By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 19 November 2024 "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,

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/science-start-developing-gene-therapy-rare-blood-disorder - 2025-04-29

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 20 November 2024 Cancer treatment of children can lead to complications later in life. It is important to think 30-40 years ahead, says Kees-Jan Pronk, researcher and paediatrician. Photo: Rebecka Sjöberg Outside the different examining rooms at paediatric oncology unit 64 hang laminated name signs with rainbows, unico

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/all-energies-fighting-pediatric-cancer - 2025-04-29

By erika [dot] svantesson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Erika Svantesson) - published 21 November 2024 According to Emma Hammarlund's research hypothesis, chemical imprints in hair strands can give an indication of cancer at an early stage. Photo: iStock. Researcher Emma Hammarlund realized that geological measurement methods can also be used for medical purposes. With a simple hair sample, she hope

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/ivas-100-list-hair-analysis-find-cancer-early-stage - 2025-04-29

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 27 November 2024 Luís Oliveira wins for Lund - the win is the second time in a row that Lund Stem Cell Center researchers have won the Forskar Grand Prix. Image: Bodil Malmström, Lund University. By presenting cancer research as a battle between good and evil – and himself as a hacker attacking cells to make them kind, PhD stu

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/win-fifth-time-row-luis-oliveira-wins-researchers-grand-prix - 2025-04-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 6 December 2024 "This collaboration is truly valuable and with high potential because it merges clinical, molecular, and computational expertise,” states Johan Jakobsson. Photo: iStock/Vitalii Gulenok A team of international researchers led by Professor Johan Jakobsson at Lund University has secured a 52 million SEK gr

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/52-million-sek-goes-uncovering-genetic-drivers-parkinsons-disease - 2025-04-29

By noomi [dot] egan [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Noomi Egan) - published 16 December 2024 "At heart I am a fundamental scientist. Getting to this stage and finding solutions to start clinical testing is very exciting to me," says Filipe Pereira, Professor in Molecular Medicine at Lund University. Photo: Johan Persson. – I have red cells in my dish! When the phone call from PhD student Fábio Rosa ca

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/tracing-academic-startups-journey-lab-discovery-cancer-therapy - 2025-04-29

By asa [dot] hansdotter [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Åsa Hansdotter) - published 7 January 2025 Nicholas Leigh is a senior lecturer and researcher in regenerative immunology. Together with Sofie Mohlin, he leads the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee at Lund Stem Cell Center. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter Nicholas Leigh came from the United States to Sweden and Lund University four years ago to stud

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/searching-switch-cancer - 2025-04-29

By press [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Tove Smeds) - published 12 March 2025 Filipe Pereira, professor at Lund University, together with Cristiana Pires and Fábio Rosa founded Asgard Therapeutics AB. Photo: Tove Smeds. Asgard Therapeutics, in partnership with Lund University and Herlev Hospital, has been awarded €2.5 million for an EIC Transition project from the European Innovation Council. EIC Tra

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/innovative-cancer-cell-therapy-project-lands-eu25-million-eic-funding - 2025-04-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Bento Luis) - published 13 March 2025 In a recent study in mice, researchers at Lund University identified a gene that helps leukemia stem cells avoid detection by natural killer (NK) cells. Photo: Alexis Bento Luis. Leukemia stem cells have a clever survival strategy, they evade the body's immune defenses, making the disease difficult

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-leukemia-stem-cells-evade-immune-surveillance - 2025-04-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 19 March 2025 For the tenth consecutive year, Lund Stem Cell Center welcomed 200 high school students from across southern Sweden to Lund University's Faculty of Medicine for UniStem Day 2025 on Friday, 14 March, 2025. For the tenth consecutive year, Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University welcomed high school student

