By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 29 March 2022 Photo of Dr. Cristian Bellodi and Dr. Sowndarya Muthukumar Researchers from Lund University, building on previous studies, have been working to understand why stem cells are transforming into cancer. Previously they revealed that small RNA molecules, long considered “junk” or degradation byproducts of RNA

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/what-makes-stem-cells-transform-cancer-answer-may-lie-our-rna - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 11 April 2022 Photo of Svetlana Soboleva (right) and an image of her PhD thesis cover (left). Svetlana Soboleva is set to defend her Ph.D. thesis on 13 April, 2022. For the past few years her world has revolved around red blood cells, as she has worked to establish methods that allow for the generation of enucleated ce

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/blood-lab-phd-defence-interview-svetlana-soboleva - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 13 April 2022 One of the Electrophysiology Core Facilities' rigs in use during an experiment. Photo credit: Johan Persson. This year Lund Stem Cell Center and MultiPark, two strategic research areas based at Lund University, are happy to launch a new joint technical platform in an effort to ensure easy access to high q

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-scc-and-multipark-join-forces-ensure-researchers-have-high-quality-electrophysiology-facilities - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 19 April 2022 The MSCA Logo (left) and a photo of Camila Vazquez Echegaray (right). The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fund excellent research and innovation. This March, the MSCA awarded €242m to the 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowships applicants – among them, a researcher from Lund University, Camila Vazquez Echegar

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-awarded-camila-vazquez-echegaray - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 27 April 2022 Cancerfonden distributed SEK 37 million to 8 researchers at Lund University in 2022. Included in this group is, Dr. Sowndarya Muthukumar (left). Cancerfonden continues to fund the foremost cancer research in Sweden – investing in cancer research that makes a difference. Last month, Cancerfonden distribute

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cancerfonden-awards-sowndarya-muthukumar-postdoctoral-fellowship - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 21 April 2022 Cancer is a genetic disease, caused by a change in the genes which make up our DNA. Normally one change or mutation is not enough to trigger the development of cancer, instead cancer is typically comprised of a combination of genetic mutations. Researchers at Lund University have now revealed a novel soma

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-findings-reveal-what-may-be-triggering-disease-progression-acute-myeloid-leukemia - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 2 May 2022 Fluorescent microscope image of control MBP-positive oligodendrocytes (in green) co-stained with alpha-synuclein (in red). It is possible to observe neurites positive for alpha-synuclein. Photo Credit: Carla Azevedo. Researchers from Lund University, led by Dr. Laurent Roybon, are working to further define u

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-findings-may-lead-way-future-therapeutic-approaches-parkinsons-disease-and-similar-diseases - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 4 May 2022 A laboratory expert in action in the Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility. Lund Stem Cell Center provides researchers with access to core facilities equipped with the latest technologies, specialist expertise and instruction on the use of the different equipment. Over time these facilities have evolved to for

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-cell-and-gene-therapy-core-facility-opening-its-doors-scientific-business - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 6 May 2022 Photo of the BMC building (left) and a portrait of Sandeep Gopal (right). We are happy to announce that Sandeep Gopal, a researcher within the Department of Experimental Medical Sciences at Lund University, has now joined Lund Stem Cell Center. In his new role as Principal Investigator and leader of the rese

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-welcomes-new-member-sandeep-gopal - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 11 May 2022 The members of the Stem Cell and Leukaemia Research Group. Researchers at Lund University have recently sought to shed more light on how normal hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) produce a vast variety of blood cells. Their latest findings, now out in Cell Reports this week, confirm the existence of a transiti

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/shedding-new-light-intermediate-cell-states-stem-cells-decide-their-fate - 2025-06-27

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 June 2022 Paul Bourgine, researcher and Wallenberg Fellow in Molecular Medicine, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept, consisting of EUR 150,000. Photo: Kennet Ruona. By using cells isolated from cancer patients and mixing them with a new technology called “OssiGel”, it is possible to engineer human mini-bones. T

