Caroline Ran

Caroline Ran

Research Specialist | Docent
Visiting address: Solnavägen 9, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C4 Neurovetenskap, C4 Forskning Carmine Belin, 171 77 Stockholm

Selected publications

Articles

  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN. 2026;27(1):198
    Ran C; Deborgies Sanches C; Swedblom J; Wellfelt K; Antoniazzi A; Lloyd J; Jennysdotter Olofsgard F; Spulber S; Waldenlind E; Lantz M; Steinberg A; Sundholm A; Sjostrand C; Belin AC
  • Article: CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY. 2026;39(3):326-331
    Ran C; Spulber S; Belin AC
  • Article: NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2026;12(1):160
    Landoulsi Z; Sreelatha AAK; Kuznetsov N; Schulte C; Bobbili DR; Montanucci L; Leu C; Niestroj L-M; Hassanin E; Domenighetti C; Sugier P-E; Radivojkov-Blagojevic M; Lichtner P; Portugal B; Edsall C; Kruger J; Hernandez DG; Blauwendraat C; Mellick GD; Zimprich A; Pirker W; Tan M; Rogaeva E; Lang A; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol J-C; Chartier-Harlin M-C; Mutez E; Brockmann K; Deutschlander AB; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Valente EM; Petrucci S; Straniero L; Zecchinelli A; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Burbulla LF; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Pavelka L; Kolber P; van de Warrenburg BPC; Bloem BR; Singleton AB; Vitale D; Toft M; Pihlstrom L; Guedes LC; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Wirdefeldt K; Pedersen NL; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Krainc D; Farrer MJ; Lal D; Elbaz A; Gasser T; Kruger R; Sharma M; May P
  • Article: CEPHALALGIA. 2026;46(4):3331024261440136
    Sanches CD; Spulber S; Olofsgard FJ; Fourier C; Sundholm A; Lantz M; Sjostrand C; Waldenlind E; Steinberg A; Houlden H; Matharu M; Ran C; Belin AC
  • Article: BRAIN. 2026;149(1):290-301
    Danelakis A; Kumelj T; Winsvold BS; Bjørk MH; Nachev P; Matharu M; Giles D; Tronvik E; Langseth H; Stubberud A; International Headache Genetics Consortium
  • Article: HEADACHE. 2025;65(8):1294-1307
    Jennysdotter Olofsgard F; Ran C; Spulber S; Steinberg A; Sjostrand C; Waldenlind E; Lantz M; Sundholm A; Soderstrom M; Dahlgren A; Belin AC
  • Article: NEUROLOGY. 2024;103(3):e209620
    Domenighetti C; Sugier P-E; Ashok Kumar Sreelatha A; Schulte C; Grover S; Portugal B; Lee P-C; May P; Bobbili D; Radivojkov Blagojevic M; Lichtner P; Singleton AB; Hernandez D; Edsall C; Mellick GD; Zimprich AA; Pirker W; Rogaeva EA; Lang AE; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol J-C; Chartier-Harlin M-C; Mutez E; Brockmann K; Deutschlander AB; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Valente EM; Petrucci S; Straniero L; Zecchinelli AL; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Kolber P; Van De Warrenburg BPC; Bloem BR; Toft M; Pihlstrm L; Correia Guedes L; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Diez-Fairen M; Wirdefeldt K; Pedersen NL; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Hellberg C; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Tan MM; Krainc D; Burbulla LF; Farrer M; Kruger R; Gasser T; Sharma M; Elbaz A
  • Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):12094
    Qu K; Li M-X; Yu P; Wu B-H; Shi M; Dong M
  • Article: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE. 2024;74(2):45
    Olofsgard FJ; Ran C; Qin Y; Fourier C; Waldenlind E; Steinberg A; Sjostrand C; Belin AC
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;15:1376698
    Li G; Duan S; Zheng T; Zhu T; Qu B; Liu L; Liu Z
  • Article: BRAIN SCIENCES. 2024;14(4):348
    Smedfors G; Olofsgard FJ; Steinberg A; Waldenlind E; Ran C; Belin AC
  • Article: PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2023;2023:1-7
    Ran C; Wirdefeldt K; Sydow O; Svenningsson P; Diaz Heijtz R
  • Article: HUMAN GENETICS. 2023;142(8):1185-1200
    Zhang W; Zhang L; Yang LM; Xiao C; Wu X; Yan P; Cui H; Yang C; Zhu J; Wu X; Tang MR; Wang Y; Chen L; Liu YA; Zou YM; Zhang LE; Yang C; Yao Y; Li J; Liu ZS; Zhang B; Jiang X
  • Article: JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN. 2023;24(1):90
    He Q; Wang W; Xiong Y; Tao C; Ma L; Ma J; You C
  • Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2023;38(4):604-615
