Scope of Research
The scientific focus is continuously developed by research groups at ISD and its scientific advisors. The ISD strives to appoint the best researchers and clinicians in the field. To ensure competition of the most qualified and promising scientists the faculty considers open calls without a pre-specified research topic or candidate.
Currently, there is a focus on the following project areas:
- Small vessel disease | Microvessels
- Vascular cognitive impairment | Post-stroke dementia
- Genetics
- Imaging
- Surrogate markers for clinical trials
- Investigator-initiated trials
- Animal models
- Vascular mechanisms
Depending on the scientists appointed other project areas will move into focus. Potential areas include:
- Second generation “omics” approaches
- Biomarkers
- Neurodegenerative mechanisms following stroke
- Brain repair
- Molecular imaging
