By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 19 November 2020 Darcy Wagner – Developing therapies for patients with lung diseases 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 - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 6 November 2020 Filipe Pereira – Reprogramming cells paving the way for new cancer treatment 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 - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 3 November 2020 Paul Bourgine – Skeletal tissue regeneration 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 - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 3 November 2020 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.    WCMM Fellow Dr Nicholas Leigh WCMM Clinical Researcher Anders Wittrup

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/two-swedish-medical-research-council-starting-grants-wcmm-lund-pis - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 9 October 2020 Agnete Kirkeby – Repairing the brain with stem cells 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 - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 22 October 2020 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

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/continuous-support-wcmm-lu-knut-and-alice-wallenberg-foundation - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 22 October 2020 Nicholas Leigh – Scar-free healing and regeneration 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 - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 16 October 2020 Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren – The Search for underlying causes of Alzheimer's disease 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 - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 3 September 2020 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. Tw

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/promotion-senior-lecturer - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 3 September 2020 Paul Bourgine, WCMM LU Fellow, has need awarded with an ERC grant! Well done and well deserved! Congratulations! https://www.medicin.lu.se/article/lundaforskare-far-dela-pa-100-miljone… 

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/erc-grant - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 11 November 2020 Iben Lundgaard – The cleaning system of the brain Iben Lundgaard is studying the cleaning system of the brain. “Our goal is to discover a mechanism that can be targeted so we can achieve effective brain cleaning even in old age.”

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/meet-weeks-wallenberg-researcher-iben-lundgaard - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 27 August 2020 Fruitful discussions and strategic planning together with nice walk-and-talks and social time!

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-lu-pi-retreat-arild - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 27 August 2020 Robin Kahn Hyperinflammation and the leukocyte cytokine response in COVID-19 disease from Clinical PI and Pediatric Rheumatologist Robin Kahn et al. Read more here: https://jlb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/JLB.5COVBCR0720-310RR

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-publication-hyperinflammation-covid-19-disease - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 27 August 2020 Robin Kahn Robin Kahn, Clinical PI WCMM LU and Pediatric Rheumatologist, et al reports on skewed synovial monocyte polarization pattern with functional impairment—a distinct inflammatory pattern in juvenile arthritis. Read more here:  https://arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11 http

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/demonstrations-specific-inflammatory-pattern-juvenile-arthritis - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 20 August 2020 MD Professor Martin Magnusson Read more in the new publication from Cardiologist, Professor and WCMM PI Martin Magnusson lab. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ehf2.12909?af=R

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/association-found-between-decreased-cognitive-function-and-worsened-prognosis-heart-failure - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 20 August 2020 Här läser du mer om forskargruppens nya forskningsrön om samband mellan nedsatt kognitiv förmåga och försämrad prognos vid hjärtsvikt, och fyndens  betydelse i framtida behandling av patienter med hjärtsvikt.   https://www.lu.se/article/samband-nedsatt-kognitiv-formaga-och-forsamra… https://vard.sk

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/samband-nedsatt-kognitiv-formaga-och-forsamrad-prognos-vid-hjartsvikt - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 23 July 2020 3D printing of organs to help surgery have helped making surgery more safe to perform. Read the article and watch information about this on SVT (only in Swedish).

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/3d-printed-organs-can-save-time-and-make-surgery-safer - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 27 May 2020 From left: Lisa Påhlman, Nicholas Leigh and Andreas Edsfeldt Three new researchers joined Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University (WCMM LU) during the spring. More information about them.

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/three-new-researchers-wcmm - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 27 May 2020 Agnete Kirkeby, Photo Kennet Rouna Nature Biotechnology publication from WCMM Fellow Agnete Kirkeby! Read more about a novel model for studies on human brain development – resulting from a true interdisciplinary collaboration! Read more at https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-method-provides-u

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/new-publication-nature-biotechnology-wcmm-fellow-agnete-kirkeby - 2025-06-23

By Anders [dot] Martensson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Mårtensson) - published 20 April 2020 Chloroquine in tumour spheroids Photo: Hampus Du Rietz In recent years, RNA molecules, with the ability to affect or turn off pathogenic genes, have become promising drug candidates in several areas. However, it has been a challenge to develop techniques to deliver the RNA molecules into the cells w

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/rna-drugs-one-step-closer-be-being-used-cancer-treatment - 2025-06-23