Published 2 March 2024 Lung patients die for lack of organs healthy enough for donation. The project called "The bridge - lungs for life" aim to create a centralized Danish-Swedish "revitalizing facility" for damaged lungs – the first in Europe! Lung transplantation is the only treatment for patients with severe lung disease, but the organs are not enough, resulting in patients dying while waiting

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/project-bridge-lungs-life-receives-eu-funding - 2025-07-07

Published 4 March 2024 We kicked off the first ScienceBrew of 2024 with two great talks, covering the expansion of blood with nanotechnology and the possible role of immune system in limb regeneration. Stay tuned more amazing speakers throughout the second season of ScienceBrew! Thanks to Tyra and Marlene for opening the second season of Sciencebrew at Café Ariman!First Tyra explained the limited

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-february-2024-regenerating-blood-and-limb - 2025-07-07

Published 14 March 2024 Welcome to the Fourth Edition of the "WCMM Fireside Chat". An ongoing initiative aimed at showcasing the research and innovations of scientists affiliated with WCMM in Lund. In this edition, we highlight Anders Wittrup, a clinical WCMM fellow specializing in RNA therapeutics. Anders and his team focus on overcoming the key challenge in RNA-based cancer therapeutics—delivery

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-anders-wittrup - 2025-07-07

Published 27 March 2024 The second ScienceBrew of 2024 hosted two more great speakers, covering the creation of artificial lung cells from more common skin cells and the use of AI in mental health and in medicine at large. You can learn more about their presentations below and experience even more great talks on our next session of ScienceBrew in April! Thanks to Alex and Petra for presenting thei

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-march-2024-artificial-lung-cells-and-ai-medicine - 2025-07-07

Published 12 April 2024 This years' WCMM Research Day 2024 with the focus on "Tissue & Bioengineering in Molecular Medicine" served as an ideal platform for WCMM Lund affiliates to dive into the topic of regenerative medicine, a strong focus of the WCMM Lund that has created many projects that resulted in high quality peer-reviewed publications and the opportunity for good education of young resea

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-day-2024 - 2025-07-07

Published 12 May 2024 The third ScienceBrew of 2024 hosted a trio of talented researchers in the fields of medicine and law. Read more about their presentations below and experience even more great talks on our next session of ScienceBrew in May! Thanks to Hanna, Sacharias and Manni for presenting their work at Café Ariman!Hanna, a PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine, explained her work on iden

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-april-2024-stem-cells-heart-surgery-and-law-dying - 2025-07-07

Published 15 May 2024 Welcome to the fifth edition of the "WCMM Fireside Chat" series, an ongoing initiative, which showcases and highlights the work of researchers affiliated with or connected to WCMM in Lund. In this edition, we turn our spotlight to this years' WCMM Research day organizers Oscar van der Have, Swathi Pakirisamy and Iran Augusto Silva. Two oft them, Oscar and Iran, shared their m

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-organizers-research-day - 2025-07-07

Published 12 June 2024 At the May 2024 ScienceBrew we heard from three great speakers from the Faculty of Law and LTH. Read about their presentations below and experience even more great talks at the last evening of this series on June 17th! Thanks to Sarah, Gabriel and Alberto for presenting their work at Café Ariman!Sarah, a PhD student at the Faculty of Law, presented her research on the use of

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sciencebrew-may-2024-ai-power-distribution-and-ethics-neuroscience - 2025-07-07

Published 12 June 2024 Vinay in his natural environment. Photo by Faculty of Medicine, originally published by Johanna Sandahl. Welcome to another WCMM Fireside Chat, a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. This time we present our discussion with Vinay Swaminathan, a group leader at WCMM

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-vinay-swaminathan - 2025-07-07

Published 14 June 2024 Photo from stem cell transplantation at Skåne University Hospital. Source: Skåne University Hospital. There is a lot going on around the clinical WCMM researcher Gesine Paul-Visse right now! Both press releases and interviews is coming out of her lab. We could also catch a glimpse of her when Swedish Television made a short interview with the very first patient enrolled in t

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/updates-gesine-paul-visses-lab - 2025-07-07

Published 14 June 2024 As summer slowly settles into Lund, the 2023-24 iteration of the WCMM Research School has come to an end. Seven exciting months were wrapped up with a two-day retreat at the beautiful Båstad Riviera Strand. At the retreat, the research school attendees were treated to inspiring lectures by representatives from both academia and industry, highlighting topics such as entrepren

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-school-2324-has-come-end - 2025-07-07

Published 9 September 2024 Welcome to another WCMM Fireside Chat, a series of articles dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. We had a chat with the clinical WCMM researcher Gustav Smith, who to say the least, has a busy schedule. This time we present our chat with Gustav Smith, a clinician, group leader and

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-gustav-smith - 2025-07-07

Published 6 September 2024 A New Step to strengthen the research network in the long term WCMM Lund is taking a significant step forward in training the new generation of young international, highly qualified postdoc candidates within the field of regenerative medicine with the launch of its IGNITE Postdoc Fellow Program - Interdisciplinary Grants for Novel Innovation and Trainee Education. This i

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wallenberg-centre-molecular-medicine-lund-launches-ignite-postdoc-fellow-program - 2025-07-07

Published 9 September 2024 An atmosphere of anticipation and excitement filled the air as the Principal Investigators (PIs) and the management of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) gathered for this year’s Scientific Advisory Board meeting. The discussions of the meeting focused on achievements to date, future challenges and advancements both regarding the centre itself and at a n

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/highlights-wcmm-scientific-advisory-board-meeting - 2025-07-07

Published 24 September 2024 The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) at Lund University is seeking outstanding young researchers to join our research community. We are looking for talented individuals with international research experience who are ready to make ground-breaking contributions in molecular medicine. Take your research career to the next level with the Wallenberg Centre for

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/join-wallenberg-centre-molecular-medicine-lund-university-fellow - 2025-07-07

Published 7 October 2024 Sweden is making a strategic push to reclaim its place as a world leader in medical research, thanks to the continued investments from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW). The national research initiative that includes the universities in Lund, Gothenburg, Umeå, and Linköping was started in 2015. Now, the initiative is entering a new phase, focusing on the perio

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/major-investment-swedish-medical-research-continues - 2025-07-07

Published 9 October 2024 Illustration by Joana Carvalho. The Pereira lab, in close collaboration with Asgard Therapeutics, published a new study in Science magazine as a first-release paper on the 5th of September. The corresponding authors Filipe Pereira and Fábio Rosa present a novel approach to addressing one of the main challenges in cancer immunotherapy—immune evasion by tumors. In this study

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-publication-science-magazine-pereira-lab - 2025-07-07

Published 9 October 2024 Elin Trägårdh has received this year's medical award from the LMK Foundation. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Elin Trägårdh is a professor of clinical physiology and nuclear medicine at Lund University affiliated to the Wallenberg centre of Molecular Medicine and a chief physician at Skåne University Hospital. She is recognized for her interdisciplinary research that combines high-te

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/years-medical-award-lmk-foundation-elin-tragardh - 2025-07-07

Published 31 October 2024 Photo: Kennet Ruona 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 peo

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-elin-tragardh - 2025-07-07

Published 31 October 2024 Photo: Kristian Waldeck The Mats Paulsson Foundations have made a landmark decision to double their annual donations, awarding SEK 50 million to support pioneering medical research. Among the recipients is WCMM Clinical Researcher Sandra Lindstedt, who received SEK 3 million for her innovative work in lung transplantation. In honour of Mats Paulsson’s 80th birthday, the M

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/mats-paulsson-foundations-award-sek-50-million-grants - 2025-07-07