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On September 18, 2025, the historic Universitetshuset at Lund University was filled with energy, inspiration, and pride as researchers, clinicians, students, and innovators gathered to celebrate a major milestone: the 10th anniversary of the Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) in Lund. Themed “Translating Basic Science into Clinical Breakthroughs” the anniversary conference was not onl

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/celebrating-decade-discovery-wcmm-lund-marks-10-years-translational-excellence - 2026-09-17

On September 19th, we had the great pleasure of welcoming our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members – Prof. Dirkje Postma, Prof. John Pernow, and Prof. Peter ten Dijke – to Lund for a day filled with energy, creativity, and forward-looking ideas. The day started with inspiring presentations from the SAB members, before moving into a lively “speed dating” session where our PIs introduced their re

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-scientific-advisory-board-meeting-september-19th - 2026-09-17

Dhalion Biotech, a new WCMM spin-off, is transforming bone cancer research. Founded by WCMM Fellow Paul Bourgine and his team, the startup uses human bone organoids to develop advanced tools for cancer modeling and drug testing. WCMM Fellow Paul Bourgine, alongside co-founders Dimitra Zacharaki and Alejandro García García, both researchers in his group, has launched Dhalion Biotech, an innovative

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fellow-launches-biotech-startup-advancing-bone-cancer-research - 2026-09-17

We are thrilled to congratulate Camila Consiglio and Jacob Vogel, researchers at WCMM Lund and Fellows of the SciLifeLab & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), on being awarded European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants for 2025. This highly competitive funding supports early-career researchers with bold ideas and the potential to transform science and society. Cam

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/ddls-fellows-camila-consiglio-and-jacob-vogel-awarded-prestigious-erc-starting-grants - 2026-09-17

The WCMM Fireside Chat is a series of articles dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of researchers within and around the Lund Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM). Our goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and inspiration among the scientific community by highlighting innovative research, breakthrough discoveries, and the people driving these advancements. This month

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fireside-chat-oksana-tymoshchuk-and-alejandro-garcia-garcia - 2026-09-17

What happens when brilliant minds come together with a shared vision — to create breakthroughs in medicine through strong collaboration between basic scientists and clinicians? As part of the celebrations for WCMM Lund’s 10-year anniversary, we’re taking a look back at some of the incredible moments, people, and breakthroughs that have shaped our journey so far.Through a series of short films, we

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/celebrating-10-years-wcmm-journey-discovery-and-impact - 2026-09-17

On 16–17 October 2025, nearly 120 early-career researchers from the four Wallenberg Centres for Molecular Medicine (WCMM), Gothenburg, Linköping, Lund, and Umeå, gathered in Stockholm for the first-ever National WCMM Group Member Meeting. This landmark event marked an important step in strengthening collaboration across the national WCMM network and empowering the next generation of leaders in mol

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/milestone-collaboration-and-career-growth-first-national-wcmm-group-member-meeting - 2026-09-17

This year, the Mats Paulsson Foundation for Research, Innovation and Societal Development awarded grants to eight outstanding research projects — among them, a project led by WCMM Fellow and Professor Filipe Pereira at Lund University. The awarded initiatives highlight scientific excellence and innovation with potential to address major societal challenges and drive development in the life science

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fellow-filipe-pereira-awarded-grant-mats-paulsson-foundation - 2026-09-17

Two WCMM Lund researchers, Paul Bourgine and Niklas Mattsson-Carlgren, have achieved an extraordinary success in the Swedish Research Council’s 2025 Medicine and Health call. Both scientists were awarded two major grants each, securing a total of nearly 34 million SEK to advance groundbreaking research in personalized immunotherapy and early Alzheimer’s disease detection. Two leading scientists fr

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/dual-major-grants-swedish-research-council-wcmm-researchers - 2026-09-17

Professor Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, WCMM Lund Director and leader of the Lung Biology Team at Lund University, has been honored with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Lifetime Achievement Award in Basic and Translational Science 2025. The award, presented at the European Lung Conference in Amsterdam on 27 September, recognizes senior scientists whose groundbreaking work has profoundly adva

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-lund-director-recognized-ers-lifetime-achievement-award-transforming-lung-research - 2026-09-17

