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MultiPark

MultiPark (Multidisciplinary research focused on Parkinson´s disease) is a strategic research area (SRA) supported by the Swedish Government. Through a comprehensive scientific programme we aim at unraveling basic disease mechanisms, improving diagnostics precision, and developing efficient methods of treatment and carefor people affected by neurodegenerative diseases. Building on a tradition of excellence in dopamine research at Lund University, the MultiPark programme was originally focused on Parkinson’s disease. However, our network has gradually expanded to incorporate excellent research groups studying Alzheimer´s and Huntington´s disease, or neurodegeneration secondary to brain trauma and stroke.

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Åsa Petersén at the hospital. Photo.

18 May 2022 | News

Huntington’s – a complex brain disease that affects movement, thoughts and feelings

Huntington’s disease is hereditary, genetic and usually begins between the ages of 30 and 50. In Sweden, around 1,000 people have the diagnosis and several thousand live with the risk of getting the disease. Even more people have a connection to the disease as its symptoms also affect those close to...

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13 May 2022 | News

Special interest groups open up for more collaboration within MultiPark

The MultiPark backbone for research interactions is about to be reorganized. Thanks to our members' suggestions, we are now creating 13 special interest groups to address important scientific and technological areas. The process of finding engaged leaders for these groups is about to start, providin...

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11 May 2022 | News

Brain folds formed during foetal stage could affect onset of dementia

Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia. We still know relatively little about what causes the disease, however, new research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the folds in the brain that are formed in the latter stages of pregnancy could have an i...

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10 May 2022 | News

The new Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility is opening

Earlier this year, Stem Cell Center, in partnership with MultiPark, brought together three core facilities into one - The Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility - aiming to support advanced science at the highest international level. This new infrastructure includes the previous AAV vector lab, and muc...

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5 May 2022 | News

High quality electrophysiology facilities – MultiPark and Lund SCC join forces

This year Lund Stem Cell Center and MultiPark, two strategic research areas based at Lund University, are happy to launch a new joint technical platform in an effort to ensure easy access to high quality core electrophysiology techniques and expert knowledge for investigating cells and tissues that ...

External links
The Swedish Parkinson Foundation
SWEBAGS - Swedish Basal Ganglia Society
Parkinsonförbundet (Swedish website)
Alzheimerfonden (Swedish website)