On the 12th of June, the graduation ceremony for our Master's students was arranged by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the AF-Borgen’s Stora Salen. During the ceremony, below thesis was awarded the honorary award from the department for her excellent work. The ceremony began with live music and a speech by student Carolina Sandoval Marmolejo. Following that, Elin Bommenel, the program director o

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/graduation-ceremony-our-masters-students-0 - 2025-08-23

On January 7, you could read an article about one of our researchers, Fillipa Säwe, in the newspaper "Hallå". Here Filippa talks about her research that is focused on the small scale fisheries in Öresund. She also reveals that she in fact does not fisch her self and she tells the story of how she ended up at the Department of Service Management and Service Studies. Erlier this autumn she also cont

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/interview-our-researcher-filippa-sawe - 2025-08-23

Photo: Lasse Strandberg It is six times more expensive for society – and for you individually - if you travel by car instead of cycling. This has been shown in a Department of Service Management and Service Management study of Copenhagen, a city of cyclists. It is the first time a price has been put on car use as compared to cycling.  In the comparative study, Stefan Gössling from Lund University

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/six-times-more-expensive-travel-car-bicycle-study - 2025-08-23

Yiyi Yang defends her PhD thesis on Thursday 3rd June 2021. During her Ph.D. studies, Yiyi Yang has been investigating the role of microglia in the pathological development of Alzheimer’s disease. On the 3rd of June, it is time to defend her work supervised by Prof. Tomas Deierborg. Now, Yiyi tells us about her research in the Experimental Neuroinflammation Laboratory as being a part of MultiPark.

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-yiyi-yang - 2025-08-23

Kajsa Brolin, doctoral student in Translational Neurogenetics at Lund University, is using the biobank in her doctoral thesis. Photo: Kennet Ruona Around 20 000 Swedes are currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, yet there are still only treatments to alleviate symptoms. Through a new biobank, researchers gain access to the genetic profiles of 1000 Parkinson’s patients together with comprehen

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-biobank-provides-insights-parkinsons-disease - 2025-08-23

Angela with her team members in the Basal ganglia pathophysiology group. Here, they enjoy spending time together during a before-Corona dinner. On the first of January, Professor Angela Cenci Nilsson took on as the new coordinator for MultiPark. Now she tells us about her visions for our network and about being a senior researcher in the environment. About the role as the new coordinator   I will

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/interview-angela-cenci-nilsson-about-being-new-coordinator-multipark - 2025-08-23

Created with BioRender.com T-cells, antibodies, and antigens. During the past year, we have learned a lot about our immune system through media. Most people agree that the immune system is crucial for our survival. But how does the immune system affect Parkinson’s disease; is it necessary to keep our brains healthy, or does it contribute to disease progression? The answer to that question is unfor

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-our-immune-response-affect-risk-developing-parkinsons-disease - 2025-08-23

Photo: Mostphotos An experimental study from Lund University in Sweden has revealed that the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid-beta accumulates inside nerve cells, and that the misfolded protein may then spread from cell to cell via nerve fibres. This happens at an earlier stage than the formation of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain, something that is associated with the progression of Alzheimer’s dise

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/does-alzheimers-disease-start-inside-nerve-cells - 2025-08-23

The Basal Ganglia Pathophysiology research group has long experience in using established behavioral tests to monitor rodent behavior. This is used in combination with recordings of neuronal activity. Copyright: The Basal Ganglia Pathophysiology group A large collaborative project focused on understanding and treating dysfunctions of cortico-basal ganglia circuits in Parkinson´s disease (PD) has b

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-transnational-collaboration-target-circuit-dysfunctions-parkinsons-disease - 2025-08-23

Photo: Agata Garpenlind A combination of two imaging methods can be used to achieve structural and chemical information within a single neuron. Researchers from MultiPark at Lund University recently developed this approach. Their study reveals that amyloid aggregates, implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, may cause clustering of iron in primary neurons. Alzheimer's disease is a major cause of dementi

