By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 27 June 2023 Lund Stem Cell Center welcomes the Targeted Therapies in Leukemia Research Group, led by molecular biologist Marcus Järås, as its newest member. With a strong background in translational research and a focus on developing innovative therapies, the group brings extensive expertise and a unique perspective t

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/targeted-therapies-leukemia-research-group-joins-lund-stem-cell-center - 2025-07-11

By katrin [dot] stahl [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Katrin Ståhl) - published 10 July 2023 Lund University is establishing a university-wide development center for advanced therapies, LU-ATMP. It is an effort to move medical research with the potential for new groundbreaking therapies to reach patient groups where traditional medicines are not enough. "We want to contribute to the vision of Sweden b

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-atmp-center-lund-university - 2025-07-11

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 8 August 2023 Patricia Gerdes is developing mini-brain models called organoids using induced pluripotent stem cells from blood or skin samples from rhesus macaques, chimpanzees, and human donors. The image on the right shows an example of a rhesus macaque organoid. Patricia Gerdes, a postdoctoral researcher specializin

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cracking-code-human-brain-evolution-patricia-gerdes-awarded-msca-fellowship - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

By tove [dot] smeds [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 11 September 2023 Anna Falk. Photo: Tove Smeds. Anna Falk, professor at Lund University's Stem Cell Center, will be the director of the newly established Center for Advanced Therapies, LU-ATMP. "My vision is that we will accelerate the development of all the advanced therapies underway at Lund University. Together with the hea

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/stem-cell-researcher-anna-falk-heads-lund-universitys-center-advanced-therapies - 2025-07-11

By Joakim [dot] Nilsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Joakim Nilsson) - published 25 May 2022 We expect a change in labour legislation that comes into force on 1 October this year. What is happening in the autumn is that general fixed-term employment, which is all fixed-term employment including hourly, but not temporary employment, disappears as a form of employment and is replaced by special fixe

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/labor-legislation-will-change-autumn - 2025-07-11

By Henrik [dot] Wendel [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Henrik Wendel) - published 25 May 2022 Finally! We are now (almost) at the execution phase of the ventilation project in the Ecology building! Years of planning and discovering that “nobody thought of this” have hopefully prepared us as much as possible for what is going to happen. So what will actually happen? The entire ventilation system at th

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/renovation-ventilation-ecology-building - 2025-07-11

By Joakim [dot] Nilsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Joakim Nilsson) - published 15 September 2022 The basis of the legislation is that permanent employment becomes an even stronger norm and fixed-term employment is more quickly converted to permanent employment. The time is 1 year of fixed-term employment instead of the previous 2 years and is counted retroactively from the first of March this ye

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-employment-rules-come-force-first-october - 2025-07-11

By Inger [dot] Ekstrom [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Inger Ekström) - published 22 September 2022 We have now created two new pages – one Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and one web version of our strategic plan. The FAQ is mainly intended for younger researchers at the department who are responsible for their own grants. Other people may also have good use of the FAQ, so please do check it out. O

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/faq-and-strategic-plan-two-new-web-pages - 2025-07-11

By Erling [dot] Jirle [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Erling Jirle) - published 22 September 2022 The new sign is correct with a green colour. Photo: Erling Jirle. The old site where we were supposed to gather in case of a fire alarm, at the so-called assembly point, at the parking lot in front of Naturvetarvägen 6A has been moved to the lawn between the Ecology Building and the Biology Building, nea

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-assembly-point-case-fire-ecology-building - 2025-07-11

Published 27 October 2022 In an effort to reduce electricity prices ahead of the coming winter, the government is asking all authorities to save as much energy as possible. We, therefore, need to review our energy use and see where we can save. If we all chip in and save, the risk of planned power cuts during the winter is reduced. Henrik Wendel and the Health, environment and safety committee – w

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/avoid-power-outages-save-energy - 2025-07-11

By prefekt [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jessica Abbott) - published 19 December 2022 Information has already been sent out about the strained electricity situation and the risk of disconnection of electricity. In order for you to know what to do in the event of a power cut, the department has drawn up a plan. The department has appointed key persons who are responsible for the safe shutting down o

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/case-planned-power-outages - 2025-07-11

By Inger [dot] Ekstrom [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Inger Ekström) - published 24 February 2023 Now is registration to BLAM 2023 open. This year the conference is between 13 and 14 April at Palaestra. BLAM stands for Biology in Lund Annual Meeting and is a two-day-long conference arranged by our PhD students. All posters and talks (except two invited plenary speakers) are done by the PhD students.

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/registration-blam-2023-open - 2025-07-11

By Inger [dot] Ekstrom [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Inger Ekström) - published 4 October 2023 If you are a PhD student at the department and work with some kind of genetically oriented project, don't miss the opportunity to apply for a grant from Jörgen Lindström's foundation. The last day to apply is 20 October. Application and more information about the grant.

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/grant-application-jorgen-lindstroms-foundation-open - 2025-07-11

By Henrik [dot] Wendel [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Henrik Wendel) - published 2 May 2023 Only one month is left until we shut down parts of the Ecology building for this summer’s ventilation project! With a few exceptions, buildings B and F will be closed during June, July and August. If you want to access those parts of the building for something temporary, like picking something up, that’s ok.

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/ventilation-rebuilding-ecology-building - 2025-07-11

By Joakim [dot] Nilsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Joakim Nilsson) - published 2 May 2023 The summer is approaching and we want to draw your attention to the fact that it is high time to start planning for matters that need to be completed before the summer vacations. As employment matters are handled by both department and faculty, the dates become especially important when staffing is low. In

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/recruitment-during-summer-2023 - 2025-07-11

Published 8 May 2023 A working group, consisting of Edith Hammer, Anders Nilsson and Eric Warrant, have created proposals for a new organisation of the units in the department. The group presented these proposals at a meeting on 5 May. Take a closer look at the proposals. If you missed the meeting it was recorded and is published on the same page. All current units will have meetings and discuss t

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/proposals-new-units-department - 2025-07-11

Published 17 November 2023 Due to updated safety regulations from the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet), the university's insurance company, we have new procedures for how we handle lithium-ion batteries in our premises from 1 December 2023 The following applies to all of the department's premises:You are allowed to charge and use lithium-ion batteries in mobile

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/handling-lithium-ion-batteries-departments-premises - 2025-07-11

Published 27 November 2023 The department board decided to proceed with the proposal for new units. It is now clear that the department will get five new units next year. Today's six units will be merged into five and new unit managers will be appointed. We have created a page where we will post all the information about the new units on an ongoing basis.

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-units-next-year - 2025-07-11

Published 19 January 2024 Now the new unit managers have signed all agreements and delegations, and their appointment will come into effect on February 1st. The units still go by the designations A-E, which means that naming is first on the agenda. So start thinking about suggestions!Our new unit managers are:Unit A – Mats HanssonUnit B – Eric WarrantUnit C – Anders NilssonUnit D – Staffan BenschU

https://www.biology.lu.se/internal/article/new-and-not-so-new-unit-managers - 2025-07-11