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Hur kan man styra en inflammatorisk lungsjukdom så att den inte blir kronisk? Och hjälpa lungan att självläka? Det försöker Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, professor i medicinsk cellbiologi, och hennes team vid Lunds universitet, ta reda på. Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson leder forskargruppen Lungbiologi, som forskar på lungans sjukdomar. – Vi tittar på de små beståndsdelarna i lungvävnaden, olika celle

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/malet-ar-att-forsta-hur-lungan-kan-reparera-sig-sjalv - 2026-10-07

Med ny teknik odlas ny lungvävnad i docent Darcy Wagners laboratorium. – Vi hoppas att man med denna teknik ska kunna ersätta områden med sjuk lungvävnad med bioutskrifter, istället för att ta bort hela lungan. Darcy Wagners forskargrupp, ”Lung Bioengineering and Regeneration”, har utvecklat något som kallas biobläck som används i 3D-utskrifter av ny lungvävnad och luftvägsvävnad. – Istället för a

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/nya-lungor-byggs-med-3d-skrivare-i-labbet - 2026-10-07

Bara 20 procent av de lungor som doneras är i sådant skick att de kan användas för transplantation. Och när de väl transplanterats, är det många som stöts bort. Sandra Lindstedt, forskare och adjungerad professor i thoraxkirurgi, försöker förbättra denna statistik genom sin forskning. De övriga 80 procenten av donerade lungor kan inte användas eftersom de har en skada. – De ena stora utmaningen vi

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/drivkraften-ar-att-oka-antalet-lungor-som-kan-transplanteras - 2026-10-07

En storskalig studie av avförings- och blodprover visar att det finns starka kopplingar mellan tarmbakterier och metaboliter i blodet. Forskarna bakom studien har bland annat hittat nya associationer mellan ett vanligt läkemedel för behandling av typ 2-diabetes och tarmfloran. Studien har letts av forskare vid Uppsala universitet och Lunds universitet. Tarmflorans roll för sjukdom och hälsa har bl

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/starkt-samband-mellan-tarmbakterier-och-metaboliter-i-blodet - 2026-10-07

Narrativ medicin använder konst, musik och litteratur som verktyg för att förstå patienter. En av de främsta pionjärerna inom ämnet heter professor Rita Charon från Columbia University och hon kommer att hålla årets Sandblom Prize Lecture den 4 oktober. Vårdpersonal som fått utbildning i narrativ medicin är ofta bättre på att lyssna in, att förstå andras perspektiv. Det kan såklart handla om patie

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/sandblom-prisforelasning-narrativ-medicin-bidrar-till-battre-moten-mellan-vardande-och-vardad - 2026-10-07

When research findings are ready to make the leap from the lab to the patient, the requirements become much stricter. That is precisely where many promising projects start to falter. “We want to be the bridge between research and the patient, so that promising projects don’t get stuck in that difficult transition,” says Sara Nolbrant, director of the new pre-GMP facility. And with that, she disapp

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/training-ground-cell-and-gene-therapies-new-pre-gmp-facility-aims-smooth-path-idea-patient - 2026-10-07

Lund Stem Cell Center continues to grow as a leading hub for interdisciplinary stem cell research, welcoming four new principal investigators into its research community. Together, they bring specialised expertise spanning molecular and cell biology, immunology and bioengineering, further strengthening the Center’s scientific scope and possibilities for collaboration. How cells protect their DNA,

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-welcomes-four-new-research-group-leaders - 2026-10-07

A landmark study led from Lund, has shown that transplanting stem-cell derived dopamine progenitor cells into the brain is feasible. Eight patients were transplanted in the first clinical trial, and no serious side effects linked to the transplanted cells were seen during the first year of follow up. The results are published in Nature Medicine. In Parkinson’s disease, patients lose nerve cells in

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/stem-pd-announces-first-human-clinical-trial-results-parkinsons-disease-cell-therapy - 2026-10-07

When researchers at Stem Cell Center investigated how the molecule UM171 works, a molecule used to make blood stem cells multiply, they made an unexpected connection. The results provide new insights into how one of the most common malignant brain tumours in children could be treated in the future. UM171 is a synthetic molecule developed by researchers at Université de Montréal. In stem cell resea