The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) has officially launched its IGNITE Postdoc Fellow Program, bringing together ten international researchers to drive the next generation of breakthroughs in regenerative medicine. The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University has reached a major milestone with the official launch of its IGNITE Postdoc Fellow Program, a cutting-ed

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-lund-launches-ignite-postdoc-program-train-future-leaders-regenerative-medicine - 2026-09-17

WCMM clinical researcher Sandra Lindstedt has been awarded SEK 27 million from the Swedish Cancer Society to advance the development of a non-invasive test that can detect lung cancer through particles in exhaled breath. In 2025, the Swedish Cancer Society is making the largest investment in its history, more than one billion SEK will fund new cancer research. Among the awarded projects is one led

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/sek-27-million-swedish-cancer-society-awarded-wcmm-researcher-sandra-lindstedt-early-detection-lung - 2026-09-17

Could a simple mineral supplement improve outcomes for heart failure patients? WCMM Clinical Researcher Martin Magnusson is leading a major international study to find out, testing selenium supplementation in over 4,300 patients across Sweden and Norway. Around 250,000 people in Sweden live with heart failure, a condition in which the heart struggles to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs.

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-researcher-martin-magnusson-leads-largest-selenium-trial-heart-failure-scandinavia - 2026-09-17

WCMM Lund bids farewell to two valued members of its management group and welcomes a new colleague to continue driving the centre’s daily operations and strategic development. The daily operations at WCMM Lund are overseen by an operative management group. During weekly meetings, the group coordinates ongoing activities such as recruitments, the IGNITE postdoctoral program, research seminars and e

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/thank-you-lars-dahlin-and-vinay-swaminathan-and-welcome-paul-bourgine - 2026-09-17

The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University is proud to announce that WCMM fellow Paul Bourgine has been awarded the highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant. This grant will enable Bourgine and his team to advance their ground-breaking work on how human bone marrow regulates immune activity and influences the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-fellow-paul-bourgine-awarded-prestigious-erc-consolidator-grant - 2026-09-17

The WCMM & DDLS Leadership Seminar Series, an initiative designed to equip WCMM Lund PIs with leadership skills essential for shaping the future of medical science, is back. It's first session of 2026 had the ALF system in focus, with invited speaker Niklas Nielsen Vice Dean for Research and Healthcare Collaboration, presenting its background, current grant structure and planned future development

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-ddls-leadership-seminar-series-alf-system - 2026-09-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Marieclaire Overton kunde vässa sitt doktorandprojekt om demenssjukdomar genom att bli en del av den nationella forskarskolan SWEAH. Erfarenheten har hon stor nytta av i sin fortsatta forskning inom åldrande och hälsa. Men framtiden för forskarskolan är osäker. I sin forskning undersöker Marieclaire Overton, postdok

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/unga-forskare-vill-se-en-fortsattning-pa-forskarskolan-inom-aldrande - 2026-09-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Coronapandemin har blottlagt bristerna som karaktäriserat svensk vård och omsorg för äldre under många år. Det skriver professor Susanne Iwarsson, koordinator för SWEAH, med flera i ett inlägg på Dagens samhälle. Vi är många som med växande obehag har följt rapporteringen om dödsfallen och de många bristerna på sven

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/att-satsa-pa-forskning-inom-aldrande-och-halsa-ar-livsviktigt - 2026-09-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Coronapandemin har förändrat livet för 70-plussare i Sverige, som ofta är beroende av kommunal vård och omsorg. Många verksamheter har varit drabbade av smittspridning och dödsfall under pandemin. Doktorander vid forskarskolan SWEAH vill se mer tvärvetenskaplig forskning som rustar Sverige för kommande hälsokriser.

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/sweah-doktorander-vi-behover-lyssna-pa-vardtagare-nar-vi-rustar-varden-nya-kriser - 2026-09-17

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Sömnen är livsviktig för hälsan. Som SWEAH-doktorand har Johan Skoog undersökt hur sömnstörningar påverkar äldre människors minne. Resultaten ger ökat stöd för att bättre sömn kan minska risken för att utveckla demenssjukdomar. ”Allt har sin tid, berättandet sin, och så även sömnen.” Hans nyligen framlagda avhandlin

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/resa-genom-somnens-rike-ger-nya-ledtradar-om-somnproblem-hos-aldre - 2026-09-17