🧬 Bringing a cell or gene therapy into clinical trials is complex. The National ATMP Research School in Sweden offers a 1-week online course at Uppsala University (9–13 Mar 2026) on the design, approval & implementation of #ATMP trials. Apply by 26 Feb 👇 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/atmp-researc...

🎗️ Six @lundstem.bsky.social researchers have been awarded SEK 13.4M from Barncancerfonden to advance childhood cancer research. Projects focus on brain tumors, leukemias & solid tumors, aiming to develop safer, more precise treatments. Read more 👇

🚨Doctoral fellow applications open in early 2026 for RAMP-UP - an EU-funded MSCA COFUND doctoral programme training future researchers in regenerative medicine & #ATMPs. 55 funded #PhD positions at 4 leading European universities. More about how to apply ⤵️

Why #CML returns after treatment is central to Göran Karlsson’s research @lundstem.bsky.social. Using single-cell genomics, he studies the cancer stem cells behind relapse. During a STIAS fellowship in South Africa, he’s working to make this data globally accessible. www.stias.ac.za/news/one-cel...

🌌 “Astroid City” Looks like a galaxy, but it’s brain cells. These star-shaped astrocytes grew in 3D spheroids from reprogrammed human skin cells. Captured by postdoc Alicja Krawczun-Rygmaczewska in @ahleniuslab.bsky.social, they help model the human brain in the lab. 🧠✨ #SciArt #SciComm

You know the science. Now learn the laws that shape it. Join the Swedish National ATMP Research School's online course Medical Law & Legal Aspects of ATMPs (9–13 Feb 2026, 1.5 ECTS), hosted by @lunduniversity.bsky.social Faculty of Law Apply by 19 Jan 2026👇 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/calendar/nat...

⏰ Deadline extended: Propose a project in the RAMP-UP Doctoral Programme Researchers at @lunduniversity.bsky.social, LUMC, DTU & Hannover Medical School can propose interdisciplinary projects spanning the #ATMP value chain. New deadline: 5 Jan 2026, 09:00 CET 👉 stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP/calls

What happens when 12–13-year-olds meet real scientists? 🤔 They ask incredible questions. This autumn, 25 researchers from @lunduniversity.bsky.social visited 4 local middle schools to share what science looks like behind the scenes. #SciComm Read more 👇 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/brin...

🌟 Assoc. Prof. Paul Bourgine (@cto-bourgine.bsky.social) at @lundstem.bsky.social has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant by @erc.europa.eu to uncover how the bone marrow shapes immune cells & influences cancer immunotherapy outcomes. Congrats! 👏 Read👇 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/paul...

📊 New to flow cytometry or want to strengthen your skills? Our Intro Course held 2–4 Feb 2026 at @lunduniversity.bsky.social will cover core concepts, protocol design, data analysis & common applications - taught by our FACS experts. Apply by 15 Jan 2026: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-sch...

🦴🩸 7 years of “Bone, Blood & Sweat”! At our latest Stem Cell Talk, Assoc. Prof. Paul Bourgine (@cto-bourgine.bsky.social) shared how his team builds human “mini-bones” to model bone-developing tumors & study bone formation, supporting future personalized #cancer therapies. More: buff.ly/YnOBNpg

🌃 Nighttime satellite image of mini-Copenhagen? This image from our 2025 Image Competition, by PhD student Yu-Ping Shen, looks like a glowing city at night. But those “streets” are GFP-labelled neuronal fibers extending from a cortical organoid into human brain tissue. #StemCells #Neuroscience

🧫 Kidney organoids are helping researchers study human kidney development and disease in new ways. At our latest Stem Cell Stars Seminar, Prof. Melissa Little showed how her team guides stem cells into kidney-like tissues used for disease modelling, drug testing & early-stage regenerative research.

🧫 Natural Killer cells are key defenders against infection and cancer. At last month’s Stem Cell Talk, Prof. Ewa Sitnicka-Quinn shared new insights into how they develop & how this knowledge may support future NK-cell–based therapies. #NKcells Read More: 👉 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-gro...

💜 Cancerfonden awards SEK 1B to Swedish cancer research incl. SEK 50M to 10 @lundstem.bsky.social researchers! Dr. Sandra Lindstedt will test a noninvasive breath test for lung cancer, while others study pancreatic, brain, blood & breast cancers. 👏 Read: 🔗

🧬 Decoding the repetitive genome Christopher Douse (@chdouse.bsky.social) has been awarded an SSMF Consolidator Grant to study how repetitive #DNA sequences linked to neurological diseases are controlled during nervous system development. Read More: 🔗 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/deco...

