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A world-leading center for #stemcell #research at Lund University in Sweden. Dedicated to improving human health by making advanced cell, gene, and tissue-based therapies a reality.
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🧬✨ Thank you, Prof. Michele De Luca from Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, for joining us as our April #StemCellStars speaker and sparking discussions on #StemCells in tissue repair & regenerative medicine. Stay tuned for more events this spring: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/news/events

🚀 Advance Your #FlowCytometry Skills! Join our Flow Cytometry Continuation Course this May at @lunduniversity.bsky.social to master experiment design, implementation & data analysis with confidence. #FACS 📅 5–12 May 2025 🎓 1.5 credits 🔗 Apply by 15 April: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/calendar/flo...

@lundstem.bsky.social @lunduniversity.bsky.social @lunduniversity-med.bsky.social @infect-lu.bsky.social 📣Calling all local immunology enthusiasts to sign up for this IRL #LundImmunotalks symposium where we bring leading immunologists from around the world to Lund, Sweden! don't miss lit.blogg.lu.se

🔬Sofie Mohlin has received Cancerfonden’s Senior Investigator Award to advance research on #neuroblastoma, a rare childhood #cancer. This funding supports her team’s work to uncover early genetic changes that drive the disease. Congrats Sofie! 👏🎗️ Read more: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/sofi...

🔬✨ Discover how #SpatialBiology is shaping the future of #immunotherapy, cell therapy & cancer research! Join @miltenyibiotec.bsky.social next week for an expert-led seminar at Medicon Village, featuring speakers from Lund Stem Cell Center & more! 📅 April 1 | 🏢 Lund 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dJfKa7St

🏆 Exciting news! Prof. Malin Parmar, Coordinator of the Lund Stem Cell Center, has received a 2025 @isscr.org Public Service Award for her work in stem cell research & policy. Congrats, Malin! 👏🎉 🔗 Read more about the award: www.isscr.org/isscr-news/i... #StemCellResearch #RegenerativeMedicine

📢 PhD students—advance your expertise in #ATMPs! Join our online course at Lund University (May 12–23, 2025) to explore the preclinical discovery & development of cell, gene & tissue-based therapies, as part of the National ATMP Research School in Sweden! Apply by April 14: 👉 buff.ly/mXTOJQz

🌍🔬Join us during #Sustainability Week in Lund for a seminar & panel on closing the plastic loop! Explore innovative solutions in circular plastic pathways with experts from academia, healthcare & industry. #hållbaralund 📅 May 7 | 13:00–15:00

Great write-up from Alexis! UniStem is an amazing initiative and given the current attacks on science it’s critical we work to educate and motivate the future generation to be pro-science.

🔬👩‍🔬What sparked your interest in science?👨‍🔬🧫 For 10 years, #UniStemDay at Lund Stem Cell Center has invited students to step into the lab, meet scientists & explore science. This year, 200 joined us for hands-on experiments & career inspiration! 📖 Read more: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unis...

🚀 Asgard Therapeutics, together with Prof. Filipe Pereira at Lund University & partners at Herlev Hospital have been awarded €2.5M by the EIC to advance cell therapy for #cancer via dendritic cell reprogramming! 📖 Read more: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/inno... #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy

🩸How do #leukemia stem cells evade the immune system? A new Haematologica study in mice from Lund Stem Cell Center researchers identifies a gene that helps #leukemia stem cells escape detection by natural killer cells in acute myeloid leukemia. 📖 Read more: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/how-...

This year our #SystemsImmunologyLab hosted a #UniStemDay workshop @lundstem.bsky.social, a European initiative to engage high school students in #science! We showed how #bioinformatics can identify DNA sequences and help investigate human immunity. Great job from students & effort from the lab!

Another successful year with our workshop at #UniStemDay2025. We explained to high school students how we study human brain evolution using human and monkey brain organoids and looking at gene expression 🧠🐒🔬🧬 w/ @vivienhorvath.bsky.social @ofeliakarlsson.bsky.social @lundstem.bsky.social

For 10 years #UniStemDay has brought 1000s of students to Lund University for a hands-on look at science. This year 200+ students explored stem cells, regenerative medicine & more—guided by our researchers, sparking curiosity & inspiring the next generation! Explore the #UniStemDay2025 highlights ⤵️

The gender health gap is real, but research can help close it. This #IWD2025, we highlight Camila Consiglio @consigliocr.bsky.social at @lunduniversity-med.bsky.social #AcceleratingAction by studying how biological sex shapes #immunity to advance personalized medicine for both women & men. More🎥 ⤵️

🌟This week, Prof. Filipe Pereira @lunduniversity.bsky.social kicked off our 2025 Stem Cell Talk series, reflecting on 10 years of advancing in vivo reprogramming for #immunotherapy with the science community in Lund. Missed it? Read about Filipe's journey: 🔗 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/trac...

