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27 Feb 2026
Gesine Paul-Visse appointed for Vigre Professorship in Neuropsychiatric Research
Understanding the brain requires a seamless connection between fundamental science and patient care. With Gesine Paul-Visse’s appointment, we strengthen translational neuroscience,...
25 Feb 2026
WCMM Lund is part of the new Centre for Research Infrastructure in Health and Life Sciences
The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University has launched the new Centre for Research Infrastructure in Health and Life Sciences (CRI), bringing together key research infrastructures...
24 Feb 2026
Lisa Rydén appointed Clinical Co-Director at WCMM Lund to strengthen translational research
Bringing together clinical insight and molecular research is essential for advancing modern medicine. With the appointment of Lisa Rydén as new Clinical Co-Director at the Wallenbe...
24 Feb 2026
Major Research Grant Awarded to WCMM Fellow Iben Lundgaard
WCMM Fellow Iben Lundgaard has received major international funding from the Lundbeck Foundation to advance research into the brain’s glymphatic system, strengthening Nordic collab...
20 Feb 2026
Universal method could transform the future of bone transplantation
Bone and skeletal injuries cause extensive and long-term functional impairments worldwide. In a new study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show how a cell-free cartilage s...
20 Feb 2026
WCMM & DDLS Leadership Seminar – FUN: the Research Education Board
The WCMM & DDLS Leadership Seminar Series, an initiative designed to equip WCMM & DDLS Lund PIs with leadership skills essential for shaping the future of medical science, has now ...
20 Feb 2026
Welcome to WCMM: Johannes Cairns Joins as New DDLS Fellow
Johannes Cairns has joined Lund University’s Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) as the latest DDLS Fellow. Cairns brings cutting-edge expertise in laboratory-guided ev...
17 Feb 2026
Welcoming Dinner Marks Official Launch of WCMM Lund IGNITE Postdoc Fellow Program
The WCMM Lund IGNITE Postdoc Fellow Program was officially launched with a welcoming dinner on Wednesday, 21 January, marking the start of a new postdoctoral initiative in regenera...
22 Jan 2026
WCMM & DDLS Leadership Seminar Series: The ALF System
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 f...
10 Dec 2025
WCMM Fellow Paul Bourgine Awarded Prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant
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 Counci...
8 Dec 2025
Thank You, Lars Dahlin and Vinay Swaminathan – and Welcome Paul Bourgine
WCMM Lund’s Management Group Enters a New Chapter
5 Dec 2025
WCMM Researcher Martin Magnusson Leads Largest Selenium Trial in Heart Failure in Scandinavia
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...
4 Dec 2025
SEK 27 million from the Swedish Cancer Society awarded to WCMM researcher Sandra Lindstedt for early detection of lung cancer
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 can...
19 Nov 2025
WCMM Lund Launches IGNITE Postdoc Program to Train Future Leaders in Regenerative Medicine
New initiative brings together international postdoctoral researchers to advance cutting-edge regenerative medicine projects
7 Nov 2025
WCMM Lund Director Recognized with ERS Lifetime Achievement Award for Transforming Lung Research
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) Lifet...
7 Nov 2025
Dual Major Grants from the Swedish Research Council for WCMM Researchers
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 ...
7 Nov 2025
WCMM Fellow Filipe Pereira Awarded Grant from the Mats Paulsson Foundation
3 Nov 2025
A Milestone for Collaboration and Career Growth: The First National WCMM Group Member Meeting
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 Stockh...
14 Oct 2025
Celebrating 10 Years of WCMM — A Journey of Discovery and Impact
What happens when brilliant minds come together with a shared vision — to create breakthroughs in medicine through strong collaboration between basic scientists and clinicians?
7 Oct 2025
WCMM Fireside chat: Oksana Tymoshchuk and Alejandro Garcia Garcia
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)...