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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

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 - 2025-06-29

By Stina [dot] BladhJonasson [at] skane [dot] se (Stina Bladh Jonasson) - published 29 January 2024 The United Neuroscience Campus (UNC) is a partnership between MultiPark and the Centre for Transdisciplinary Neurosciences Rostock (CTNR) at the University Medical Centre Rostock, which started by a signed agreement (“Memorandum of understanding”) in May 2022. The UNC is a virtual campus beyond the

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/united-neuroscience-campus-lund-rostock-unc - 2025-06-29

Published 28 March 2024 MultiPark is proud to co-fund and support World Parkinson's Day in Lund - 11 April 2024. World Parkinson's Day (WPD) is a global healthcare event celebrated on the 11th of April every year. It brings together all of us who care about Parkinson´s disease, in different capacities, around the world. To celebrate WPD, MultiPark and Parkinson Skåne have co-organised a symposium

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-parkinsons-day-lund - 2025-06-29

By future_faculty [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Future Faculty) - published 10 April 2024 Future Faculty is proud to present the 2024 Minerva Award to Dr Laura Wisse, Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund. Future Faculty is proud to present the 2024 Minerva Award to Dr Laura Wisse, Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology at the Department of C

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/minerva-leadership-award-winner-2024 - 2025-06-29

Published 13 April 2024 The Jay Van Andel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Parkinson’s Disease Research was established in 2012 in memory of Van Andel Institute founder Jay Van Andel, who battled Parkinson’s disease for a decade before his death in 2004. The award is given to scientists who have made outstanding contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and who have positively impacted hum

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/anders-bjorklund-honoured-jay-van-andel-award-outstanding-achievements-parkinsons-disease-research - 2025-06-29

By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 8 May 2024 Maria Björkqvist, Dean, Njainday Jobe, affiliated, the Prize recipent Laura Wisse, Associate Professor, Anders Rasmussen, Associate Professor. Future Faculty has awarded the 2024 Minerva Award to Laura Wisse, Associate Professor. Congrats to the Minerva Leadership Award, Laura Wisse, Associate Professor

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/2024-minerva-leadership-award-good-academic-leadership-will-increase-future-success - 2025-06-29

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 13 May 2024 Photo from stem cell transplantation at Skåne University Hospital. Source: Skåne University Hospital. Higher dose cohort initiated after positive early safety evaluation in Parkinson's therapy. After a positive initial safety evaluation, the pioneering STEM-PD clinical trial has advanced to higher dose testing.

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/update-stem-pd-clinical-trial-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2025-06-29

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 16 May 2024 Three of the Lund University researchers that studied the brain environment of patients during an ongoing stroke. From left: Andreas Enström, Gesine Paul-Visse and Arne G. Lindgren. Photo: Ingemar Hultquist By analysing small microvesicles that cells release to communicate with their surroundings in the blood, rese

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cell-specific-biomarkers-blood-reflect-what-happens-brain-during-stroke - 2025-06-29

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 29 May 2024 Popular Science SummaryWe are all familiar with the idea that living organisms are made of atoms and molecules. But not everyone knows that one of those molecules that are crucial for our lives are proteins. And no, they aren’t just something we have to eat. Proteins are an essential molecule which form

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/amyloid-oligomers-capturing-threat-between-disorder-and-order-phd-thesis-lei-ortigosa-pascual - 2025-06-29