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On November 15, the Alzheimer's Foundation invited to a gathering with an award ceremony in the German Church in Stockholm. H. M. Queen Silvia's prize for a young Alzheimer's researcher is instituted by the Alzheimer's Fund, and this year the DDLS Fellow Jacob Vogel had the honour of receiving this prestigious prize of 500,000 kroner for his discoveries in Alzheimer's research. H.M. Queen Silvia’s

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/ddls-fellow-jacob-vogel-receives-hm-queen-silvias-prize-young-alzheimers-researcher - 2025-10-01

Congratulations to Karin Tran-Lundmark who has been awarded the Prince Daniel grant for Young Promising Researchers! She receives the grant for her research on the incurable cardiopulmonary disease Pulmonary hypertension. Congratulations to Karin Tran-Lundmark who has been awarded the Prince Daniel grant for Young Promising Researchers! Karin receives six million kronor for her research on Pulmona

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/karin-tran-lundmark-receives-prince-daniels-grant-young-promising-researchers - 2025-10-01

Since its foundation, the WCMM research school has encouraged young scientists to exchange ideas and foster collaborations while keeping up with the latest techniques. Delving into its origins, coordinators Paul Bourgine and Nick Leigh reflect on the genesis of the WCMM Research School. As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the WCMM Research School, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on t

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-school-origins-and-evolution - 2025-10-01

Welcome to the second edition of the "WCMM Fireside Chat" series, an ongoing initiative designed to showcase and highlight the work of researchers affiliated with or connected to WCMM in Lund. The idea is to foster an environment of collaboration and open communication through the WCMM Fireside Chat. In this edition, we turn our spotlight to Nicholas Leigh, a distinguished fellow in Regenerative I

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-nicholas-leigh - 2025-10-01

Vinnova is a Swedish innovation agency, dedicated to fund Swedish innovation and fostering sustainable growth. Their commitment lies in propelling Sweden as a dynamic force in the realm of innovation within the context of a sustainable world. Paul Bourgine and his group will receive 970 000 SEK from November 2023 to June 2024 for the proposed development of the OssiGel technology, which aims to te

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/paul-bourgine-receives-vinnova-emerging-technology-grant-ossigel-technology - 2025-10-01

In a recent interview, we had the chance to catch up with Abigail Altman, an alumnus of the WCMM research school, who embarked on an inspiring initiative, visiting Internationella Engelska Skolan in Staffanstorp to introduce the world of science to 12-13-year-olds. We had the pleasure to interview Abigail and she shared her motivations, experiences, and insights gained from this engaging outreach

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-school-alumni-spotlight-inspiring-next-generation-scientists - 2025-10-01

Nature Medicine asked leading researchers which clinical trials in the coming year that are likely to have an outsized impact on medicine. One of the 11 listed trials were the trial "Stem cells for Parkinson’s disease" done at Region Skåne in Lund. Both, WCMM Fellow Agnete Kirkeby and WCMM researcher Gesine Paul Visse, are part of the responsible team. The STEM-PD trial will transplant dopaminergi

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/nature-medicine-lists-clinical-trials-will-shape-medicine-2024 - 2025-10-01

On January 1, 2024, Wallenberg Centre Lund got a new preclinical co-director. Professor Kristian Pietras will replace Jonas Larsson, who recently started his new position as Deputy Dean. Welcome to the team! | How does it feel becoming the next preclinical co-director of WCMM Lund?"I am honored to take on this position and really look forward to working with everyone within the centre to create th

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/get-know-new-wcmm-co-director - 2025-10-01

Welcome to the third WCMM Fireside Chat article. Today we present our discussion with Darcy Wagner, a WCMM researcher focusing on lung regeneration. We talked about her science, motivations, aspirations and the importance of collaboration and knowledge exchange. Enjoy! Regenerating lungs outside the bodyDarcy’s lab is focused on engineering lung tissue outside the body for the purpose of regenerat

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-darcy-wagner - 2025-10-01

Lung patients die for lack of organs healthy enough for donation. The project called "The bridge - lungs for life" aim to create a centralized Danish-Swedish "revitalizing facility" for damaged lungs – the first in Europe! Lung transplantation is the only treatment for patients with severe lung disease, but the organs are not enough, resulting in patients dying while waiting for organs. Increasing

