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Recent discoveries have shown that it is possible to convert one cell type into another, typically by forced expression of lineage specific transcription factors. That is why MultiPark researchers with expertise in reprogramming gather across research groups. Cellular reprogramming is a new special interest group (SIG) addressing scientific and technological needs to apply these methods in researc

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cellular-reprogramming-special-interest-group - 2025-11-07

Breakthroughs of new pharmacological treatments requires translational research – from bench to bed. That is why MultiPark researchers gather from experimental to clinical research teams. The special interest group ”Regenerative pharmacology” fosters an integrative approach for future pharmacological developments. Karsten Ruscher explains how he convenes the joint effort. Can you shortly describe

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/regenerative-pharmacology-special-interest-group - 2025-11-07

In the podcast series "Meet our scientists", young MultiPark researchers interview our research group leaders about their academic journey and main scientific focus. Listen to the new episode where Professor Malin Parmar describes the experimental road to the ongoing stem cell trials in Lund. I the latest episode (nr. 14), Lluís welcomes the renowned Professor Malin Parmar. She leads the different

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meet-our-scientists-continuation-parkinsons-revolution - 2025-11-07

Receiving grants from the Swedish Research Council is viewed as a quality mark and one of the critical steps for young scientists to establish an independent research group. Recently, five of MultiPark’s research leaders were awarded funding for their projects. This year’s support from the Swedish Research Council encouraged MultiPark’s ambition to be a multidisciplinary research area. Projects ra

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-scientists-granted-support-swedish-research-council - 2025-11-07

Malin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience leading one of MultiPark's research groups, along with three researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant worth EUR 10 million. The four researchers aim to develop custom-made neurons from stem cells for cell therapies to treat Parkinson’s or Huntington’s disease. “We want to develop a completely new concept i

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapies-neurodegenerative-disorders - 2025-11-07

Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize. A study at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet has now shown that these patients do not show the same brain activity as healthy individuals when they witness the pain of others, a finding that it is hoped will increase understanding of this specific dementia disease. This is an important piece of the puzzle now fallin

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-study-shows-how-dementia-affects-brains-ability-empathise - 2025-11-07

A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Jump

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2025-11-07

Dear colleagues and collaborators,As we approach the end of 2024, I believe that we can look back with pride on the many things that we have achieved together this year. We would like to thank all of you for your vital contributions to our research environment, encompassing diverse roles and capacities. Next year is poised to be a particularly eventful year for MultiPark. On December 12, the Swedi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/seasons-greetings-multipark - 2025-11-07

Dear colleagues and collaborators,Welcome to a new year with MultiPark!Our Management group has now resumed its activities at full pace, and we are happy to share some fresh information as follows:(i) The dates for this year´s meetings of the MultiPark Board and Steering group have been set and posted under this link https://www.multipark.lu.se/about-multipark/management. We welcome Oxana Klementi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/kicking-year-packed-program-ahead - 2025-11-07

Anders Uhlin has authored the book ”Civil Society and Regional Governance: The Asian Development Bank and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations”. Information about the book:”Through detailed comparative case studies of civil society engagement with two major regional international organizations in Southeast Asia this book demonstrates the potentials and limitations of civil society actors as

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/uhlin-civil-society-and-regional-governance-southeast-asia - 2025-11-07

Karin Aggestam and Annika Bergman Rosamond have co-authored the article ”Swedish Feminist Foreign Policy in the Making: Ethics, Politics and Gender” published by Ethics and International Affairs. Abstract:"In 2015, the world's first self-defined feminist government was formed in Sweden with the explicit ambition of pursuing a feminist foreign policy. This essay seeks to unpack and highlight some o

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/aggestam-and-bergman-rosamond-swedish-feminist-foreign-policy - 2025-11-07

Karin Aggestam and Jacqui True will give a talk on gender equality in foreign policy at PRIO in Oslo. About the seminar:Recently the Norwegian Government launched an action plan on women's rights and gender equality in foreign policy and development cooperation.  At this seminar leading international scholars on gender and foreign policy have been invited to discuss some of these questions in ligh

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/aggestam-and-true-gender-foreign-policy-prio - 2025-11-07

Researchers from our Department have gained research money for two different projects. The first one is on conflict prevention in vulnerable cities and the other one is on the new urban challenge. Annika Björkdahl has together with Ivan Gusic (Lund University), Johanna Mannergren Selimovic (The Swedish Institute of International Affairs) and Kristine Höglund (Uppsala University) been awarded a fiv

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/research-grant-two-projects - 2025-11-07

Ole Elgström and Malena Rosén Sundström have published the Sieps (Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies) report "Success Factors in EU Agricultural Negotiations". The authors presented their findings at a seminar in Stockholm last Friday.The report can be found on Sieps’ websiteOle Elgström’s personal pageMalena Rosén Sundström’s personal page 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/elgstrom-and-rosen-sundstrom-eu-agricultural-negotiations - 2025-11-07

Annika Bergman Rosamond will deliver a keynote on celebrity and peace at the opening seminar of HÖFÐI Reykjavik Peace Centre, at the University of Iceland on October 7. Learn more on visitreykjavik.isProgramme (PDF)Annika Bergman Rosamond’s personal page 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/bergman-rosamond-gives-keynote-celebrity-and-peace - 2025-11-07

Christer Jönsson has authored the chapter "States Only? The Evolution of Diplomacy" in ”The Transformation of Foreign Policy” (edited by Gunther Hellmann, Andreas Fahrmeir & Milos Vec). Learn more on Oxford University Press’ websiteHe has also authored the chapter "Diplomacy, Communication and Signaling" in ”The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy” (edited by Costas M. Constantinou, Pauline Kerr & Paul Sha

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/jonsson-diplomacy - 2025-11-07

Sofie Gustafsson defended her dissertation "Medborgarskapande på olika villkor. Självbild, skolkoder och syn på kunskap i den svenska gymnasieskolan" on November 11 at 10:15 in Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5h, Lund. Medborgarskapande på olika villkor. Självbild, skolkoder och syn på kunskap i den svenska gymnasieskolanSofie Gustafsson’s personal page 

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sofie-gustafsson-has-defended-her-thesis - 2025-11-07

Carlo Knotz defended his dissertation “Forcing the Unemployed to Work: Essays on the Politics of Unemployment Benefit Reform in Affluent Democracies" today at 10:00 in Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5h, Lund. Getting Tough on Unemployment: Essays on the politics of unemployment benefit reform in affluent democraciesCarlo Knotz’s personal page

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/carlo-knotz-has-defended-his-thesis - 2025-11-07

Annika Björkdahl has together with Johanna Mannergren Selimovic (UI), Stefanie Kappler (Durham University) and Susanne Buckley-Zistel (Marburg University) received a research grant for the project ”Peace and the Politics of Memory”. The project "Peace and the Politics of Memory" investigates how a post-conflict society harbours conflicting memories and experiences and how the making of memory is c

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/research-grant-peace-and-politics-memory - 2025-11-07

Hanna Bäck is one of the authors of the article ”Multiparty government and economic policy-making. Coalition agreements, prime ministerial power and spending in Western European Cabinets” which has been published in the journal Public Choice. AbstractMultiparty government has often been associated with poor economic policy-making, with distortions like lower growth rates and high budget deficits.

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/back-coalition-governments-and-policy-making - 2025-11-07