Niklas Ravn, Postdoc at BRIC, receives grant from the Lundbeck Foundation
Niklas Ravn (Issazadeh-Navikas Group) is receiving 2.995.212 DKK, for his project: CD1d-dependent neuronal activation of NKT cells: A novel neuroimmune influence on neural homeostasis.
10 young researchers conducting brain research at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have received funding from the Lundbeck Foundation LF Postdocs and Early-Career Clinician Scientists programmes.
From BRIC, Niklas Ravn (Issazadeh-Navikas Group) is receiving 2.995.212 DKK, for his project: CD1d-dependent neuronal activation of NKT cells: A novel neuroimmune influence on neural homeostasis.
“The immune-regulatory functions of neurons are largely unknown despite the growing evidence showing the presence of immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS).
This project aims to characterize a novel neuroimmune interaction, whereby neurons activate natural killer T (NKT) cells in a CD1d-dependent manner. Interestingly, neurons expressing CD1d appear to localize near neuroimmune niches in the CNS and counteract neuropathology, emphasizing the project’s potential translational impact”.
A total of 27 researchers have received an average grant of DKK 2.48 million, including 17 LF Postdocs and 10 Early-Career Clinician Scientists (ECCS).
The grants are intended both to strengthen Danish neuroscience and to create better opportunities for young doctors who wish to pursue research in clinical settings.