Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine
Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine is established to further accelerate research in stem cell biology, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, and regenerative medicine at Karolinska Institutet.
Professor Ronald Li to step down as local director
Prof. Ronald Li has informed the KI leadership that he is stepping down as the local director of the MWLC. He was appointed in 2016 to establish KI’s first overseas branch and the first example of a Swedish public university unit outside of its national borders. KI’s leadership has decided to re-organize the Centre institutionally; responsibilities within the local directorship will be taken over by MWLC Director, Prof. Sandra Ceccatelli.
Latest news
Simon Elsässer’s new publication in Cell Reports
Simon Elsässer’s new publication in Cell Reports
Simon Elsässer’s lab has developed a method to study cell surface receptors on living cells. With very subtle alterations the method allows to label receptors with two different fluorescent probes in defined positions. This can give detailed insights in how the conformation of a receptor changes as a result of for example drug binding, in the natural setting of the cell membrane.
Gonçalo Castelo-Branco has been awarded the Eric K. Fernström prize 2020
Gonçalo Castelo-Branco has been awarded the Eric K. Fernström prize 2020
Gonçalo Castelo-Branco receives the 2020 Eric K. Fernström prize for his significant research in the oligodendrocyte/myelin field and multiple sclerosis. The Eric K Fernström Foundation was formed in 1978 to promote scientific and medical research. It makes annual award of prizes to promising young medical researchers who are active in Sweden.
Simon Elsässer has been appointed as one of the seventh generation of Future Research Leaders
Simon Elsässer has been appointed as one of the seventh generation of Future Research Leaders
Simon Elsässer has been awarded a grant from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research and receives SEK 12 million funding from 2020-2025. He is one out of 20 recipients selected among a total of 227 applicants.
The aim of the grant is to give young researchers the opportunity to develop and become future leaders of academic and/or industrial research in Sweden.
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Fredrik Lanner has new publications in both Nature Communications and Stem Cell Reports on 30 MAR
Fredrik Lanner has new publications in both Nature Communications and Stem Cell Reports on 30 MAR
In collaboration with Anders Kvanta at St Erik Eye Hospital in Sweden, Fredrik Lanner's team have discovered a way to refine the production of retinal cells from embryonic stem cells for treating blindness in the elderly. Using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, they have also managed to modify the cells so that they can hide from the immune system to prevent rejection. The studies are published in the scientific journals Nature Communications and Stem Cell Reports.
Sijie Chen's research paper gets highlighted as the cover
Sijie Chen's research paper gets highlighted as the cover
Sijie Chen and her group have developed a simple and cost-effective method for rapid fabrication of a thermosensitive fluorescent nanoprobe based on the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) mechanism. This paper is highlighted as the outside back cover of nanoscale horizons, issue 3, 2020.
Highlights
Inauguration of MWLC
Inauguration of MWLC
On 7 October 2016, MWLC was inaugurated in Hong Kong Science Park. The officiating party included representatives of the Chinese and Hong Kong SAR governments, the Consul General of Sweden in Hong Kong and Macao, senior management of KI and Steering Group and management team of MWLC.
Visit of HRH Prince Carl Philip
Visit of HRH Prince Carl Philip
HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden visited MWLC on 7 December as part of an official visit to Hong Kong. Our scientists showed the Prince and the Consul General Helena Storm to our lab facilities and experiments.
Visit of the President and Chair of the Board
Visit of the President and Chair of the Board
President Ole Petter Ottersen and Chair of the Board of Karolinska Institutet Mikael Odenberg met with MWLC staff for the very first time on 19 December 2018. Our PIs presented ongoing research and demonstrated some of the techniques used in the lab.
Shaping the future of MWLC
Shaping the future of MWLC
MWLC together with the Consulate General of Sweden organized the reception "Moving forward together: Shaping the future of Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine" for representatives from the academia, industry and governmental bodies to learn more about MWLC and our ongoing activities.