UniStem Day 2026: Opening a door to a life in science Lund University. Students from the five regional high schools arrived at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine building, Forum Medicum, for a full‑day programme designed to open the doors to research ...

👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Science doesn’t start with answers. It starts with questions.

During UniStem Day 2026 @lunduniversity.bsky.social, 200 high school students spent a day inside Lund Stem Cell Center, meeting researchers & seeing how stem cell research is done.

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www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/unis...

Professor Malin Parmar elected Vice President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research Lund University. The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is an independent, global, nonprofit organization that brings together the international stem cell community and helps guide h...

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Malin Parmar, Director of Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University (@lunduniversity.bsky.social), on being elected Vice President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (@isscr.org).

Read more about her appointment ⤵️
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/prof...

Flow Cytometry: Continuation Course Lund University. Learning OutcomesOn completion of the course, the participants shall be able to:set up FACS analysis instruments and conduct quality controlsanalyse flow cytometry dataformulate a research question and select relevant method(s) within the area of flow cytometry.Course ContentThe course includes the following elements:

🔬 Using flow cytometry in your research and want to level up?

Join our Flow Cytometry Continuation Course (18–22 May @lunduniversity.bsky.social). A week of advanced theory, practical demos, and applied exercises with real cases. #FACS

Apply by 27 April:
👉 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/education/re...

Cancerfonden grants support early-career researchers in exploring new approaches to understanding and treating cancer Lund University. In March, the Swedish Cancer Society announced the distribution of 135 million SEK to 49 research positions and two research schools across nine Swedish universities, supporting resea...

💜 Supported by the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden), three postdoctoral researchers at @lundstem.bsky.social are advancing research on cancer development and new ways to mobilise the immune system against tumours. @cellreprolab.bsky.social

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www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/canc...

How to apply Lund University. Application RequirementsRAMP-UP doctoral student fellowship applications are submitted online via the official RAMP-UP Application Portal. The deadline to submit applications is 30 Ma...

Still working on your application? There is still time to submit.

RAMP-UP doctoral fellow applications close today.

21 funded PhD projects across Europe in life sciences, #bioengineering & clinical translation. #PhDPositions #ATMP

Apply👇
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP/phd-...

🚨 Final days to apply.

RAMP-UP doctoral fellow applications close on 30 March.

Apply for 21 funded PhD projects across #Europe in life sciences, bioengineering & clinical translation 🇸🇪🇩🇪🇳🇱🇪🇺

Explore projects & apply:
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP/rese...

#PhDPositions #ATMP #RegenerativeMedicine

Sustainable AI in Practice: From Computational Costs to Real-World Impacts Lund University. During Sustainability Week in Lund, the Sustainability Committee at Lund Stem Cell Center invites you to a public panel discussion on artificial intelligence and sustainability.AI sys...

💡The use of AI is growing in biomedical research, but at what cost?

Join our Sustainability Week panel on 17 April, 12:00–13:00, to explore AI’s footprint & how to use it responsibly while driving innovation forward. #SustainableAI

Register by 14 April ⤵️
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/calendar/sus...

Explore the LU Pre‑GMP Facility: Open House & Guided Visit Lund University. Last spring marked a major milestone for Lund University’s ATMP ecosystem with the inauguration of its Pre‑GMP Facility, the first link in Lund’s ATMP development chain. Designed to b...

🧬🇸🇪 Developing a cell or gene therapy?

Explore the @lunduniversity.bsky.social Pre‑GMP Facility! Join our open house on 23 April to tour the labs, learn about support for #ATMP process development & GMP translation & meet the team.

Details & registration 👇 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/calendar/exp...

EIC Transition grant to advance OssiGel for bone repair Lund University. What is your project about? "Our project is entitled DENOVOSS which stands for De Novo Ossification using human engineered cartilage as cell-free biomaterial. In short, we aim to intr...

🦴 When bones don’t heal, options are limited.

OssiGel, a tissue‑engineered graft developed by @cto-bourgine.bsky.social & his team, will move closer to the clinic through a €2.5M EIC Transition Grant with partners in Basel, Nantes & Dhalion Biotech.

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www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/eic-...

Lund Stem Cell Center joins 4.5 million euro Horizon Europe doctoral network to advance human-relevant brain models beyond animal testing Lund University. The programme, VISI-ON-BRAIN (Cutting-edge Human In Vitro and In Silico Biomedical Tools on Brain Disorders), is funded by Horizon Europe under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Do...

🧠 Better models mean better chances for new brain disorder treatments.

@lundstem.bsky.social researchers join VISI‑ON‑BRAIN, a €4.5M #HorizonEU #MSCA network training 15 PhD researchers to develop advanced models for conditions like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's & more. @ahleniuslab.bsky.social

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🧬 What does it take to turn a new therapy idea into a treatment?

Registration is now open for the 🇸🇪 National ATMP Research School's online #PhD course @lunduniversity.bsky.social: Molecular Aspects of Cell, Tissue & Gene Therapies (11–23 May 2026).

Apply by 20 April ⤵️
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Choose a research challenge that matches your ambition.

The RAMP-UP Doctoral Programme is now accepting applications for 21 PhD projects spanning the full #ATMP value chain. #PhDPositions

Applications close 30 March.

Explore our projects & apply:
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP/rese...

🧬 A new Lund model aims to shorten the path from lab to patient for cell & gene therapies.

Researchers at @lunduniversity.bsky.social & Skåne University Hospital show how to integrate research, healthcare & innovation from day one.

Read more👇
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-...

Course: Gene-editing technologies Lund University.

🧬 New to gene-editing?

This 23–27 March, our Cell & Gene Technologies Core Facility @lunduniversity.bsky.social is offering its hands-on course on #CRISPR design, delivery, evaluation & QC.

