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WCMM Research School is one of the most important pieces of regenerative medicine training we provide here as a centre. This year we will have have 18 students, ranging from 1st year PhD students to senior post-docs from different faculties, including LTH, Biology, Clinicians and the Faculty of Medicine. This inter-disciplinary cross-faculty student cohort really underscores the bright future for

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/kick-wcmm-research-school-2021-2022 - 2026-01-17

We are delighted to host Dr. Alejo Rodriguez Fraticelli from IRB Barcelona. Since 2021, he heads the Lab of Quantitative Stem Cell Dynamics at IRB Barcelona where his  group focuses on understanding the mechanisms that regulate blood stem cell heterogeneity and how they play a role in homeostasis, immunity and disease.  The title of his talk is: ”Finding the pattern: from epithelia to hematopoesis

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-school-external-speaker-seminar - 2026-01-17

Asgard Therapeutics AB, a private biotech company which originate from Lund University’s Cell Reprogramming and Immunity lab, led by the WCMM Fellow Professor Filipe Pereira, has announced the completion of a EUR 6 million seed financing round. The financing was co-led by Novo Holdings, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Industrifonden. Filipe Pereira is Asgard’s Co-Founder and Head of Innovati

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/asgard-therapeutics-raises-eur-6m-seed-financing-exploit-direct-vivo-reprogramming - 2026-01-17

As part of a larger study, a first successful operation using 3D printed cranioplasty implant has been done at Skåne university hospital. The Wallenberg Molecular Medicine Clinical Researcher Einar Heiberg is one of the clinicians behind the new method where imaging and image processing are used to develop patient specific 3D-printed skull implants. In an ongoing translational project, the first 3

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/patient-specific-3d-printed-skull-implants - 2026-01-17

The WCMM researcher Joao Duarte and his team strive to understand how a diet rich on fat and sugar impacts memory functions in relation to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Their new study on mice shows that although an unhealthy diet leads to memory impairment, the damage does not have to be permanent. The WCMM researcher Joao Duarte was recently in focus when Lund University Diabetes Centre, LUDC, pu

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/does-food-we-eat-have-impact-our-brain - 2026-01-17

The focus of cardiothoracic surgeon Sandra Lindstedt and her research team is lung transplantation. “Today, we can only use 20 percent of the donor lungs. What if we could recondition and regain lung function of just a portion of those lungs that we cannot use today? That would have a huge impact for patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation.” Sandra Lindstedt is a senior consultant in

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/my-vision-no-patients-should-die-waiting-organ-transplant - 2026-01-17

Paediatric cardiologist Karin Tran Lundmark treats patients with pulmonary hypertension, a condition that means high blood pressure in the lung. Karin Tran Lundmark’s research is focused on finding ways to treat what is causing the high blood pressure. “Currently, we can reduce symptoms and prolong survival, but there is no cure. What if we could dissolve the blockages and restore the normal blood

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/i-hope-i-will-be-able-tell-my-patients-we-have-curative-therapy - 2026-01-17

Cardiologist Andreas Edsfeldt’s focus in research is to understand the underlying biology in type 2 diabetes associated with certain complications, such as myocardial infarction and stroke. “Cardiovascular complications are much more common among individuals with type 2 diabetes. What if we could identify new therapies to reduce the frequency of these complications?” Andreas Edsfeldt is a resident

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/understanding-more-we-can-identify-new-therapies-complications-due-type-2-diabetes - 2026-01-17

Rheumatologist Robin Kahn’s focus in research is children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Together with his research team, he is trying to find the answers to two questions: why certain children get this condition – and how can it be cured. “These two questions actually triggered me, and an entire team, to start doing research.” Robin Kahn is a senior consultant in paediatric rheumatology at S

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/children-always-ask-why-did-i-get - 2026-01-17

Lisa Påhlman, a specialist in infectious diseases, has a main research focus on airway infections in cystic fibrosis – a genetic disease that affects many organs of the body, perhaps most importantly the lungs. “If we knew more about the bacteria and fungi that these patients are colonised with, we could hopefully have a more tailored or antibiotic treatment for them.” Lisa Påhlman is a specialist

