Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate in Joao Duartes group The WCMM centre has got yet another new doctor! Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate from Joao Duartes group, defended her thesis “Bioactive lipids as neuroprotective targets in type 2 diabetes” on the 1st of March in Belfragesalen at BMC. In her thesis, Cecilia has explored the change in the lipidome and the consequences for brain function in type 2 diabet

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor-1 - 2025-08-23

On 13th of February, a transplant of stem cell-derived nerve cells was administered to a person with Parkinson’s at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. The product has been developed by Lund University and it is now being tested in patients for the first time. The transplantation product is generated from embryonic stem cells and functions to replace the dopamine nerve cells which are lost in the p

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/first-patient-receives-milestone-stem-cell-based-transplant-parkinsons-disease - 2025-08-23

Martin Magnusson, clinical WCMM fellow and adjunct professor in cardiovascular research Martin Magnusson received a 4.8 million VR project grant 2023-2026 for the project "Incretin system´s impact on cardiovascular disease and cancer" together with Joao Duarte and Anja Meissner. The aim of this study is to assess the long-term effects of incretin hormones GIP and GLP-1 on the cardiovascular system

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fellows-receive-vr-grant-2 - 2025-08-23

Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate in Joao Duartes group Cecilia Skoug, PhD graduate from Joao Duartes group, defended her thesis “Bioactive lipids as neuroprotective targets in type 2 diabetes” on the 1st of March in Belfragesalen at BMC. Cecilia explored the change in the lipidome and the consequences for brain function in type 2 diabetes (T2D). In metabolic diseases, such as obesity and T2D, the brain

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-wcmm-doctor-2 - 2025-08-23

Johan Korduner, PhD graduate from Martin Magnusson’s group, defended his thesis “The heterogeneity of obesity for risk of cardiometabolic disease. Epidemiology and clinical aspects” on the 24th of March at the Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö. Johan was interested in exploring variants of obesity with lower risks of cardiometabolic disease and exploring the pathways between individuals wit

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/johan-korduner-new-wcmm-doctor - 2025-08-23

Oksana Tymoshchuk, professor from Ukraine, came to Sweden in April 2022 when a full-scale war broke out in her country. A grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation brought Oksana and Iben Lundgaard together and today Oksana is working in the Lundgaard lab trying to find out more about the mysterious glymphatic system. We are all well aware of the situation in Ukraine. Prof Oksana Tymoshc

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/story-oksana-tymoshchuk-and-mysterious-glymphatic-system - 2025-08-23

Never before so much data has been produced within life sciences. At the same time, computing power, artificial intelligence and other technology necessary to handle data have been greatly improved. The theme of this year’s WCMM Research Day held on April 12th in Lund, was artificial intelligence (AI) in medical research. A widely discussed topic that has opened up endless amounts of new opportuni

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-research-day-2023 - 2025-08-23

Photo: Mikael Stiernstedt The National Molecular Medicine Fellows Program - NMMP - is a collaborative program between the four Wallenberg centres and SciLifeLab that was established in 2017. The aims of the program is to improve scientific networks and collaborations across Sweden, as well as to increase the awareness and accessibility of the cutting-edge infrastructure at SciLifeLab.  Over the ye

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/nmmp-annual-scientific-conference-2023 - 2025-08-23

After a long break due to the pandemic the WCMM Research Day has been organized in its full form on-site again. It brought WCMM researchers, communicators, economist, the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members, the director Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, and co-directors Jonas Larsson and Lars Dahlin, the two newly recruited DDLS fellows and everyone else invited together to embrace the excellent t

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/interview-research-day-organization-committee - 2025-08-23

siRNA delivered to cervical cancer cells. Cell nuclei in blue. Double-stranded RNA molecules in orange. Diffuse orange signal around nucleus are RNA molecules reaching the cytosol. Picture by Hampus Hedlund. Did you know that current RNA therapeutics are highly inefficient and less than 1 percent of the RNA molecules seem to end up in the right place? Anders Wittrup and his team published a new ar

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/anders-wittrup-receives-fastest-confocal-microscope-nordics - 2025-08-23

