Per Augustsson, postdoctor at BME, has received 200000 SEK from the Royal Physiographic Society of Lund for the project Iso-acoustic focusing of cells. This microfluidic method can lead to shorter analysis times to analyze patient blood samples and is anticipated to have future applications in clinical cancer diagnostics.
BME got a "grand slam" of awards from Apotekaresocieteten (Swedish Pharmaceutical Society) - the Phabian Award 2015. Award for best PhD thesis along with 25 000 kr was given to Belinda Lyddby (Adler) in the area of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis. Dr Lyddby's research has been focused on miniaturized sample handling and integration with mass [...]
Atherosclerosis is one of the major causes of death in the world. It is an inflammatory disease in the arteries which causes a gradual increase in arterial wall thickness and stiffness. Eventually a plaque could be formed, protruding into the artery and partially occluding the blood flow. Rupture of such a plaque could cause cardiac infarction or [...]
High demands in research and at home is the reality for many female researchers. More role models, greater awareness and dedicated efforts towards change can be a part of the solution. Read the interview with Dr Maria Tenje of Ångströmlaboratoriet in Uppsala and BME at Lund University for her view on being a female in research.