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  18-20/8 2025This course provides an in-depth exploration ofantiviral drugs!Topics covered:• existing types of antivirals• mechanisms of action• resistance development• latest tools for drug discoveryCourse organizers:Annasara Lenman, Umeå UniversityMårten Strand, Umeå University When: 18-20 August, 2025Where: Bohusgården, Uddevalla, SwedenWho: PhD students and postdocsRegistration page: https://

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/course-antivirals-mechanisms-resistance-and-innovation - 2025-10-07

Utredningen om stärkt framtida smittskydd presenterade idag sitt delbetänkande "Stärkt pandemiberedskap" (SOU 2025:48). Utredningen, som leds av professor och överläkare Jan Albert, har haft i uppdrag att göra en omfattande översyn av smittskyddsregleringen för att bättre anpassa den till situationer med omfattande smittspridning.Read more here:Socialministern tog emot utredning om stärkt pandemib

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/socialministern-tog-emot-utredning-om-starkt-pandemiberedskap - 2025-10-07

                                   Instagram @Ina.Schuppe.Koistinen                        The National Doctoral Programme in                           Virus Infections and Pandemics Membership benefits: • Access to advanced courses: Enhance your knowledge with cutting-edge courses covering a variety of topics • Exclusive network meetings: Connect with leading experts and peers in the fieldWHO?PhD

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/national-doctoral-programme-virus-infections-and-pandemics-0 - 2025-10-07

 27 May 2025 08.30 to 12:30 | Seminar | Location: MAU I ASU306Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University. Jan Waldenströms gata 25, 205 06, MalmöWelcome to the 2025 Virology Symposium! This dynamic research seminar brings together local, national and international experts to discuss a broad spectrum of virus-related topics, thematically organized into five key areas of virology research: Phyl

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/2025-virology-symposium-lund-university-virus-centre-luvc-27-may-2025 - 2025-10-07

Position: Postdoctoral Fellow Location: Molecular Virology, Linköping University, Sweden Duration: 2 years (with potential extension for 2 more years) We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate Postdoctoral Fellow to join our cutting-edge research team at Linköping University, Sweden. Our lab, led by Professor Marie Larsson, focuses on HIV immunology, particularly the intricate interacti

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/exciting-postdoctoral-opportunity-hiv-immunology-research-0 - 2025-10-07

Titel: Aspects of sexually transmitted infections in Guinea-BissauSupervisor: docent Hans NorrgrenOpponent: professor Christian Wejse, ÅrhusChairman: professor Magnus Rasmussen Aspects of sexually transmitted infections in Guinea-Bissau

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/59-thesis-defense-jacob-lopatko-lindman - 2025-10-07

Tid: Tisdag 27/11 kl 16.30-19.00Plats: Agardhsalen, CRC, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, SUS, MalmöModerator: Professor Per BjörkmanMötet vänder sig till infektionsintresserade läkare och sjuksköterskor, mikrobiologer och forskare inom Region Skånes sjukvård och Medicinska fakulteten vid Lunds universitet. Konceptet är detsamma som tidigare år, dvs vi varvar korta presentationer med laboratorieinriktnin

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/2711-infektionsforum - 2025-10-07

Course on:Vaccine DevelopmentThis course explores the critical field of vaccine development, from basic research to clinical trials and regulatory approval Topics covered:• current vaccine technologies• emerging vaccine challenges • strategies to combat new and existing threats• ethical consideration & public acceptanceCourse organizers:Ali Mirazimi, Karolinska InstitutetAnnasara Lenman, Umeå Univ

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/course-vaccine-development-0 - 2025-10-07

Anja Meissner is looking for new treatments for cardiovascular diseases. “We are interested in understanding processes involved in disease onset and progression.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-anja-meissner - 2025-10-07

João Duarte is linking cognitive impairment and diabetes. “Our findings might one day contribute to the development of metabolic or brain disease therapeutics.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-joao-duarte - 2025-10-07

Vinay Swaminathan studies cell movement in health and disease. “To understand how cells get hijacked in diseases, we need to understand how cells work.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-vinay-swaminathan - 2025-10-07

Darcy Wagner develops therapies for patients with lung diseases. “This could help to overcome the shortages in donor tissue available for patients and could further improve long-term survival.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-darcy-wagner - 2025-10-07

Filipe Pereira explore if reprogramming cells can pave the way for new cancer treatment. “We explore cell reprogramming strategies that can be applied for the treatment of human diseases and benefit of our whole society".

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-filipe-pereira - 2025-10-07

Paul Bourgine is studying skeletal tissue regeneration. “We study how human bones form, regenerate and how they function as a blood production center and use this knowledge for the design of specific regenerative therapies”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-walleberg-researcher-paul-bourgine - 2025-10-07

PhD Nicholas Leigh and PhD MD Anders Wittrup are awarded with the Swedish Medical Research Council Starting grants á 6 MSEK over 4 years! Dr Wittrup are also awarded with a 4-year half-time research position grant.   

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/two-swedish-medical-research-council-starting-grants-wcmm-lund-pis - 2025-10-07

Agnete Kirkeby is working to repair the brain with stem cells. “The goal of our research is to understand how the human brain is formed and how it functions. And how we can repair it by generating new cells in the lab.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-wallenberg-researcher-agnete-kirkeby - 2025-10-07

Excellent news for WCMM LU – Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation continues to support WCMM LU and molecular medicine research until 2028!  In the next phase we will recruit researchers in Data-driven life science (DDLS), in line with KAWs great initiative to support DDLS with 3,1 Billion SEK in a 12 year period. Read more below: https://www.medicin.lu.se/article/knut-och-alice-wallenbergs-stiftel

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/continuous-support-wcmm-lu-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation - 2025-10-07

Nicholas Leigh is studying how other organisms have solved biological problems “The idea is that by understanding how other species are able to, for instance, regenerate a limb, we could help promote regeneration in humans.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-wallenberg-fellow-nicholas-leigh - 2025-10-07

Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren is searching for underlying causes for Alzheimer’s Disease. “I am motivated by the possibility that my work may make difference for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-wallenberg-fellow-niklas-mattsson-carlgren - 2025-10-07

João Duarte - Congratulations to Your promotion to Senior Lecturer! Duarte´s research focus on the relation between Diabetes and Brain function, hence being in the Centre´s core focus on Regenerative- and translational medicine, but also with significant emphasis on interdisciplinary research. Two years ago João Duarte was recruited as Wallenberg Molecular Medicine Fellow to WCMM LU, and he has es

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/promotion-senior-lecturer - 2025-10-07