The Call for Abstracts for #ISEH2025 🏯 is open! Submit your abstract for opportunities to present your work to some of the most prominent hematology researchers from around the globe. Deadline to submit is 12 May. www.iseh.org/2025Abstracts

Share your science moments with us for a chance to be part of ISSCR’s educational and marketing materials! Whether it is colorful microscopy images or candid shots of your lab mates, we want to see it all! 📸 Submit here 👉 bit.ly/3Xag0Tr

🔬💙 Rare diseases affect 300M people. At Lund Stem Cell Center, our researchers are working to change that. For Assoc. Prof. Johan Flygare, two decades of #DBA research led to Apriligen, a company developing a #GeneTherapy for this rare blood disorder. Read more this #RareDiseaseDay ⤵️

🔔 Reminder: Submit your late-breaking abstract for #ISSCR2025 before March 19th! We can't wait to see you in Hong Kong and catch up on the year's most significant advances. Learn more: bit.ly/41tq78I @isscr.org

💡✨Can reprogramming stem cells into "embryo founder-like cells" advance their use in the clinic? Yesterday, José Silva from Guangzhou National Laboratory joined our Stem Cell Stars Seminar to explore this. #StemCells Thanks @josesilvalab.bsky.social for great discussions, insights & connections! 👏

🧠 Last week, Prof. Gonçalo Castelo-Branco from @ki.se joined us at @lunduniversity-med.bsky.social to share insights on how #epigenetic mechanisms influence oligodendroglia in development & in #MultipleSclerosis. More to come! Stay up to date 📅 👇 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/calendar

Excited to host @kimljacobson.bsky.social after the Keystone conference in March @lunduniversity-med.bsky.social @lundstem.bsky.social! #Bcells #LundImmunoTalks lit.blogg.lu.se/2025/02/13/i...

👩‍🔬 Today, we celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with our Women in Stem Cell Science Networking Lunch event. Students, postdocs & staff connected with research leaders to discuss mentorship, leadership & diversity in #STEM! #IDWGS 💬 How do you champion #WomenInScience? 👇

🧠 How do dopamine neurons develop into distinct subtypes & what does this mean for cell therapies? Edoardo Sozzi, a PhD student at Lund University, explores this in his doctoral thesis. Ahead of his defense on Feb 7, he reflects on his research & what’s next. 🔗 Read more: https://buff.ly/4hpfadK

💡Our Cell & Gene Therapy Core (CAGT) is part of #CoreEuStem, a European network uniting experts in stem cell biology, gene editing & organoid tech. "Being part of this network is valuable for collaboration and further progress in the field," says Pia Johansson, CAGT Director. More ⤵️ coreustem.eu

👋 Meet Daniel Twohig, a postdoc at Lund Stem Cell Center, investigating cell-based therapies for #stroke recovery. In our latest Diverse Perspectives Q&A, he reflects on starting a science career later in life & ways to inspire the next generation. 🔗 Read: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/Diverse-Pers...

🌟 Yesterday we kicked off our 2025 Stem Cell Stars Seminar Series with an inspiring talk by Prof. Ana Cvejic from BRIC, Univ. of Copenhagen, on blood stem cell fate & differentiation. A great start to the series with more to come! Check out the 2025 lineup ⤵️ www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/news-0/event...

🚀 Shape the future of medicine! Enroll in Lund University's new Master's course on Regenerative Medicine & #ATMPs, led by Assoc. Prof. Mattias Magnusson & Johan Flygare. 🗓️ Feb 20–Mar 21, 2025 | 7.5 ECTS | Open to master's students in natural sciences Apply: https://buff.ly/3VMkW07

🔬 Over 100 global clinical trials are exploring stem cells in regenerative medicine. A recent Nature article highlights these advances, including research by Lund Stem Cell Center researchers Malin Parmar & Agnete Kirkeby on stem-cell therapies for Parkinson’s. Read more:

🚨 Last chance to register for today’s Hybrid Symposium on Gene Editing! Join us at 13:00 CET for insights from experts in #CRISPR & #GeneEditing, including speakers from @scilifelab.se, @ki.se, University of Copenhagen, Lund University & more. On-site & online options! 👇 https://buff.ly/3DjxDsV

🚀 Lund University's Faculty of Medicine seeks candidates for 2 Assoc. Senior Lecturer roles in: ➡️ Translational research in advanced therapies: https://buff.ly/4aAb3ci ➡️ Basic research in regenerative medicine & disease mechanisms: https://buff.ly/3E8BKsl Apply by 10 Feb to join us in Lund!

