Photo: Mikael Stiernstedt The National Molecular Medicine Fellows Program - NMMP - is a collaborative program between the four Wallenberg centres and SciLifeLab that was established in 2017. The aims of the program is to improve scientific networks and collaborations across Sweden, as well as to increase the awareness and accessibility of the cutting-edge infrastructure at SciLifeLab.  Over the ye

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/nmmp-annual-scientific-conference-2023 - 2025-08-25

After a long break due to the pandemic the WCMM Research Day has been organized in its full form on-site again. It brought WCMM researchers, communicators, economist, the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members, the director Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, and co-directors Jonas Larsson and Lars Dahlin, the two newly recruited DDLS fellows and everyone else invited together to embrace the excellent t

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siRNA delivered to cervical cancer cells. Cell nuclei in blue. Double-stranded RNA molecules in orange. Diffuse orange signal around nucleus are RNA molecules reaching the cytosol. Picture by Hampus Hedlund. Did you know that current RNA therapeutics are highly inefficient and less than 1 percent of the RNA molecules seem to end up in the right place? Anders Wittrup and his team published a new ar

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/anders-wittrup-receives-fastest-confocal-microscope-nordics - 2025-08-25

Abigail Altman (left), Emma Gustafsson (middle), Sara Palo (right) A new WCMM research school year is completed and the students together with the PIs could celebrate the success of another engaging year at a well-planned and well-deserved retreat. The WCMM research school retreat always offers a good balance between stimulating scientific programs including external speakers or fellow WCMM resear

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/interview-wcmm-research-school-representatives-2023 - 2025-08-25

Martin Magnusson, clinical WCMM fellow and adjunct professor in cardiovascular research A research study at Lund University shows that there is an association between selenium deficiency and an increased risk of developing heart failure. The risk is twice as high for individuals with low selenium levels. Heart failure is a common condition affecting 250 000 Swedes. In heart failure, the heart cann

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/link-between-selenium-deficiency-and-heart-failure - 2025-08-25

Do you want to learn about a diverse array of cutting edge research and techniques centered on the theme of regeneration, replacement and repair? Do you want hands-on training on how to write grants, foster collaboration, and develop transferrable skills? Are you a graduate student or postdoc? If so, consider applying to be part of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) Research Schoo

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/time-apply - 2025-08-25

The WCMM Friday club started in spring 2019 as a monthly scientific meeting for all clinical and preclinical PIs at WCMM Lund. It serves as a platform for presenting ongoing scientific work in each member’s research program. The informal format allows for open discussions, brainstorming and encourages new collaborations. 25th of August 2023 | Segerfalk, BMC A10 12:00 - 12:20 | Nika Gvazava, PhD st

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-friday-club - 2025-08-25

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 Molecular Medicine Fellows Progr

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/program-academic-leaders-life-science-pals - 2025-08-25

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 impressive achievement! Here fol

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmms-kees-jan-becomes-section-head-skane-university-hospital - 2025-08-25

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 start today with Jacob Vogel

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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, had its kick off on Octob

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/kick-wcmm-research-school-2324 - 2025-08-25

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, and pulmonary hypertension

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/3d-histology-synchrotron-micro-tomography-symposium-and-hackathon - 2025-08-25

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 has its own prize in Medicin

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/lmk-foundation-has-awarded-their-prize-medicine-2023-wcmm-fellow - 2025-08-25

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 as the Pfizer-BioNTech or

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/anders-wittrup-about-years-nobel-prize - 2025-08-25

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 reduces patients’ survival pro

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/bourgine-group-awarded-eic-pathfinder-grant - 2025-08-25

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 career choice. He was in hi

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/filipe-pereira-awarded-eric-k-fernstrom-prize-young-researchers - 2025-08-25

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 full swing, we started of

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/research-school-fifth-anniversary - 2025-08-25

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 instituted by the Alzheimer's

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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 hypertension. Congratulation

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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 - 2025-08-25