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/project-bridge-lungs-life-receives-eu-funding - 2025-10-01

We kicked off the first ScienceBrew of 2024 with two great talks, covering the expansion of blood with nanotechnology and the possible role of immune system in limb regeneration. Stay tuned more amazing speakers throughout the second season of ScienceBrew! Thanks to Tyra and Marlene for opening the second season of Sciencebrew at Café Ariman!First Tyra explained the limited supply of blood stem ce

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-february-2024-regenerating-blood-and-limb - 2025-10-01

Welcome to the Fourth Edition of the "WCMM Fireside Chat". An ongoing initiative aimed at showcasing the research and innovations of scientists affiliated with WCMM in Lund. In this edition, we highlight Anders Wittrup, a clinical WCMM fellow specializing in RNA therapeutics. Anders and his team focus on overcoming the key challenge in RNA-based cancer therapeutics—delivery. We met WCMM clinical r

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-anders-wittrup - 2025-10-01

The second ScienceBrew of 2024 hosted two more great speakers, covering the creation of artificial lung cells from more common skin cells and the use of AI in mental health and in medicine at large. You can learn more about their presentations below and experience even more great talks on our next session of ScienceBrew in April! Thanks to Alex and Petra for presenting their work at Café Ariman!Al

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-march-2024-artificial-lung-cells-and-ai-medicine - 2025-10-01

This years' WCMM Research Day 2024 with the focus on "Tissue & Bioengineering in Molecular Medicine" served as an ideal platform for WCMM Lund affiliates to dive into the topic of regenerative medicine, a strong focus of the WCMM Lund that has created many projects that resulted in high quality peer-reviewed publications and the opportunity for good education of young researchers. The event has br

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-day-2024 - 2025-10-01

The third ScienceBrew of 2024 hosted a trio of talented researchers in the fields of medicine and law. Read more about their presentations below and experience even more great talks on our next session of ScienceBrew in May! Thanks to Hanna, Sacharias and Manni for presenting their work at Café Ariman!Hanna, a PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine, explained her work on identifying genes that con

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-april-2024-stem-cells-heart-surgery-and-law-dying - 2025-10-01

Welcome to the fifth edition of the "WCMM Fireside Chat" series, an ongoing initiative, which showcases and highlights the work of researchers affiliated with or connected to WCMM in Lund. In this edition, we turn our spotlight to this years' WCMM Research day organizers Oscar van der Have, Swathi Pakirisamy and Iran Augusto Silva. Two oft them, Oscar and Iran, shared their motivations, experience

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-organizers-research-day - 2025-10-01

At the May 2024 ScienceBrew we heard from three great speakers from the Faculty of Law and LTH. Read about their presentations below and experience even more great talks at the last evening of this series on June 17th! Thanks to Sarah, Gabriel and Alberto for presenting their work at Café Ariman!Sarah, a PhD student at the Faculty of Law, presented her research on the use of artificial intellingen

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-may-2024-ai-power-distribution-and-ethics-neuroscience - 2025-10-01

Welcome to another WCMM Fireside Chat, a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. This time we present our discussion with Vinay Swaminathan, a group leader at WCMM focused on cell mechanobiology. We talked about his work, the successes and challenges of multidisciplinary science and the coll

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-vinay-swaminathan - 2025-10-01

There is a lot going on around the clinical WCMM researcher Gesine Paul-Visse right now! Both press releases and interviews is coming out of her lab. We could also catch a glimpse of her when Swedish Television made a short interview with the very first patient enrolled in the STEM-PD clinical trial and receiving stem cell treatment for his Parkinson’s disease. There has been several press release

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/updates-gesine-paul-visses-lab - 2025-10-01

As summer slowly settles into Lund, the 2023-24 iteration of the WCMM Research School has come to an end. Seven exciting months were wrapped up with a two-day retreat at the beautiful Båstad Riviera Strand. At the retreat, the research school attendees were treated to inspiring lectures by representatives from both academia and industry, highlighting topics such as entrepreneurship, collaboration,

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-school-2324-has-come-end - 2025-10-01