Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that obligates the tracing of the contagion which is transmittable among both children and adults. Quick detection of the disease, including forms which are resistant to one or more major antibiotics, is essential for the proper management and efficient tracing of the contagion. The primary

Numerous tests are conducted in hospitals based on cell analysis. It may be counting blood cells to assess a patient’s general condition, or examining blood samples from cancer patients to monitor the presence of tumour cells, which indicates that a tumour has metastasized. I want to develop and apply a

Prostate cancer is a very common form of cancer in the western world, where prevalence in Sweden is among the highest in the world. In order to make a diagnosis biopsies of the prostate are required. The main objective of the project is to reduce the number of infections associated

This project aims to develop a revolutionary in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier to allow studies of active transport mechanisms in the brain, without having to resort to animal testing to the same extent as today. In this project the aim is to evaluate the hypothesis of the importance

Diamond-Blackfan anaemia (DBA) is an inherited chronic disease in which patients suffer from severe anaemia. There is at present no treatment that specifically corrects the cause of the anaemia. Instead, patients are treated from infancy with blood transfusions or corticosteroids, which over time, leads to serious side effects and premature

The aim is to develop a new instrument and a method for taking samples of all types of cancer suspected abnormalities detected by endoscope (a flexible tube with camera equipment). The most commonly studied systems and survey areas are the stomach, the intestines and the respiratory system. An instrument that

The lung disease COPD, according to WHO, is the fourth most common cause of death worldwide, and its prevalence is increasing. Of the more than 200 million people suffering from COPD, three million die annually. The diagnostic method that is most specific for emphysema is computed tomography (CT scan) –

Breast cancer is according to WHO the second most common cancer in the world. Treatment is usually surgery in combination with chemotherapy and / or radiation and for the majority of patients followed by a 5-year anti-oestrogen therapy to prevent relapse. The project intends to develop a unique p-rod-like implant

The project received a grant from the Sten K. Johnsson Foundation in 2015. Since then, the following has happened: 1) a needle prototype has been developed with JOIN in Lund. 2) A study of the needle at the Centre of Bacteriology at Lund University has shown that: a) the needle

In order to achieve the vision of personalised cancer treatment, clinical pathology must develop better tools to be able to “predict in the tissue”, i.e., identify biological properties, known as biomarkers, in individual tumours, which are of significance to disease progression (prognosis) and the effect of different treatments (prediction). The