grafts of fetal dopamine neurons survive and improve motor function in Parkinson's disease

    O Lindvall;Patrik Brundin;H Widner;S Rehncrona

  • Core assessment program for surgical interventional therapies in Parkinson's disease (CAPSIT-PD).

    Gilles‐Louis Defer;Hakan Widner;Rose‐Marie Marié;Philippe Rémy

  • Dopamine release from nigral transplants visualized in vivo in a Parkinson's patient

    Paola Piccini;David J. Brooks;Anders Björklund;Roger N. Gunn

  • Human fetal dopamine neurons grafted into the striatum in two patients with severe Parkinson's disease. A detailed account of methodology and a 6-month follow-up

    Olle Lindvall;Stig Rehncrona;Patrik Brundin;Björn Gustavii

  • The natural history of multiple system atrophy: a prospective European cohort study

    Gregor K Wenning;Felix Geser;Felix Geser;Florian Krismer;Klaus Seppi

  • Evidence for long‐term survival and function of dopaminergic grafts in progressive Parkinson's disease

    O Lindvall;Guy Sawle;H Widner;J C Rothwell

  • Dyskinesias following neural transplantation in Parkinson's disease

    Peter Hagell;Paola Piccini;Anders Björklund;Patrik Brundin

  • Accuracy of a Panel of 5 Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in the Differential Diagnosis of Patients With Dementia and/or Parkinsonian Disorders

    Sara Hall;Annika Öhrfelt;Radu Constantinescu;Ulf Andreasson

  • Short‐ and long‐term survival and function of unilateral intrastriatal dopaminergic grafts in Parkinson's disease

    Gregor K. Wenning;Per Odin;Paul Morrish;Stig Rehncrona

  • Long-term efficacy of thalamic deep brain stimulation for tremor: double-blind assessments.

    Stig Rehncrona;Bo Johnels;Håkan Widner;Anna-Lena Törnqvist

  • Immunological aspects of grafting in the mammalian central nervous system. A review and speculative synthesis.

    Håkan Widner;Patrik Brundin

  • Human fetal dopamine neurons grafted in a rat model of Parkinson's disease: immunological aspects, spontaneous and drug-induced behaviour, and dopamine release.

    Patrik Brundin;R E Strecker;H Widner;H Widner;D J Clarke

  • Transplantation of fetal dopamine neurons in Parkinson's disease: one-year clinical and neurophysiological observations in two patients with putaminal implants

    O Lindvall;H Widner;S Rehncrona;Patrik Brundin

  • Long-term Clinical Outcome of Fetal Cell Transplantation for Parkinson Disease: Two Case Reports

    Zinovia Kefalopoulou;Marios Politis;Paola Piccini;Niccolo Mencacci

  • Delayed recovery of movement-related cortical function in Parkinson's disease after striatal dopaminergic grafts

    Paola Piccini;Olle Lindvall;Anders Björklund;Patrik Brundin

  • Caspase inhibition reduces apoptosis and increases survival of nigral transplants

    Gabriele S. Schierle;Oskar Hansson;Marcel Leist;Pierluigi Nicotera

  • Bilateral caudate and putamen grafts of embryonic mesencephalic tissue treated with lazaroids in Parkinson's disease

    Patrik Brundin;O Pogarell;Peter Hagell;P Piccini

  • Can sensory stimulation improve the functional outcome in stroke patients

    K Johansson;Ingrid Lindgren;Håkan Widner;I Wiklund

  • Sequential bilateral transplantation in Parkinson's disease: effects of the second graft.

    Peter Hagell;A Schrag;P Piccini;M Jahanshahi

  • Lazaroids improve the survival of grafted rat embryonic dopamine neurons.

    Naoyuki Nakao;Eva M. Frodl;Wei-Ming Duan;Hakan Widner

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrik Brundin
Patrik Brundin Roche (United States)
Anders Björklund
Anders Björklund Lund University
Per Odin
Per Odin Lund University
Paola Piccini
Paola Piccini Imperial College London
Marios Politis
Marios Politis King's College London
Thomas Foltynie
Thomas Foltynie University College London
David J. Brooks
David J. Brooks Newcastle University
Roger A. Barker
Roger A. Barker University of Cambridge
Danielle van Westen
Danielle van Westen Lund University
Anders Johansson
Anders Johansson Umeå University

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