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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

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 - 2025-06-09

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 7 August 2024 Film: Johan Nyman, Lund University A commercially available blood test has now been trialled in routine healthcare. “The blood test showed about 90% reliability even in primary care. This may have major implications for all those individuals who seek help for memory loss and suspected Alzheimer’s,” say the resear

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/groundbreaking-alzheimers-blood-test-proves-highly-effective-primary-healthcare - 2025-06-09

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 13 September 2024 Different aspects of neuroinflammation can be studied under the microscope. Here, astrocytes (red) and microglial (green) cells approach a plaque (blue) in an experimental model of Alzheimer's disease. Photo: Yiyi Yang. Neuroinflammation plays a significant role in neurodegenerative disorders. Tha

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/neuroinflammatory-pathways-neurodegenerative-diseases-special-interest-group - 2025-06-09

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 21 October 2024 A wide variety of digital tools can be used to monitor symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases. Pictures generated with Gencraft. Digital tools within healthcare are developing faster than ever before. Therefore, MultiPark researchers gather across groups to develop implementable tools for the diagno

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/digital-tools-evaluate-symptoms-special-interest-group - 2025-06-09