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Titel: Aspects of sexually transmitted infections in Guinea-BissauSupervisor: docent Hans NorrgrenOpponent: professor Christian Wejse, ÅrhusChairman: professor Magnus Rasmussen Aspects of sexually transmitted infections in Guinea-Bissau
https://www.virology.lu.se/article/59-thesis-defense-jacob-lopatko-lindman - 2025-10-19
Tid: Tisdag 27/11 kl 16.30-19.00Plats: Agardhsalen, CRC, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, SUS, MalmöModerator: Professor Per BjörkmanMötet vänder sig till infektionsintresserade läkare och sjuksköterskor, mikrobiologer och forskare inom Region Skånes sjukvård och Medicinska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet. Konceptet är detsamma som tidigare år, dvs vi varvar korta presentationer med laboratorieinriktnin
https://www.virology.lu.se/article/2711-infektionsforum - 2025-10-19
Course on:Vaccine DevelopmentThis course explores the critical field of vaccine development, from basic research to clinical trials and regulatory approval Topics covered:• current vaccine technologies• emerging vaccine challenges • strategies to combat new and existing threats• ethical consideration & public acceptanceCourse organizers:Ali Mirazimi, Karolinska InstitutetAnnasara Lenman, Umeå Univ
https://www.virology.lu.se/article/course-vaccine-development-0 - 2025-10-19
Anja Meissner is looking for new treatments for cardiovascular diseases. “We are interested in understanding processes involved in disease onset and progression.”
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-anja-meissner - 2025-10-19
João Duarte is linking cognitive impairment and diabetes. “Our findings might one day contribute to the development of metabolic or brain disease therapeutics.”
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-joao-duarte - 2025-10-19
Vinay Swaminathan studies cell movement in health and disease. “To understand how cells get hijacked in diseases, we need to understand how cells work.”
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-vinay-swaminathan - 2025-10-19
Darcy Wagner develops therapies for patients with lung diseases. “This could help to overcome the shortages in donor tissue available for patients and could further improve long-term survival.”
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-darcy-wagner - 2025-10-19
Filipe Pereira explore if reprogramming cells can pave the way for new cancer treatment. “We explore cell reprogramming strategies that can be applied for the treatment of human diseases and benefit of our whole society".
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-filipe-pereira - 2025-10-19
Paul Bourgine is studying skeletal tissue regeneration. “We study how human bones form, regenerate and how they function as a blood production center and use this knowledge for the design of specific regenerative therapies”
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-paul-bourgine - 2025-10-19
PhD Nicholas Leigh and PhD MD Anders Wittrup are awarded with the Swedish Medical Research Council Starting grants á 6 MSEK over 4 years! Dr Wittrup are also awarded with a 4-year half-time research position grant.
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/two-swedish-medical-research-council-starting-grants-wcmm-lund-pis - 2025-10-19
Agnete Kirkeby is working to repair the brain with stem cells. “The goal of our research is to understand how the human brain is formed and how it functions. And how we can repair it by generating new cells in the lab.”
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-wallenberg-researcher-agnete-kirkeby - 2025-10-19
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 more below: https://www.medicin.lu.se/article/knut-och-alice-wallenbergs-stiftel
https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/continuous-support-wcmm-lu-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation - 2025-10-19
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 - 2025-10-19
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 - 2025-10-19
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 - 2025-10-19
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 - 2025-10-19
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 - 2025-10-19
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 - 2025-10-19
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 - 2025-10-19
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 - 2025-10-19