Looking to build your #FACS skills this January? Our Flow Cytometry Sorting Course (12–16 Jan 2026) offers practical, hands-on training in droplet-based cell sorting, QC, troubleshooting & safe workflows. Open to researchers, limited spots. Apply by 15 Dec: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-sch...

🚀 The RAMP-UP Doctoral Programme has opened its first project call! Researchers at @lunduniversity.bsky.social, LUMC, MHH & DTU can apply to host PhD fellows in regenerative medicine & #ATMPs, with co-funding up to €2,900/month for 4 years. Apply by 30 Dec: 👉 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP/calls

🦴🧫 How can we create safer, scalable bone grafts? PhD student Sujeethkumar Prithiviraj in @cto-bourgine.bsky.social explored how engineered extracellular matrices could be safer, customizable solutions & how immune responses influence their success. Read👇 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/education/re...

🩸 Why do patients with chronic myeloid leukemia respond differently to the same treatment? A new Blood review by @lundstem.bsky.social researchers shows how #SciOmics can reveal differences in leukemic, healthy & immune cells shaping therapy response & remission. ashpublications.org/blood/articl...

💖 “We found love in a hopeless plate” – Two iPSC colonies merge into a heart-shaped cluster in this image by Claudia De Guidi from our 2025 image competition. It captures patient-derived fibroblasts being reprogrammed into #iPSCs for disease modeling & research at our Cell & Gene Technologies Core.

🌟 Six researchers @lundstem.bsky.social have been awarded SEK 46M from @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social to advance stem cell & regenerative medicine research. The projects explore cell biology, disease mechanisms & ways to develop new advanced therapies. More: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-...

🌟 Our 2025 Article of the Year Award goes to Ervin Ascic & @cellreprolab.bsky.social for “turning cancer against itself.” Their Science (2024) paper describes a new gene therapy approach that reprograms cancer cells into immune cells to attack tumors. 🔗 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/turn...

#EMBOMobileGenome Session 2 on transposon regulation 🧬 ➡️'Epigenetic control of transcribed retroelements by the HUSH complex and associated factors' presented by Christopher Douse (Lund University, Sweden) We love a good Q&A session as well! 🙋🏼 @chdouse.bsky.social @lundstem.bsky.social @embl.org

🧠🧬 What if the brain could repair itself? For PhD student Raquel Martínez Curiel, that question has driven her research on stem cell–based therapies for #stroke. #StemCellResearch She defends her thesis on 07 Nov. @lunduniversity.bsky.social Read our Q&A: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/education/re...

🩸120M units of blood are donated each year, yet demand exceeds supply. Prof Martin Olsson's research at @lundstem.bsky.social aims to make transfusions safer & universal. He received the AABB President’s Award for his contributions to #TransfusionMedicine 👏 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/mart...

Why does leukemia develop so early in life? In a new study in Leukemia, researchers in @boierslab.bsky.social found a new precursor stage of leukemia during fetal blood development, offering clues to how infant #leukemia begins. #CancerResearch 📖 Read more: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/rese...

🌌 These glowing “mini galaxies” aren’t stars, they’re 3D clusters of mammary cells grown in the lab. Captured by Jasmeet Kaur Virdi, postdoc in the Gopal Research Group, this award-winning image reveals how tissues form & how they change when diseases like cancer develop. #SciArt #BioArt #Microscopy

What makes some species able to regenerate organs while humans cannot? 🦎 Elly Tanaka (IMBA, ÖAW) joined us in Lund last week at our #StemCellStars Seminar to explore how regeneration works across species - and what it could teach us about repairing tissues in humans. #RegenerativeBiology

🚀 This November the RAMP-UP #MSCA Doctoral Programme is opening its first call for cofunded PhD projects in regenerative medicine & #ATMPs! Researchers from all faculties at LU, LUMC, DTU & MHH are invited to apply. 🗓️ Join our info webinars: 27 Oct & 3 Nov, 12–13 CET 🔗 stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP

🧬 What if cancer cells could be turned into immune defenders? A 2024 Science study by @cellreprolab.bsky.social showed in preclinical models that tumor cells can be reprogrammed into dendritic cells that can help the body fight #cancer. Now featured in a @science.org Perspective. Read more 👇

Did you know cells from a patient’s brain tumor can be grown in the lab as 3D “organoids”? In this image by @enricopracucci.bsky.social postdoc in @ahleniuslab.bsky.social, green glioblastoma cells are being reprogrammed into less harmful glial-like cells using an experimental gene therapy. #SciArt

🇸🇪🧬 Are you a #PhD student in #Sweden exploring cell & gene therapies? The Swedish National ATMP Research School welcomes applications for its Intro to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) course hosted by @umeauniversitet.bsky.social. Apply by 07 Nov: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/atmp-researc...

