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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Excellent news for WCMM LU – Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation continues to support WCMM LU and molecular medicine research until 2028!  In the next phase we will recruit researchers in Data-driven life science (DDLS), in line with KAWs great initiative to support DDLS with 3,1 Billion SEK in a 12 year period. Read

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/continuous-support-wcmm-lu-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nicholas Leigh is studying how other organisms have solved biological problems “The idea is that by understanding how other species are able to, for instance, regenerate a limb, we could help promote regeneration in humans.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-wallenberg-fellow-nicholas-leigh - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 Duart

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/promotion-senior-lecturer - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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.biomedce

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/demonstrations-specific-inflammatory-pattern-juvenile-arthritis - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/association-found-between-decreased-cognitive-function-and-worsened-prognosis-heart-failure - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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-univer

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/samband-nedsatt-kognitiv-formaga-och-forsamrad-prognos-vid-hjartsvikt - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-publication-nature-biotechnology-wcmm-fellow-agnete-kirkeby - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-article-development-humanized-ossicles-bridging-hematopoietic-gap - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Vill driva barnonkologin framåt (Eng: Want to develop pediatric oncology forward) https://www.lu.se/article/vill-driva-barnonkologin-framat (article in Swedish only)

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/interview-wcmm-clinical-researcher-and-pediatrician-kees-jan-pronk-lunds-universitets-magasin-lum - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-lu-welcomes-new-co-director-professor-jonas-larsson-january-2020 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 s

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/celebration-second-round-wcmm-lu-mentor-program-february-11-2020 - 2026-09-27

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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, respe

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/successful-translational-research-between-two-researchers-wcmm-lund - 2026-09-27