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Researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center have made new strides in understanding why some patients with chronic myeloid leukemia respond better to treatment than others. Their study, recently published in eLife, suggests that the amount of healthy blood stem cells at diagnosis could be a key factor in predicting how well patients will respond to standard therapies. Chronic myeloid leu
On October 18, 2024, two researchers from Lund Stem Cell Center were awarded funding from the Mats Paulsson Foundation for Research, Innovation, and Societal Development. A total of 16 million SEK was distributed to life science projects across Skåne, with a focus on advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). This year, the foundation, which supports research with "high innovation potential and
Malin Parmar, professor of cellular neuroscience, along with three researchers in Italy and Denmark, has been awarded the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant worth EUR 10 million. The four researchers aim to develop custom-made neurons from stem cells for cell therapies to treat Parkinson’s or Huntington’s disease. Congratulations!“Thank you, it feels really fun and exciting for many reasons! One reason
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapies - 2026-07-05
The Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University has relaunched its Professional Development Program (PDP), which provides PhD students support beyond research, equipping them with the personal and professional skills essential for long-term career success. While most doctoral programs focus on scientific expertise, the PDP broadens that approach by equipping students with skills for career growth, se
Jenny Hansson, associate professor at Lund University, has been awarded an 11 million SEK grant from the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF). This five-year SSMF Consolidator Grant will support her research into acute leukemia, focusing on uncovering the biological differences between childhood and adult forms of the disease. Why does childhood leukemia behave so differently from adult leu
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/jenny-hansson-awarded-11-million-sek-swedish-society-medical-research - 2026-07-05
After 20 years of research on gene therapy and the rare blood disease, Diamond–Blackfan Anemia, DBA, researcher Johan Flygare had reached a point where he and his colleagues had done everything they could in the lab. Even though they had proof of concept their gene therapy would work, engaging companies had been difficult. Then, in 2021, he received an e-mail. The message came from American entrep
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2026-07-05
Outside the different examining rooms at paediatric oncology unit 64 hang laminated name signs with rainbows, unicorns and tractors that the young patients have made themselves. Each year, the unit receives around 60 new paediatric cancer patients from southern Sweden requiring examination or treatment. Of these, 85 per cent survive. Kees-Jan Pronk shares his time between being a doctor in paediat
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/all-energies-fighting-pediatric-cancer - 2026-07-05
Researcher Emma Hammarlund realized that geological measurement methods can also be used for medical purposes. With a simple hair sample, she hopes to find cancer at an early stage. First in the study are prostate cancer and breast cancer. Now her project has been selected for the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' (IVA) 100 list. The list also includes eight other research projects fr
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/ivas-100-list-hair-analysis-find-cancer-early-stage - 2026-07-05
By presenting cancer research as a battle between good and evil – and himself as a hacker attacking cells to make them kind, PhD student Luís Oliveira took home the win in the Researchers' Grand Prix. His win is the fifth in a row for Lund University and the second in a row for Lund Stem Cell Center - in the competition where researchers from all over the country challenge each other in presentati
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/win-fifth-time-row-luis-oliveira-wins-researchers-grand-prix - 2026-07-05
A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) initiative, in partnership with the Michael J Fox Foundation to investigate how mobile genetic elements —commonly referred to as "jumping genes"—contribute to neuroinflammation and the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Jump
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2026-07-05
– I have red cells in my dish! When the phone call from PhD student Fábio Rosa came through, Professor Filipe Pereira knew that this was the start of something big. All their work had been leading to this moment. The red cells in the dish were from a mouse, and Filipe and his colleagues had been trying to reprogramme them into dendritic cells, specfically type 1 conventional dendritic cells, (cDC1
