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Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Fredagkväll i Lund och strax ska Mikael Dolsten, hyllad forskningschef och gästprofessor i farmakologi vid Medicinska fakulteten, berätta den osannolika, men sanna, historien om hur det gick till när hans företag på nio månader tog fram ett av de vaccin som kan frälsa oss från pandemin. Det borde tagit nio år, om de
Ouyang Yuan defends her Ph.D. thesis on 14 October 2022. As a medical student with a longstanding interest in blood malignancies, her research has focused on better understanding the development of a specific type of blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The hope is that these findings will help lead to a better understanding of AML and future treatments that can one day prevent, delay, or c
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/placing-acute-myeloid-leukemia-under-microscope-phd-interview-ouyang-yuan - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Karin Stenkula, Emily Sonestedt and Sebastian Kalamajski have received grants from the The Bo and Kerstin Hjelt Diabetes Foundation. Read about their research projects here. Karin Stenkula, Lund University Diabetes Centre:EHD2: a novel candidate essential for lipid transport and overall glucose homeostasisObesity is o
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/hjelt-foundations-grant-holders-2020 - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Mikael Dolsten was an advisor to President Obama, worked with Joe Biden on Cancer Moonshot, was involved in the R&D for some 30 drugs – and he is now leading the development of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine as head of research at Pfizer. It is an impressive career to say the least, and it started in Lund
Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Åtta forskningsprojekt vid Medicinska fakulteten inom området äldre och åldrande beviljas stora anslag från Familjen Kamprads stiftelses för forskning kring ”Förbättrad livskvalitet för äldre”. Steven Schmidt är vetenskaplig samordnare för forskningscentrumet CASE, en stark forskningsmiljö vid Lunds universitets som
https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/drygt-18-miljoner-till-forskning-om-battre-livskvalitet-aldre - 2026-07-21
Att sova mycket på natten och att ta långa tupplurar på dagen kan vara kopplat till sämre kognitiva förmågor visar ny forskning där 5631 deltagare medverkat från fem olika nordiska studier från ”the National E-infrastructure for Aging Research” (NEAR)*.(Overton et al., 2023) Människan sover nästan en tredjedel av livet och sömnen är en grundläggande faktor för vår hälsa och välbefinnande. Förekoms
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sea urchins lack eyes, but can see with their tentacle-like tube feet instead, previous research has indicated. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have tested their vision in a new study, and shown that while sea urchins have fairly low resolution vision - it is good enough to fulfil their basic needs. “Sea
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sea-urchins-see-their-feet - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s new recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The University has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. University fac
https://www.isk.lu.se/en/article/students-transition-distance-education-march-18-2020 - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “The increased risk of diabetes has previously been explained by the fact that cystic fibrosis causes damage to the pancreas, where the blood-sugar regulating hormone insulin is produced. We are the first research group to show that the mutated gene that causes cystic fibrosis also plays an important role in the relea
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/cystic-fibrosis-and-diabetes-link-explained - 2026-07-21
When we think of dinosaurs, we often imagine majestic giants that ruled the Earth millions of years ago. But even these ancient creatures were not immune to diseases familiar to humans today, such as osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is relatively rare in today’s wild mammals (less than 1%) but is not uncommon in domestic or working animals like dogs and horses, as well as in birds, with a prevalence
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/osteoarthritis-dinosaurs-when-prehistory-meets-modern-medicine - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The more reputable the scientific journal, the more expensive it will be to publish an article with Open Access. Research publishers are riding the gravy train, but for the individual researcher the cost often comes as an unpleasant surprise, after they have spent all of their funding. Librarian Aron Lindhagen helps r
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/expensive-publish-open-access-prestigious-journals - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Antonio Cordero hoped that crowdfunding would help him when he wanted to focus on his secondary research project on the box turtle. No money ever showed up, but he did gain lessons in both marketing and how to disseminate his research. Antonio Cordero. Crowdfunding, is a way of using the internet to finance anything f
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/pros-and-cons-crowdfunding - 2026-07-21
One percent of the world’s population accounts for more than half of the carbon dioxide emissions from passenger air travel. Thus, there is good reason to view air travel in a new light. It is actually an elitist activity, rather than what the aviation industry would like us to believe – that everyone flies. This is claimed by Stefan Gössling at Lund University and Linnaeus University in a new art
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/one-percent-worlds-population-accounts-more-half-flying-emissions - 2026-07-21
Hello Daniel Hjorth, who is about to inaugurate the new centre, Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) at LUSEM 19 November at Skissernas Museum!Why is research about aesthetics and business creativity important?“Research about aesthetics and business creativity (ABC) is important since it is not only about research but has to start with research. It has to start with research since t
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/experts-view-aesthetics-and-business-creativity - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Saturday 28 January, after extensive renovation work, Skissernas Museum – Museum of Artistic Process and Public Art in Lund, Sweden, will open its doors once again. WATCH VIDEO STORYThe inauguration will coincide with the opening of four temporary exhibitions of contemporary artists and architects: Swoon, Charlotte
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/museum-artistic-process-and-public-art-open-new-guise - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent decades, the climate in Sweden has become about two degrees warmer on average and this year we have seen an unprecedentedly mild winter and early spring. How is nature responding – animals, insects, plants – to an increasingly mild climate? Researchers in Lund can provide the answer. Among other things, a ne
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/unusually-early-spring-how-nature-sweden-responding-increasingly-warm-climate - 2026-07-21
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a unique project, researchers from Lund University in Sweden, together with universities in South Africa, the Netherlands and the USA, will for the first time systematise large amounts of historical data from the Dutch East India Company’s colonisation of South Africa. Their aim: to find out when and how colonial p
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/economic-historians-seeking-roots-south-africas-inequality - 2026-07-21
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Minyoung Kim, who will contribute to Korean Studies teaching and research at the Centre. NEST (Nordic–Lund Emerging Scholars Teaching Programme in Korean Studies) supports early-career Korea-focused scholars by providing opportunities to develop teaching experience and strengthen research networks across the Nordic region.Our first NEST Scholar has just arrived and
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/introducing-our-first-nest-scholar-dr-minyoung-kim - 2026-07-21
Master’s theses that combine originality, academic excellence, and practical relevance for society’s transition are recognised with the SSCEN Sustainability Prize. The 2025 winners have now been selected by the jury: one thesis from the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) and one from the Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM) at Lund University. “We are very pleased with this year’s
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/winners-sscen-sustainability-prize-masters-theses-2025 - 2026-07-22
A meeting at the kitchen table, with lots of coffee and snus. And a donation of SEK 250 million. That’s what happened when Ingvar Kamprad met LTH’s dean in 1998 to talk about the future of industrial design education at the University. The kitchen table belonged to the then dean of LTH Thomas Johannesson, who had invited the founder of IKEA to his house to discuss a collaboration between the desig
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/ingvar-kamprad-design-center-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary - 2026-07-21
