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Zaal Kokaia, Professor within the Department of Clinical Sciences and Director of Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded Georgia’s most prestigious scientific prize - the National Prize in Science.  The award comes as a result of his outstanding contribution to world class scientific research and was presented to Prof. Kokaia at a ceremony in the Presidential Palace, Tbilisi, by the Georgian Pres

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/prestigious-scientific-prize-awarded-director-lund-stem-cell-center - 2025-11-30

Margarita Chumarina, from the iPSC laboratory for CNS disease modeling, will be defending her PhD thesis on Wednesday 15th of January. Researching in the group led by Laurent Roybon, Margarita has been utilizing stem cell-based models to study cellular alterations in Parkinson’s disease. Here, Margarita answers a few questions about her research and time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. What have y

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-margarita-chumarina - 2025-11-30

Sara Nolbrant, from the Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology lab, will be defending her PhD thesis on Friday 31st of January. Researching in the group led by Malin Parmar, Sara has been directing and dissecting the fate of dopaminergic neurons with the aim developing cell replacement therapy for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Here, Sara answers a few questions about her research and

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-sara-nolbrant - 2025-11-30

We are very happy to announce that two new PIs have joined Lund Stem Cell Center! Björn Nilsson is Professor of Clinical Immunology at the Medical Faculty of Lund University, and the Head of the Division of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine at the Department of Laboratory Medicine. He is also a visiting researcher at the Broad Institute (Cambridge, MA) and now a member of Lund Stem Cell Center.T

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/two-new-principal-investigators-lund-stem-cell-center - 2025-11-30

Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease make up the world’s most common diseases. A new biobank at Lund University in Sweden - the largest of its kind - with stem cells from both those affected and healthy individuals, will contribute to an increased understanding of how these diseases arise. “The goal is for researchers to be able to develop new treatments that can p

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/worlds-largest-stem-cell-biobank-launched-0 - 2025-11-30

High school students from all over the Skåne region will be visiting Lund University to spend a whole day discussing the current state of stem cell research, discovering what it is like to work in a research setting, and exploring the exciting future possibilities that stem cells have to offer. Building on the success of the previous five years, Lund Stem Cell Center is hosting UniStem Day March 6

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/continued-interest-stem-cells-among-high-school-students - 2025-11-30

Wallenberg Molecular Medicine Fellow Agnete Kirkeby has re-established her research group at Lund Stem Cell Center. With labs situated at both Lund and at the Department of Neuroscience at Copenhagen University, Agnete’s aim is to develop stem cell-based neural cell therapies to replace lost neurons as a treatment for brain diseases. As a main project, the Kirkeby research groups focus is on the d

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/pi-agnete-kirkeby-returns-lund-stem-cell-center - 2025-11-30

Lund Stem Cell Center employees and students are hereby invited to enter the Image Competition 2020! We want inspirational images that capture the spirit of Lund Stem Cell Center. Any research related images will be accepted. Not just pictures of cells or sections, it could be your work environment, equipment, imaging, laboratory researchers, it’s up to you! We want to showcase the amazing researc

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-image-competition-2020 - 2025-11-30

UniStem Day 2020 was another great success, with high school students visiting Lund University to enjoy a variety of activities introducing them to the fascinating world of stem cell research. The 6th UniStem day hosted by Lund University kicked off at the LUX Aula lecture theatre, Lund University, where over 200 high school students from over the Skåne region were welcomed by event co-ordinator A

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/bringing-stem-cell-research-next-generation-scientists - 2025-11-30

Researchers from Lund University have now succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation in rats that have suffered Stroke, by transplanting neurons developed from reprogrammed human skin cells into animal brains. “Six months after transplant, we could see how the new cells had repaired the damage that a stroke had caused in the brains of rats," explains Professor Zaal Kokaia, who together with sen

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/scientists-repair-stroke-damaged-rat-brain-1 - 2025-11-30

With a research focus on the development and application of in vitro models to study human brain evolution and disease, PhD student Daniela Grassi will be defending her thesis on Thursday 23rd of April 2020. Here, Daniela tells us about her research in the Molecular Neurogenetics group, led by Johan Jakobsson, and her time spent at Lund Stem Cell Center. Can you tell us about your research?During

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-daniela-grassi - 2025-11-30

