Carlos Pardo, student of the first promotion of Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering of the University of Navarra, has received the special award of the AstraZéneca Foundation in the competition Arquímedes, organized by the Ministry of Science and Innovation. The work, selected among more than two hundred, was carried out at the research center Applied Medicine (CIMA) of the University of Navarra, under the direction of Dr. Arrate Muñoz Barrutia and Dr. Carlos Ortiz de Solórzano, of the laboratory Cancer Imaging.

The study analyzes the behavior of light as it passes through the tissues that make up the organs of animals at laboratory. According to Carlos Ortiz de Solórzano, "this work will facilitate the development of new non-invasive imaging tools that allow the detection of cancer-related activity Genetics ".

graduate With a degree in Physics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Carlos Pardo is currently studying at doctorate on Engineering and Medical Physics, as part of a joint program developed by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). "In this program we students participate in classes on medicine and medical technology and biological engineering. The Americans call it 'translational medicine' and the aim of goal is for students to master both disciplines and to be able to do research in the development of new medical technologies," explains Carlos Pardo.