Researchers at Lund University have discovered how a hidden piece of DNA, known as a transposable element, disrupts normal gene function in a disease called X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP). Image // Science Photo Library Researchers at Lund University have discovered how a hidden piece of DNA, known as a transposable element, disrupts normal gene function in a disease called X-Linked Dystonia

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-hidden-genetic-elements-trigger-rare-disorder - 2025-08-25

The Lund Stem Cell Center held its annual image competition from April to May 2024. In June, the 15 image entries were assessed, and the top images were selected according to the evaluators' scores. There comes a point in every researcher's work when the data goes beyond numbers and charts, transforming into something visually captivating. The annual Image Competition held by the Lund Stem Cell Ce

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By reprogramming tumour cells to become the body’s defenders, Filipe Pereira and his colleagues hope to improve current cancer treatments. Photo by: Johan Persson Filipe Pereira and his research team have discovered a recipe on how to reprogram cancer cells into antigen-presenting dendritic cells, essential for initiating and enhancing anti-tumour immunity. This approach provides a promising strat

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/professor-filipe-pereira-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2025-08-25

Sofie Mohlin's research team has discovered that the MOXD1 gene is associated with neuroblastoma. Every year, about twenty children in Sweden get neuroblastoma. Most of them are diagnosed before the age of five. Some develop the disease in the fetal stage Neuroblastoma is a tumor disease that primarily affects young children. The survival rate is the lowest of all childhood cancers. Now, a researc

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/gene-controls-prognosis-neuroblastoma - 2025-08-25

In May 2024, Dr. Olle Lindvall was awarded a jubilee doctorate from Lund University in recognition of his 50-year anniversary of first earning his doctoral degree. Photo by: Mattias Lindvall. Dr. Olle Lindvall, recently awarded a jubilee doctorate from Lund University, has spent more than fifty years studying the brain and how to repair it. His work has turned ideas that once seemed like science f

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/what-fuels-lifetime-scientific-discovery-olle-lindvall-reflects-his-journey-neuroscience - 2025-08-25

Researchers are developing a new cancer immunotherapy that reprograms cancer cells into dendritic cells using an adenoviral vector. The image shows how this new approach, tested In preclinical studies, works. Image credit: Joana Carvalho. Researchers at Lund University are developing a new type of gene therapy that reprograms cancer cells within tumors into immune cells that can help the immune sy

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PhD student Luís Oliveira drew resounding applause for his presentation on how he reprograms cancer cells. Photo: Bodil Malmström. By describing his research as a battle between good and evil and likening himself to a hacker who attacks cancer cells to make them kind, PhD student Luís Oliveira took home the win in this year's Research Grand Prix. It is a competition in presentation technique for r

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Olga Zimmermannova from the Pereira Research Group has been awarded the 2024 Article of the Year Award. She received the award for her research on reprogramming cancer cells into dendritic cells of the immune system as a potential cancer therapy. The Lund Stem Cell Center Article of the Year Award, presented annually since 2017, highlights exceptional research conducted at the Center that contribu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-centers-2024-article-year-goes-olga-zimmermannova - 2025-08-25

Two researchers at Lund Stem Cell Center receive grants, 61 million, for research into immunological long-term memory and reprogramming of tumor cells. The research should lead to more effective vaccination strategies and immunotherapies. The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has granted SEK 835 million to 30 different projects in medicine, natural science and technology that are deemed to have

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/yuan-and-pereira-receive-grants-wallenberg-foundation - 2025-08-25

Joan Yuan is honored "For her seminal discoveries that have changed our understanding of hematopoiesis and the immune system". Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Joan Yuan, researcher and associate professor in immunology, receives the Eric K. Fernström prize for younger, particularly promising and successful researchers at Lund University in 2024. Her research is about how the immune system is formed and how

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The study was a joint effort between doctoral student and first author Ninoslav Pandiloski (centre), postdoctoral researcher Vivien Horvath from the Laboratory of Molecular Neurogenetics (left), and PI Christopher Douse (right). Photo by: Alexis Luis. Researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center have made a new discovery about how the human genome protects itself from disruption during c

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-research-gives-insights-human-genomes-defence-mechanisms - 2025-08-25

A new study by Lund University researchers suggests that the number of healthy blood stem cells at diagnosis could be an important factor in predicting how well patients with chronic myeloid leukemia will respond to standard therapies. Photo: Getty Images Researchers at Lund University’s Lund Stem Cell Center have made new strides in understanding why some patients with chronic myeloid leukemia re

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-findings-reveal-why-some-chronic-myeloid-leukemia-patients-respond-better-treatment - 2025-08-25

From left: Mats Paulsson, Lorenzo Grassi (LTH), Göran B Jönsson, Axel Hyrenius-Wittsten, Malin Parmar, Sandra Lindstedt, Kristina Lång, Jan Nilsson chairman MP foundations. Photo: Tove Smeds 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 distribu

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“Our goal is to make advances in stem cell therapy by modifying and adapting cells to the patient’s needs," explains Malin Parmar. Photo: Tove Smeds 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 c

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/erc-synergy-grant-awarded-development-custom-made-stem-cell-therapies - 2025-08-25

Maria Tsalkitzidou and 16 fellow doctoral students join the professional development program at Lund Stem Cell Center, enhancing essential career and self-leadership skills. Photo: Christine Karlsson. 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 profe

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“Our goal is to pinpoint the specific vulnerabilities in childhood and adult leukemia,” explains Jenny Hansson. Photo: Alexis Luis. 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 biolo

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"From when I first started out as a doctoral student, I knew that I wanted to contribute to better treatments for patients. It is necessary if you want to do that, to involve yourself in companies," says Johan Flygare. Photo: Johan Persson. 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

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2025-08-25

On Saturday 30 July 2016, the Bangalore Research Network – NAGARA invites scholars and ethnographers for its second annual workshop. The aim is to share recently-completed or advanced stage Ethnographic research on the city of Bangalore in a one-day workshop. The main goal is to take stock of the field of ‘Bangalore Studies’ over the last few decades and to consider future directions. The workshop

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The University of Jyväskylä in Finland invites participants to a conference entitled ”Poverty's Causes and Consequences in the Urban Developing World”, which will be held 4–6 August 2016. Anthropologists, ethnologists, sociologists, socio-economists, political scientists and development researchers among others are invited to submit session proposals for this conference. Session proposals should h

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SASNET and School of Journalism (Journalistutbildningen) at Lund University invites you to a workshop day on September 23, 2016, from 9.30 to 3 pm in the LUX building in Lund. The event will discuss and highlight the future challenges for journalism and media in India and Sweden. The event is part of the Sweden–South Asia Media Project. During the day you will be able to meet and discuss the lates

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/sasnet-arranges-workshop-about-digital-media - 2025-08-25