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Panel 10 – medicine | Laboratory
4. Stem Cell Center Lund
4.1 Overall assessment and infrastructure
The Stem Cell Center was initiated approximately 6 years ago. It was
directed until recently by Prof Sten Eirik Jacobsen an established investigator
in the field of hematopoietic stem cells. Since the departure of
Prof Jacobsen, Dr. Henrik Semb was appointed as interim director. Prof.
Semb is an established investigator in beta cell biology and differentiation
of embryonic stem cells (ESC) to beta cells.
The Stem Cell Center is comprised of a number of well established
basic researchers, a number of young promising scientists, and a smaller
number of investigators in translational research with appointments both
in the Faculty and the University Hospital, encompassing the fields of
hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), hematopoietic and neural cancer stem
cells (CSC), neural stem cells and neurobiology (NSC) and developmental
biology. In addition, a program exists in functional genomics and
computational biology, which also serves as a core facility to the larger
University Community. Core facilities are also present within the Center
for FACS, genetic mouse models and gene transfer are present. Among
the faculty are 7 full professors, 8 researchers and 2 senior lecturers.
The Center has done extremely well during the first period of its existence,
with
1. recruitment of a number of outstanding young investigators in the
different subprograms, both by international searches and from
within the own ranks
2. very significant external funding (50,600 MSEK in 2007) has been
obtained, of which more than 42,000 MSEK in external grant
funding. This includes funding as one of the 10 CoEs in Sweden and
organization (?)/ and 5,000 MSEK from participation in European
funding schemes; In addition the Center was awarded a Linne award
3. scientists within the Center have published cutting edge science
in outstanding journals, 6 of which in journals with IF of >20 in a
number of the programs; and a large number of papers in journals
with IF>10
4. 54 PhD students are in training at the institute.
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