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/novel-imaging-approach-open-doors-understanding-key-pathological-processes-inside-neurons - 2025-08-23

Amyloid-beta accumulation may start inside neurons. A novel imaging approach to study structural changes before amyloid plaques are formed. Four distinct subtypes of Alzheimer's disease. A simple diagnostic tool predicting the risk of developing the disease. And a collaboration with Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, and the pharma industry to facilitate earlier diagnosis and more accurate prognosti

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-awareness-month-five-optimistic-research-news-multipark - 2025-08-23

Anna Hammarberg guides the Ph.D. student Roman Sattarov on how to analyze his sample on the software. A machine allowing researchers to rely on objective, automatized readouts instead of subjective manual counting under the microscope. Incredible pictures. And the possibility to follow live cellular events. The Operetta is the answer to these demands. The interest in using the new MultiPark infras

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/seven-tones-operetta-multiparks-new-high-content-analysis-platform - 2025-08-23

Photo: Mostphotos Our DNA is very similar to that of the chimpanzee, which in evolutionary terms is our closest living relative. Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now found a previously overlooked part of our DNA, so-called non-coded DNA, that appears to contribute to a difference which, despite all our similarities, may explain why our brains work differently. The study is p

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/what-makes-us-human-answer-may-be-found-overlooked-dna - 2025-08-23

During her thesis project, Nadja Gustavsson has characterized structural changes inside neurons of a new mouse model for mixed neurogenerative disorders. On the 21st of October, she is defending her thesis supervised by Oxana Klementieva. In this interview, Nadja shares her ups and downs during her time as a Ph.D. student in MultiPark. Tell us about your Ph.D. research! Our lab utilizes a novel ap

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-nadja-gustavsson - 2025-08-23

During pneumococcal meningitis, immune cells produce structures blocking the normal cerebrospinal fluid movement. This illustration was selected as the cover image for Annals of Neurology. Illustration: Chiara Pavan & Dan Xue. Meningitis is a very serious brain infection with limited treatment options. In a new study performed in rats, researchers from the University of Copenhagen present an alter

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meningitis-researchers-find-possible-treatment-strategy-without-antibiotics - 2025-08-23

Collaboration, networking, career development, and wellbeing. Those are four examples of needs that the newly formed young MultiParkers working group will address. After organizing their first event, they are eager to start preparing for more events. During the pandemic, there has been an upbuild of need for social gathering and exchange of ideas and experiences. Especially young researchers who r

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/young-multiparkers-working-group-takes-shape - 2025-08-23

Picture: www.vr.se 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. Last week, nine of MultiPark’s research leaders were awarded 31.6 million SEK for their projects. This year’s support from the Swedish Research Council encouraged MultiPark’s ambition to be a multidisciplina

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/nine-multipark-scientists-granted-support-swedish-research-council - 2025-08-23

During his research education, Jonathan Timpka wanted to elucidate what is affecting the ability to work for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Defending his Ph.D. thesis on November 19th, Jonathan tells about his wide range of projects within the Restorative Parkinson Unit led by Per Odin. Tell us about your Ph.D. research! My research engagement has been quite diverse, ranging from reg

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-jonathan-timpka - 2025-08-23

The midbrain spheroid generated from patient's cells contains dopaminergic neurons which die in Parkinson’s disease. Gene expression inside Parkinson’s disease patient’s brain cells seems to trigger structural changes of the Parkinson-linked protein alpha-synuclein. This was discovered when MultiPark researchers converted skin cells from Parkinson patients into midbrain cells in the dish. The stud

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/environment-inside-brain-cells-holds-clues-protein-aggregation - 2025-08-23

Emil Ygland Rödström will defend his Ph.D. thesis on Saturday 20th November. Emil Ygland Rödström is defending his thesis on the 20th of November. His research is about clinical, genetical, and biochemical biomarkers for the prognosis of Parkinson’s disease patients. Here, he tells us more about the discoveries and his time as a Ph.D. student in the Clinical Neurogenetics group at MultiPark. What

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-emil-ygland - 2025-08-23