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 […]
Save the Date! We are pleased to announce that “Aorta: Structure to Rupture 2024” will take place once again in Liverpool on Thursday 20th June 2024. This is always an exciting inter-disciplinary meeting bringing together engineers, biologists, and clinicians to discuss state-of-the-art research in aortic disease. We encourage early career researchers to take part and […]
Congratulations to Bojin Marinov who won the best poster prize for his first year work looking at collagen fibril degradation in bicuspid aortic valve patients at BioMedEng 2023 conference which was held in Swansea, 14 – 15 September 2023. Bojin is a PhD student in the Department of Materials, Design and Manufacturing Engineering working under the supervision […]
Aorta: Structure to Rupture 2022 is less than 20 days away now. Below you can find the final programme and travel information. Final Programme: Registration will be open from 9 am. The meeting will commence at 930 am. The final programme can be accessed via the link below: Aorta Structure to Rupture 2022 – Programme_final […]
We are pleased to announce that our Aorta: Structure to Rupture meeting will be taking place this year face-to-face at the University of Liverpool on Friday 24th June 2022. This is an interdisciplinary meeting bringing together clinicians, engineers and life scientists to explore state-of-the-art in aortic pathology research. Key topics this year will include: We […]
We would like to introduce Professor Francesco Torella who has joined the LABB team and is now actively involved in our research efforts. Francesco was appointed Consultant vascular/endovascular surgeon in 2003. He works at the Liverpool University Hospitals and at the Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital. He studied in Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom […]
Congratulations to Phakakorn Panpho who passed her PhD viva today. Her PhD title was “Biomechanics and biochemistry of the aorta in chronic aortic dissection” and her examiners were Prof. Aung Oo (External examiner, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinical Lead for Aortovascular Surgery at The Barts Heart Centre) and Dr Jude Curran (Internal Examiner).
The LABB Group would like to thank Dr Hannah Davies for all her contributions to the LABB Group. Hannah was involved in our research since the inception of the LABB Group. Hannah has taken on a new role at University of Liverpool as the Human Material and Quality Assurance Officer. We wish her well in […]
Congratulations to Mark Field who has been appointed as an Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at University of Liverpool.
Mr Mark Field from our LABB Group is featured in the award-winning short film ‘Today is a Good Day – Aortic Dissection Awareness’ by Aortic Dissection Awareness UK and Ireland, which you can watch on the link below. A powerful reminder about why our research is so important.