Research groups

WCMM Fellows

Researchers especially recruited to work at the center

Daniela Calvigioni

Assistant Professor

Claudio Cantù

Professor

Janos Fuzik

Senior Associate Professor

Frank Hernandez

Senior Associate Professor

Stephanie Heusser

Assistant Professor

Stefan Koch

Senior Associate Professor

Francisca Lottersberger

Associate Professor, Docent

Alexa McIntyre

Assistant Professor

Torsten Olbers

Professor

Antonios Pantazis

Senior Associate Professor

Rolf Saager

Associate Professor

Jörg Schilcher

Professor

Jeroen van der Laak

Visiting Professor

Eleonore von Castelmur

Associate Professor, Docent

Associated Clinical WCMM Fellows

Five New Clinical Fellows Associated with WCMM in Linköping

WCMM at LiU is strengthening its clinical research environment by associating five new clinical fellows with the centre. These researchers, active in various medical specialties, will contribute valuable expertise and new perspectives to WCMM’s work.

Group image of five people in front a curtain.

Millions to be invested in promising researchers from the region's clinics

The Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine and Region Östergötland are starting a strategic research effort this year. The investment will boost clinically oriented research where six associated clinical fellows will start the program in 2023.

Researchers from the region's clinics

Hakon Blomstrand

Adjunct Associate Professor

Ida Blystad

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

Elin Good

Adjunct Assistant Lecturer

Fredrik Iredahl

Senior Associate Professor

Hanna Israelsson Larsen

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

David Kylhammar

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

Johan Mellergård

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

Patrik Nasr

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

Shariel Sayardoust

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

Amanda Welin

Adjunct Associate Professor

Daniel Wilhelms

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

Research activities

Biomedical Imaging and Spectroscopy; Clinical Instrument Translation (BISCIT)

We develop methods and instrumentation that advance spectroscopy, light transport modeling, and imaging of tissue; creating quantitative, non-invasive tools for the clinical detection, monitoring or treatment of skin diseases and injuries.

Cell signaling in inflammation and cancer.

Cell signaling in intestinal inflammation

All cells in an organism communicate with one another and with their environment through integrated signaling pathways. By exploring the molecular events that shape cellular decision-making, we can predict and control the fate of individual cells.

Pragmatic Research in Orthopedics - PRIO

Pragmatic Research in Orthopedics is a research group that aim to optimize the quality of care within the field of orthopedic surgery. We have a strong focus on the orthopedic interventions aimed at the lower extremities.

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The Cantù Lab - Genome Regulation in Development and Disease

The Cantù Lab at LiU is focused on one important goal: to discover the mechanisms of genome regulation that drive cell differentiation and specialization during embryonic development.

Nucleic Acids Technologies Lab

The Nucleic Acids Technologies Lab explores the use of nucleic acids as biorecognition molecules to develop highly specific and sensitive systems, with various detection modalities.

Medium teaser image to the Pantazis Lab at BKV.

Pantazis Laboratory of Cellular Excitability – PaLaCE

In the Pantazis Laboratory of Cellular Excitability - PaLaCE, we employ cutting-edge experimental and computational approaches to understand how the intricate structure of ion channels relates to their function.

Illustration of various diseased centers in the brain.

Selective vulnerability to neurodegeneration

Neurodegenerative diseases cause stereotypical signs based on the specific brain region that is targeted. We try to understand how unaffected regions resist disease with the hope that these secrets can be transferred to vulnerable brain regions.

von Castelmur lab

We want to explore the evolutionary relationship and functional repurposing of human proteins acquired by picornaviruses to develop new antiviral medicine and help gain better understanding of the lifecycle of these biomedically important viruses.

Publications

Latest publications automatically generated from LiU DiVA

2026

Kasper Westphal Leth, Benjamin Bakke Hansen, Hans Peter Bögl, Daphne Wezenberg, Austin R. Thompson, Richard Dell, Bo Fan, Anne Grethe Jurik, Jens Brondum Frokjaer, Mikael Ploug Boesen, Annette L. Adams, Jörg Schilcher, Dennis M. Black, Douglas C. Bauer, Bo Abrahamsen (2026)

The role of income and educational level as risk factors for atypical femur fractures: A Nationwide Danish Case-Cohort Study with Blinded Radiographic Review Osteoporosis International (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-026-08156-6

Rickard Sand, Annette L. Adams, Alec D. Gilfillan, Denison S. Ryan, Anna Spångeus, Hans Peter Bögl, Daphne Wezenberg, Dennis M. Black, Douglas C. Bauer, Austin R. Thompson, Johan Lyth, Jörg Schilcher (2026)

Manual chart review reveals bisphosphonate exposure misclassification in atypical femur fracture patients: auditing medical records in two international cohorts Osteoporosis International (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-026-08144-w

Chwen-Yu Chen, Oumie Thorell, Felipe Meira de Faria, Aikeremu Ahemaiti, Olivia Le Moëne, Lech Kaczmarczyk, Katharina Henriksson, Jonathan Cole, David A. Mahns, Håkan Olausson, Walker Jackson, Saad Nagi, Malin C. Lagerstrom, Marcin Szczot, Max Larsson (2026)

Central role for fast nociceptors in mechanical nocifensive behavior and sensitization Nature Communications, Vol. 17, Article 7271 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-75948-z

Martin Ulander, Jonas Agholme, Ebba Toll, Magnus Wijkman, Fredrik Iredahl (2026)

Stability of commonly used sleep questionnaires in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated in primary care Primary Care Diabetes, Vol. 20, p. 453-458 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2026.05.007

Vincent Ochs, Lars Kollmann, Ilan Rosenblum, Adisa Poljo, Andreas Heule, Bassey Enodien, Maryna Chumakova-Orin, Eric J. DeMaria, Emanuel Burri, Reinhard Stoll, Otto Kollmar, Robert Rosenberg, Pascal Probst, Markus K. Muller, Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz, Beat P. Muller, Daniel M. Frey, Piotr Kalinowski, Marta Przybysz, Mateusz Bartkowiak, Muhammed Said Dalkilic, Abdullah Sisik, Rodrigo Otavio Carvalho De Oliveria, Fatima Martins, Erik Stenberg, Ellen Andersson, Torsten Olbers, Sven Flemming, Florian Seyfried, Florian Ponholzer, Annemarie Weissenbacher, Dietmar Ofner, Johanna Betzler, Mirko Otto, Ralph Peterli, Philippe C. Cattin, Anas Taha (2026)

Development of a predictive model for postoperative body mass index and diabetes outcomes after metabolic bariatric surgery: retrospective cohort study BJS Open, Vol. 10, Article zrag054 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrag054

Publications in DiVA

Research groups

WCMM Fellows

Researchers especially recruited to work at the center

Associated Clinical WCMM Fellows

Five New Clinical Fellows Associated with WCMM in Linköping

Millions to be invested in promising researchers from the region's clinics

Researchers from the region's clinics

Research activities

Biomedical Imaging and Spectroscopy; Clinical Instrument Translation (BISCIT)

Cell signaling in intestinal inflammation

Pragmatic Research in Orthopedics - PRIO

The Cantù Lab - Genome Regulation in Development and Disease

Nucleic Acids Technologies Lab

Pantazis Laboratory of Cellular Excitability – PaLaCE

Selective vulnerability to neurodegeneration

von Castelmur lab

Publications

Latest publications automatically generated from LiU DiVA

2026

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