Maria Planck

Maria Planck is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at Lund University, affiliated with the Lund University Cancer Centre (LUCC) and active in Lung Cancer and Breast/Lung Cancer research. She serves as Project Manager, Principal Investigator, and Supervisor in Respiratory Medicine, Allergology, and Palliative Medicine.

Her research interests span:

• Lung Cancer (100%)
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (88%)
• Gene Expression (81%)
• Overall Survival (100%)
• Metastatic Carcinoma (100%)
• KRAS Mutations (35%)

Recent publications (2023–2025) focus on epigenomic interactions in lung cancer survival, KRAS mutational epidemiology, and novel therapeutic approaches like intrathecal chemotherapy for metastatic lung adenocarcinoma.

She supervises research students including Bengtsson, P. and Kotevska, M., and organizes academic activities like the LUCC Cancer Meeting series. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals in Basic Cancer Research and Cancer and Oncology.