Published 23 January 2024 Pamela Buchwald (left) is new member of LUCC executive group, starting 1 January 2024. She is also new Scientific Director of Skåne University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Centre (SUHCCC) replacing Lisa Rydén.We have also new LUCC board members from last year - PhD student representative Juliane Albrecht (upper middle) and Carina Bernardo (right) representing Future Facu

https://www.lucc.lu.se/internal/article/new-members-lucc-board-and-executive-group - 2025-02-21

Published 15 February 2024  The best cancer thesis of the year 2023 is Communication about serious illness as a relational process by Mattias Tranberg with the following motivation: "The work by Mattias Tranberg provides novel knowledge to improve clinical cancer care from a holistic viewpoint with focus on the relationship between health care staff and seriously ill patients". The price sum for t

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By Pia [dot] Berntsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Berntsson) - published 5 April 2020 New members in LUCC executive group - Håkan Axelson (education) and Sophia Zachrisson (research). Håkan Axelson will replace Karin Jirström, who has new assignment as vice-dean at the Faculty of Medicine with responsibility for third-cycle education. Sophia Zachrisson will replace Mikael Sigvardsson, who wil

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Published 9 September 2020 New board member: Ulf Ellervik, Faculty of Science, Lund University Professor Ulf Ellervik will replace professor Olov Sterner as academic staff representative for the Faculty of Science in the board of Lund University Cancer Centre (LUCC) with starting date September 9th, 2020.

https://www.lucc.lu.se/internal/article/new-board-member-lucc - 2025-02-21

Published 10 December 2020 LUCC Annual report in Swedish is now approved by the LUCC Board and available for download. lucc_verksamhetsberattelse_2020.pdf  LUCC Annual report will be translated to English and published here in the end of December 2020 or begining of January 2021.

https://www.lucc.lu.se/internal/article/lucc-annual-report-2020-sv - 2025-02-21

By pia [dot] berntsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Berntsson) - published 8 January 2021 Kristina Åkesson, Dean of Faculty of Medicine New chairman: Kristina Åkesson Kristina Åkesson, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, is the new chairman in the board of Lund University Cancer Centre (LUCC) with starting date January 1st, 2021. She will replace Erik Renström.  

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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 - 2025-02-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 19 November 2024 Cellular reprogramming can directly convert cells, such as skin cells, into different types of brain cells for studying and treating neurodegenerative disorders. Illustration: Cathrine Ahlenius. Recent discoveries have shown that it is possible to convert one cell type into another, typically by fo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cellular-reprogramming-special-interest-group - 2025-02-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 2 December 2024 Drug development requires a translational approach, from molecular investigations in cell cultures and animal models of neurodegenerative disorders to clinical trials involving patients. Illustration created with Biorender. Breakthroughs of new pharmacological treatments requires translational resea

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/regenerative-pharmacology-special-interest-group - 2025-02-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 16 October 2024 Emma Nyberg and Lluís Camprubí Ferrer, the Young MultiPark working group members, carry out the interviews. Illustration: Emma Nyberg In the podcast series "Meet our scientists", young MultiPark researchers interview our research group leaders about their academic journey and main scientific focus.

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meet-our-scientists-continuation-parkinsons-revolution - 2025-02-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 11 November 2024 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. Recently, five of MultiPark’s research leaders were awarded funding for their projects. This year’s suppor

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/multipark-scientists-granted-support-swedish-research-council - 2025-02-21

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 7 November 2024 “Our goal is to make advances in stem cell therapy by modifying and adapting cells to the patient’s needs", explains Malin Parmar. Photo: Tove Smeds Malin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience leading one of MultiPark's research groups, along with three researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded th

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapies-neurodegenerative-disorders - 2025-02-21

Published 3 December 2024 Dementia usually means memory problems, but frontotemporal dementia with a loss of ability to empathize with other people can resemble other conditions with empathy problems in psychiatry, such as psychopathy. Photo:Mostphotos Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize. A study at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet has now shown that

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-study-shows-how-dementia-affects-brains-ability-empathise - 2025-02-21

By alexis_bento [dot] luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis Bento) - published 6 December 2024 "This collaboration is truly valuable and with high potential because it merges clinical, molecular, and computational expertise,” states Johan Jakobsson. Photo: iStock/Vitalii Gulenok A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2025-02-21

Published 19 December 2024 Lucia concert in S:t Pauli kyrka in Malmö (Photo by Angela Cenci Nilsson) 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 capaci

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/seasons-greetings-multipark - 2025-02-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 10 January 2025 The round table discussion at MultiPark retreat 2024. Photo: Megg Garcia-Ryde. 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 y

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/kicking-year-packed-program-ahead - 2025-02-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 6 February 2025 In the podcast "Meet Our Scientists", young MultiPark researchers interview our research group leaders about their academic journey and main scientific focus. Illustration:Emma Nyberg. Don't miss the latest episode of MultiPark's podcast Meet our scientists. MultiPark's newest research group leader,

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meet-our-scientists-podcast-henrik-ahlenius-about-stem-cells-aging-and-neurodegeneration - 2025-02-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 21 January 2025 Contributing to a real research project in one of MultiPark's research groups is an essential part of the Advanced Neuroscience course. Photo: Angela Cenci Nilsson. This week marked the kickoff of MultiPark's Advanced Neuroscience Course. In this exclusive program, students from around the world uni

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/advanced-neuroscience-course-future-neuroscientists - 2025-02-21

By martina [dot] svensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Martina Svensson) - published 13 February 2025 Experimental scientist Ilknur Özen and Niklas Marklund, professor at Lund University and neurosurgical consultant at Skåne University hospital have in collaboration with Uppsala investigated brain tissue from 15 patients. Photo: Tove Smeds A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain inj

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/cracking-alzheimers-code-how-brain-trauma-triggers-disease - 2025-02-21

Published 3 April 2019 How do you stop Alzheimer’s disease without a simple way to diagnose it? It’s a real chicken and egg problem, as I wrote last year on TGN. Discovering a treatment for Alzheimer’s requires lots of clinical trials for new drugs—but it’s difficult to enroll participants without a way to identify people who have the disease early enough for potential treatments to work. Read the

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/unexpected-way-we-might-one-day-diagnose-alzheimers - 2025-02-21