We invite you to a seminar with Professor Charalampos (Haris) Tzoulis, Professor of Neurology and Neurogenetics at the University of Bergen and Haukeland University Hospital. Tzoulis is an internationally recognized expert in movement disorders and neurodegeneration, and leads both the Neuro-SysMed, DECODE-PD research group and the KG Jebsen Center for Translational Research in Parkinson's Disease.
Theme Is there a mitochondrial subtype of Parkinson’s disease? Professor Tzoulis will present new research showing that mitochondrial dysfunction is not a universal feature of Parkinson's disease, but may define a distinct biological subtype. Around 20 percent of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease show widespread complex I dysfunction, increased mtDNA deletions, and a non-tremor dominant phenotype. He will also share findings pointing to two distinct mechanisms of complex I dysfunction: an mtDNA-dependent and an mtDNA-independent pathway, suggesting molecular heterogeneity at the cellular level.
Time and place: Wednesday 10 December 2025, at 11:30–13:00 Auditorium, Armauer Hansens Hus
There will be an informal networking lunch before the talk (11:30–12:00). The lunch is free, but requires registration by December 8th at 12:00.
