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28 Nov 2023
Lund Stem Cell Center Announces Articles of the Year 2022 and 2023
Each year, the Lund Stem Cell Center recognizes notable scientific achievements made by our members in the fields of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine through our Article...
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14 Nov 2023
Meet the New Executive Coordinator of Lund Stem Cell Center's Research School in Stem Cell Biology
Lund Stem Cell Center's Research School in Stem Cell Biology has a new Executive Coordinator, Mattias Magnusson. As a researcher with a passion for education and collaboration, he ...
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3 Nov 2023
How Mobile DNA Shapes the Human Brain
The human brain is an incredibly intricate organ that regulates everything from our motor skills to our memories. But how did it evolve into the complex structure we see today? Res...
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31 Oct 2023
The innovation environment for customised stem cell treatments turns two
IndiCell, short for Individualized Cell Therapy, is a national initiative in Sweden to speed up the development of advanced therapies that can help treat or cure a range of disease...
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27 Oct 2023
Powering Down Cancer Cells – A New Way to Beat Leukemia?
Cancer cells are the ultimate sugar addicts, gobbling up glucose to fuel their growth and spread. What if we could starve them of their favorite food? A recent study in Blood Advan...
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17 Oct 2023
From enemy to friend – 33 million for reprogramming cancer cells
An international research project led from Lund University is now awarded 33 million SEK by the European Innovation Council, EIC Pathfinder. The idea behind the project is to use d...
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11 Oct 2023
A closer look at the making of a novel stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
A recent publication by researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center, gives a closer look at the making of a novel stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s Disease, STEM-PD, whi...
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9 Oct 2023
A new bioinfomatics pipeline solves a 50-year-old blood group puzzle
Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecule...
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15 Sep 2023
Lund Stem Cell Center Releases ATMP Pipeline Report
Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University has launched its ATMP Pipeline Report, which maps the pipeline of cell and gene therapies being developed at the center.
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11 Sep 2023
Stem cell researcher Anna Falk heads Lund University's Center for Advanced Therapies
Anna Falk, professor at Lund University's Stem Cell Center, will be the director of the newly established Center for Advanced Therapies, LU-ATMP.
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24 Aug 2023
EU funding for killer cells that fight cancer
As certain tumor cells are able to conceal themselves in the body, it often means that patients with aggressive cancers experience a recurrence of the cancer after treatment. By pr...
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8 Aug 2023
Cracking the Code of Human Brain Evolution: Patricia Gerdes Awarded MSCA Fellowship
Patricia Gerdes, a postdoctoral researcher specializing in transposable elements and their impact on the human genome, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Marie Skł...
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10 Jul 2023
New ATMP Center at Lund University
Lund University is establishing a university-wide development center for advanced therapies, LU-ATMP. It is an effort to move medical research with the potential for new groundbrea...
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27 Jun 2023
Targeted Therapies in Leukemia Research Group Joins Lund Stem Cell Center
Lund Stem Cell Center welcomes the Targeted Therapies in Leukemia Research Group, led by molecular biologist Marcus Järås, as its newest member. With a strong background in transla...
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22 Jun 2023
Mechanisms of Initiation and Suppression in Pediatric Leukemia: a Ph.D. Interview with Mohamed Eldeeb
Mohamed Eldeeb defended his Ph.D. thesis on June 9, 2023. With a passion for scientific discovery with clinical impact, Mohamed has dedicated the last four years to unraveling the ...
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19 Jun 2023
Exploring the Role of 'Jumping Genes' in X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism
New research is underway at Lund University, led by Dr. Vivien Horvath, a postdoctoral researcher at Lund Stem Cell Center. Supported by a new grant from the Collaborative Center f...
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9 Jun 2023
Stem Cell Science Through the Lens of Art
Lund Stem Cell Center recently hosted its Image Competition for 2023, providing a glimpse into the diverse world of stem cell science through the lens of art. The competition showc...
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8 Jun 2023
Investigating a cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's Disease: a Ph.D. Interview with Fredrik Nilsson
Fredrik Nilsson successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on May 10, 2023. For the last four years, Fredrik has explored the use of patient-specific cells in cell replacement therapy ...
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31 May 2023
New Study Reveals Astrocytes' Role in Frontotemporal Dementia
Lund Stem Cell Center researchers have published a new study that reveals the role of astrocytes in the development of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Their findings, now in the jou...
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24 May 2023
Decoding the Inner Workings of a Blood Stem Cell-Boosting Molecule
A recent study conducted by researchers at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center, and published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, has unraveled the intricate inner workings...