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Panel 14 – chemistry
This department’s research strategy has been to address complex biological
questions based on developing and applying cutting edge technology
platforms. The department includes 3 Professors, 1 Lecturer and 6 researchers,
(comprising 8 men and 2 women). The total number of employees
is 35 and 5–10 additional undergraduates.
The Special Resources set up within and by the department is impressive,
including a GLP cell culture facility, fully equipped laboratories designed
for antibody engineering and biomedical research, a fully equipped protein/
microarray facility, and an extensive proteomics and mass spectrometry
facility. The department houses the SCIBLU Unit called MARC (Micro-
Array Resource Center – a core facility servicing southern Sweden with
global genome analysis) and the Strategic Center for Translational Cancer
Research (CREATE Health), with Prof. Borrebaeck as its Director. The
vision and ability to develop such complementary expertise, critical mass
and infrastructure is impressive and requires significant resources in the
expertise of its researchers and staff and to maintain this equipment. These
resources are world-class and will ensure that this Dept can continue to
compete internationally at the highest level now and in the future.
5.4 Research Quality
The departments research is in the areas of Identification of Cancer
targets, Antibody engineering/molecular evolution, Allergy research, Proteomics,
Antibody microarrays. The research quality of the department
can be rated as ‘excellent’ to ‘outstanding’ as within each of these areas, the
research carried out in the department has an international reputation for
excellence in its innovation, quality and impact. It is at the forefront of its
area of research as is evidenced by its high-impact publications, the Dept
members are regularly involved and actively participate in international
collaborations and conferences and the biomedical, clinical and commercial
relevance of its research is high.
The Productivity of the department in its research areas is excellent as
evidenced by its increasing numbers of publications, with 27 original
publications in 2007, many in top journals of high impact such as Nature
Biotechnology and Molecular Cellular Proteomics.
The combination of the multi-disciplinary nature of the research
and its application areas in biomedical and clinical fields ensures the
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