Abigail Altman (left), Emma Gustafsson (middle), Sara Palo (right) A new WCMM research school year is completed and the students together with the PIs could celebrate the success of another engaging year at a well-planned and well-deserved retreat. The WCMM research school retreat always offers a good balance between stimulating scientific programs including external speakers or fellow WCMM resear

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/interview-wcmm-research-school-representatives-2023 - 2025-08-23

Martin Magnusson, clinical WCMM fellow and adjunct professor in cardiovascular research A research study at Lund University shows that there is an association between selenium deficiency and an increased risk of developing heart failure. The risk is twice as high for individuals with low selenium levels. Heart failure is a common condition affecting 250 000 Swedes. In heart failure, the heart cann

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/link-between-selenium-deficiency-and-heart-failure - 2025-08-23

Do you want to learn about a diverse array of cutting edge research and techniques centered on the theme of regeneration, replacement and repair? Do you want hands-on training on how to write grants, foster collaboration, and develop transferrable skills? Are you a graduate student or postdoc? If so, consider applying to be part of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) Research Schoo

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/time-apply - 2025-08-23

The WCMM Friday club started in spring 2019 as a monthly scientific meeting for all clinical and preclinical PIs at WCMM Lund. It serves as a platform for presenting ongoing scientific work in each member’s research program. The informal format allows for open discussions, brainstorming and encourages new collaborations. 25th of August 2023 | Segerfalk, BMC A10 12:00 - 12:20 | Nika Gvazava, PhD st

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-friday-club - 2025-08-23

As you probably know, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has granted funding of SEK 20 million to the Program for Academic Leaders in Life Science (PALS). The program is a collaborative effort with the four WCMM Centers, SciLifeLab and the DDLS program and follows the success and track record of the previous WCMM and SciLifeLab collaboration termed NMMP (National Molecular Medicine Fellows Progr

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/program-academic-leaders-life-science-pals - 2025-08-23

Kees-Jan is a WCMM researcher and paediatric oncologist at Skåne University Hospital in Lund. Photo: Rebecka Sjöberg, previously published by the Faculty of Medicine Kees-Jan Pronk is a clinical scientist and oncologist at WCMM, who recently assumed the role of section Head of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology, Immunology and Nephrology. We congratulate him for this impressive achievement! Here fol

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmms-kees-jan-becomes-section-head-skane-university-hospital - 2025-08-23

Jacob in his natural laboratory environment. While it "might not seem very exciting" at first glance, the science brewing inside certanly is! (Photo by Jacob Vogel) Welcome to the first "WCMM fireside chat" article. This is a new series is dedicated to highlighting the work of researchers within and around the WCMM in Lund to promote collaboration and communication. We start today with Jacob Vogel

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-jacob-vogel - 2025-08-23

As you know, the WCMM Research School is one of the most important pieces of regenerative medicine training that we provide here as a centre. This year, the school is celebrating its five-year anniversary and due to that, we will pay some extra attention to the activities going on during the year. The 2023/24 WCMM Research School, which is actually the 6th class starting, had its kick off on Octob

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/kick-wcmm-research-school-2324 - 2025-08-23

Karin Tran-Lundmark is part of the working group Biomedical Imaging, within the integrative pharmacology and drug discovery (IPDD) theme, a group that currently is organizing a workshop on synchrotron-based 3D imaging. Karin Tran-Lundmark, physician scientist and Associate Professor at Lund University, has her clinical interest in advanced heart failure, transplantation, and pulmonary hypertension

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/3d-histology-synchrotron-micro-tomography-symposium-and-hackathon - 2025-08-23

Photographer: Kennet Ruona The LMK Foundation believes in innovative and interdisciplinary research and its potential to contribute to the solution of many of today's and tomorrow's problems. Therefore, they mainly support pioneering projects that bring together researchers with different subject backgrounds. Apart from supporting research projects, the foundation also has its own prize in Medicin

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/lmk-foundation-has-awarded-their-prize-medicine-2023-wcmm-fellow - 2025-08-23