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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Derek Logan's research group is based at the Dept. of Biochemistry and Structural Biology at Lund University. His research focuses on the elucidation of structure-function relationships in proteins and their complexes. A particular focus is on allosteric regulation of the essential enzyme ribonucleotide reductase and

https://www.microscopy.lu.se/article/derek-logan-short-biography - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Prof. Stenmark leads a research team at EMV, Lund university. He focuses on structure-based drug design, both in the development of small molecule drugs targeting cancer and in the engineering of protein drugs (e.g. neurotoxins). The main methods used are X-ray crystallography and single particle cryo-EM.

https://www.microscopy.lu.se/article/pal-stenmark-short-biography - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Prof. Wallenberg is leading a group in solid state chemistry/nanoscience engineering at the Chemistry Institution, LU, with characterisation of structure and chemical composition of materials down to the atomic level as a special topic.  Materials range from inorganic compunds to  semiconductors to biological structur

https://www.microscopy.lu.se/article/reine-wallenberg-short-biography - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anna Carnerup is in charge of maintaining and operating the 200 kV cryo-TEM at nCHREM. She has a PhD in Physical Chemistry and has many years of experience  of plunge-freezing and investigating solutions of water-lipid-protein systems in the cryo-TEM. 

https://www.microscopy.lu.se/article/anna-carnerup-short-biography - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A course for PhD students with a background in physics. Starting in January the course is intended for students with a background in physics or similar.This 7.5 hp course focuses on hard X-ray interaction with matter. The topics covered include:X-ray sourcesScattering and absorptionRefraction and reflection from inter

https://www.microscopy.lu.se/article/modern-x-ray-physics-diffraction-and-imaging - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Meet Carl Troein, new co-worker at CIPA since June 2020. Carl has a background in physics and computational biology and is a 2D spectroscopy analysis expert. Can you tell us about your role at CIPA?Certainly! I've been recruited to help researchers working with spectroscopic 2D imaging. In particular, I am focusing on

https://www.microscopy.lu.se/article/hello-there - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hakim Abdi, who recently defended his PhD thesis at the department, has published a popular science article on The Conversation website. Hakim Abdi recently finished his PhD studies the department. Now he has published a popular scientific article on the The Conversation website.Articles published on The Conversation

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/chad-country-most-vulnerable-climate-change-heres-why - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jörgen Olofsson, Markku Rummukainen and Minchao Wu were recently featured or cited in various media. Researcher interviewed about strategies to achieve climate targetsResearcher Jörgen Olofsson, was interviewed in the daily Dagens ETC about a new book containing 100 strategies to achieve climate targets by 2050. “I’ve

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/staff-swedish-media - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Anders Lindroth was interviewed by the magazine Dagens ETC about the climate impact of forests, and about why the amount of carbon in the atmosphere is increasing. Anders Lindroth, Professor Emeritus at the Department, was recently interviewed by Dagens ETC. In one article about about the effect of forests on the clim

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/anders-lindroth-interviewed-dagens-etc - 2026-05-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish forests are important carbon sinks today, despite emissions from deforestration. The choice of management is paramount for the impacts on climate change and some of the concepts used in the climate discussion today needs to be thought over and based on research. This is the essense of an article published by P

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/dn-debatt-clear-cutting-forests-generate-large-greenhouse-gas-emissions - 2026-05-15

Sarah Anne Rennick has co-authored the paper "National Ambition, Divergent Vision: Consensus and Fracture Among Iraqi Youth Activists of the Tishreen Movement" together with Adel Bakawan. Since October 2019, Iraq has been witnessing a mass protest movement, heavily though not exclusively centered in Baghdad and the country’s southern provinces and largely led by youth. This new uprising, referred

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/consensus-and-fracture-among-iraqi-youth-activists - 2026-05-15

CMES scholar Pinar Dinc has authored "Environmental Racism and Resistance in Kurdistan", available online (open access) in The Commentaries. Environmental degradation is identified as a key factor that threatens the future of life on Earth, but such generalised reading entails that conceal the uneven effects of environmental degradation. When environmental degradation takes place on the lands of t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/environmental-racism-and-resistance-kurdistan - 2026-05-15

CMES scholar Lina Eklund has co-authored the article "Societal drought vulnerability and the Syrian climate-conflict nexus are better explained by agriculture than meteorology” together with Ole Magnus Theisen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Matthias Baumann (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Andreas Forø Tollefsen (Peace Research Institute Oslo), Tobias Kuemmerle (Humboldt-Univer

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/effects-drought-agriculture-pre-war-syria - 2026-05-15

The Pufendorf Institute at Lund University has produced a short video about the the research theme "Hydrosolidarity 2.0: Ethics and Conflict Resolution in International Water Governance." Participating from CMES are Researcher Dalia Abdel Hady, Director Karin Aggestam and Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson.

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/want-learn-more-about-hydrosolidarity-and-conflict-resolution-middle-east - 2026-05-15

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Urban Flood-Risk Assessment: Integration of Decision-Making and Machine Learning" together with Fereshteh Taromideh (Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University), Ramin Fazloula (Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University), Bahram Choubin (West Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/urban-flood-risk-assessment-through-machine-learning-iran - 2026-05-15

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Can Potato Crop on Sandy Soil Be Safely Irrigated with Heavy Metal Polluted Water?" together with Tarek Selim (Port Said University), Samah M. Elkefafy (Suez Canal University), Mohamed Elkiki (Port Said University), and Ahmed A. El-kharbotly (Suez Canal University). The article is available in the journal Water. Heavy metal (HM) ac

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/crop-irrigation-heavy-metal-polluted-water-egypt - 2026-05-15

New CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars. Read the latest issues of the Newsletter Si

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-27 - 2026-05-15

CMES supports writing retreats on Middle East research with the aim to finalise an article, book chapter, edited volume or a book for publication in peer-reviewed outlets. Two writing retreats will be granted during the autumn of 2022. CMES offers office space and modern research facilities in a stimulating work environment on historic premises. Administrative, practical and technical support is a

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/now-open-cmes-call-writing-retreats - 2026-05-15

CMES researcher Pınar Dinç has edited the book "Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Resistance in Turkey: Construction, Consolidation, and Contestation" together with İmren Borsuk (Berlin Forum Transregionale Studien & Stockholm University), Sinem Kavak (Lund University) and Pınar Sayan (Beykoz University). When: May 2, 12:00-13:15 Where: CMES (Finngatan 16) and on Zoom To join the book launch via Zoo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-book-launch-may-2-authoritarian-neoliberalism-and-resistance-turkey - 2026-05-15

On May 18, CMES scholars will be showcasing their ongoing Middle East research with posters on display at Finngatan 16. Come mingle, learn something new and enjoy some drinks, snacks and sweets! 18 May 2022 13:00 to 16:00 CMES scholars presenting their research: Ali Mansourian (Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science) – AI and Sustainable Dust-Storm Control in the Middle East Behshid Khodaei (Wat

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/welcome-cmes-open-house-may-18 - 2026-05-15