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Welcome Astrid!
2022-12-05
Welcome to Astrid, who joined the EMBLA group in November 2022. Her project will be focused on microfabricated vessels for vascularisation of organoids. ... -
EMBLA group awarded research project funded by Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
2022-10-20
We are happy to announce that the EMBLA Group has been awarded a research project funded by Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse. ... -
Congratulations to Sarah-Sophia for successfully defending her PhD!
2022-10-02
Congratulations to Sarah-Sophia for successfully defending her PhD thesis on 30th September 2022. We were pleased to welcome his committee to Uppsala for the event, including Marlon Schneider as opponent (University of Leipzig), and committee members Anna Fahlgren (Linköping), Margarita Trobos (Gothenburg) and Thomas Winkler (Technical University of Braunschweig). Wishing you all the best for the future, Sarah-Sophia, you'll be missed! Want to know more about the topic? View the th... -
Sarah-Sophia nails her thesis!
2022-09-20
Congratulations to Sarah-Sophia Carter for nailing her thesis on 16th September! Join us for her defense titled "Exploring microfluidics as a tool to study cell-biomaterial interactions" on 30th September starting at 9.15 in Sonja Lyttkens Hall (101121), Ångström Laboratory -Uppsala University. Gemma Mestres is her supervisor. Anna Diez Escudero and Maria Tenje are her co-supervisos. The opponent is Professor Marlon Schneider from Leipzig University. It will also be possible to join via zo... -
Welcome Isabel!
2022-08-16
Welcome to Isabel, who joined the EMBLA group in August 2022 as a part-time Project Coordinator. ... -
More congratulations due...well done to Ana Maria for successfully defending her PhD!
2022-08-16
Congratulations to Ana Maria for successfully defending her PhD thesis on 10th June 2022. We were pleased to welcome her committee to Uppsala for the event, including Jörg Kütter as opponent (Copenhagen University), and committee members Julie Gold (Chalmers), Martin Dufva (DTU) and Marie Jeansson (UU). Wishing you all the best for the future, Ana Maria! Want to know more about the topic? View the thesis in the university's publication database DiVA: https://materialvetenskap.uu.se/edu... -
Division Summer Day
2022-06-23
On June 9th the divison spent a day together at Wik's castle! ... -
Huge congratulations to Zhenhua for successfully defending his PhD!
2022-06-01
Congratulations to Zhenhua for successfully defending his PhD thesis on 30th May 2022. We were pleased to welcome his committee to Uppsala for the event, including Nicole Pamme as opponent (Stockholm University), and committee members Martin Wiklund (KTH), Håkan Jönsson (KTH) and Kerstin Ramser (LTU). Wishing you all the best for the future, Zhenhua! Want to know more about the topic? View the thesis in the university's publication database DiVA: https://materialvetenskap.uu.se/educati... -
Customized Microfluidics awarded funding for another 2 years
2022-05-22
Customized Microfluidics, the facility providing microfabrication expertise to research groups at all Swedish universities and national SMEs, has been awarded 2M SEK by the SciLifeLab committee at Uppsala University to expand its methods development portfolio. For the coming two years, Prof. Maria Tenje will lead the facility with a focus on developing high-resolution fabrication methods of soft materials and invest in a high-resolution stereolithography 3D printer to deliver fabrication capabi... -
We are recruiting!
2022-05-22
There are currently four open positions in the group, please read more via the links below and share with anyone you think might be interested. We are excited to see who the new team members will be! ... -
Zhenhua nails his thesis
2022-05-21
Congratulations to Zhenhua for nailing his thesis on 6th May! Join us for his defense titled "Droplet Acoustofluidics for Biochemical Applications" on 30th May starting at 13.15 in Polhemsalen, or alternatively join via the live stream via https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/61701078345. Want to know more about the topic? View the thesis in the university's publication database DiVA: https://materialvetenskap.uu.se/education/phd-theses/ ... -
Welcome to our new Postdoc, Neeraj
2022-05-21
Welcome to Neeraj, who joined the EMBLA group in May 2022. ... -
EMBLA represented at the April MedTech Science and Innovation Day
2022-04-28
Maria Tenje presented at the MTSI Day on April 26th, which aims to bring together people working in the MedTech field here in Uppsala, inform about various ongoing works, and spark new collaborations between the University Hospital and researchers at Uppsala University. She spoke on “Microengineering of cell culture scaffolds for organs-on-chip applications”. ... -
Dissertation 30 May: Droplet acoustofluidics for biochemical applications
2022-04-11
Zhenhua Liu defends his thesis "Droplet acoustofluidics for biochemical applications". Read more in the Department calendar. The defence will be live streamed via this link: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/61701078345 ... -
Dissertation 10 June: Micropatterning of hyaluronic acid hydrogels for in vitro models
2022-04-11
Ana Maria Porras Hernandez defends her thesis. Read more in the Department calendar. ... -
Welcome Albin and Linnéa
2022-04-03
Welcome to Albin and Linnéa, who joined the EMBLA group in March 2022 for their Bachelor projects. ... -
ERC success for the Tenje Lab!
