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Inflammatory responses in the brain have long been suspected of playing a role in Alzheimer’s disease, but are challenging to monitor in the living human brain. An international collaboration including researchers at MultiPark, Lund University has made it possible to detect elevated levels of Galectin-3, a protein expressed in the immune cells inside the brain. The results were published in Acta N

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/biomarker-reveals-inflammatory-changes-brain-alzheimers-disease - 2025-12-01

The aggregation of the protein Amyloid-beta (Abeta) into plaques outside the nerve cells has been recognized in patients with Alzheimer’s disease since 1905. But eliminating the plaques has not helped patients so far. Still, Tomas Roos was recently recruited as a postdoc in our lab. He thinks that Abeta matters, but we may need to focus on the aggregates elsewhere. Earlier this spring, he defended

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/does-alzheimers-disease-start-inside-neurons-interview-tomas-roos-recently-recruited-our-lab - 2025-12-01

Communication is key in research. Recently, our lab had a team-building day at the beach. And a simple Lego game can tell very much about the reasons behind the reproducibility crisis in science. Getting together to communicate new ideas and build relationships is critical for maintaining a vital research group. That is why our lab arranges a team-building once a year, together with the experiment

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/why-research-replication-fails - 2025-12-01

Collaboration is the most efficient way of moving science forward. That is why our research group initiated a network inviting all researchers interested in physical activity investigations at Lund University. Since 2022, we coordinate CoPARLU, a new center of physical activity research at Lund University. Having a physically active lifestyle has been associated with a broad range of health benefi

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/coparlu-centre-physical-activity-research-lund-university - 2025-12-01

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 from a close collaboration between the experimental neuroinflammation laboratory and the experimental dementia research group and how she brings together the exper

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/neuroimmune-crosstalk-early-alzheimers-disease-phd-interview-megg-garcia-ryde - 2025-12-01

Nailing one's doctoral thesis by simply nailing it up for viewing is an old tradition that possibly dates back to Martin Luther. The tradition has lost its former glory but is still a reason to invite people to a party. Here, Megg Garcia Ryde talks about her nailing. How was the actual nailing? It took some time but went fairly smoothly! I’m the handy person in my household, so I brought my awl to

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/nailed-it-why-do-swedes-nail-their-thesis - 2025-12-01

Perfusion monitoringFull-thickness eyelid flaps and free skin grafts are frequently used in reconstructive surgery. Perfusion monitoring has recently been implemented in several reconstructive surgical procedures, however, perfusion monitoring of a rotational eyelid flap and free skin grafts has not been described previously. In two recently published scientific articles the authors used state-of-

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/new-publications-0 - 2025-12-01

On April 23rd Cu Dybelius Ansson nailed his PhD thesis "Perfusion Monitoring of Advancement and Rotational Flaps". The thesis will be defended on May 21st 2021.

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/nailing-phd-thesis - 2025-12-01

We welcome new PhD students Magne Tordengren, MD and Azin Khodaverdi, MSc. Magne and Azin will work in the skin tumor project with application and development och photoacoustic imaging. 

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/welcome-new-phd-students - 2025-12-01

Because of the current COVID-19 situation we need to postpone the PAI workshop on September 24th. We will return with a new date as soon as the pandemic situation allows. 

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/pai-workshop-postponed-0 - 2025-12-01

Johanna Berggren and Kajsa Tenland has published a popular science article in the membership magazine "Nya Synvärlden" of the Association for Vision Rehabilitation (Föreningen för synrehabilitering),  describing how new surgical technique for eyelid tumors simplifies the process in patients with visual impairment. At the eye clinic in Lund new technologies for measuring blood flow during tumor sur

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/popular-science-article-nya-synvarlden - 2025-12-01

On September 17-18 2021Josefin Bunke and Johanna Berggren presented one poster each at ESOPRS meeting. The posters can be downloaded here: Poster: Blood perfusion and oxygenation in human eyelid skin flaps examined by laser speckle contrast imaging and hyperspectral imaging – importance of flap .pdf Poster - Perfusion monitoring of rotation flaps in the periocular area .pdf

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/poster-presentation-esoprs - 2025-12-01

The research group of Professor Malin Malmsjö has received a research grant extension for 3 more from the Swedish Cancer foundation (Cancerfonden) for the project entitled Developing Photoacoustic Imaging into a Novel Diagnostic Tool for Malignant Melanoma.

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/extension-research-grant-cancerfonden - 2025-12-01

On December 10th Rafi Shiekh, MD, PhD held a lecture after receiving the docentur (associate professorship). The lecture was followed by an award ceremony at which Rafi received a laurel wreath.  

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/rafi-shiekh-has-received-his-docentur - 2025-12-01

Newly published research articles from the photoacoustic center. Review article on perfusion monitoring during oculoplastic reconstructive surgery Berggren JV, Stridh M, Malmsjo M: Perfusion Monitoring During Oculoplastic Reconstructive Surgery: A Comprehensive Review. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2021. Original articles on perfusion monitoring during oculoplastic reconstructive surgery Tenland

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/new-publications-1 - 2025-12-01

We are fortunate to have Nils Gustafsson joining our group. Nils has a Master’s degree in physical sciences. He presented his PhD in live-cell superresolution microscopy at University College London and has thereafter worked with single molecule microscopy at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and oblique plane microscopy at Imperial College London. With his background, Nils will play an integ

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/welcome-new-postdoc-nils-gustafsson - 2025-12-01

On April 1st Johanna Berggren nailed her PhD thesis. During the ceremony she published the thesis by nailing it to the wall (and online).Nailing is an academic ritual where the PhD theses is made public by being nailed up no later than three weeks before the public defence. This gives people the opportunity to read the thesis in advance, and to prepare relevant questions before the PhD defence.

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/publication-phd-thesis - 2025-12-01

On Friday April 29th, Johanna Berggren successfully defended her doctoral thesis with the title "Perfusion Monitoring in Oculoplastic Reconstructive Surgery." The defence was held at the Medical Faculty in Lund with faculty opponent, examination committee members, supervisors and audience present in the auditorium. The faculty opponent Clinical Assistant Professor at Nova Southerbeastern Universit

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/johanna-berggren-has-successfully-defended-her-phd - 2025-12-01

On May 16th the Lund University Photoacoustic Center users met for a whole day workshop of discussions and interactions in the Turning Torso in Malmö, 190 meter above ground. Clinical problems and technical solutions were presented by clinicians and engineers. Clinical topics included PAI as a diagnostic tool in cancer, giant cell arthritis and amyloidosis, laser speckle contrast imaging during re

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/fruitful-pai-workshop - 2025-12-01

At the Department of Ophthalmology the tradition states that everyone who successfully defended their PhD get to place a plaque with their name and year of dissertation during a ceremony. On May 20th it was Johanna Berggren, MD, PhD turn.  

https://www.photoacoustics.lu.se/article/phd-plaque-johanna-berggren - 2025-12-01