About LABB
Group
Biomechanics
We focus on understanding bio-mechanical changes that occur with aortic pathology through micro- and nano- mechanical testing methods.
Our Team
Dr Riaz Akhtar
His research group focusses on soft tissue micromechanics and structure-property relationships in aortic tissue. He is a Reader in Biomedical Engineering at University of Liverpool.
Dr Jill Madine
Her research group at the University of Liverpool has a wide interest in amyloid protein diseases and elucidating the factors that contribute to the pathogenicity associated with these diseases.
Prof. Mark Field
Cardiac Surgery training took place in Nottingham, Sheffield and Liverpool and finished in 2009. He was appointed a consultant at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in 2009.
Our Funders
The Leverhulme Trust was established by the Will of William Hesketh Lever, the founder of Lever Brothers.
Engineering is at the heart of our nation , transforming ideas and materials into global infrastructure, products and services.
We are the nation’s heart charity and the largest independent funder of cardiovascular research.
The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust is the UK and Ireland charity uniting patients, families
Our Publications
DR. Riaz Akhtar
DR. Riaz Akhtar
DR. Jill Madine
Exploring the potential of rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry (Intelligent Knife)
MR. Mark Field
Latest News
We are just a few days away from Aorta: Structure to Rupture 2024. You can download the final programme and abstract booklet from the links below: Aorta Structure to Rupture 2024 – Final Programme Aorta Structure to Rupture 2024 – Booklet_final The event will take place in the Harrison Hughes Building, The Quadrangle, University of […]
The LABB Group are super-excited to be co-hosting Northern Cardiovascular 2024 in Liverpool on 17th April 2024. The final programme can be downloaded from the link below: https://labb-group.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NCRG-programme_final.pdf The event is to be held at the Novotel Hotel, Paddington Villlage a 15-20 minute walk from Liverpool Lime Street Station. There is car parking available at Paddington Village Multi-Storey Elm […]
The LABB Group took part in a highly successful multi-disciplinary workshop on aortic diseases with Fudan University and Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai from 20th – 24th September 2023. Drs Riaz Akhtar (Liverpool) and Baolei Guo were successful in obtaining a Royal Society International Exchange grant to setup the workshop and attendees including researchers from Imperial College […]
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University of
Liverpool Brownlow Hill,
Liverpool L69 3BX,
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+44 (0)151 794 2000
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