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Selected Projects and Students

Students sitting at the CRC lounge area.

The National ATMP Research School is excited to introduce the 2024 cohort of selected co-funded projects and affiliated students. These innovative research projects are set to make significant contributions to the field of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP). Below is the list of this year’s projects and the researchers driving these initiatives:

National ATMP Research School Cohort 2024


Co-funded Projects & Doctoral Students:

Establishment of stem cell-derived pancreatic islets for treatment of diabetes

Karolinska institutet

Doctoral Student

Erbil, Eda

eda [dot] erbil [at] ki [dot] se (Eda[dot]Erbil[at]ki[dot]se)

Supervisor

Lanner, Fredrick

Fredrik [dot] lanner [at] ki [dot] se (Fredrik[dot]lanner[at]ki[dot]se)

Translational and clinical evaluation of CAR13(NAP)-T for glioblastoma

Uppsala University

Doctoral Student

Martí Torrell, Paula

paula [dot] marti-torrell [at] igp [dot] uu [dot] se (Paula[dot]Marti-torrell[at]igp[dot]uu[dot]se)

Supervisor

Yu, Di

di [dot] yu [at] igp [dot] uu [dot] se (di[dot]yu[at]igp[dot]uu[dot]se)

Advancing Gene Therapy for Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (DBA)

Lund University

Doctoral Student

Sundén, Gustav 

gustav [dot] sunden [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Gustav[dot]Sunden[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Supervisor

Flygare, Johan

johan [dot] flygare [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan[dot]Flygare[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

In Vivo Dendritic Cell Reprogramming for Cancer Immunotherapy

Lund University

Doctoral Student

Fontanari, Gaia

gaiafontanari [at] gmail [dot] com (GaiaFontanari[at]gmail[dot]com)

Supervisor

Pereira, Carlos Filipe

filipe [dot] pereira [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Filipe[dot]Pereira[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Evaluating immunomodulatory adenoviral vectors for treatment of ovarian cancer

Uppsala University

Doctoral Student

Ritter, Anja

anja [dot] ritter [at] igp [dot] uu [dot] se (Anja[dot]Ritter[at]igp[dot]uu[dot]se)

Supervisor

Ullenhag, Gustav

Gustav [dot] Ullenhag [at] IGP [dot] uu [dot] se (Gustav[dot]Ullenhag[at]IGP[dot]uu[dot]se)

Unique gene-editing approach for the treatment of nucleotide tandem-repeat disorders

Karolinska Institutet

Doctoral Student

Tomac, Ana

ana [dot] tomac [at] ki [dot] se (Ana[dot]Tomac[at]ki[dot]se)

Supervisor

Zain, Rula

rula [dot] zain [at] ki [dot] se (Rula[dot]Zain[at]ki[dot]se)

Optimizing Cell-Gene Therapy for Lung Diseases: GMP-compliant Expansion and CRISPR/Cas9 Correction of Basal Stem Cells

Lund University

Doctoral Student

Stevrell, Julia

 juliastevrell [at] gmail [dot] com (JuliaStevrell[at]gmail[dot]com)

Supervisor

Magnusson, Mattias

Mattias [dot] magnusson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Mattias[dot]Magnusson[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Advancing Gene Therapy: Refining Nanoparticle Delivery Strategies for Next-Generation GTMPs

Chalmers University

Doctoral Student

Mårtensson, Hanna

hanmarte [at] chalmers [dot] se (Hanmarte[at]chalmers[dot]se)

Supervisor

Stubelius, Alexandra

karlstra [at] chalmers [dot] se (Karlstra[at]chalmers[dot]se)

 

Affiliated Projects & Doctoral Students:

Individualized iPSC-based treatment of blindness

Karolinska Institutet

Doctoral Student

Bär, Frederik

frederik [dot] bar [at] ki [dot] se (Frederik[dot]Bar[at]ki[dot]se)

Supervisor

Lanner, Fredrick

Fredrik [dot] lanner [at] ki [dot] se (Fredrik[dot]lanner[at]ki[dot]se)

Embryonic stem-cell-based treament of retinal degenerative disease

Karolinska Institutet

Doctoral Student

Saietz, Saray

sarah [dot] saietz [at] ki [dot] se (Sarah[dot]Saietz[at]ki[dot]se)

Supervisor

Lanner, Fredrick

Fredrik [dot] lanner [at] ki [dot] se (Fredrik[dot]lanner[at]ki[dot]se)

Investigating the therapeutic potential of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells for developing stem cell therapies for neural disorders

Lund University

Doctoral Student

Hägg, Alice

alice [dot] hagg [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Alice[dot]Hagg[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Supervisor

Falk, Anna

Anna [dot] falk [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna[dot]Falk[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

IndiCell - Patient specific stem cell treatmetn for Parkinson's disease

Lund University

Doctoral Student

Bongberger, Jana

jana [dot] bonsberger [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Jana[dot]Bonsberger[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Supervisor

Parmar, Malin

Malin [dot] Parmar [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Malin[dot]Parmar[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Dissecting mechanisms important for early neurogenesis using induced pluripotent stem cell models

Lund University

Doctoral Student

Tsalkitzidou, Maria

maria [dot] tsalkitzidou [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria[dot]Tsalkitzidou[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Supervisor

Falk, Anna

Anna [dot] falk [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna[dot]Falk[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Cell factory engineering for optimising the production of AAV-based gene therapies

Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, KTH

Doctoral Student

Roscales Esnal, Mikel

mikelre [at] kth [dot] se (Mikelre[at]kth[dot]se)

Supervisor

Rockberg, Johan

farsan [at] kth [dot] se (Farsan[at]kth[dot]se)

Logic-gated cell therapy for acute leukemia

Lund University

Doctoral Student

Sjöström, Ludvig

ludvig [dot] sjostrom [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Ludvig[dot]Sjostrom[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)

Supervisor

Hyrenius Wittsten, Axel

axel [dot] hyrenius_wittsten [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Axel[dot]Hyrenius_Wittsten[at]med[dot]lu[dot]se)