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Published 19 January 2024 Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash The course that starts on 26 March and is mainly online apart from a writing retreat on 13-15 May will accept a few more students. If you are interested read the description and submit your application by 20 February.Find out more and apply here
Published 19 January 2024 Stora Brännbo Konferens och Hotel. Photo courtesy of Stora Brännbo Interested in spending a couple of days in Sigtuna to write together with peers in a beautiful environment and discuss your writing with senior scholars? The retreat takes place at Stora Brännbo Konferens och Hotel and starts in the late afternoon on the 13th of May and ends in the afternoon of the 15th of
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/writing-retreat-may - 2025-03-05
Published 22 February 2024 Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash.com Want to stay up-to-date on Asian affairs and research in the Nordics and beyond? Tune in to the Nordic Asia Podcast! The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration between the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian Studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus U
Published 21 March 2024 New deadline 15 April. At this workshop, led by Altitude Meetings, and co-organised with the Graduate School in History, you will get practical advice in a workshop format on how to become a better speaker.The workshop takes place on 22 May at Stadshallen in LundSee here for more information
Published 16 May 2024 Application deadline: 13 June, 2024 During the fall of 2024, we will give the PhD course Critical Perspectives on East and South-East Asian Studies. The course is given part-time during the fall semester with some in-person events in Lund. Please check the link for more information and application form if you are interested. PhD students focusing on East and South-East Asia,
Published 28 May 2024 Sigtunastiftelsen. Image from Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The 2024 annual retreat will be held 6-8 November in Sigtuna at Sigtunastiftelsen. The application deadline is 25 September. At this event we will discuss the need for knowledge on East and South-East Asia among Swedish and international institutions, and career possi
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/application-annual-retreat-application-now-closed - 2025-03-05
Published 18 June 2024 We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for two workshops taking place in fall 2024. Podcast Production Workshop, 24-25 October 2024This one-and-a-half-day workshop in October covers all essential aspects of podcast production, from concept development and recording to post-launch engagement. It is a hands-on, interactive workshop that starts from the basic
https://www.graduateschoolasianstudies.lu.se/article/upcoming-workshops-application-now-closed - 2025-03-05
Published 30 March 2015 Prof. Thoas Fioretos What is MAD for Cancer? In this 3-minute film you will understand more about the research focus in this multidisciplinary cancer program. Prof. Thoas Fioretos, Prof. Carl Borrebaeck and Prof. Kristian Pietras touches upon different research focus that is part of the program as well as share their vision of the program in this film.More information about
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/short-film-about-mad-cancer - 2025-03-05
Published 12 April 2015 Micrograph of a carotid body in paraganglioma (Credits: Nephron, Wikimedia Commons) Sven Påhlman and MAD for Cancer recently recieved $2 million aiming to support Sven´s research for improving outcome for neuroendocrine cancers. A paraganglioma is a neuroendocrine type of tumor. It can develop at various body sites (including the head, neck, thorax and abdomen). The funding
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/mad-cancer-recently-recieved-2-million - 2025-03-05
Published 12 May 2015 Nordea Masters is part of the prestigious PGA European Golf Tour. Last year, this event attracted 80.000 people at PGA Sweden National in Bara, outside of Malmö. This is one of the most anticipated golf competitions in Europe and will this June return to the PGA Sweden National in Bara. During Nordea Master 2014, MAD for Cancer at Lund University was the focus of a donation c
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/mad-cancer-nordea-masters-4-7-june - 2025-03-05
Published 19 August 2015 STAT-3 structure (Credits: Wikimedia Commons) Researchers within MAD for Cancer recently published new results for the promising STAT3 inhibitor galiellalactone and its effect on prostate cancer This study shows that the STAT3 inhibitor galiellalactone reduces tumor growth and metastatic spread in an animal model of prostate cancer. The article “The STAT3 Inhibitor Galiell
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/new-results-galiellalactone-and-its-effect-prostate-cancer - 2025-03-05
Published 9 October 2015 The US research institute, Rogosin Institute, invests in the Lund-based research program MAD for Cancer. The agreement gives the cancer research at Lund University new funds. Rogosin Institute has developed a general method to stop tumor growth, and the approach is to contain the tumor cells in particles of sugar and thereby produce proteins that stops the growth of tumor
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/us-rogosin-institute-invests-mad-cancer - 2025-03-05
Published 8 February 2016 Pancreatic cancer cell Credit: STEVE GSCHMEISSNER / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Universal Images Group Professor Kristian Pietras´ research group together with researchers at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm recently showed that it is only a small minority of tumor cells in neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas that contribute to the entire tumor grow and spread. This findin
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/minority-cancer-cells-can-contribute-entire-tumor-growth-pancreatic-cancer - 2025-03-05
Published 16 February 2016 Recently, the Lund University alumni Bertil P. Lundqvist, made a donation to the MAD for Cancer program, his American employer Starr Companies matched the amount. This procedure is called "Employee Matching Gift" and is a common form of philanthropic giving in the United States. This is the first time, Starr Companies give a donation to cancer research outside the US. Be
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/us-based-starr-companies-made-donation-mad-cancer - 2025-03-05
Published 23 March 2016 Forskare från fyra fakulteter vid Lunds universitet samlar sin expertkunskap för att studera cancer ur flera perspektiv. Målet är bättre och tidigare metoder för diagnos och behandling, och att patienter snabbt ska gynnas av resultaten. Det så kallade MAD for Cancer-programmet får 2 miljoner kronor från Mats Paulssons stiftelse för forskning, innovation och samhällsbyggande
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/donation-ger-skjuts-forskning-som-tar-helhetsgrepp-pa-tumorer - 2025-03-05
Published 6 April 2016 The patent application covers IL1RAP as a target molecule for antibody therapy and leukemia diagnostics. The IL1RAP originates from the research of Prof Thoas Fioretos. For more information
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/cantargia-receives-patent-approval-japan-and-mexico - 2025-03-05
Published 8 April 2016 Based on recent results from retrospective studies, that are now under publication, we can differentiate the early resectable stages of pancreatic cancer, stage I and II, from the healthy controls with 96% accuracy. Read the article hear
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/pancreatic-cancer-nordic-newsletter-includes-research-create-health - 2025-03-05
Published 8 April 2016 Researchers from CREATE Health have been highlighted in an article in the yearly report of the Swedish Cancer Society. The report briefly describes highly interesting studies by Åke Borg, Lisa Rydén, Lao Saal and Carl Borrebaeck. Read the article here
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/create-health-research-cancerfondsrapporten-2016 - 2025-03-05
Published 4 May 2016 Pietras and his colleagues recently discovered that high levels of the ALK1 protein is linked to the spread of breast cancer and that there is an opportunity to inhibit this by blocking ALK1. Read the article here
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/breakthrough-professor-kristian-pietras-highlighted-cancerfonden - 2025-03-05
Published 13 June 2016 Prof Thoas Fioretos and his research team has performed a detailed study of leukemia cells from over 200 children and discovered two new subtypes of childhood leukemia. Read the article here
https://www.madforcancer.lu.se/article/new-variants-blood-cancer-children - 2025-03-05
