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Finnish FTD Research Network (FinFTD)

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01.05.2016 -
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
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The Finnish FTD Research Network (FinFTD) is a network for researchers and research groups investigating or interested in frontotemporal lobar degeneration, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and related disorders.

The aim of FinFTD is to promote interaction, networking, and collaboration among the FTD researchers in Finland and internationally. FinFTD also provides a forum to share information on current topics in FTD research.

The research interests of the participating researchers and research groups include genetics, clinical features, disease biomarkers, and molecular mechanisms of FTD.

”The Communicator of the Year 2019” Award of the Faculty of Health Sciences was presented to the FinFTD network for active communication of its activities and research. Read more.

FinFTD members belong to the University of Eastern Finland’s strategic Neuroscience Research Community (NEURO-RC). FinFTD members are also part of the EU JPND-funded SynaDeg project. Read more here.

FinFTD members are also partners in the following Horizon EU projects: PREDICTFTD (Accelerating the Validation of Predictive Liquid Biomarkers for Frontotemporal Dementia Diagnosis and Subclassification) ja SYNAPSING (Synapsing Mental Disorders and Neurodegenerative diseases: Towards more effective diagnosis and management of psychiatric symptoms).

FinFTD has organized different events, including:

  • FinFTD organized on  an International 2nd FinFTD symposium on 13.9.2019 in Kuopio. The symposium was targeted to researchers and health care professionals working with patients suffering from memory disorders. Read more here.
  • FinFTD satellite synposium in the 9th Kuopio Alzheimer Symposium, organized in Kuopio, Finland on August 23-25, 2022. Read more of the FinFTD satellite here.

FinFTD will also be part of the Kuopio Neuroscience 50 years jubileum symposium that will be organized on June 15-17, 2026. More information will follow later.

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