💐 Assoc. Prof. Isabella Artner has been awarded a SEK 2M grant from Diabetes Wellness Sverige for her research exploring how insulin-producing beta cells develop. Her aim is to advance cell replacement therapies for #diabetes. Congrats! Read More (in Swedish) ⤵️ www.mynewsdesk.com/se/diabetesw...

New preprint from our lab. Led by the outstanding @anitaada.bsky.social and @raquelgarza.bsky.social. Funded by @asapresearch.bsky.social and @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social. LINE-1 retrotransposons regulate the exit of human pluripotency and early brain development www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🚨 Last chance! The deadline to apply for co-funded PhD projects for 2025/2026 at Sweden's National ATMP Research School is approaching fast. #PhD supervisors in #Sweden can receive 1.5M SEK for research into advanced cell, gene, and tissue therapies. #ATMPs Submit your application by 23:59 today!👇

📰 A new review by Assoc. Prof. Agnete Kirkeby & co-authors review #hPSC therapies in clinical trials as of Dec 2024: 116 trials, 83 therapies, 34 conditions, 1,200+ patients. Check out the article in Cell Stem Cell ⤵️ www.cell.com/cell-stem-ce... @kirkebylab.bsky.social | @cellpress.bsky.social

💡Registration is open for our Hybrid Symposium on Gene Editing Technologies on JAN 28, 13:00 to 16:00 CET. Hosted by our Cell & Gene Therapy Core Facility, this event promises new insights & discussions on gene editing & #genomics. Secure your spot today: 👉 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/calendar/hyb...

⏳ Only 10 days left to apply! The National ATMP Research School in #Sweden is accepting applications for co-funded #PhD projects in Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). Eligible PhD supervisors can receive 1.5M SEK in co-funding! Apply by Jan 20 ⤵️ www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/atmp-researc...

🦎Searching for an "off switch" for #cancer, Nick Leigh and his team at Lund Stem Cell Center study how salamanders regrow limbs and resist cancer. He's also working to make #academia a more inclusive space. @niche-leigh.bsky.social Read more about Nick's work in & outside the lab: 👉 bit.ly/4h5HPUA

🎄🦌 Meet “Rudolph the Eppendeer!” A festive creation by Camille Sauter & the Bourgine Lab for our 2024 Image Competition. This holiday scene made solely from tools in the lab celebrates creativity, collaboration & joy in science. Wishing you all a happy holiday season & a new year of discoveries!✨

🚨 Reminder: Applications for the National #ATMP Research School in #Sweden are open! Supervisors at Swedish universities can apply for 1.5M SEK in co-funding to support #PhD projects in advanced cell, gene & tissue therapies. Apply before Jan 20, 2025 ⤵️ stemcellcenter.lu.se/atmp-research-school

🔬 Want to master #FlowCytometry? Join the 3-day Introductory Course hosted by our FACS Core Facility at Lund University! 📅 Jan 31 & Feb 3–5, 2025 Explore basic principles, techniques & data analysis. Ideal for PhD students & postdocs. Apply by Jan 17 ⤵️

🚨 Reminder: Enrollment is open for our Master's course in Regenerative Medicine & ATMPs at Lund University. Dive into the science, ethics, and methods of advanced therapies. Dates: Feb 20 - Mar 21, 2025 Apply today👇 https://buff.ly/3VMkW07 #ATMPs #RegenerativeMedicine #StemCells

👋 Meet Isabel Hidalgo, a postdoc at Lund Stem Cell Center. In this Q&A style interview, she opens up about her academic research journey, tackling #ImposterSyndrome & why #inclusion in #academia matters. Dive into Isabel's story & more in our #DEI Series👇 https://buff.ly/4fi9uAt

🧬 Discover the future of #GeneEditing! Join the Hybrid Symposium on 28 Jan 2025, hosted by our Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility to hear from leading experts on #CRISPR & more. 📍 On-site at Lund University & online 🕒 13:00–16:00 CET Learn more & register👇

🧫 🚀 Prof. Filipe Pereira’s team at Lund Stem Cell Center developed a method to reprogram skin cells into cancer-fighting immune cells, leading to the creation of the spinout, Asgard Therapeutics. Read about their journey from lab discovery to cancer therapy: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/trac...

🔬 In 2024, Cancerfonden awarded 1B SEK to cancer research in Sweden, with 104M SEK going to Lund University projects. At Lund Stem Cell Center, 5 researchers received 19.25M SEK to advance our understanding of #leukemia & blood disorders. Read more (in Swedish): 🔗 www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/canc...

🔔 Reminder: Register by 17 Dec for our 3-day Flow Cytometry Course (13–17 Jan 2025)! Designed for #PhD students & #postdocs, this hands-on course covers droplet-based cell sorting, troubleshooting & more. Learn more & apply ⤵️ #FlowCytometry #FACS #CellSorting