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Microglia govern the brain and protect it, but in the wrong context, they can also cause harm. Their activity needs to be well timed and balanced, or things go off course. When they get stuck in the wrong gear, microglia can drive neurodegeneration. Scientists in the Neuroinflammation research group believe that by targeting a protein called Galectin-3, microglial states can be tuned. "We previous

https://www.neuroinflammation.lu.se/article/galectin-3-shapes-microglial-function-possible-target-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University have designed a new bioink which allows small human-sized airways to be 3D-bioprinted with the help of patient cells for the first time. The 3D-printed constructs are biocompatible and support new blood vessel growth into the transplanted material. This is an important first step towards

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-bioink-brings-3d-printing-human-organs-closer-reality - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Congratulations to Prof. Malin Parmar, who has been elected as one of three new members of the Board of Directors at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). The Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology research group led by Prof. Parmar aims to develop new, cell-based therapies for neurodegenerati

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/malin-parmar-elected-isscr-board-directors - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a collaborative study with other European research groups, scientists from Lund University in Sweden have shed new light on how the protein aggregates that accumulate in the Parkinsonian brain may contribute to neuronal injury during disease progression. The study is published in Cell Reports. The brain is a comple

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-insights-toxic-protein-aggregate-formation-parkinsons-disease-size-matters - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a recent study, researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center uncover developmental differences in the molecular machinery of the cells that maintain the blood system. These findings provide new insights into how the blood system develops throughout life and identify mechanisms that, if disrupted, may lead to malignancies

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-reveal-keys-molecular-machinery-governing-immune-cell-production - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We are very happy to announce that Sofie Mohlin - Associate Professor and head of the Molecular Physiology research group at the Divisions of Pediatrics and Translational Cancer Research – has joined Lund Stem Cell Center. Sofie Mohlin studied for a PhD in the group of Prof. Sven Påhlman at Lund University, investigat

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-welcomes-sofie-mohlin - 2026-06-03

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We are very happy to announce that Prof. Martin L Olsson and the Transfusion Medicine research group have joined Lund Stem Cell Center. Martin L Olsson is Professor of Transfusion Medicine at the Division of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine at Lund University, a Consultant at the Department of Clinical Immunology a

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/professor-martin-l-olsson-joins-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-06-03

During her PhD studies Sausan Moharram has been investigating the molecular mechanisms driving acute myeloid leukemia, shedding light on novel therapeutic approaches to treat this disease. Defending her PhD thesis on June 9th, in this interview Sausan tells us about her research within the Molecular Cancer Research group led by Prof. Lars Rönnstrand and her time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. Can

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-sausan-moharram - 2026-06-03

PhD student Maria Jassinskaja has been studying the molecular and functional dynamics of hematopoietic progenitor cell fate during development. Defending her PhD thesis on June 9th, in this interview Maria tells us about her research within the Proteomic Hematology research group and her time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. What have you been working with during your PhD? Whilst researching in the

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-maria-jassinskaja - 2026-06-03

Lund Stem Cell Center is pleased to announce that Els Mansell has been awarded a Junior Research Grant 2021 worth €150.000,00 by the European Hematology Association (EHA) after a rigorous selection process. Dr. Mansell joins a network of over 110 distinguished researchers who have received EHA Research Funding in the past. EHA Research Grants support talented early career researchers in advancing

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/els-mansell-awarded-prestigious-junior-research-grant - 2026-06-03

During his studies, PhD student Fábio Rosa has been developing strategies to generate dendritic cells by direct reprogramming. Merging cellular reprogramming with immunology, this research takes new steps towards the development of novel cancer immunotherapies. Defending his thesis on June 10th, in this interview Fabio tells us about his research and time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. Can you te

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-fabio-rosa - 2026-06-03

We are very happy to announce that Professor Anna Falk has joined Lund Stem Cell Center. Anna and her research team are focused on understanding the mechanisms that control human brain development and how defects in these may contribute to the development of brain disorders. The Falk group are also exploring the regenerative potential of induced pluripotent stem cell derived neural cells for their

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/professor-anna-falk-joins-lund-stem-cell-center - 2026-06-03

Vinnova is Sweden's innovation agency with the mission to build Sweden’s innovation capacity. Earlier this year they announced a call for projects aiming to establish “Innovative environments for precision medicine” and last week they announced that the Lund-based project IndiCell is one of the funded projects. IndiCell is a collaborative project designed to connect academia, hospitals and industr

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-scientists-awarded-5-year-grant-vinnova - 2026-06-03

Johan Jakobsson and his team tries to understand how the human brain is so different in complexity and size to the brains of other great apes, even though our coding genome is almost identical. In an attempt to answer that, they used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to generate neural progenitors from both humans and chimpanzees, which is our closest living relative in evolutionary terms. Th

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/what-makes-human-brain-different-brain-chimpanzee - 2026-06-03

Associate senior lecturer Paul Bourgine and his team has generated a “cell-based but cell-free” biomaterial harboring the necessary signals for complete bone regeneration The field of tissue engineering for replacement therapies faces multiple challenges, including reproducible performance and scalability towards industrial production. Paul Bourgine and his research group at the SCC have come up w

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/towards-establishment-human-tissue-factory-programming-cells-building-units - 2026-06-03

At 2pm on the 28th of October scientists all over Sweden were scrolling though the list of awarded grants in Medicine and health from The Swedish Research Council, in hope to find their name. The yearly awarded grants from The Swedish Research Council continues to support high quality research with their Project grants as well as enabling promising young scientists to establish themselves as group

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/scc-scientists-awarded-326-million-swedish-research-council - 2026-06-03

The Soneji lab has developed an open-source virtual reality environment enabling scientists to analyse their single-cell sequencing data in 3D. Current single cell sequencing technology enable researchers to measure transcriptome-wide gene expression within thousands of individual cells in a single experiment. These type of projects generates enormous amounts of data which needs to be made compreh

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/single-cell-analysis-enters-third-dimension - 2026-06-03

The Foundation supports research aiming to elucidate the mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease with the vision of improved treatments as well as prevention of the disease. This year's annual announcement of granted project proposals from The Swedish Parkinson Foundation revealed a total support of 7 million SEK, from which over a million SEK went to stem cell-based projects at the SCC. We wish to

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/swedish-parkinson-foundation-grants-several-scc-projects - 2026-06-03

Maria performed her doctoral studies in the group of Jenny Hansson at the SCC and defended her thesis on June 9th, 2021. Maria’s doctoral studies at the SCC resulted in the thesis “Molecular and Functional Dynamics of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Fate During Ontogeny” in which she focused her work on blood development and how it affects our immune system. The assessment committee at The Swedish S

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/swedish-society-hematology-has-awarded-maria-jassinskaja-thesis-year - 2026-06-03

Taha Sen’s PhD thesis focus on the life span of red blood cells and elucidates the important role of mitochondria. He is defending his thesis on the 17th of November and in this interview he gives us an overview of his results as well as what it’s been like being a doctoral student during a pandemic. Can you tell us about the research during your PhD? I’ve been focusing my thesis work on the life

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/phd-defence-interview-taha-sen - 2026-06-03