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/i-hope-my-research-will-lead-more-knowledge-about-bacteria-cystic-fibrosis - 2026-01-17

The focus of medical engineer Einar Heiberg’s research is on empowering physicians with patient-specific 3D models to help each patient. “The vision that I have is that for complex surgeries, the surgeons have already done the surgery multiple times and know exactly what to expect.” Einar Heiberg is a medical engineer at the Centre for Medical Imaging and Physiology at Skåne University Hospital an

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/already-now-we-are-producing-patient-specific-implants-shorten-surgical-time - 2026-01-17

Neurologist Gesine Paul-Visse's research focus is on discovering, developing and implementing new therapies for neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and stroke. “I am motivated every day by the need of the patients I meet in my clinical practice.” Gesine Paul-Visse is a senior consultant in neurology at Skåne University Hospital and a researcher at Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medi

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/we-hope-find-neuroprotective-treatment-can-slow-down-disease-progression - 2026-01-17

The focus of cardiologist Martin Magnusson’s research is epidemiological clinical heart failure as well as diabetes and cardiovascular studies. “We use large population-based and patient-based cohorts to investigate biomarkers and their association with disease. It all aims to find new drug targets for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.” Martin Magnusson is a senior consultant in cardiology at S

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/its-every-researchers-dream-find-new-treatments-diseases - 2026-01-17

The focus of oncologist Anders Wittrup’s research is so called RNA therapeutics and how it can be developed into cancer therapies. “We have a special focus on brain cancers for which there today are very poor treatment options.” Anders Wittrup is a resident in oncology at Skåne University Hospital and a researcher at Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). In 2022, every week a researcher

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/need-better-therapeutic-options-brain-cancers-very-big - 2026-01-17

The focus of senior consultant Elin Trägårdh’s research is diagnostic nuclear medicine – in particular a modality called PET/CT. It is used mainly for evaluation of patients with cancer. Today, PET/CT is reviewed manually by doctors. ”I think we don't use all the information there is in the images. What if we could use artificial intelligence to help us to quantify the images and obtain as much in

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/i-believe-validated-pet-imaging-biomarkers-could-transform-future-clinical-cancer-care - 2026-01-17

The focus of paediatric oncologist Kees-Jan Pronk’s research is to find out what happens with the blood system in children that develop leukaemia. The other focus of his research is to reduce side effects of leukaemia treatments. “We are trying to find ways to reduce the side effects, but still keeping the treatment as effective as it is.” Kees-Jan Pronk is a senior consultant in paediatric oncolo

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/i-would-come-point-where-we-cure-even-more-children-are-diagnosed-leukaemia - 2026-01-17

On May 19th 2022, João Vieira, PhD student at João Duarte's lab successfully passed his half-time review. His main supervisor is João Duarte and his co-supervisor is Martin Magnusson, a perfect example of the translational work carried out at WCMM Lund!  João Vieira's work was entitled “Metabolic consequences of diet-induced insulin resistance on plasma metabolites and insulin-dependent regulation

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/half-time-review-diabetes-and-brain-function-lab - 2026-01-17

Nicholas Bèchet successfully defended his thesis on June 17, 2022. This makes him the first PhD to graduate from the Lundgaard lab. Congratulations to both Dr. Bèchet and Iben Lundgaard! His thesis is entitled "Developing a Porcine Model to Study the Glymphatic System" and opponent during the dissertation was professor Per Kristian Eide from Oslo.  The glymphatic system is a brain wide waste clear

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor - 2026-01-17

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fund excellent research and innovation. This March, the MSCA awarded €242m to the 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowships applicants – among them, a researcher from Lund University, Camila Vazquez Echegaray, aiming to uncover regulators of plasticity in cell fate decision. Pereira Lab researcher Camila Vazquez Echegaray was awarded a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship. Am

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/camila-vazquez-echegaray-awarded-msca-postdoctoral-fellowship - 2026-01-17

A large number of lungs donated yearly cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University have conducted an animal study with results that give hope that more donor lungs could be used to save lives in the future. The researchers have started a pilot study to investigate if the treatment will have the same positive effects on human beings. About 190 or

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-treatment-can-result-access-more-donor-lungs-and-fewer-complications-after-transplantations - 2026-01-17