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unexpected-discovery-reveals-mechanism-behind-brain-tumour-development - 2026-10-07

MACSima, developed by Miltenyi Biotec, is our new fully automated spatial biology system. It is capable of mapping hundreds of protein and RNA biomarkers within a single tissue section at subcellular resolution. The platform enables highly multiplexed spatial analysis of proteins directly in tissue and cell samples, providing new opportunities to explore cellular identity, organization, and intera

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/macsima-new-imaging-platform - 2026-10-07

Researchers at Lund University show that blood stem cells during early development are considerably more flexible than corresponding cells in adults. The findings provide new knowledge about how the immune system develops and may also contribute to understanding why certain forms of childhood leukemia are thought to originate before birth. All blood and immune cells are formed from blood stem cell

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/blood-forming-stem-cells-are-remarkably-flexible-during-fetal-development - 2026-10-07

In its largest investment yet, Cancerfonden, the Swedish Cancer Society, has announced its 2025 funding decisions, awarding SEK 1 billion SEK to strengthen cancer research across Sweden. Lund University received SEK 144.8 million, including SEK 50 million for projects led by ten researchers affiliated with the Lund Stem Cell Center. Among this year’s awardees is Dr. Sandra Lindstedt, senior consul

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cancerfonden-invests-next-generation-cancer-diagnostics-and-treatment-research - 2026-10-07

For the last three years, middle-school classrooms in Lund and Staffanstorp have been getting a special visit during the autumn: scientists walk in with stories about their favorite research topic and what it is like to work in a lab. This is the Science to Schools program, an initiative that began as an idea from PhD student Abigail Altman and has now grown into a collaboration involving Lund Ste

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/bringing-science-classroom-taking-science-middle-schools-lund - 2026-10-07

Paul Bourgine, research group leader at Lund Stem Cell Center and the Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine at Lund University, has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant to investigate how the human bone marrow microenvironment can regulate the function of immune populations. The funding will support the development of advanced research models aimed at revealing previously unknown interactions

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/paul-bourgine-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant-investigate-how-human-bone-marrow-may-influence-immune - 2026-10-07

Six researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center have been awarded SEK 13.4 million from the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund, Barncancerfonden, in its latest funding round. The projects address key challenges in childhood cancer, from understanding how the disease develops to designing treatments that are more precise and less harmful for young patients. In total, Barncancerfonden is inves

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/six-lund-stem-cell-center-researchers-awarded-sek-13-million-advance-childhood-cancer-research - 2026-10-07

Researchers at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain’s support cells into parvalbumin-positive cells. These cells act as the brain’s rapid-braking system and are significantly involved in schizophrenia, epilepsy and other neurological conditions. Parvalbumin cells play a central role in keeping brain activity in equilibrium. The

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-create-cells-help-brain-keep-its-cool - 2026-10-07

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the “recipe” for the transformation. Researchers at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center have now created a library of the 400 factors needed for reprogramming and have begun the work of finding the right combination – the recipe – for each type of immune cell. Our immune system c

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/recipe-book-reprogramming-immune-cells - 2026-10-07

In a research system where publishing success can shape scientific careers, targeted support can make a decisive difference. Sofie Mohlin, Associate Professor at Lund University and a research group leader at the Lund Stem Cell Center has received a Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Award from the Life Science Editors Foundation. Today’s publish-or-perish research culture means that

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/may-publishing-be-you-sofie-mohlin-receives-international-jedi-award - 2026-10-07

Addgene is a global, nonprofit repository that helps scientists share plasmids, DNA-based research tools that are widely used in the life sciences. Researchers whose plasmids have been distributed to other scientists 100 times or more are recognized with Addgene’s Blue Flame Award. Among this year’s recipients are, Henrik Ahlenius and Isaac Canals. Plasmids are small, circular DNA molecules that s

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-researchers-receive-blue-flame-award-contributions-open-science - 2026-10-07

Bone and skeletal injuries cause extensive and long-term functional impairments worldwide. In a new study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show how a cell-free cartilage structure can safely guide bone repair without triggering strong immune responses. The transplant has been successfully tested in animal models, and the next step is to evaluate the tissue engineering approach in humans.

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/universal-method-could-transform-future-bone-transplantation - 2026-10-07