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Thanks to stem cell research, we now understand much more about the earliest stages of human development and what underlies many of our diseases. In recent years, the field has been revolutionised by several discoveries that have completely changed the landscape of stem cell research. Since its establishment as a strategic research centre, the Lund Stem Cell Center has become one of the strongest

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/twenty-years-revolutionary-stem-cell-research - 2026-05-20

Time to install three new Professors at the Faculty and 28 in all of Lund University. Everyone is welcome to attend the installation on October 18 in the Main University Building. Three of the 28 professors installed this year at Lund University belong to the Faculty of Medicine.  Lennart Greiff, ear, nose and throat diseases  Filipe Pereira, molecular medicine, regeneration, transplantation and r

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/ceremonial-installation-three-new-professors-faculty-we-had-chat-one-them - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 compl

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-insights-toxic-protein-aggregate-formation-parkinsons-disease-size-matters - 2026-05-19

In 2015, over one million people were forced to flee from war and persecution to seek asylum in Europe. More than 160,000 refugees, including over 70,000 children, applied for asylum in Sweden. To ensure that they receive a secure education and future in their new country, the Swedish school system needs to invest to develop the skills of school staff concerning reception. That is the standpoint o

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-arranges-courses-school-staff-new-arrival-reception - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden studied self-grooming rats in order to better understand how the brain chooses what comes next in a sequence of actions. The study shows that when they switch from one action to the next in the grooming chain, the signalling in different parts of the brain changes. The results,

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/self-grooming-rats-offered-clues-how-brain-chooses-behaviour - 2026-05-19

An international group of clinicians and scientists, including MIT and Lund University , have analysed how individual genetic changes affect the heart muscle. The researchers have created a new computer tool to integrate genomic and clinical data to enhance medical and surgical decisions to support future therapies for patients with inherited heart disease. The new research was published in NPJ Ge

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/computer-method-help-predict-outcomes-and-tailor-treatments-heart-patients - 2026-05-19

What do you get when you mix a flutist, non-profit adviser and high competence within brand management? You get the driven Italian Carlotta Zorzi-Chapman. We asked her about her journey from the small city of Lund to the big global brands. Editor's note: this interview is from 2024.Carlotta, tell us about what you do today!I work for Shopify, within the Partnerships team. Shopify helps entrepreneu

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/carlotta-zorzi-chapman-alumna-msc-international-marketing-and-brand-management-2014 - 2026-05-19

An international group of clinicians and scientists from MIT and Lund University, among others, have analysed how individual genetic changes affect the heart muscle. The researchers have created a new computer tool that could help tailor treatments for heart patients with inherited heart disease. The study is published in NPJ Genomic Medicine. (TEXT: Agata Garpenlind) The global study, by research

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/computer-method-help-predict-outcomes-heart-patients - 2026-05-19

The university receives around one million emails every day. About 90% of them are unsolicited messages. To mitigate the risks involved, the university will move the email service to a more secure solution. This move has been brought forward due to recent disruptions. The unwanted messages consist of spam, attempts to steal passwords, so-called CEO scams or other unwanted messages. To facilitate t

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/update-universitys-central-email-service - 2026-05-20

There is a lot happening at the moment within the University concerning LU’s engagement in the work environment and equal opportunities. It is time to elect health and safety representatives – a very significant role. We are also marking 150 years since women gained the right to study at university and highlighting the fantastic attendance when LU took part in Pride for the first time. Take the op

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/health-and-safety-representative-election-150-years-female-students-and-participation-pride - 2026-05-20

The 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 people driving these advancements. The Swedis

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-kristian-pietras - 2026-05-21

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A sun drenched day in the allies of Västra Hamnen. A whirlwind of black and white tails, snouts and barks are on duty at the townhouse door. Dog dad, Professor of Immunology Tomas Leanderson, hushes, admonishes, welcomes into the kitchen table and coffee. In a few days, this rare specimen of the old kind of professor

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/one-last-ones-out-old-school-professors - 2026-05-19

It is halftime for Vice-chancellor Erik Renström and his team. Three years of his term of office have passed, and three remain. Here in LUM, he sums up the first-half performance, looks ahead and explains how he approaches a job in which everyone wants a bit of his time. Word is that he is always on time to meetings, but almost never arrives early. Heading up the stairs to his office on the second

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/halftime-vice-chancellor-erik-renstrom - 2026-05-20

Marta Ramos’ Ph.D project unravels how inflammation and the glymphatic system affect each other in the brain. September 9, she defends her thesis. Here, she explains how you may complement your thesis project with other missions to boost your career. Tell us about your research! The glymphatic system clears waste products away from the brain via the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It consists of a peri

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/inflammation-and-glymphatic-system-phd-interview-marta-ramos - 2026-05-19

Megg Garcia-Ryde’s thesis sheds light on the early pathological processes in Alzheimer’s disease and the interplay between neurons and microglia as the disease evolves. October 10, she defends her thesis. Now, she gives her perspectives from a close collaboration between two of MultiPark’s experimental research groups and how she brings together the expertise of both groups. Tell us about your res

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/neuroimmune-crosstalk-early-alzheimers-disease-phd-interview-megg-garcia-ryde - 2026-05-19

När Liesbeth van Heel ansluter till Temat Framtidens hälsolandskap vid Pufendorfinstitutet, gör hon det med en ovanlig kombination av lång praktisk erfarenhet och forskning. Liesbeth har tillbringat mer än tre decennier vid Erasmus University Medical Centre i Rotterdam, och hennes väg in i forskningen har vuxit fram direkt ur praktiken. Den här intervjun genomfördes under hennes vistelse i Lund i

https://www.pi.lu.se/artikel/fran-praktik-till-forskning-mot-international-fellow-liesbeth-van-heel - 2026-05-19

Informationsåldern började långt före internet – den började med själva livet. Nobelpristagaren Craig C. Mello beskrev vid Lund Spring Symposium i maj hur levande organismer inte bara är bärare av gener, utan också aktiva förvaltare, försvarare och redaktörer av genetisk information. Craig Mello, som tillsammans med Andrew Fire tilldelades Nobelpriset 2006 för upptäckten av RNA-interferens (RNAi),

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/rnai-en-genetisk-gnista-i-cellens-informationsinferno - 2026-05-20

Engagerade, nyfikna och ivriga att förändra. Studenterna som söker sig till universitetets masterutbildningar i hållbarhet drivs av att vilja förändra världen. Pionjärer och föregångare: så kan masterprogrammen EMP (masterprogrammet i miljöstrategisk styrning) och LUMES (masterprogrammet i miljö- och hållbarhetsvetenskap) beskrivas. De är några av de äldsta tvärvetenskapliga utbildningarna i både

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/artikel/vara-hallbarhetsutbildningar-ar-med-och-formar-framtidens-forandringsledare - 2026-05-20

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. As a PhD student he made a significant discovery when he identified ghrelin cells in the pancreatic islands. Four hormone-producing cells were already known to exist in the islands, including the insulin cell. The ghrelin cell became the fifth such cell. “In the scientific world, the discovery of a new type of cell in

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/flying-start-fifth-cell - 2026-05-19

Collaboration, networking, career development, and wellbeing. Those are four examples of needs that the newly formed young MultiParkers working group will address. After organizing their first event, they are eager to start preparing for more events. During the pandemic, there has been an upbuild of need for social gathering and exchange of ideas and experiences. Especially young researchers who r

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/young-multiparkers-working-group-takes-shape - 2026-05-19