Lara Barazzuol receives the Mercia Award for her research at the Surrey Ion Beam Centre

Tuesday 17 July 2012

On 10th July 2012 in London, Dr Lara Barazzuol was presented the Mercia Award from the Worshipful Company of Engineers.  This prestigious award, which includes a medal and bursary, is given once a year to a postgraduate student under the age of 30 for their leading research in the field of Medical Engineering.

Lara graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering in 2006 and a Master’s degree in Bioengineering in 2008 awarded with cum laude, both at the University of Padua in Italy.  She has recently completed her PhD in the Ion Beam Centre at the University of Surrey under the supervision of Professor Karen Kirkby and within the framework of the Particle Training Network for European Radiotherapy (PARTNER), a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher training network.  Her research explored novel treatment options for patients with high-grade brain tumours, with a particular focus on using targeted agents combined with conventional X-ray radiotherapy and particle therapy.  The work also included the development of a multi-scale mathematical model that is able to assess and suggest treatment strategies for new clinical trials.