For TAs, #PhDs, postdocs & PIs.

Apply by 01 March👇
stemcellcenter.lu.se/course-gene-editing-technologies

One message stood out: “Always follow the joy.” /Anna Falk

A reminder that curiosity, purpose & community matter, and that representation helps more women imagine a future for themselves in science.

💬 What advice would you give your younger self about building a career in science?

#WomenInScience

🔬👩‍🔬 Who do you see when you imagine a scientist?

Today we marked the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with our 3rd annual Women in Stem Cell Science event. @lundstem.bsky.social's own Ewa Sitnicka, Anna Falk & Pia Johansson shared honest reflections on their journeys in research. 🧵

Viral DNA in chimps silences brain gene humans still use The retroviral insert appears to inadvertently switch off a gene involved in brain development.

🧠🐒 What makes the human brain different from a chimp’s?

A new feature in The Transmitter covers a @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social from Prof. Johan Jakobsson's lab @lundstem.bsky.social exploring how ancient viral DNA may have shaped chimpanzee brain development.

Designing, approval and conducting of ATMP clinical trials Lund University. Course Content:After completing the course, participants will be familiar with the regulatory framework for clinical studies involving ATMPs in Sweden, internationally and within the ...

🧬 Registration closes soon for the Swedish National ATMP Research School course on Designing, approval & conducting of #ATMP clinical trials (9–13 Mar 2026).

Learn how ATMP trials are designed, approved & run in Sweden, Europe & beyond.

Register by 26 Feb ⤵️
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/atmp-researc...

Universal method could transform the future of bone transplantation Lund University. In brief: Overall, the study shows that it is possible to create safe, cell-free tissue structures that effectively help the body build new bone tissue. The results meet key requireme...

🦴🧫 Over 2M people/year need bone transplants. A new @pnas.org study by @cto-bourgine.bsky.social shows how a cell-free cartilage graft can safely guide bone repair without strong immune reactions in animal models - an off-the-shelf step toward human studies.

www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/univ...

📣 Doctoral fellow applications are now open for the RAMP-UP Doctoral Programme.

21 fully funded #PhD positions in regenerative medicine & advanced therapies across 4 leading European universities 🇪🇺 #ATMPs #HorizonEU #MSCA #EduSky

Apply by 31 March 2026 👉 stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP

📣 Applications open tomorrow: RAMP-UP Doctoral Programme.

Up to 21 fully funded PhD positions in regenerative medicine & #ATMPs across 4 leading European universities. Opens 30 January & closes 30 March. #PhD #DoctoralFellow

Get your application ready 👉 stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP

🇸🇪🇳🇱🇩🇪🇩🇰 Four universities. One doctoral programme. Europe-wide training in regenerative medicine & advanced therapies.

The call for RAMP-UP doctoral fellow applications opens on 30 January and closes 31 March.

Learn how to apply 👇
stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP

#PhDpositions #RegenerativeMedicine

🔬 Access the original paper in Nature Methods:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

🧬 Find the plasmids at Addgene:
www.addgene.org/Henrik_Ahlen...

#OpenScience

Lund Stem Cell Center researchers receive Blue Flame Award for contributions to open science Lund University. Plasmids are small, circular DNA molecules that serve as important tools in biological research. They are often used to deliver specific genes or gene-editing components, such as CRIS...

🧬 When research tools are shared, science moves faster.

In 2018, @ahleniuslab.bsky.social published a Nature Methods protocol to generate astrocytes from stem cells.

Henrik Ahlenius & Isaac Canals now receive the Blue Flame Award for sharing the plasmids via @addgene.bsky.social 👇
#HappyDepositor

🇪🇺 RAMP-UP is a #HorizonEU #MSCActions COFUND doctoral programme training future leaders in regenerative medicine & ATMPs. Applications for the 1st cohort of 22 fully funded PhD positions open on 30 Jan.

Learn more & get ready to apply: stemcellcenter.lu.se/RAMP-UP

#PhD #ResearchJobs #EuropeJobs

"May the publishing be with you" - Sofie Mohlin receives an international JEDI Award Lund University. Today’s publish-or-perish research culture means that success in scientific publishing can determine who advances, who secures funding, and who remains in academia. While the system i...

✍Publishing shapes who advances in science, yet inequities persist. Sofie Mohlin @lundstem.bsky.social received the JEDI Award from LSEF for editorial mentoring during a tough review, showing how targeted support can strengthen equity in research. #DEI

More👇
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/may-...

“Recipe book” for reprogramming immune cells Lund University. Our immune system consists of different types of cells that specialise in different functions to protect us from disease. Normally, the immune system is very good at finding and destr...

🧬 Many immune cells needed for research & #immunotherapy are rare & hard to access.

Published in @cp-cellsystems.bsky.social, researchers in @cellreprolab.bsky.social created a “recipe book” to reprogram accessible cells into specific immune cells.

Read👇
www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/reci...

⏰ Last call for PhD students & early-career researchers!
If flow cytometry is (or will be) part of your research, this is your chance to build a solid foundation.

Apply today to join our Flow Cytometry Introductory Course (MEFLIN1) at @lunduniversity.bsky.social this February 👇
#FlowCytometry #FACS

Researchers create cells that help the brain keep its cool Lund University. Parvalbumin cells play a central role in keeping brain activity in equilibrium. They control nerve cell signalling, reduce overactivity and make sure that the brain is working to a rh...

🧠 In a new Science Advances study, Daniella Rylander Ottosson & her team @lundstem.bsky.social directly reprogram human glial cells into parvalbumin neurons without passing a stem-cell stage, opening new ways to study schizophrenia & epilepsy. #SciComm

🔗 www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/rese...

🧬 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...