2022-03-10
Prof. Maria Tenje has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant (a call for which over 2,600 proposals were submitted) to advance the knowledge frontiers in microfluidics and microsystems engineering. ... -
Congratulations Maja!
2022-03-05
Congratulations to Maja for successfully defending her Msc project thesis titled "On-chip characterization of hydroxyapatite with different topography" on 3rd March. ... -
Welcome Ramon
2022-03-05
Welcome to Ramon, who joined the EMBLA group in March 2022 for an internship, and is currently studying for an MSc in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Technology Eindhoven (NL).. He will be working on optimization of acoustic trapping of encapsulated bacteria for on-chip DNA extraction. ... -
Welcome Susanna
2022-02-21
Welcome to Susanna, who joined the EMBLA group in January 2022 to work on her Master's project where she will investigate if the stiffness of HA hydrogel affects the metabolome of brain endothelial cells. ... -
Congratulations Ana Maria
2022-02-15
A big congratulations to Ana Maria, who gained her licentiate on 4th February. She presented her thesis "Chemical micropatterning of hyaluronic acid hydrogels for brain endothelial in vitro cell studies", which you can find here. ... -
First EMBLA Day of 2022
2022-02-04
On 3rd February 2022, the first EMBLA Day of the year was held at Ångström. ... -
Division Workshop on 15th December 2021
2022-01-14
On 15th December 2021 the Division's Christmas workshop took place at Mötesplats Studenternas. ... -
Gabriel Werr's midterm defense
2022-01-14
Congratulations to Gabriel for a successful midterm defence! ... -
Prof Maria Tenje inaugurated at Uppsala University
2021-12-13
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Visit and Guest Seminar 9-10 Nov by Assist. Prof. Ada-Ioana Bunea (DTU)
2021-12-13
On 9-10 November we were pleased to welcome Assist. Prof. Ada-Ioana Bunea from DTU Nanolab at the Technical University of Denmark. During her visit, Prof. Bunea gave a seminar entitled "3D microscale fabrication for biomedical and environmental applications". ... -
Maria Tenje receives prolongation grant from KAW
2021-12-10
Prof. Maria Tenje receives a five year prolongation grant to continue the research with her research group EMBLA on organs-on-chip with the aim to reduce the need of animal testing. ... -
Tenje lab receives continued support from KAW
2021-12-02
Prof. Maria Tenje has been awarded an Wallenberg Academy Fellowship prolongation grant to continue the EMBLA reserach on organs-on-chip. ... -
2021-12-02
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Nya kroppsdelar ska printas med 3D-skrivare
2021-11-12
Se inslag från SVT Nyheter Uppsala där Cecilia Persson berättar om pågående forskning kring benimplantat gjorda av magnesium som kroppen själv ska kunna bryta ner över tid och ersätta med kroppsegen benvävnad. ... -
MicroTAS 2021
2021-11-09
A good turnout from the EMBLA group at MicroTAS this year, including: Maria (presentation): "Integrating Acoustofluidics with Droplet Microfluidics" Maria (poster): "Mapping the thermoresponses of microalgae by integrating single-cell arrays on a programmable temperature stage" Hannah (presentation): "Acoustofluidic method to align polystyrene beads and cells in hydrogel droplets" Zhenhua (presentation): "Time-controlled Microbead-based Reactions in Droplets using Acoustophoresis" ... -
Praneeth Karempudi's midterm defense
2021-11-09
Congratulations to Praneeth for a successful midterm defence! ... -
Federico Cantoni's midterm defense
2021-11-09
Congratulations to Federico for a successful midterm defence! ... -
Welcome Samuel!
