Published 31 October 2024 The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Medicine and health 2024. Our total grant amount for 2024-2030 is more than 1, 26 billion SEK. The Swedish Research Council has announced its grant recipients for Medicine and Health 2024. This year, the acceptance rate for project grants, which typically hovers between 20–28 percent,

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-ddls-lund-fellows-awarded-swedish-research-council - 2025-07-03

Published 3 November 2024 Vanya Darakchieva, Joan Yuan and Filipe Pereira (Photo: Lund University) Three researchers from Lund University in Sweden have been awarded grants by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation totalling SEK 87 million for research on the semiconductors for the future, our immunological memory and next-generation immunotherapies. The latter is lead by WCMM's own Filipe Perei

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/filipe-pereira-among-three-lund-recipients-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation-grants - 2025-07-03

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 - 2025-07-03

Published 2 December 2024 The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) prestigious 2024 100 List showcases this year’s most promising research projects from Swedish universities and colleges. With the theme “Technology in the Service of Humanity – Innovation Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration,” the list highlights research initiatives with the potential to revolutionize industry,

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/swedens-most-promising-research-highlighted-ivas-2024-100-list - 2025-07-03

Published 6 December 2024 The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving thes

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-agnete-kirkeby - 2025-07-03

Published 12 February 2025 Photo: Tove Smeds In the autumn 2024, we launched a competition inviting researchers from WCMM to submit their most compelling scientific images. With 21 remarkable art pieces submitted, the eagerly awaited exhibition opened the 24th January in the foyer of Forum Medicum, transforming the space into a gallery where science and art seamlessly converge. WCMM Fusion 2025 wa

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fusion-2025-event-where-art-and-science-meet - 2025-07-03

Published 14 February 2025 Nejc Art (right) and Ervin Ascic (left) at WCMM ScienceBrew in Café Ariman. October 2022. The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-wcmm-communicators-ervin-ascic-and-nejc-arh - 2025-07-03

Published 17 February 2025 Photo: Lisa Karlsson WCMM Fusion 2025 exhibition invites you to explore the fascinating intersection of science and art through stunning medical images created by the talented WCMM scientists. Each artwork tells a unique story of ongoing research, how it contributes to advancing scientific knowledge or addresses a specific medical need, and how far the research is with t

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-winner-wcmm-fusion-2025 - 2025-07-03

Published 12 March 2025 PhD students Carolina Buizza and Elin Arvidsson helped to make WCMM Fusion 2025 a reality. The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community b

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-wcmm-fusion-co-organisers-carolina-and-elin - 2025-07-03

Published 20 March 2025 Vill du driva banbrytande klinisk forskning inom regenerativ medicin och sjukdomsmekanismer? Nu har du som disputerad klinisk forskare verksam som läkare inom Region Skåne chansen att söka forskningsutrymme vid Wallenberg Centrum för Molekylär Medicin vid Lunds universitet. Lunds universitet och Region Skåne utlyser ett forskningsutrymme för klinisk forskare inom Wallenberg

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/forskningsutrymme-klinisk-forskare-inom-wallenbergcentrum-molekylar-medicin - 2025-07-03

Published 3 April 2025 With this call, the Program for Academic Leaders in Life Science (PALS) wants to support and promote scientific interactions between fellows from the different PALS programs and/or different centers. The supported collaborations can involve research or other related activities in all areas of the different programs such as molecular medicine or different areas of life scienc

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/pals-call-no-3 - 2025-07-03

Published 8 April 2025 Photo: Tove Smeds The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the peop

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-kristian-pietras - 2025-07-03

Published 11 June 2025 We’re excited to share highlights from the latest edition of the WCMM & DDLS Leadership Seminar Series, an initiative designed to empower our WCMM PIs with leadership skills essential for shaping the future of science. These seminars have focused on leadership at higher levels of decision-making, a crucial dimension for those looking to influence policy, funding priorities,

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-ddls-leadership-seminar-series-exploring-innovation - 2025-07-03

Published 25 June 2025 Another academic year at the WCMM Research School has come to an end, and students and PIs alike had the chance to celebrate the success of yet another dynamic year during a well-deserved and well-organized retreat. The WCMM Research School retreat continues to strike a fine balance between an inspiring scientific program, featuring both external speakers and WCMM researcher

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/building-community-through-science-reflections-2025-wcmm-research-school-retreat - 2025-07-03

Published 13 November 2020 One clear change meant minimising the number of patient visits to the clinic – instead, physicians, nurses and patients met via telephone or video call. A cancer diagnosis often entails many hospital visits and intensive treatments that can be very tiring for the patient. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, cancer patients were identified as an at-risk g

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/wake-pandemic-new-methods-cancer-care - 2025-07-03

Published 23 November 2020 Predrag Bakic (Photo: Tove Gilad) In October, Predrag Bakic received a research grant from the Swedish Breast Cancer Association for 600 000 SEK. His research focuses on the evaluation of a novel clinical imaging system for early breast cancer screening, which combines X-ray and mechanical imaging of the breast.   Predrag Bakic (Photo: Tove Gilvad) Predrag Bakic is a vis

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/grants-swedish-breast-cancer-association-breast-cancer-imaging-research - 2025-07-03

Published 20 January 2021 Harmful variants in cellular networks divided by different forms of cancer Lund researcher Mauno Vihinen has received a grant from the Cancer Foundation to develop AI methods that in the long run enable improved cancer diagnosis. One of the researchers who has received a grant from the Cancer Foundation is Mauno Vihinen, professor of medical structural biology at the Depa

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/improved-and-tailored-prediction-methods-cancer - 2025-07-03

Published 9 February 2021 Cecilia Jädert and Kristian Pietras during Focus on Cancer Collaboration digital meeting on February 4th 2021 The seventh meeting Focus on Cancer Collaboration was arranged as a digital event by Medicon Village in collaboration with Lund university Cancer centre (LUCC), Create Health at Lund University and Lund University Innovation. At the international world cancer day

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/focus-cancer-collaboration - 2025-07-03

Published 12 March 2021 In recent years, therapeutic antibodies have transformed the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new, efficient method based on the genetic scissors CRISPR-Cas9, that facilitates antibody development. The discovery is published in Nature Communications. Antibody drugs are the fastest growing class of dr

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-method-facilitates-development-antibody-based-drugs - 2025-07-03

By pia [dot] berntsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Berntsson) - published 23 March 2021 Professor Sophia Zackrisson has been appointed as the new LUCC coordinator for a 3-year period and she will replace Kristian Pietras as coordinator from March 1st 2021. Nomination of coordinator candidates took place during December 2020 until the end of February 2021 and the Dean of Faculty of Medicine app

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-lucc-coordinator - 2025-07-03