Published 4 September 2023 As you probably know, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has granted funding of SEK 20 million to the Program for Academic Leaders in Life Science (PALS). The program is a collaborative effort with the four WCMM Centers, SciLifeLab and the DDLS program and follows the success and track record of the previous WCMM and SciLifeLab collaboration termed NMMP (National Molec

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/program-academic-leaders-life-science-pals - 2025-02-23

Published 6 September 2023 Kees-Jan is a WCMM researcher and paediatric oncologist at Skåne University Hospital in Lund. Photo: Rebecka Sjöberg, previously published by the Faculty of Medicine Kees-Jan Pronk is a clinical scientist and oncologist at WCMM, who recently assumed the role of section Head of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology, Immunology and Nephrology. We congratulate him for this impre

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmms-kees-jan-becomes-section-head-skane-university-hospital - 2025-02-23

Published 11 October 2023 Jacob in his natural laboratory environment. While it "might not seem very exciting" at first glance, the science brewing inside certanly is! (Photo by Jacob Vogel) Welcome to the first "WCMM fireside chat" article. This is a new series is dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. We st

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-jacob-vogel - 2025-02-23

Published 11 October 2023 As you know, the WCMM Research School is one of the most important pieces of regenerative medicine training that we provide here as a centre. This year, the school is celebrating its five-year anniversary and due to that, we will pay some extra attention to the activities going on during the year. The 2023/24 WCMM Research School, which is actually the 6th class starting,

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/kick-wcmm-research-school-2324 - 2025-02-23

Published 7 November 2023 Karin Tran-Lundmark is part of the working group Biomedical Imaging, within the integrative pharmacology and drug discovery (IPDD) theme, a group that currently is organizing a workshop on synchrotron-based 3D imaging. Karin Tran-Lundmark, physician scientist and Associate Professor at Lund University, has her clinical interest in advanced heart failure, transplantation,

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/3d-histology-synchrotron-micro-tomography-symposium-and-hackathon - 2025-02-23

Published 7 November 2023 Photographer: Kennet Ruona The LMK Foundation believes in innovative and interdisciplinary research and its potential to contribute to the solution of many of today's and tomorrow's problems. Therefore, they mainly support pioneering projects that bring together researchers with different subject backgrounds. Apart from supporting research projects, the foundation also ha

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/lmk-foundation-has-awarded-their-prize-medicine-2023-wcmm-fellow - 2025-02-23

Published 6 November 2023 Photographer: Tove Smeds For Anders Wittrup, clinical WCMM researcher and oncologist, the choice of this year's Nobel laureate in Physiology and Medicine, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, was quite expected. They recieved the prize for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 such

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/anders-wittrup-about-years-nobel-prize - 2025-02-23

Published 7 November 2023 Paul Bourgine and his group have been awarded the prestigious EIC Pathfinder grant for the establishment of a consortium named "The BuonMarrow project". The consortium is led by Prof. Marco Rasponi's research group at the Politecnico di Milano. Currently, lung cancer relapse is only diagnosed late by radiological evidence as other tools are lacking, which drastically redu

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/bourgine-group-awarded-eic-pathfinder-grant - 2025-02-23

Published 7 November 2023 Photographer: Tove Smeds Filipe Pereira, professor of molecular medicine at Lund University, is awarded this year's Fernström prize for young, exceptionally promising, and successful researchers. He receives the award for his work on reprogramming blood cells and the development of immunotherapies based on this technology. It was a sheep that determined Filipe Pereira's c

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/filipe-pereira-awarded-eric-k-fernstrom-prize-young-researchers - 2025-02-23

Published 7 November 2023 With the kick-off at the start of October, the 23/24 WCMM Research School has officially begun. As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the WCMM Research School, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past and present, and to check in with some current and past attendees to hear their thoughts on the school. Since a month has already passed and activities are in

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/research-school-fifth-anniversary - 2025-02-23

Published 16 November 2023 Image from the award ceremony in the German Church. Liselotte Jansson, the Alzheimer Foundation's Secretary General, the prize winner Jacob Vogel and H.M. The queen. Photo: Yanan Li 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 in

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/ddls-fellow-jacob-vogel-receives-hm-queen-silvias-prize-young-alzheimers-researcher - 2025-02-23

Published 4 December 2023 From left: Kristina Sparreljung, General secretary Hjärt-Lungfonden, Karin Tran-Lundmark, pediatric cardiologist and docent at Lund University, H.K.H. Prins Daniel 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 hy

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/karin-tran-lundmark-receives-prince-daniels-grant-young-promising-researchers - 2025-02-23

Published 6 December 2023 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 tak

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-school-origins-and-evolution - 2025-02-23

Published 7 December 2023 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 distinguishe

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-nicholas-leigh - 2025-02-23

Published 7 December 2023 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 te

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/paul-bourgine-receives-vinnova-emerging-technology-grant-ossigel-technology - 2025-02-23

Published 19 December 2023 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 f

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-school-alumni-spotlight-inspiring-next-generation-scientists - 2025-02-23

Published 31 January 2024 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 w

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/nature-medicine-lists-clinical-trials-will-shape-medicine-2024 - 2025-02-23

Published 8 February 2024 Photo: Melker Dahlstrand 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 w

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/get-know-new-wcmm-co-director - 2025-02-23

Published 7 February 2024 Darcy hard at work creating artificial lungs. Photo by Faculty of Medicine, originally published by Johanna Sandahl. 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 exch

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-darcy-wagner - 2025-02-23

Published 2 March 2024 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

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/project-bridge-lungs-life-receives-eu-funding - 2025-02-23