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/tracing-academic-startups-journey-lab-discovery-cancer-therapy - 2026-07-05
Nicholas Leigh came from the United States to Sweden and Lund University four years ago to study salamanders and how they can regenerate everything from legs, tails and even parts of the heart. In addition to his research, he has also been advocating for more inclusive research environments. It was the ability of moose to grow new antlers after shedding that first sparked Nicholas Leigh’s interest
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/searching-switch-cancer - 2026-07-05
Asgard Therapeutics, in partnership with Lund University and Herlev Hospital, has been awarded €2.5 million for an EIC Transition project from the European Innovation Council. EIC Transition is a funding program under Horizon Europe aimed at validating and demonstrating a specific technology in a relevant environment while also developing business and market readiness.The project is coordinated by
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/innovative-cancer-cell-therapy-project-lands-eu25-million-eic-funding - 2026-07-05
Leukemia stem cells have a clever survival strategy, they evade the body's immune defenses, making the disease difficult to treat. In a recent study in mice published in Haematologica, researchers at Lund University identified a gene that helps these cells avoid detection by natural killer (NK) cells—the immune system’s frontline defense. Each year in Sweden, around 350 adults are diagnosed with a
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-leukemia-stem-cells-evade-immune-surveillance - 2026-07-05
Sydamerika är på allas läppar och därifrån har SWEAH-doktoranden Pernilla Alencar Siljehag, Karolinska institutet, nyligen återvänt efter en två månader lång forskningsvistelse. – Jag har haft en fantastisk resa, jag är så nöjd. Den överträffade mina förväntningar på väldigt många sätt visade det sig, säger Pernilla Alencar Siljehag.Vad har du lärt dig?– Så mycket och på samma gång bara lite, lite
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/efter-brasilienvistelsen-hjartskarande-och-fina-berattelser - 2026-07-05
Inför det nya året utlystes fler uppdrag än vanligt för SWEAH:s alumner. Forskarskolans ledning tackar de fyra alumner som innehaft uppdragen under 2025; • Biträdande studiekoordinator, samordnare/förberedelse av utvärdering av SWEAH, medlem i SWEAH:s pedagogiska grupp: Ana Luiza Dallora Moraes, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola• Ansvarig för doktorandaktiviteter: Manzur Kader, Högskolan Dalarna• Biträda
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/har-ar-alumnerna-med-arets-postdok-uppdrag - 2026-07-05
Under tisdagen träffades de doktorander som anslutits till SWEAH 2026, på Forum Medicum i Lund. De presenterade sig och sina forskningsprojekt, fick information om forskarskolan, nätverkade och träffade alumner och doktorander som varit med ett tag i SWEAH. Som vanligt vid forskarskolans introduktionsträffar visades en stor bredd på forskningsprojeken. Det handlar om helt ny forskning inom allt fr
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/detta-ar-arets-nya-sweah-doktorander - 2026-07-05
Nu är det klart vem som tar över ledningen av forskarskolan när SWEAH:s nuvarande koordinator Susanne Iwarsson går i pension om ett år. Det blir Lunds universitets vicerektor Jimmie Kristensson och han har redan börjat som assisterande koordinator på deltid. – Frågan om den framtida ledningen av forskarskolan är en viktig, kritisk punkt som framfördes i den utvärdering av SWEAH som genomfördes und
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/han-ar-ny-assisterande-koordinator-i-sweah - 2026-07-05
SWEAH har sedan årsskiftet engagerat en ny högskolepedagogisk expert i forskarskolan. Det är tidigare styrelseledamoten Søren Smedegaard Bengtsen som tar över rollen efter Lena Dafgård, vid partnerlärosätet Högskolan Dalarna, vars uppdrag upphörde i december. Søren Smedegaard Bengtsen har forskat i många år inom åldrande och hälsa vid Århus universitet i Danmark. Från och med den 1 mars innehar ha
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/nybliven-professor-tar-plats-i-sweahs-pedagogiska-grupp - 2026-07-05
Ett första större projektet där ett flertal medarbetare i SWEAH är engagerade och integrerade i forskning i samverkan med en kommun, satsar på proaktiva insatser för aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande. Vid månadsskiftet var forskarteamet på plats igen för att under två dagar följa upp Härnösands kommuns unika satsning på äldre hälsa och livskvalitet. ”Ett hälsosammare och friskare Härnösand” utvärderad
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/sa-ska-hemtjansttimmar-minskas-samtidigt-som-brukarna-blir-mer-nojda - 2026-07-05
