About: Our faculty was established when Lund University was founded in 1666 and since then has had many considerable achievements. Did you know that at the Faculty of Medicine:
- The first apparatus for artificial respiration was constructed
- The world’s first clinically usable artificial kidney was developed
- Sweden’s first experimental MR imaging (MRI) unit was constructed
- Nicorette – the world’s first nicotine medicine was developed
- The first echo-cardiogram for ultrasound examination of the heart was developed.
The Faculty of Medicine is committed to excellence in education and research, in cooperation with wider society. We conduct education and research within the field of health sciences, experimental basic research, and clinical research. Our vision is to be a faculty of medicine that works to understand, explain, and improve our world and human health.
- Education
- Research
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We work actively towards full equality of opportunity in all aspects of our faculty life. Did you know that:
- The first female medical student, Hedda Andersson, enrolled in our Faculty in 1880. She was also the first female student at Lund University.
- In 1912, Gertrud Gussander was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in medicine after presenting her thesis in surgery.
- In 1964, Dora Jacobson became the Faculty’s first female professor.
Achievements: The Division of Molecular Medicine and Gene Therapy is located at the Biomedical Center (BMC), Lund University, Sweden. Established as a joint venture between the Medical Faculty at Lund University and the Hematology Clinic at Lund University Hospital, our mission is to translate basic science to clinical applications. Our research focuses on hematopoiesis, the continuous and dynamic process of blood cell formation. The laboratory consists of eight closely collaborating research groups that all share a common interest in investigating the properties of blood stem cells to eventually understand and treat hematological disorders.
Five of our researchers belong to the Hemato-Linné Excellence Linnaeus Research Environment funded by The Swedish Research Council and Lund University. Several of the groups are engaged in StemTherapy, a Strategic Research Area for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine that is also supported by The Swedish Research Council.
Address: Medicinska fakulteten
Lunds Universitet
Box 117
221 00 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 046-222 00 00 (vx)
Web Site: https://www.med.lu.se