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/miniature-bones-research-model-cancer - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 13 June 2022 Pipetting in the dark. Special care was taken to prevent the introduction of artificial oxidation into the group's laboratory samples. A study conducted by researchers at Lund University has found that protein oxidation forms an additional layer of regulation during the development of fetal blood stem cell

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/protein-oxidation-added-layer-regulation-during-blood-stem-cell-development - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 21 June 2022 Anders Björklund in the Lund University doctorate ceremony procession. Photo Credit: Paulina Pettersson. Life is like a marathon. According to Dr. Anders Björklund, a pioneer and expert in cell replacement strategies for patients with Parkinson’s Disease, so is life in academia. Along his scientific run he

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/looking-long-magnificent-road-neuroscientists-life-interview-anders-bjorklund - 2025-06-27

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 24 June 2022 A graphical image depicting the reprogramming of human skin cells to astrocytes. Image credit: Cathrine Ahlenius Researchers from Lund University interested in understanding how aging affects the brain have made a new discovery that will help make it easier to study age-related brain diseases and potential

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-our-skin-cells-might-be-key-better-understanding-human-brain - 2025-06-27

Av webmaster [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (webmaster) - publicerad 30 september 2021 Missa inte Kulturnatten på Fysiska institutionen den 2 oktober. Illustration: Lisa Ewalds Dyk in i fysikens spännande värld och låt oss visa dig runt i våra laboratorier här i Lund I årets program erbjuder vi en fysik- och lasershow på institutionen, direktsända och förinspelade avsnitt med forskning från hela ins

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/kulturnatt-pa-fysicum - 2025-06-27

Av kommunikation [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (webmaster) - publicerad 15 oktober 2021 Arkivfoto: Johan Persson Den 15 oktober sker årets professorsinstallation vid Lunds universitet. Fyra av de totalt 28 nya professorer som nu installeras är verksamma vid Fysiska institutionen. Den högtidliga ceremonin sker i Universitetsbyggnadens aula och livesänds kl. 16:00. De fyra professorer vid Fysiska ins

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/fyra-nya-professorer-pa-fysiska-institutionen - 2025-06-27

Av johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - publicerad 6 oktober 2021 Pristagarna Syokuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann och Giorgio Parisi. Illustration: Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach. Årets Nobelpris i fysik gick i klimatmodelleringens tecken. Birgitta Svenningsson, lektor i fysik och biträdande koordinator vid MERGE (Modelling the Regional and Global Earth system

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/lundaforskare-hyllar-arets-fysikpristagare - 2025-06-27

Av webmaster [at] fysik [dot] lu [dot] se (Kristina Lindgärde) - publicerad 29 oktober 2021 EU-minister Hans Dahlgren om halvledarkrisen och halvledarforskningen i Lund Bristen på halvledare var en orsak till att Sveriges EU-minister Hans Dahlgren nyligen besökte nanolabbet vid Lunds universitet där forskare utvecklar nya typer av komponenter i halvledare. Halvledare har blivit hett, eller snarare

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/vad-eu-ministern-larde-sig-om-halvledare-i-lund - 2025-06-27

Av johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - publicerad 18 november 2021 Ann-Marie Pendrill, seniorprofessor vid fysiska institutionen, är aktuell med en ny bok om nöjesfältens fysik. Foto: Emelie Asplund. Ann-Marie Pendrill, seniorprofessor vid fysiska institutionen, räds inte halsbrytande berg- och dalbanor. Nu har hon skrivit en bok om hur lärare kan använda sig av

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/ny-bok-uppmuntrar-fysiklarare-att-anvanda-nojesfalt-i-undervisningen - 2025-06-27

Av jonas [dot] andersson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Jonas Andersson) - publicerad 30 november 2021 Matieralforskning är i fokus för Knut och Alice Wallenbergs stiftelses satsning som bland annat hamnar i Lund. Foto: Charlotte Carlberg Bärg. Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse satsar drygt 3 miljarder kronor på forskning som skapar förutsättningar för ett hållbart samhälle. Detta ska sk

https://www.fysik.lu.se/artikel/tre-miljarder-till-forskning-om-nya-material-en-hallbar-varld - 2025-06-27