Dolphins use echolocation to find fish, navigate, communicate and avoid obstacles in their habitats. They use this ability in both crystal clear water and in dark and murky water. Josefin Starkhammar has worked with dolphin echolocation research at the department for 10 years. -"Their echolocation is based on ultrasound and it is far more advanced [...]
Professor Takeiho Kitamori, Tokyo University - Honorary Doctor at Lund University. On December 4, 2015, the Board of the Engineering Faculty at Lund University, LTH, decided to award Professor Takehiko Kitamori an Honorary Doctorate at Lund University. Prof. Kitamori is a world leading scientist in the field of microfluidics and Lab-On-A-Chip [...]
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 [...]