2021-11-03
Welcome to Samuel, who joined the EMBLA group in November 2021 to work on his Master's project 'Hydrogel screening to support endothelial cell sprouting'. ... -
Designing tomorrow’s human spare parts
2021-10-12
Age, injury or disease: regardless of the cause, there is a growing need for treatments to replace bone and other body parts. Researchers at Uppsala University are using 3D printers to develop tomorrow’s biomaterials. ... -
Report on the MSCA ITN EUROoC Workshop
2021-09-23
On 16-17 September the EUROoC ESRs were welcomed to Uppsala for their second training workshop, focused on microfabrication and scientific dissemination. ... -
Open post-doc and researcher positions at the MET division
2021-09-23
Do you have passion for research and experience on microfluidics and cell culture? Join our team at Uppsala University! Researcher position: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=431851 Postdoctoral position: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=431434 ... -
Welcome to the team : Margarida Pacheco - visiting researcher from University of Minho, Portugal
2021-09-16
Margarida will be visiting the BMS group in the period of September-October 2021. The main objective of her project is to produce biodegradable metallic prototypes for biomedical applicaitons by using laser powder bed fusion technology (3D printing). ... -
We are happy to welcome Vitalii Shtender - our new lab manager !
2021-09-16
Dr. Vitalii Shtender has joined the BMS group team in August 2021. He has a background in materials science and chemistry and has research interest in Materials Science of Solid-State Chemistry. X-ray and N-ray crystallography. Functional materials for magnetic applications (Mn-based) and hydrogen storage (Mg-based). ... -
STUNS Life Science report - 12 voices on the future of life science
2021-09-16
In this report, prepared by – Christian von Essen, Heja Framtiden , we get to know some of the profiles and driving spirits who in various ways strive for health and development. Prof. Cecilia Persson sharing her ideas on the development of additive manufacturing technologies in the field of life sciences. Report is pubslished online and can be found here: https://lifescience.stuns.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/STUNS-LIFE-SCIENCE-2021-ENG-korr-1.pdf ... -
Best Oral Presentation Award at ESB 2021 goes to...
2021-09-14
...Sarah-Sophia! Congratulations! ... -
2021 Conference Season
2021-09-13
Conference season is in full swing - we've already had a number of talks, poster presentations and even won a prize! Here's what we've been getting up to: ... -
Ny avdelning i medicinsk teknik på plats
2021-09-10
Den 1 juli startade en ny avdelning i medicinsk teknik vid institutionen för materialvetenskap på Ångströmlaboratoriet. Avdelningsföreståndare är Maria Tenje, professor i mikrosystemteknik och ledare för forskargruppen EMBLA, Enabling Microtechnologies for Biomedical and Life science Applications. ... -
Kick-off meeting on the 2nd of September 2021
2021-09-08
On the 2nd of September 2021 the kick-off meeting for the new Biomecial Engineering Division took place at Norrlands Nation. ... -
Congratulations to Alina, Hanlu and Tinde
2021-08-02
Congratulations to Alina, Hanlu and Tinde for completing their Master's studies and successfully defending their projects in June. ... -
Gemma receives the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Technical Physics
2021-05-26
Huge congratulations to Gemma, who has been awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Technical Physics! Read more about Gemma's research here: https://gustafssonsstiftelser.se/gemma-mestres-teknisk-fysik-uu/ ... -
Welcome Lulu!
2021-05-26
Lulu Wu joined the EMBLA group in March 2021. She is interested in Organ-On-Chips, and will continue her PhD project in conjunction with her previous background on nanocellulose. Welcome, Lulu! ... -
Welcome Maryam!
2021-05-26
Maryam joined the EMBLA research group as a guest PhD student in April 2021 from the University of Tehran. During her stay, she will join the biomaterial-on-chip research activities, in which microfluidic-based systems are developed to create more reliable in vitro models to characterize bone repair biomaterials. Welcome, Maryam! ... -
AM – the next step towards tomorrow’s healthcare
2021-03-12
3D printing is so much more than just printing physical objects for fun. In Uppsala, there is research and collaboration between Uppsala University and industry going on which could play a crucial role in tomorrow’s healthcare and increase the chances of saving lives. ... -
Welcome Anna!
2021-02-10
Anna joined the EMBLA research group in January 2021 as a Researcher. From 2019 to 2020 she was also hosted by Uppsala University through the international postdoc award from the Swedish Research Council (VR). Welcome Anna! ...
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