
Stefan Hansson
Senior Consultant and Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lund University,Sweden
Biography
Stefan Hansson works as professor and senior consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in southern Sweden. He combines research and clinical work. SH has a basic training in chemistry. He graduated from medical school in 1994. In parallel with his clinical training he pursued a scientific career. Between 1994 and 1997 he held a postdoc position at National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA, were he trained in molecular biology and neuroscience. In 2004 he became specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology and associate professor. In 2010 he became professor in obstetrics and gynecology. Since 1994, seventy papers have been published and three patents have been filed.
Research
Steffan work mainly focuses on Molecular Biology and Neurosciences. His research is based on recent findings on the involvement of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and the heme and radical scavenging protein A1M (alpha-1-microglobulin).