Clinical neurologist-physician with a strong footing in laboratory research as well as clinical bedside research in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and FTD and related diseases. Established the ALS multidiciplinary clinical care team at Umeå University Hospital in September 1992 and at the same time the ALS Research Group at Umeå University. Defended medical doctoral thesis: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and CuZn-Superoxide Dismutase – A clinical, genetic and enzymatic study, Umeå University, Sweden. Date: December 2nd, 1997. 1998-1999 post-doc medical research fellow at MGH/Harvard performing research on ALS-FTD genetics. After returning to Umea became lecturer and 2010 professor of neurology. 2015 awarded a distinguish 5-year Wallenberg Clinical Scholar position for 2016-2020. Following external review and in competition, the KAW Clinical Scholar was extended for another 5 years 2021-2026.