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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 19h

🔬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:

Decoding the RNA regulome governing cellular stress response and cell fate transitions

Lund University. What have your Ph.D. studies focused on?"My PhD focused on RNA-modifying enzymes, particularly pseudouridine synthases, which convert uridine to pseudouridine in ribonucleic acid…

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 5d

Check out our 2025 Image Competition gallery and read more about the stories behind the images here:
👉 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/cele...

More about the Regenerative Immunology Research Group:
👉 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-gro...

Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 5d

☯️ 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

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 8d

🧬 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-...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 9d

🧬 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...

Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 12d

🧠🧫 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

How monocyte-derived macrophages and microglia shape the inflammatory environment of the brain

Lund University. What have your Ph.D. studies focused on?"My thesis demonstrates how peripheral monocytes, and central microglia contribute to neuroinflammatory processes across the human lifespan and...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 14d

📸 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:
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Celebrating the art in science: Images from the 2025 Image Competition

Lund University. Now in its fourth year, the Lund Stem Cell Center Annual Image Competition has become a valued platform for sharing the visual stories behind our science. It offers a glimpse into the...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 19d

⏰ 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...

How to Apply

Lund University. We offer three different types of students the opportunity to join our program: co-funded PhD students, affiliated PhD students, and students interested in taking stand-alone courses....

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 21d

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/...

Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 27d

💡 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:

Hjelt Diabetes Foundation supports research that can pave the way for new cell therapies

Lund University. Type 1 diabetes is a condition where the body cannot produce insulin. People with this condition must take insulin every day to manage blood glucose levels. Type 2 diabetes, on the…

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · 28d

🧠🔬 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...

'Leveraging genome engineering and stem cells to study rare pediatric CNS disorders’

Lund University. What have your Ph.D. studies focused on?“My research over the last few years has focused on developing and applying stem cell-based models for rare central nervous system (CNS) disord...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Sep 4

🌟 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

ERC grant awarded to explore how the immune system shapes fertility

Lund University. Infertility is a deeply personal and global health issue, affecting one in six adults. Current treatments, however, often focus on symptoms rather than root causes, resulting in pregn...

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ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · Sep 3

@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

Q: Who are you looking forward to meeting or catching up with at #ISEH2025?
A: “I’m looking forward to catching up in person with my international collaborators who I usually only get to see on video calls, as well as former colleagues from my time as a postdoc in the UK.”

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

Scientists uncover cellular “toolkit” to reprogram immune cells for cancer therapy

Lund University. The team has taken an important step toward harnessing the immune system to fight cancer. Their work describes how they identified a genetic toolkit that programs two powerful subtype...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Sep 1

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...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Aug 28

🧬 🧠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-...

Why repetitive DNA matters for human brain evolution and disease

Lund University. DNA carries the complete set of instructions an organism needs to develop and survive, but only about 1.5% of it consists of protein-coding genes that determine traits such as eye col...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Aug 22

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...

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ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology @isehsociety.bsky.social · Aug 19

@mjassinskaja.bsky.social from @lundstem.bsky.social recommends the New Investigator Awards Session for first-time attendees at #ISEH2025 🏯. Don't miss the keynote presentation from @shalinhnaik.bsky.social and abstract presentations and make sure you've registered! www.iseh.org/2025Registration

Q: What is one session you recommend a first-time attendee go to? 
A: “I strongly recommend the New Investigator Award session for first-time attendees, in particular early career researchers like students and postdocs. This year’s New Investigator Award session will feature a Keynote presentation by Professor Shalin Naik, who the New Investigator Committee invited based on his tremendous contribution to the field of experimental hematology already from an early career stage.”

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Aug 13

💡Have you ever had a mentor who made a difference? Now it’s your turn.

Our PhD students at @lunduniversity.bsky.social are looking for mentors in #GreaterCopenhagen to explore careers beyond academia.

Learn more via the link👇 and comment by 22 Aug to connect.

#Mentorship #STEMCareers

Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚀 We're launching a new mentorship program for PhD students at Lund Stem Cell Center and are looking for mentors outside academia (Skåne–Copenhagen area) to share career insights with the next generation. #PhD #Mentorship

💡Interested? Drop a comment 👇
🔗 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/PDP/mentorsh...

Mentorship Program

Lund University. The purpose of the Mentoring Program is to provide mentees with the opportunity to discuss their ambitions and challenges with independent mentors from outside our organization.The me...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Aug 12

Applications are now open for our Flow Cytometry Introductory Course (6–8 Oct 2025) @lunduniversity-med.bsky.social!

Learn the basics, from principles & protocols to data analysis & applications. Open to PhD students & researchers.

Apply ⤵️
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/education/re...

#FlowCytometry

Flow Cytometry: Introductory Course

Lund University. Basic concepts of flow cytometryInstrumentation - basic principles of operationTechniques - cell handling, staining, designing of protocolData acquisition and analysisApplications of ...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Jul 22

Looking for advanced research services?

Our Core Facilities offer expert support and cutting-edge technologies for stem cell research to Lund University researchers and beyond. #ResearchSupport

Discover how we can support your next research project ⬇️

Core Facilities

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎉 Congrats to Paul Bourgine on receiving an ERC Proof of Concept grant from @erc.europa.eu! The funding will support the CiThOss project - using humanized ossicles to improve how immunotherapies are tested before reaching patients. #CancerResearch

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Paul Bourgine awarded ERC Proof of Concept grant

Lund University. The European Research Council's Proof of Concept is awarded to researchers to investigate the commercial potential of their research. All of them have previously received ERC…

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Charlotta Böiers, MD, PhD @boierslab.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thrilled to share our latest research just published in Leukemia. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Grateful to all co-authors for their dedicated effort and collaboration. @lundstem.bsky.social @lunduniversity.bsky.social

Ontogeny-specific induction of the KMT2A::AFF1-fusion drives development of a distinct CD24 positive pre-leukemic state - Leukemia

Leukemia - Ontogeny-specific induction of the KMT2A::AFF1-fusion drives development of a distinct CD24 positive pre-leukemic state

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Jul 14

🎗️What causes childhood leukemia to develop?

With funding from Barncancerfonden, 3 early-career researchers at Lund Stem Cell Center are investigating the origins & progression of the disease.

Read more in our full Q&A:
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/thre...

#ChildhoodCancer #LeukemiaResearch

Three researchers receive Barncancerfonden funding to investigate the causes of childhood leukemia

Lund University. This spring Barncancerfonden, the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation, awarded SEK 64 million to 29 researchers across the country. The funding includes positions of up to six years f...

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Lund Stem Cell Center @lundstem.bsky.social · Jul 11

🌍 Lund University is hiring! Join top research environments like ours at Lund Stem Cell Center. Faculty roles in life sciences & biomedicine are now available. #AcademicJobs

📢 Positions across immunology, neuroscience & more:
🔗 lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
🔗 www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund...

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