Essays about: "Alexandra Bäckström"

Found 2 essays containing the words Alexandra Bäckström.

1. 1. Hanging on by a thread : Confronting mental illness and manifesting love through embroidery

   University essay from Konstfack/Textil

   Author : Maja Bäckström; [2020]
   Keywords : embroidery; textile craft; occupational therapy; eating disorders; body image; love;

   Abstract : In this paper I investigate the emotional benefits of textile crafts in general and embroidery in particular. How can embroidery be used to express love and care for others? Can embroidery be used as a therapeutic tool? Using my own embroidery project Flower heart as a starting point, my research goes into craft as a manifestation of love, from handmade gifts in the 18th century to contemporary art, and crafting as a therapeutic medium, from rehabilitation of soldiers after WW1, to a recent study on 92 Finnish craft makers. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the Potential of CRISPRa and CRISPRi to Systematically Dissect Fate Options in Hematopoiesis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi

   Author : Alexandra Bäckström; [2017]
   Keywords : Applied biochemistry; tillämpad biokemi; Chemistry; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Advances in our understanding of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have enabled the establishment of differentiation pathways throughout the hematopoietic hierarchy. To further explore the molecular cues governing cell fate options, there is a need to manipulate gene function in a controllable manner. READ MORE