By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 22 June 2023 Mohamed Eldeeb defended his Ph.D. thesis on June 9, 2023. With a passion for scientific discovery with clinical impact, Mohamed has dedicated the last four years to unraveling the mysteries as to why some children develop pediatric leukemia and others don’t. His research shed light on the mechanisms that p

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/mechanisms-initiation-and-suppression-pediatric-leukemia-phd-interview-mohamed-eldeeb - 2025-03-09

Published 13 December 2013 Mikael Lund is a chemist who doesn’t wear a lab coat. Instead, his research involves computer models of atoms and molecules. Being named a Future Research Leader means both freedom and new challenges. “Using computer models, we can zoom in on molecular details to gain insights that are difficult to achieve with classic experiments”, says Mikael Lund, a theoretical chemis

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-funding-provides-valuable-freedom - 2025-03-09

Published 2 May 2024 COSHE stands for Computational Science for Health and Environment. The hub is based at Geocentrum II in Lund. Photo: Kenneth Ruona/CEC. A computational science hub, COSHE, has been established at Lund University. The aim is to become a creative hub for computational science with a focus on interdisciplinary research in the fields of health, climate and the environment. COSHE w

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/computational-science-hub-sharpen-research-environment-and-health - 2025-03-10

By maria [dot] lindh [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Lindh) - published 11 May 2019 A donation saved the tulips in the Botanical Garden. Photo:Kennet Ruona The presence of the glorious tulips, which have captivated so many of the visitors to the garden and spread to the Instagram accounts of the residents of Lund, is in no way guaranteed. Neither are the coming summer flowers currently

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/botanical-garden-temporarily-flourishing - 2025-03-09

By louise [dot] larsson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Louise Larsson) - published 13 June 2019 Stefan Sveningsson and Mats Alvesson. Photo:Louise Larsson Leadership is merely one among an arsenal of tools at the disposal of managers and employees to create a well-functioning group or organisation, according to organisational researchers Mats Alvesson, Stefan Sveningsson and Martin Blom at the School

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/researchers-leadership-overestimated-rely-more-employees - 2025-03-09

Published 23 May 2017 One world, one future, LUMES sustainability professionals meet again. Photo: Håkan Röjder. - This was the best alumni conference yet. We had a great programme, created by and for alumni and students, a good turnout and amazing weather, says LUMES Student Coordinator Amanda Elgh.Last week, 160 alumni and students from countries such as Germany, Ecuador, Greece, the US, India a

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/lumes-master-programme-celebrates-20-years-conference-sunny-lund - 2025-03-09

Published 1 October 2017 Laurie Cohen, from the Department of Business Administration, on gender inequality in academia and how it won't go away unless we take action. An old story has re-emerged on social media. It goes like this. A father and his son are in a car accident. The father is killed and the son is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. Upon entering the operating theatre and se

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/how-work-actively-against-gender-inequality-academia - 2025-03-09

Published 4 June 2018 Swarming bats at mine entrance Photo:Jens Rydell During the day they are not visible. But at dusk, brown long-eared bats, pond bats and greater mouse-eared bats spread their wings and start hunting. LUM accompanied researcher and bat expert Jens Rydell to Hovdala castle for a bat inventory. The bat detector crackles and emits a rhythmic, clicking sound. “That was a soprano pi

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/kings-night-take-over-hovdala-castle - 2025-03-09

Published 29 November 2024 The PALS program, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) for 2024–2028, continues to foster ground-breaking research through its collaboration between WCMM, DDLS, and SciLifeLab Fellow programs. Following an evaluation process in the second annual call for collaborative PALS projects, eight projects have been approved for funding. We are thrilled to ann

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/success-wcmm-lund-fellows-pals-call-2024 - 2025-03-09

Published 6 September 2021 Trevor Forsyth. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Lund University has recruited Trevor Forsyth to lead the development of LINXS, Lund Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. He also takes up the position as professor of biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine. This strategic recruitment is part of Lund University's efforts to develop new research using neutron and synchrotron

https://www.science.lu.se/article/top-international-researcher-will-maximise-potential-max-iv-and-ess - 2025-03-09

https://www.science.lu.se/article/pandemic-restrictions-enabled-unique-bird-study - 2025-03-09

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 20 July 2022 Researchers have found a metabolic "switch" that can activate specific bloodlines and thereby increase the production of NK cells, so-called killer cells. Image: iStock / selvanegra In a recent study from Lund University, researchers have discovered that metabolic changes in the blood cell, affect the deve

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/increased-metabolism-mitochondria-resulted-higher-levels-natural-killer-cells - 2025-03-09

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 August 2023 Researchers at Lund University, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Hannover Medical School and the biopharma company Amniotics will investigate how natural killer cells can be tailored for the treatment of AML, glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. Photo: iStock. As certain tumor cells are able to conceal themselv

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/eu-funding-killer-cells-fight-cancer - 2025-03-09

Published 1 June 2021 Thomas Mathiesen (1933-2021). Photo: University of Oslo. The distinguished socio-legal scholar Thomas Mathiesen died on Saturday, May 29. He was 87 years old. Thomas Mathiesen received his doctorate from the University of Oslo in 1965 with the dissertation The Defenses of the Weak, which examined the Norwegian prison service. Three years later, he founded the Norwegian Associ

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/en/article/honorary-doctor-faculty-social-sciences-has-passed-away - 2025-03-09

https://www.science.lu.se/article/scent-flower-varies-locally - 2025-03-09

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 5 May 2022 One of the Electrophysiology Core Facilities' rigs in use during an experiment. Photo credit: Johan Persson. This year Lund Stem Cell Center and MultiPark, two strategic research areas based at Lund University, are happy to launch a new joint technical platform in an effort to ensure easy access to high qual

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/high-quality-electrophysiology-facilities-multipark-and-lund-scc-join-forces - 2025-03-09

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 24 August 2023 Researchers at Lund University, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Hannover Medical School and the biopharma company Amniotics will investigate how natural killer cells can be tailored for the treatment of AML, glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. Photo: iStock. As certain tumor cells are able to conceal themselv

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/eu-funding-killer-cells-fight-cancer - 2025-03-09

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 3 June 2024 Bacteriophage attacking a bacteria. Photo: iStock There is a constant war between bacteria and their viruses, bacteriophages, where both try to outsmart each other. An international study led by Lund University provided an important missing bit to the puzzle of how the bacteria defend themselves against pha

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/war-between-bacteria-and-their-virus - 2025-03-09

Published 21 September 2023 Photo: Håkan Rodhe Meet our new colleague Georgios Pardalis who recently joined the IIIEE. Originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, with master’s degrees from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gävle and a PhD from Linnaeus University, he has now moved to Lund. Georgios has a background in Building Technology and Industrial Economics, and will be worki

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-georgios-pardalis - 2025-03-09

By lina [dot] tornquist [at] innovation [dot] lus [dot] se (Lina Törnquist) - published 15 January 2025 Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concret

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-construction-how-fungi-research-lund-university-could-revolutionise-infrastructure - 2025-03-09