🩸 Only one person in the world is known to have the rarest blood group - Gwada-negative. In @theconversationuk.bsky.social, Lund Stem Cell Center researchers Martin Olsson & Jill Storry explain how it was discovered and why it matters for safe transfusions. 👉 theconversation.com/gwada-negati...

🔬When #RNA functions are disrupted, how do cells respond? Magdalena Madej's PhD thesis explores the impact of RNA-modifying enzymes, specifically pseudouridine synthases, on cellular activities and disease progression. #ScienceInsights Read more in our Q&A:

☯️ Yin Yang Salamander Embryo: Balanced from the Beginning At 8 days post-fertilization, a salamander embryo curls into a Yin Yang shape. Tissues, pigmentation & gills form in balance. Captured by Ameneh Ghaffarinia in @niche-leigh.bsky.social Lab, it won Best Image in our 2025 Competition. #SciArt

🧬 Back by popular demand! Lund University’s master’s course Regenerative Medicine & Advanced Therapies (ATMPs) returns Feb 18–Mar 22, 2026. Learn how cell, gene & tissue therapies move from lab to clinic @lunduniversity-med.bsky.social. Register by Oct 15: www.lunduniversity.lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-...

🧬 What triggers childhood leukemia? At our latest Stem Cell Talk, Assoc. Prof. Charlotta Böiers (@boierslab.bsky.social) shared how her team is modelling the origin of childhood leukemia, to inform safer, more effective treatments. More about their work: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-gro...

🧠🧫 How do immune cells protect—or harm—the brain? Ph.D. student Juliane Tampé studied monocytes & microglia using patient-derived stem cell models to uncover their role in #stroke, Gaucher's disease & #aging. Read her full Q&A: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/education/re... #Neuroscience #PhDLife

📸 Every image has a story! This year our 2025 Image Competition winners capture everything from the earliest moments of life to the vast universe within our own tissues. Explore our digital gallery & follow along as we share more #SciArt this fall: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cele...

⏰ Time is ticking! #PhD students in #Sweden interested in cell, gene & tissue therapy development can join Sweden's National #ATMP Research School. Train at top universities & network with industry experts. Apply by Sept 22 to be an affiliated student! 🇸🇪 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/atmp-researc...

New to working with pluripotent stem cells? 🧫 Join our 5-day hands-on course, Nov 17–21, at @lunduniversity.bsky.social. Learn to handle & maintain these cells + explore their role in research & medicine. Apply by Sept 30 to secure your spot! More info ⤵️ www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/cellandgene/...

💡 Assoc. Prof. Isabella Artner's team is investigating how insulin-producing beta cells fail in type 2 diabetes. With new Hjelt Diabetes Foundation funding, they will study the development & function of these cells to identify what can go wrong. Read more:

🧠🔬 How can stem cells help us study rare brain disorders? On 11 Sept PhD student Oskar Zetterdahl (@ahleniuslab.bsky.social) will defend his thesis on developing stem cell-based models to study CNS disorders like Alexander's Disease. #StemCellResearch Read: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/education/re...

🌟 Congrats to Assistant Prof. Camila Consiglio (@consigliocr.bsky.social) on being awarded a @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant! She will explore how the immune system shapes fertility and pregnancy outcomes in a new project: fertiliMMUNE. Read more: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/erc-... #Immunology

@mjassinskaja.bsky.social from @lundstem.bsky.social is looking forward to catching up with her international collaborators at #ISEH2025 🏯. Take advantage of this opportunity to connect with your colleagues from around the world and register! www.iseh.org/2025Registration

Scientists at Lund University form @cellreprolab.bsky.social have mapped the “genetic toolkits” to reprogram cells into dendritic immune cells, opening doors to more precise cancer immunotherapies. Read about the findings now in Immunity: 🔗 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/scie... #Immunotherapy

Can cancer cells be reprogrammed to fight cancer? 🤔 That’s the question Ervin Ascic explored as a PhD student in @cellreprolab.bsky.social. On Sept 3 at 15:00, he defends his thesis on using a gene therapy to turn tumor cells into immune cells. 👉 Read more: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-sch...

🧬 🧠A new Cell Genomics study by researchers at @lunduniversity.bsky.social (@jakobssonlab.bsky.social & @jakobssonasap.bsky.social) shows the non-coding genome is active in early brain development & may be relevant for understanding brain disease. Read more: www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/why-...

1 month left! 🇸🇪 #PhD students in #Sweden: apply as affiliated students to Sweden’s National ATMP Research School. Train in cell, gene & tissue therapy development at 5 leading universities + connect with peers & experts in the #ATMP field. Apply by 22 Sept 👉 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/atmp-researc...