    Sugier P-E; Lucotte EA; Domenighetti C; Law MH; Iles MM; Brown K; Amos C; McKay JD; Hung RJ; Karimi M; Bacq-Daian D; Boland-Auge A; Olaso R; Deleuze J-F; Lesueur F; Ostroumova E; Kesminiene A; de Vathaire F; Guenel P; Sreelatha AAK; Schulte C; Grover S; May P; Bobbili DR; Radivojkov-Blagojevic M; Lichtner P; Singleton AB; Hernandez DG; Edsall C; Mellick GD; Zimprich A; Pirker W; Rogaeva E; Lang AE; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol J-C; Chartier-Harlin M-C; Mutez E; Brockmann K; Deutschlaender AB; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Valente EM; Petrucci S; Straniero L; Zecchinelli A; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Kolber P; van de Warrenburg BPC; Bloem BR; Aasly J; Toft M; Pihlstrom L; Guedes LC; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Diez-Fairen M; Wirdefeldt K; Pedersen N; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Roedstroem EY; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Tan M; Krainc D; Burbulla LF; Farrer MJ; Kruger R; Gasser T; Sharma M; Truong T; Elbaz A
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2023;24(6):5950
    Jennysdotter Olofsgard F; Ran C; Qin Y; Fourier C; Sjoestrand C; Waldenlind E; Steinberg A; Belin AC
  • Article: NEUROLOGY. 2023;100(12):e1207-e1220
    Fourier C; Ran C; Steinberg A; Sjoestrand C; Waldenlind E; Belin AC
  • Article: JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN. 2023;24(1):10
    Zhao LS; Zhao W; Cao J; Tu Y
  • Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2023;38(2):286-303
    Vollstedt E-J; Schaake S; Lohmann K; Padmanabhan S; Brice A; Lesage S; Tesson C; Vidailhet M; Wurster I; Hentati F; Mirelman A; Giladi N; Marder K; Waters C; Fahn S; Kasten M; Bruggemann N; Borsche M; Foroud T; Tolosa E; Garrido A; Annesi G; Gagliardi M; Bozi M; Stefanis L; Ferreira JJ; Guedes LC; Avenali M; Petrucci S; Clark L; Fedotova EY; Abramycheva NY; Alvarez V; Menendez-Gonzalez M; Maestre SJ; Gomez-Garre P; Mir P; Belin AC; Ran C; Lin C-H; Kuo M-C; Crosiers D; Wszolek ZK; Ross OA; Jankovic J; Nishioka K; Funayama M; Clarimon J; Williams-Gray CH; Camacho M; Cornejo-Olivas M; Torres-Ramirez L; Wu Y-R; Lee-Chen G-J; Morgadinho A; Pulkes T; Termsarasab P; Berg D; Kuhlenbaumer G; Kuhn AA; Borngraeber F; de Michele G; De Rosa A; Zimprich A; Puschmann A; Mellick GD; Dorszewska J; Carr J; Ferese R; Gambardella S; Chase B; Markopoulou K; Satake W; Toda T; Rossi M; Merello M; Lynch T; Olszewska DA; Lim S-Y; Ahmad-Annuar A; Tan AH; Al-Mubarak B; Hanagasi H; Koziorowski D; Ertan S; Genc G; Aguiar PDC; Barkhuizen M; Pimentel MMG; Saunders-Pullman R; van de Warrenburg B; Bressman S; Toft M; Appel-Cresswell S; Lang AE; Skorvanek M; Boon AJW; Kruger R; Sammler EM; Tumas V; Zhang B-R; Garraux G; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Winkelmann J; Sue CM; Tan E-K; Damasio J; Klivenyi P; Kostic VS; Arkadir D; Martikainen M; Borges V; Hertz JM; Brighina L; Spitz M; Suchowersky O; Riess O; Das P; Mollenhauer B; Gatto EM; Petersen MS; Hattori N; Wu R-M; Illarioshkin SN; Valente EM; Aasly JO; Aasly A; Alcalay RN; Thaler A; Farrer MJ; Brockmann K; Corvol J-C; Klein C
  • Article: MOVEMENT DISORDERS. 2022;37(9):1929-1937
    Domenighetti C; Douillard V; Sugier P-E; Sreelatha AAK; Schulte C; Grover S; May P; Bobbili DR; Radivojkov-Blagojevic M; Lichtner P; Singleton AB; Hernandez DG; Edsall C; Gourraud P-A; Mellick GD; Zimprich A; Pirker W; Rogaeva E; Lang AE; Koks S; Taba P; Lesage S; Brice A; Corvol J-C; Chartier-Harlin M-C; Mutez E; Brockmann K; Deutschlander AB; Hadjigeorgiou GM; Dardiotis E; Stefanis L; Simitsi AM; Valente EM; Petrucci S; Duga S; Straniero L; Zecchinelli A; Pezzoli G; Brighina L; Ferrarese C; Annesi G; Quattrone A; Gagliardi M; Matsuo H; Nakayama A; Hattori N; Nishioka K; Chung SJ; Kim YJ; Kolber P; van de Warrenburg BPC; Bloem BR; Aasly J; Toft M; Pihlstrom L; Correia Guedes L; Ferreira JJ; Bardien S; Carr J; Tolosa E; Ezquerra M; Pastor P; Diez-Fairen M; Wirdefeldt K; Pedersen NL; Ran C; Belin AC; Puschmann A; Ygland Rodstrom E; Clarke CE; Morrison KE; Tan M; KraincMD D; Burbulla LF; Farrer MJ; Kruger R; Gasser T; Sharma M; Vince N; Elbaz A
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Grants

