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Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine

The Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM) conducts research in cancer, infection biology, neuroscience and metabolic disorders including diabetes. WCMM at UmU is part of a nationwide effort to strengthen molecular life science in an initiative by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Background

WCMM is part of a national effort to strengthen excellent life science research in molecular life sciences

Leadership and organization

Organization including contact info for directors, coordinator, controller, steering committee and SAB

Research

Young WCMM group leaders conduct research in molecular medicine - from laboratory to the clinic

Features

A challenge to find the solution to pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer can resist most existing treatments and the five-year survival rate is low.

Targeting cancer cells without affecting healthy cells

Francesca Aguilos work lies at the cutting edge of biomedical research and cancer.

Glaucoma – the silent thief of sight

“Despite decades of research, we still don’t know exactly what causes the disease.”

Publications

Publications from WCMM Fellows and WCMM-associated researchers

Marta Bally
Ronnie Berntsson
Silvia Remeseiro
Gauti Jóhannesson

News

Discovery on how aggressive breast cancer controls protein production
Published: 2026-01-12

A mechanism that increases our understanding of how breast tumours grow and adapt has been discovered.

The First National WCMM Group Member Meeting
Published: 2025-11-06

Nearly 120 early-career researchers met up for the first national WCMM-group member meeting.

EU invests in Umeå research – 16 projects tackle major societal challenges
Published: 2025-10-24

What links green cheese, AI and cancer tests? They're themes in 16 projects sharing €10 million in EU funding.

Prestigious award to Umeå molecular biologist
Published: 2025-05-27

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Florman Prize to Changchun Chen.

New cells in connective tissue open up strategy against pancreatic cancer
Published: 2025-04-23

A newly discovered type of connective tissue cell may have a role in preventing pancreatic cancer.

Calender

Medchem Seminar Series - Björn Burmann, University of Gothenburg
Today
24
Feb
Medchem Seminar Series - Björn Burmann, University of Gothenburg
Time Today 15:15 - 16:00 Today 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: Revealing the functional repertoire of mitochondrial machineries by integrated NMR approaches

March

Basic course: Electron Microscopy in Life Sciences, 10-12 March 2026
Tue
10
Mar
Basic course: Electron Microscopy in Life Sciences, 10-12 March 2026
Time 10 March at 09:00 until 12 March at 16:00 10 March at 09:00 until 12 March at 16:00
Place Glasburen and UCEM, KBC and EM buildings

Course. This course combines fundamental theory with hands-on demonstrations to provide a solid understanding of Electron Microscopy in biological sciences

Medchem Seminar Series - Francesca Storici, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Tue
17
Mar
Medchem Seminar Series - Francesca Storici, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Time 15:15 - 16:00 17 March 15:15 - 16:00
Place KB.E3.01 (Lilla hörsalen), KBC

Seminar. Title: TBA

Introduction to Metabolomics Data Analysis
Mon
23
Mar
Introduction to Metabolomics Data Analysis
Time 23 March at 09:00 until 25 March at 16:00 23 March at 09:00 until 25 March at 16:00
Place Glasburen, KBC

Course. National course for PhD students, postdocs, researchers, other employees and industry professionals in need of metabolomics data analysis skills.

SSIBS seminar: Lilach Sheiner
Fri
27
Mar
SSIBS seminar: Lilach Sheiner
Time 14:00 - 15:00 27 March 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove, Umeå University Hospital

Seminar. Lilach Sheiner, University of Glasgow in UK, lectures within the frame of Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars.

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