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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 published in the jo

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/what-makes-us-human-answer-may-be-found-overlooked-dna - 2026-05-27

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 - 2026-05-27

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 alternative treatment based on immune cells that helps rinse away toxins that accumulate during the infection. Fever, headache, confusion, seizures, amputations, or death. Meningitis is a very serious brain infection that can affect

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/meningitis-researchers-find-possible-treatment-strategy-without-antibiotics - 2026-05-27

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 - 2026-05-27

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 multidisciplinary research area. P

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/nine-multipark-scientists-granted-support-swedish-research-council - 2026-05-27

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 - 2026-05-27

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 study was published in Acta Neuropathologica Communications. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder lin

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/environment-inside-brain-cells-holds-clues-protein-aggregation - 2026-05-27

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 is your research about? My thesis work consists of two different parts. In th

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-emil-ygland - 2026-05-27

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 Manage PD tool and the PD Pal study, Per Odin, professor at Lund University and senior attending physician at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, hopes to be able to improve the care of Parkinson’s patients. Eve

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/faster-and-better-treatment-parkinsons-disease-manage-pd-tool - 2026-05-27

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 through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. Their names are drawn from the publications that ra

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/majority-most-cited-researchers-lund-university-belong-multipark - 2026-05-27

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 work supervised by Prof. Jia-Yi Li. Now, Alexander tells us about his research in the research group Neural Plasticity and Repair at MultiPark. What is your research ab

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-alexander-svanbergsson - 2026-05-27

The Inverse Modelling group at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science (INES), Lund University, seeks to appoint a post-doctoral fellows to work on the quantification of biogenic and anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions based on assimilating relevant observational data. The main duties involved in a post-doctoral posistion is to conduct research. Teaching may also be inc

https://www.nateko.lu.se/pdf_ccmodelling - 2026-05-27

Postdoctoral fellow in Earth Observation of land cover and vegetation dynamics in the Middle East. The Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science and the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) announce one vacant position as a 2-year postdoctoral fellow with an orientation towards earth observation of land cover and vegetation dynamics.More than a decade has passed since the

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/open-position-postdoctoral-fellow-earth-observation - 2026-05-27

Researcher Patrik Vestin writes in a " news and views " article in Nature that the woody surfaces of trees may take up methane on a scale of global importance. This is a missing piece in the estimation of global methane budgets, and hence in climate models. Future research should involve not just stems and trunks, but also leaves and small branches to get a fuller picture. Forests play a crucial r

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/bigger-role-trees-global-carbon-cycling - 2026-05-27

Africa, despite its large area and thus large impact on the global carbon cycle, is relatively unexplored with respect to ecosystem functions and impact on climate change. Now one of few in situ studies over a long period of time, 2010-2022, shows that the Sahel area has lost a lot of its power as a carbon sink during the time period examined. Africa, despite its large area and thus large impact o

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/reduced-carbon-sink-power-sahel - 2026-05-27

Allowing nature to cover up after human activities, known as rewilding, has several benefits. It improves the resilience of ecosystems, increases biodiversity and favours the interaction between nature and society. This is according to a new study from Lund University. Rewilding is a method that aims to re-establish animal and plant species that have disappeared from a particular area. In a new st

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/rewilding-good-planet-and-people - 2026-05-27

AI and future research was the central question when researchers from across Europe gathered at Lund University earlier this summer for the second full consortium meeting of AI4PEX, a research project focused on improving Earth System Models (ESMs) using the latest AI methods. Bridging AI and Climate Modelling across disciplinesAI4PEX is short for Artificial Intelligence for Process Enhancement in

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/how-can-artificial-intelligence-help-us-better-predict-future-our-planet - 2026-05-27

Each year, the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG) awards a gold medal to an outstanding researcher in physical geography, human geography, or anthropology. Every third year, the prestigious Vega Medal is presented to a physical geographer, an award that has honored some of the world’s most influential scientists in the field. The Importance of the Vega MedalThe Vega Medal is one

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/call-nominations-2026-vega-medal-physical-geography - 2026-05-27

Are you curious about how forests affect the climate, how the climate affects forests, and how we can actually know anything about the forests of the future? Then this new exhibition at Naturum Skrylle is for you! There’s a lot of talk about forests and their importance for people, the climate, and biodiversity. This exhibition offers brief insights into current research from Lund University on th

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/opening-climate-and-forests-new-popular-science-exhibition-naturum-skrylle-0 - 2026-05-27

From a room in the University Building, via AF-borgen and today’s Centre for Languages and Literature, to the current premises at Geocentrum. From being a small part of the Department of History to becoming two distinct academic directions. The story of the Department of Geography is full of twists and chapters—now documented in a new book by Jonas Åkerman. There are two people who, between them,

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/jonas-akermans-last-excursion-and-story-department - 2026-05-27