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unistem-day-2025-decade-inspiring-future-scientists-lund - 2025-04-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 31 March 2025 Sofie Mohlin, a cancer researcher at Lund University, has been awarded a Cancerfonden Senior Investigator Award to support her research into how early genetic changes drive neuroblastoma development. Photo: Åsa Hansdotter. Lund University researchers have been awarded SEK 19 million in funding from Cancer

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/sofie-mohlin-receives-cancerfonden-senior-investigator-award-advance-childhood-cancer-research - 2025-04-29

By anna [dot] hellgren [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Hellgren) - published 2 April 2025 Anna Falk, director of LU-ATMP, and Gisela Helenius, head of the ATMP center at Skåne University Hospital, want to develop the ATMP environment in Lund together with innovation players. Photo: Tove Smeds On April 9, Lund University's Pre-GMP Facility and Skåne University Hospital's ATMP Center - a joint rese

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/now-lunds-atmp-infrastructures-are-officially-open - 2025-04-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 16 April 2025 The Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University welcomes the beginning of a new chapter with the appointment of its new leadership team. As of January 1, 2025, Professor Malin Parmar has assumed the role of Director, with Associate Professor Göran Karlsson stepping in as Deputy Director. Together, they bring

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/lund-stem-cell-center-welcomes-new-leadership-team - 2025-04-29

By alexis [dot] bento_luis [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alexis Luis) - published 28 April 2025 Oxygen fluctuations on ancient shallow seabeds may have been crucial for the evolution of animal life. Photo: Mostphotos/MIRMAXSTOCK In a newly published study in Nature Communications, Emma Hammarlund and her research team at Lund University detail how daily fluctuations in oxygen levels influenced the r

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-article-conversation-how-dramatic-daily-swings-oxygen-shaped-early-animal-life - 2025-04-29

Published 30 November 2017 The peer-reviewed journal "Asia in Focus", published online twice a year by NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, is now seeking full papers for its sixth issue. The deadline for submissions is 1 February 2018. Asia in Focus provides Master students and Ph.D. students affiliated to a European institution a widely accessible and transnational forum to publish their fi

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-asia-focus-issue-6 - 2025-04-29

Published 30 November 2017 The Department of History at Reed College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of History and Humanities, with a specialization in modern or early modern African, Middle Eastern, or South Asian history. This is a one-year position with a possibility for renewal. In addition to teaching courses in their own area, the appointee may also contribute to the

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-visiting-assistant-professor-south-asian-history - 2025-04-29

Published 30 November 2017 Photo: LUMS Call for Papers for LUMS Annual Conference on Courts and Politics in Pakistan to be held on 14-15 March 2018. The conference is jointly organized by the Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) and the Shaikh Ahmed Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL). The conference will focus on the role of higher courts in dealing with cases concern

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-conference-courts-and-politics-pakistan - 2025-04-29

Published 21 November 2017 On Wednesday 8 November Amrita Ghosh held a seminar entitled: "Silent Waters: Mapping Silence and Women’s Agency in Post-Partition Pakistan" at the Department of Gender Studies. The seminar was organized by the Department of Gender Studies and SASNET. Her seminar focused on a Partition film titled, Silent Waters (2003) and argued that it subverts patriarchal religio-nati

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/interesting-seminar-womens-agency-post-partition-pakistan - 2025-04-29

Published 30 November 2017 On Thursday 23 November SASA representative Phu Doma Lama Ph.D student from the Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety, held a talk entitled: “Exploring the consequences of adaptation to changes: The case of mobility and gender in Maldives” at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. The event was organized by SASA. Abstract her talk: Communities in Maldives have

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/important-talk-mobility-and-gender-maldives - 2025-04-29

Published 6 December 2017 Photo: Wikimedia The Department of History at Franklin & Marshall College invites applications for a one-year visiting position in South Asian, Southeast Asian or Chinese history, beginning Fall semester 2018. The rank will be Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Instructor depending on qualifications. Candidates should have or be close to completing the Ph.D. Teachin

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/one-year-visiting-position-available-south-asian-history - 2025-04-29