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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. students and young group leaders, which has broadly benefitted our community. We have formed a networking group composed of young researchers (the “Young MultiParkers”) with

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/season-greetings-coordinator - 2026-01-13

In their latest study, published in Nature Communications, the Parmar Lab has established midbrain organoids using silk microfibers as scaffolds, offering a refined in vitro model of human midbrain development. They have studied their silk midbrain organoids using single cell sequencing, proteomics and functional assessment in order to shed light on the developmental trajectory, maturation and sub

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/human-midbrain-organoids-grown-silk-recapitulate-midbrain-development-and-support-functionally - 2026-01-13

During her thesis project, Elin Byman discovered a role of alpha-amylase in Alzheimer’s disease. January 21, she defends her Ph.D. work supervised by Malin Wennström in the Preclinical memory research group at MultiPark. Here, she tells about the journey and major breakthroughs. Tell us about your research! The enzyme alpha-amylase has long been known to be abundant in saliva and the gastrointesti

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-elin-byman - 2026-01-13

Sabine Konings’ Ph.D. project sheds light on the role of different genetic variants of apolipoprotein E in early Alzheimer’s disease development. January 27, she defends her thesis. In this interview, she shares the most important findings as a Ph.D. student in the Experimental Dementia group. Tell us about your research! Apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) is the major genetic risk factor for developing la

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sabine-konings - 2026-01-13

MultiPark leads one of the four projects recently selected by Lund University to pursue emerging research topics. The project eSCIENCE MOVES will apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to achieve new definitions of motor alterations in patients affected by Parkinson´s disease as well as rodent models of human parkinsonian features. Movement is the visible output of neuronal pathways li

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/escience-translational-movement-analysis - 2026-01-13

The PI retreat in January resulted in a groundbreaking decision: MultiPark’s working groups should be replaced by a more dynamic organization including both "special interest groups” and “task force groups”. Here is what will happen. Discussing the MultiPark seven translational working groups was an important point in the agenda of the PI member retreat in January. Already while planning for the m

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/working-groups-renovation-progress - 2026-01-13

During her Ph.D. studies, Caroline Haikal has investigated the connections between the gut and the brain in early Parkinson’s disease development. On March 11, she defends her work supervised by Prof. Jia-Yi Li. Here, Caroline tells us about her research in Neural Plasticity and Repair, one of MultiPark’s experimental research groups. Tell us about your research! My research is about the connectio

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-caroline-haikal - 2026-01-13

Better treatment with the Mange PD tool. A biobank that opens up for discoveries about disease development. Keys to life satisfaction in people with Parkinson’s disease. New insights into toxic protein aggregation. And a more detailed knowledge of abnormal movement patterns with artificial intelligence. Just to mention a few of all news related to Parkinson’s disease from the strategic research ar

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/world-parkinsons-day-five-promising-research-projects-multipark - 2026-01-13

CMES researcher has co-authored an article published in the Journal of Strategic Studies. The article, "How dawn turned into dusk: Scoping and closing possible nuclear futures after the Cold War", was co-authored by Benoît Pelopidas (Sciences Po), Hebatalla Taha (CMES), and Tom Vaughan (Aberystwyth University).AbstractHow was the scope of nuclear weapons policy change immediately after the Cold Wa

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/nuclear-proliferation-iraq - 2026-01-13

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article in the journal Applied Soft Computing. The article, "Temporal cluster-based local deep learning or signal processing-temporal convolutional transformer for daily runoff prediction?", is written by Vahid Moosavi (Tarbiat Modares University), Sahar Mostafaei (Tarbiat Modares University) and Ronny Berndtsson (CMES). AbstractWater scarci

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/deep-learning-and-runoff-prediction-iran - 2026-01-13

Read the new CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars.Read the newsletterSubscribe to the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-42 - 2026-01-13

CMES supports three-year research projects with high scientific potential through the Strategic Research Area (SRA) Middle East in the Contemporary World (MECW). CMES funds one new project annually and encourages collaboration between scholars from different disciplines at Lund University to conduct interdisciplinary research on the Middle East.Project proposals should be focused on novel interdis

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/now-open-cmes-call-project-proposals-0 - 2026-01-13

CMES is organising the Third Annual Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network (SWEMENA) Conference, Lund University, 22-23 August 2024. This interdisciplinary annual conference reflects SWEMENA’s main objective to bring together different communities of researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers across Sweden with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa region SWEMENA encourages the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/swemena-annual-conference-2024 - 2026-01-13

Apply by 30 April 2024 Writing Retreats (Autumn 2024)CMES supports writing retreats on Middle East research with the aim to finalise an article, book chapter, edited volume or a book for publication in peer-reviewed outlets. CMES offers office space and modern research facilities in a stimulating work environment on historic premises. Administrative, practical and technical support is available on

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/now-open-cmes-call-writing-retreats-0 - 2026-01-13

Read the new CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and recent research activities and publications. The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the Director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars.Read the NewsletterSubscribe to the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-43 - 2026-01-13

CMES visiting scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye has written an article in Foreign Affairs. IntroductionOn April 1, Israel launched its latest attack on Iran in the two countries’ ongoing shadow war, with an airstrike that flattened a section of Iran’s embassy complex in Damascus and reportedly killed at least 12 people. Among the dead was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who headed Iran’s military operations in Syria

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/israels-campaign-against-iranian-targets-could-backfire - 2026-01-13

On 8-9 April, CMES organized a policy-research dialogue entitled "Exploring Europe’s Changing Perceptions and Policies Towards Iran" with international experts and policymakers. The workshop explored a broad set of themes, such as Iran's nuclear program and the nuclear agreement, the Mahsa Amini protests and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. These issues were discussed in relation to the relationship

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-policy-research-dialogue-exploring-europes-changing-perceptions-and-policies-towards-iran - 2026-01-13

This Regional Outlook focuses on the role of satellite imagery in shaping our understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the physical damage it has caused the landscape.  On 7 October 2023, Hamas carried out a large scale attack against Israel, causing over 1 000 fatalities, taking more than 200 hostages and firing thousands of rockets into Israeli territory. At the time of writing, Isr

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-monitoring-israels-destruction-gaza-space - 2026-01-13

On 11-12 April, CMES hosted a workshop entitled "On the Edge - Post-Conflict Political Generations of Women and Youth Activists in the ‘Second Wave’ of the Arab Spring" with international scholars. The workshop explored the mass popular mobilizations calling for radical regime change in Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, and Iraq in 2019, which were billed the ‘Second Wave’ of the Arab Spring. The four coun

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-workshop-women-and-youth-activists-second-wave-arab-spring - 2026-01-13

On Friday 12 April, CMES researcher Filippo Verre participated in the radio program "Il Mondo alla Radio" (Eng. translation: "The World on the Radio") on Vatican Radio. Vatican Radio is part of the channel Vatican News, which is the official radio channel of the Vatican State. In the interview, Filippo spoke about the role of water policy in the Middle East as a tool to foster cooperation.Listen t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/water-policy-middle-east - 2026-01-13