”Fibrosis is a form of scarring that can affect all types of damaged organs and tissues in the body. When this process takes place in an out of control manner it leads to damaged organ function. One example of this is cirrhosis of the liver in which the sufferer often dies of liver failure”, explains Anja Schmidt-Christensen.
She is a biologist and, with her research, she hopes to increase the understanding of what happens in the body during fibrosis. With increased knowledge, it would be possible to slow down the process with some form of drug treatment.
The high-tech MAX IV laboratory outside Lund uses synchrotron light, a technique that makes it possible to achieve high-resolution 3D images of, for example, a fibrosis-affected liver. The technique can help advance Anja’s research.
”We need the technical expertise that exists at MAX IV to be able to carry out the experiments with synchrotron light”, says Anja Schmidt-Christensen.
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As one of 41 researchers, Anja Schmidt-Christensen has been selected to continue collaborating across borders in the project HALOS. HALOS brings ESS and MAX IV together with the DESY and European XFEL facilities in Hamburg.
Watch the film about Anja Schmidt-Christensen’s research and learn more about HALOS here.
Text: Niclas Sörenson originally published at www.overgransen.eu