By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 11 October 2021 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 differe

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/what-makes-us-human-answer-may-be-found-overlooked-dna - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 14 October 2021 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

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-nadja-gustavsson - 2025-01-27

By s [dot] thiesen [at] sund [dot] ku [dot] dk (Søren Thiesen) - published 22 October 2021 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

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meningitis-researchers-find-possible-treatment-strategy-without-antibiotics - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 27 October 2021 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

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/young-multiparkers-working-group-takes-shape - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 2 November 2021 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

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/nine-multipark-scientists-granted-support-swedish-research-council - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 8 November 2021 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

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-jonathan-timpka - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 11 November 2021 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 MultiPa

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/environment-inside-brain-cells-holds-clues-protein-aggregation - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 15 November 2021 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 th

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-emil-ygland - 2025-01-27

By Liselotte [dot] fritz [at] gmail [dot] com (Liselotte Fritz) - published 17 November 2021 3-D photo of nerve cells that produce dopamine and which slowly disappear in Parkinson's disease. Photo: iStockphoto Presently many of Sweden’s 20,000 Parkinson’s patients are not receiving the treatment they need, and many of the most seriously ill receive incorrect or inappropriate therapy. With the new

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/faster-and-better-treatment-parkinsons-disease-manage-pd-tool - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 19 November 2021 Picture: https://clarivate.com Three out of Lund University’s four most cited scientists are research leaders at MultiPark, according to Clarivate’s report for this year. The highly anticipated annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/majority-most-cited-researchers-lund-university-belong-multipark - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 25 November 2021 Alexander Svanbergsson defends his thesis on the 3rd of December. During his Ph.D. studies, Alexander Svanbergsson has established a modelling system to screen for factors affecting the aggregation of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease. On the 3rd of December, it is time for him to defend his w

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-alexander-svanbergsson - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 29 November 2021 Caroline Haikal presented her recent findings at the Lund University Neuroscience Graduate School lunch seminar arranged by MultiPark. Peptides from the common bacteria Staphylococcus aureus speed up the pathological aggregation of α-synuclein, a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease. This was disc

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/common-skin-bacteria-may-trigger-aggregation-parkinsons-disease-protein - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 6 December 2021 Laura Andreoli defends her thesis on the 14th of December 2021. Ph.D. student Laura Andreoli spent several years digging into the neural pathways involved in involuntary movements in Parkinson’s disease. On the 14th of December, she defends her thesis. And she is eager to share her findings and thou

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-laura-andreoli - 2025-01-27

Published 3 December 2021 At MoRe-Lab researchers will be able to study, among other things, how medication or exercise programs affects the ability to function in standardized and real world environments. For example, a home, workplace, gym or outdoor environment. MoRe-Lab (Movement & Reality Lab) is an experimental health science test environment for studies of movement, activity, and behavior i

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/more-lab-opens-gates - 2025-01-27

By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 7 December 2021 Oskar Hansson will lead and coordinate a research collaboration between several European countries. Photo: Kennet Ruona. With the support of an EU grant of 1.9 million euros, Alzheimer's researcher Oskar Hansson will lead and coordinate a research collaboration between Sweden, Spain, France, Germany and

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/large-eu-project-alzheimers-coordinated-lund-university - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 9 December 2021 Lina Rosengren explores factors for maintaining life satisfaction despite suffering from Parkinson’s disease. December 17, she defends her Ph.D. projects supervised by Prof. Jan Lexell. Lina explains her most important findings, future directions, and time as a Ph.D. student in the Rehabilitation Me

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-lina-rosengren - 2025-01-27

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 10 December 2021 Photo: Kennet Ruona The research group leader Malin Parmar is granted 50 million SEK over 10 years within the Distinguished professor program by the Swedish Research Council. The purpose of the Distinguished Professor Program is to create conditions for the most prominent researchers to conduct long-term,

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/distinguished-professorship-malin-parmar - 2025-01-27

By marie [dot] jonsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Marie Jönsson) - published 13 December 2021 Photo:Johan Persson. The career program Wallenberg Academy Fellows is the largest private investment in young researchers in Sweden. It provides the most promising young researchers with long-term resources, giving them excellent opportunities to establish themselves and build up their research groups. W

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/daniella-rylander-ottosson-has-been-admitted-wallenberg-academy-fellow - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 14 December 2021 Pär Halje will coordinate the new AI initiative. From January 2022, MultiPark will have its own coordinator for projects involving Artificial Intelligence. Pär Halje is an assistant researcher in Per Petersson’s Integrative Neurophysiology and Neurotechnology group. For a one year trial period, he

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-investing-artificial-intelligence - 2025-01-27

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 15 December 2021 A mental hug to all MultiPark members from the wintry Scanian coast. The best of MultiPark 2021 and looking forward to 2022. As 2021 turns towards its end, we can look back on the many positive events we managed to land together this year. In particular, We have awarded salary support for Ph.D. stu

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/season-greetings-coordinator - 2025-01-27