Carla Azevedo is set to defend her PhD thesis titled “Oligodendroglial (dys)function in alpha-synucleinopathies” on Thursday 30th of April. Here, Carla answers a few questions about her PhD journey at Lund Stem Cell Center, researching in the iPSC Laboratory for CNS disease modeling. How did you end up doing a PhD at Lund Stem Cell Center?I’m originally from Porto, Portugal. After my undergraduate

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-interview-carla-azevedo - 2025-11-30

Huntington disease is fatal inherited brain disorder, usually emerging during mid-life. Although there is currently no known cure, the Molecular Neurogenetics group at Lund Stem Cell Center aims to understand the defective cellular processes leading to the progression of this disease. Characterised by symptoms including impaired motor and cognitive function, Huntington disease is caused by the exp

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/autophagy-and-treatment-huntington-disease-timing-key - 2025-11-30

Stem cell researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new research model of the early embryonic brain. The aim of the model is to study the very earliest stages of brain to understand how different regions in the brain are formed during embryonic development. With this new insight, researchers hope to be able to produce different types of neural cells for the treatment of neurologica

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-method-provides-unique-insight-development-human-brain - 2025-11-30

Neurogenesis, the process by which new neurons are formed, dramatically declines in the aging brain. A research group from Lund Stem Cell Center have published a study that sheds light on the different factors contributing to this loss, particularly the role of inflammation. “One of the focuses of our research is on what goes wrong in the brain during aging” explains Henrik Ahlenius, principle inv

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/researchers-identify-novel-regulator-neurogenesis-aged-brain - 2025-11-30

Miljövetaren Emma Enström är CEC:s första industridoktorand och hennes forskning syftar till att skapa en mer hållbar vattenförvaltning i Sverige. Nu deltar hon i Sweden Water Research-dagen och berättar om utmaningarna när det gäller den skånska dricksvattenkällan Vombsjön. Som industridoktorand är Emma Enström anställd både av Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC) på Lunds universitet och

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/industridoktorand-pa-cec-soker-hallbara-losningar-skanes-dricksvatten - 2025-11-30

Biologisk bekämpning kan användas för att minska mängden farliga kemikalier i jordbruket. Skadedjurs naturliga fiender och predatorer används istället för traditionella bekämpningsmedel för att få bukt med skadedjuren i odlingarna. Men ny forskning vid Lunds universitet visar att förändringar i jordbruket och landskapets utformning kan ha oväntade konsekvenser för skadedjuren och deras naturliga f

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/forandringar-i-landskapet-paverkar-biologisk-bekampning-och-evolution-av-insektsarter - 2025-11-30

Hallå där forskningskoordinator Marianne Hall och professor Henrik Smith, båda CEC, som nyligen varit på policyspaning i Bryssel med forskare från profilområdet Naturbaserade framtidslösningar. Berätta Marianne, varför reste ni till Bryssel? – Vi ville komma ner till Bryssel och diskutera på plats med företrädare för kommissionen, folkvalda och intresseorganisationer om vilka forsknings- och kunsk

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/pa-policyspaning-i-bryssel - 2025-11-30

Hur kan man bäst arbeta över kommun- och sektorsgränser för att stötta klimatanpassning genom naturbaserade lösningar på landsbygden? Det är en av flera frågor som Policylabb Storkriket, ett Formasfinansierat innovationsprojekt, ska ge svar på. Initiativet kommer från LU Land vid CEC på Lunds universitet, tillsammans med det blivande biosfärsområdet Storkriket i Skåne. Mitt i Skåne ligger det, Sto

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/policylabb-storkriket-klimatanpassning-over-granserna-genom-naturbaserade-losningar - 2025-11-30

Bioenergi spelar en viktig roll i omställningen till ett fossilfritt samhälle. Men den ”outnyttjade” jordbruksmark, så kallad marginalmark, som är lämplig för att odla bioenergi på i södra Sverige finns i praktiken inte, visar en ny studie från Lunds universitet. Marken är till stor del redan upptagen av exempelvis hästhållning. – Vår studie visar att potentialen för bioenergiproduktion på margina

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/mark-som-pekats-ut-som-avgorande-svensk-bioenergi-ar-redan-upptagen-visar-ny-studie - 2025-11-30