Girls’ Day in Life Science Engineering: Using Lasers to Help Medicine
2026/04/23 by mmw
How can light-based technologies drive progress in medicine and research? Participants explored this question at this year’s Girls’ Day, which was organized by the Graduate School of Life Science Engineering at TU Darmstadt.
Through an interactive program, the students gained insights into current research projects from participating laboratories in the research groups led by Torsten Frosch (Biophotonics Lab) and Thomas Burg (Integrated Micro-Nano-Systems Lab), both of whom are involved in the newly launched LOEWE Research Cluster MultiDrug-TDM.
Using colorful lights, vivid experiments, and practical demonstrations, doctoral students from the Graduiertenschule Life Science Engineering and the MSCA‑COFUND train LSE showed how modern laser techniques are developed and can later be applied in medical practice.
The focus was on active participation: The participants were able to control a laser themselves and experienced the role that colors, light, and precision play in medical technology. At the same time, they gained a vivid impression of how female scientists develop new ideas and advance research step by step.
Girls’ Day highlighted just how versatile and socially relevant engineering and the natural sciences are, while also sending a strong signal in support of fostering young talent and breaking down barriers to technical fields of study and careers.