  • The impact of headache disorders on living conditions, sickness absence and health in Sweden
    Pfizer and the Swedish Headache Society
    1 May 2024 - 30 April 2025
  • Characterizing the molecular mechanisms behind cluster headache with focus on genetics, sex differences and inflammation
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2027
  • Mapping of the mechanisms behind cluster headache with a focus on inflammation
    Swedish Brain Foundation
    1 July 2023 - 31 December 2025
  • Variations in sleep and circadian rhythm in Cluster headache
    Magnus Bergvalls Foundation
    11 October 2022 - 10 October 2023
  • In depth characterization of genetic markers behind primary headache disorders with a focus on cluster headache
    Swedish Brain Foundation
    1 July 2022 - 31 December 2024
  • Deciphering the mechanisms behind primary headache disorders with focus on genetics and circadian rhythm
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
  • Validering av läkemedelsrespons vid Hortons huvudvärk kopplat till genetik och dygnsrytm.
    Region Stockholm
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
  • Characterisation and validation of migraine candidate genes with focus on treatment response.
    Karolinska Institutet Foundations and Funds
    20 October 2020 - 19 October 2022
  • Genetic screening of Cluster headache in relation to treatment and circadian rhythm
    Swedish Brain Foundation
    1 July 2020 - 31 December 2022
  • Diving deep into migraine genetics: what do new genetic data say about the pathology?
    Märta Lundqvist Foundation
    3 June 2020 - 2 June 2021
  • Deviations in circadian rhythm in Cluster headache
    Magnus Bergvalls foundation
    7 October 2019 - 6 October 2020
  • Deviations in circadian rhythm in Cluster headache
    Karolinska Institutet Foundations and Founds
    25 October 2018 - 24 October 2020
  • Postdoctoral scholarship : CLUSTER-GENEBANK: Genetic characterization of cluster headache
    Swedish Brain Foundation
    1 July 2017 - 31 October 2019
  • Postdoctoral scholarship : Genetic studies and characterization of Horton's headache and migraine
    Lennanders Foundation
    1 November 2016 - 30 June 2017
  • KID-funding
    Karolinska Institutet Funds
    6 April 2009 - 5 April 2013

Employments

  • Research Specialist, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, On genes involved in common neurological disorders – focus on Parkinson’s disease, Department of neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
  • Research Preparatory Course, Basic Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
  • Master's degree in Biomedicine, Biomedicine, Neuroscience track, Université Paris Descartes, 2008
  • Bachelor's degree in Biomedicine, Biomedicine, Université Paris Descartes, 2006

Visiting research fellowships

  • Brain Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-2019
  • Lennander's Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Karolinska Institutet, 2016-2017

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