About
Prof. Kristine Freude specializes in microglial changes in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease at the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on understanding the role of immune cells in AD progression.
Research Interests
- Microglial function in AD
- Early disease mechanisms
- Cellular pathology
- Induced pluripotent stem cells
Selected Publications
- Baglietto-Vargas, D., Freude, K.K., Garcia-Leon, J.A., 2024. Animal and Cellular Models of Alzheimer’s Disease. Biomedicines 12, 1308. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12061308
- Kadlecova, M., Freude, K., Haukedal, H., 2023. Complexity of Sex Differences and Their Impact on Alzheimer’s Disease. Biomedicines 11, 1261.https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11051261
- Wu, Y.-C., Lehtonen, Š., Trontti, K., Kauppinen, R., Kettunen, P., Leinonen, V., Laakso, M., Kuusisto, J., Hiltunen, M., Hovatta, I., Freude, K., Dhungana, H., Koistinaho, J., Rolova, T., 2024. Human iPSC-derived pericyte-like cells carrying APP Swedish mutation overproduce beta-amyloid and induce cerebral amyloid angiopathy-like changes. Fluids Barriers CNS 21, 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12987-024-00576-y