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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

New mechanism behind breast cancer metastasis uncovered
Published: 2026-06-30

The new study shows that the protein METTL3 helps breast cancer cells spread.

Fernström Research Prize awarded to brain tumour researcher
Published: 2026-06-15

Silvia Remeseiro is awarded the prize for groundbreaking research on how neurons drive glioblastoma growth.

Key takeaways from SciLifeLab Infrastructure Day in Umeå
Published: 2026-05-19

130+ researchers and staff at Umeå University discussed infrastructure for modern life science research!

Multi-million grant to MIMS and WCMM
Published: 2026-03-31

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is awarding 255 million Swedish kronor to life sciences.

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.

Calender

September

SSIBS seminar: Qiuwei Abdullah Pan
Fri
4
Sep
SSIBS seminar: Qiuwei Abdullah Pan
Time 14:00 - 15:00 4 September 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove

Seminar. Qiuwei Abdullah Pan, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, lectures within the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars.

SSIBS seminar: Bo Dong
Fri
18
Sep
SSIBS seminar: Bo Dong
Time 14:00 - 15:00 18 September 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove

Seminar. Bo Dong from Ocean University of China, lectures within the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars.

SSIBS seminar: Shohei Hori
Fri
25
Sep
SSIBS seminar: Shohei Hori
Time 14:00 - 15:00 25 September 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major groove

Seminar. Shohei Hori, Tokyo University in Japan, lectures within the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars.

Basic course: Electron Microscopy in Life Sciences, 28-30 September 2026
Mon
28
Sep
Basic course: Electron Microscopy in Life Sciences, 28-30 September 2026
Time 28 September at 09:00 until 30 September at 16:00 28 September at 09:00 until 30 September at 16:00
Place Glasburen and UCEM, KBC and EM buildings

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

October

SSIBS seminar: Conceicao Bettencour
Fri
2
Oct
SSIBS seminar: Conceicao Bettencour
Time 14:00 - 15:00 2 October 14:00 - 15:00
Place Major Groove

Seminar. Conceicao Bettencourt from the University College London, UK, lectures within the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Seminars.

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