By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 12 September 2023 Prize ceremony at EMV Strawberry feast. Professor Angela Cenci Nilsson and Dean Kristina Åkesson. Photo: Sofia B Liljedahl Through her work, Professor Cenci Nilsson has developed preclinical models mimicking the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia, exploiting these models

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multiparks-coordinator-awarded-bengt-falck-prize-neuroscience - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 25 September 2023 Imaging methods are valuable tools for understanding neurodegenerative diseases and monitoring the therapeutic effects of new treatments. That is why MultiPark researchers with expertise in clinical imaging gather across research groups. Clinical imaging methods is a new special interest group (SI

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/clinical-imaging-methods-special-interest-group - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 10 October 2023 The project addresses new hypotheses using mouse models of PD treated with drugs mimicking dopamine. People with Parkinson´s disease (PD) often develop abnormal involuntary movements (dyskinesias) during the course of their treatment with dopaminomimetic drugs.  In this new collaborative project, An

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-collaborative-project-tackles-previously-unknown-mechanisms-parkinsons-dyskinesias - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 22 September 2023 Martino Avallone defends his thesis on the 29th of September 2023. Martino Avallone spent the past four years developing tools for mapping gene expression and proteins in the brain to investigate basic biological questions and to elucidate the molecular mysteries contributing to Parkinson’s diseas

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/genetic-tools-studying-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-martino-avallone - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 4 October 2023 Megg Garcia-Ryde defends her thesis on the 10th of October 2023. Megg Garcia-Ryde’s thesis sheds light on the early pathological processes in Alzheimer’s disease and the interplay between neurons and microglia as the disease evolves. October 10, she defends her thesis. Now, she gives her perspectives

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/neuroimmune-crosstalk-early-alzheimers-disease-phd-interview-megg-garcia-ryde - 2025-05-01

By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 6 October 2023 At the Multipark Café, Tomas Björklund explained the complexity of the brain to an interested audience. Photo: Bodil Malmström In today's scientific world, microscopic images have become a powerful resource for research. With access to advanced microscopes, researchers can now create unique images of s

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/making-invisible-visible-magic-microscopic-images - 2025-05-01

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 9 October 2023 Photo: iStock/Gab13 Is it possible that a single biomarker can detect all types of diseases related to dopamine deficiency in the brain? Yes, that's what a research group in Lund is discovering. "We have observed that an enzyme in cerebrospinal fluid and in blood is a useful marker for identifying all types

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-blood-marker-can-identify-parkinsonian-diseases - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 19 October 2023 Jana Rájová defends her thesis on the 23th of October 2023. Jana Rájová’s research turns light on gene expression in different parts of the brain affected by Parkinson’s disease. October 23, she defends her thesis in the Molecular Neuromodulation research group. In this interview, she tells about ho

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/gene-expression-parkinsons-disease-phd-interview-jana-rajova - 2025-05-01

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 24 October 2023 Many steps needs to be taken to bring a novel stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s Disease, STEM-PD, from the lab to the clinic. Illustration by Katrine Bech Lauritzen. A recent publication by MultiPark researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center gives a closer look at the making of a nove

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/closer-look-making-novel-stem-cell-therapy-parkinsons-disease - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 6 November 2023 MAXIV offers new techniques to unravel structural changes in biomolecules of interest to researchers in neurodegeneration. Sweden has made significant strategic investments into the national infrastructure MAX IV, with world-unique instruments usable across disciplines. One emerging area is within m

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/maxiv-high-resolution-sub-cellular-x-ray-measurements-special-interest-group - 2025-05-01

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 13 November 2023 Researchers at Lund University have discovered that a specific group of genetic elements in our DNA influence the development of the human brain, their study was published in Science Advances. Photo: Phonlami Photos at Canva.com The human brain is an incredibly intricate organ that regulates ever

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/how-mobile-dna-shapes-human-brain - 2025-05-01

Published 16 November 2023 Andreas Bruzelius defended his Ph.D. thesis "Generating GABAergic interneurons through reprogramming and differentiation strategies" on Friday, 20 October 2023. Andreas Bruzelius, a Ph.D. student at Lund University, defended his PhD thesis on Friday, 20 October 2023. Andreas' research focuses on generating brain cells, specifically interneurons, in the lab, which has sig

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/generating-gabaergic-interneurons-phd-interview-andreas-bruzelius - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 20 November 2023 With the O-PTIR technique, researchers can follow the aggregation of Alzheimer's proteins in fresh samples of the brain tissue. Illustration: William Bellomy Understanding the very first pathological events at the molecular level is key to developing treatments preventing neurodegenerative diseases

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-imaging-approach-visualizes-early-structural-changes-amyloids-living-brain-tissue-0 - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 27 November 2023 The collaboration between MultiPark and Parkinson Skåne has been ongoing for many years and includes different interactive activities. In August 2023, MultiPark arranged a vernissage with brain pictures captured through the microscope. Every year, the patient organization Parkinson Skåne organizes

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/extended-cooperation-between-multipark-and-patient-organization-parkinson-skane - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 30 November 2023 MultiPark's new vice coordinators Maria H Nilsson and Per Odin next to the coordinator Angela Cenci Nilsson at the MultiPark retreat in November 2023. January 2024 is the start of a new electoral term for MultiPark’s management. While Angela Cenci Nilsson will remain the coordinator, Oskar Hansson

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/double-multipark-gets-two-new-vice-coordinators - 2025-05-01

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 December 2023 Spinocerebellar ataxias, SCA diseases, are a large group of rare, hereditary diseases in which difficulties in coordinating movements are common. Researchers have now solved the mystery behind one of SCA's diseases. Image: iStock/Andriy Yalanskyi. Intensive efforts are being made in medical research to

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/researchers-have-found-genetic-cause-type-hereditary-ataxia-sca4-long-unresolved-conundrum - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 11 December 2023 Join our dynamic research community and advance your academic career. Photo: Johan Persson. To stimulate the international recruitment of excellent young researchers, Lund University has launched a call for positions as associate senior lecturers (biträdande universitetslektor) reserved for candida

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/lund-university-launches-international-recruitment-programme-young-researchers - 2025-05-01

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 15 December 2023 Image: iStock. Researchers have succeeded in restoring lost brain function in mouse models of stroke using small molecules that in the future could potentially be developed into a stroke therapy. “Communication between nerve cells in large parts of the brain changes after a stroke and we show that it can be pa

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-study-lost-brain-function-restored-after-stroke - 2025-05-01

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 9 January 2024 The team behind the innovation consists of Tadeusz Wieloch, Carin Sjölund, Roger Olsson, Karsten Ruscher, and Kerstin Beirup. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist. MultiPark researchers have discovered a new promising pharmacological approach stimulating recovery after stroke. Professor Tadeusz Wieloch tells abo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/turning-academic-discoveries-therapies-how-multipark-innovation-office-helps - 2025-05-01

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 16 January 2024 Raquel Garza Gómez defends her Ph.D. thesis “Transposable elements in the healthy and diseased human brain " on Friday, January 19th. Raquel Garza Gómez is a Ph.D. student at Lund University, who will be defending her thesis on January 19, 2024. With a background in computational biology, Raquel's

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/transposable-elements-healthy-and-diseased-human-brain-phd-interview-raquel-garza-gomez - 2025-05-01