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Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren is searching for underlying causes for Alzheimer’s Disease. “I am motivated by the possibility that my work may make difference for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease.”
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-wallenberg-fellow-niklas-mattsson-carlgren - 2025-11-23
João Duarte - Congratulations to Your promotion to Senior Lecturer! Duarte´s research focus on the relation between Diabetes and Brain function, hence being in the Centre´s core focus on Regenerative- and translational medicine, but also with significant emphasis on interdisciplinary research. Two years ago João Duarte was recruited as Wallenberg Molecular Medicine Fellow to WCMM LU, and he has es
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/promotion-senior-lecturer - 2025-11-23
Paul Bourgine, WCMM LU Fellow, has need awarded with an ERC grant! Well done and well deserved! Congratulations! https://www.medicin.lu.se/article/lundaforskare-far-dela-pa-100-miljone…
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/erc-grant - 2025-11-23
Iben Lundgaard is studying the cleaning system of the brain. “Our goal is to discover a mechanism that can be targeted so we can achieve effective brain cleaning even in old age.”
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-wallenberg-researcher-iben-lundgaard - 2025-11-23
Fruitful discussions and strategic planning together with nice walk-and-talks and social time!
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-lu-pi-retreat-arild - 2025-11-23
Hyperinflammation and the leukocyte cytokine response in COVID-19 disease from Clinical PI and Pediatric Rheumatologist Robin Kahn et al. Read more here: https://jlb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/JLB.5COVBCR0720-310RR
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-publication-hyperinflammation-covid-19-disease - 2025-11-23
Robin Kahn, Clinical PI WCMM LU and Pediatric Rheumatologist, et al reports on skewed synovial monocyte polarization pattern with functional impairment—a distinct inflammatory pattern in juvenile arthritis. Read more here: https://arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11 https://arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13075-02…;
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/demonstrations-specific-inflammatory-pattern-juvenile-arthritis - 2025-11-23
Read more in the new publication from Cardiologist, Professor and WCMM PI Martin Magnusson lab. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ehf2.12909?af=R
Här läser du mer om forskargruppens nya forskningsrön om samband mellan nedsatt kognitiv förmåga och försämrad prognos vid hjärtsvikt, och fyndens betydelse i framtida behandling av patienter med hjärtsvikt. https://www.lu.se/article/samband-nedsatt-kognitiv-formaga-och-forsamra… https://vard.skane.se/skanes-universitetssjukhus-sus/om-oss/nyheter/samband-mellan-nedsatt-kognitiv-formaga-och-fors
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/samband-nedsatt-kognitiv-formaga-och-forsamrad-prognos-vid-hjartsvikt - 2025-11-23
3D printing of organs to help surgery have helped making surgery more safe to perform. Read the article and watch information about this on SVT (only in Swedish).
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/3d-printed-organs-can-save-time-and-make-surgery-safer - 2025-11-23
Three new researchers joined Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University (WCMM LU) during the spring. More information about them.
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/three-new-researchers-wcmm - 2025-11-23
Nature Biotechnology publication from WCMM Fellow Agnete Kirkeby! Read more about a novel model for studies on human brain development – resulting from a true interdisciplinary collaboration! Read more at https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-provides-unique-ins… And the same text in Swedish: https://www.lu.se/article/ny-metod-kan-ge-unik-insikt-i-den-manskliga-h…
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-publication-nature-biotechnology-wcmm-fellow-agnete-kirkeby - 2025-11-23
In recent years, RNA molecules, with the ability to affect or turn off pathogenic genes, have become promising drug candidates in several areas. However, it has been a challenge to develop techniques to deliver the RNA molecules into the cells where they have an effect. Longer article about the study.
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/rna-drugs-one-step-closer-be-being-used-cancer-treatment - 2025-11-23
The Bourgine lab recently published an article describing the engineering of human bone organ in mice. These “humanized ossicle” can be used as a technological platform to model the human hematopoietic system. The approach allow gathering hematopoietic knowledge of advanced human relevance in both health and malignant settings. Article can be found at "Trendes in Molecular Medicine" (opens up in n
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-article-development-humanized-ossicles-bridging-hematopoietic-gap - 2025-11-23
Vill driva barnonkologin framåt (Eng: Want to develop pediatric oncology forward) https://www.lu.se/article/vill-driva-barnonkologin-framat (article in Swedish only)
From January 2020 we warmly welcome professor Jonas Larsson as new Co-director! Jonas Larsson is Professor in Hematology and also bring long-term experience to WCMM LU as Director for StemTherapy – a National Initiative on Stem Cells for Regenerative Therapy. Please, read more about Professor Larsson research at Lund university reasearch portal, Lucris
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-lu-welcomes-new-co-director-professor-jonas-larsson-january-2020 - 2025-11-23
At WCMM LU we believe in educating and supporting our PIs in professional development and academic leadership. All recruited PIs are welcomed to a mentor program, where they are matched with a mentor (a senior Professor at ot faculty) and invited to professional lead seminars in collaboration with INDEA AB and their senior consultant and psychologist Katarina Billing. February 11 we celebrated the
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/celebration-second-round-wcmm-lu-mentor-program-february-11-2020 - 2025-11-23
Excellent example on successful Translational Research at WCMM Lund between Anja Meissner and Martin Magnusson: - Phospholipid S1P suggested as a potential biomarker in cardiovascular disease In 2017 both Anja Meissner and Martin Magnusson were recruited to WCMM Lund, as WCMM Fellow and WCMM Clinical Researcher, respectively. Using a translation approach including a patient cohort, animal models a
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/successful-translational-research-between-two-researchers-wcmm-lund - 2025-11-23
The Swedish Medical Society's Translational Prize 2021 is awarded to Andreas Edsfeldt, researcher and associate professor at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, and a doctor at the Heart Care Section, Skåne University Hospital Malmö. Andreas Edsfeldt is rewarded for his application "Apoptosis and efferocytosis as mechanism of impaired fibrotic tissue repair in diabetes associated
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 - 2025-11-23
