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PhD-student wins poster price at the SVEPM 2024 Conference

At the annual European conference in Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, SVEPM, PhD-student Helene Ane Jensen won the poster price.

Innovation project to increase well-being for patients and staff at super hospitals

A new innovation project aims to develop a technical solution to enhance the well-being and communication of patients and staff alike.

Magdalena Bogucewicz: Migrant healthcare in humanitarian contexts

The School of Global Health's Global Health Research Spotlight series focuses on global health researchers from the University of Copenhagen.

Maiken Nedergaard's glymphatic system research earns top scientific honor

Professor Maiken Nedergaard at the University of Copenhagen is the recipient of the 2024 HFSP Nakasone Award, recognizing pioneering contributions to life sciences and neurology.

Avian Influenza Group participated in the SVEPM 2024 Conference

The avian influenza epidemiology research influenza group participated in the annual SVEPM conference in 2024 with 5 contributions. Yangfan Liu showcased her work on a mathematical model for the spread of avian influenz…

New Imaging Method Illuminates Oxygen's Journey in the Brain

Researchers can now observe in real time how oxygen moves around in the brains of mice. This could provide insights into diseases such as Alzheimer's, strokes, and heart attacks.

Azizath Moussiliou visits CMP

Azizath visits CMP

The Irony of Smoking to Stay Thin: Smoking Increases Belly Fat

A new study published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that both starting smoking and lifetime smoking may increase abdominal fat: the unhealthy fat deep inside the abdomen.

The registration for 5th Nordic Conference on Paediatric and Orphan Medicines on May 14-15, 2024 in Helsinki is now opened!

The programme and registration for the 5th Nordic Conference on pediatrics and orphan medicines 14-15 May 2024, Helsinki, Finland is now launched. The conference, this time in #collaboration with the University of…

"Signs of a crime are visible on the body years after it has been committed”

Steen Holger Hansen has been in Ukraine together with a team of forensic technicians. Here he helped investigate war crimes that Vladimir Putin is accused of having committed.

Women in Global Health Denmark is looking for coordinators and volunteers

The Danish chapter of Women in Global Health (WGH DK) is seeking new core group members and working group volunteers. WGH DK’s aim is to challenge power and privilege for gender equity in health – in Denmark and beyond.

EU-project PREPARE4VBD held Annual meeting in Kenya

The PREPARE4VBD Project held their 3rd Annual Consortium meeting and summer-school in Kenya.

NIVI welcomes Executive Director and CEO to lead novel vaccine research and development initiative

Dr. Nicholas Jackson will be the Executive Director and CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Initiative for Vaccines and Immunity (NIVI), a partnership between the University of Copenhagen and the Novo Nordisk Foundation,…

N. Meltem Daysal and co-author's new working paper featured on the NBER website.

Do Medical Treatments Work for Work: Evidence from Breast Cancer Patients

Inaugural Lecture by Professor Olivier Rubin

We would like to invite you all to the inaugural lecture by the newly appointed Professor Olivier Rubin on April 5th 2024, at 14:00 (CET) in Building 25, room 25.1-035, at Roskilde University.

Taconic Colony Management Solutions

This could be a possibility if expansion of a breeding strain is necessary for your research during the refurbishment of AEM's SPF breeding facility, and AEM cannot find space for it. We hope to be able to welcome you…

Transnetyx genotyping services

One of the possibilities is to use an external service, like TransnetYX, and establish a Tag Center where ear punches can be collected and sent from. At this meeting information on this approach will be presented and…

Protein design with deep learning

Joseph Matthew Rogers used deep learning methods to design new and stable proteins with a high capacity for peptide binding. The research was published in Nature in the article “De novo design of high-affinity binders o…

Secrets of cell division revealed by cutting-edge imaging technique

Research from University of Copenhagen enhances our understanding of cell division. The study utilized super-resolution microscopy to visualize the protein complexes at the molecular level.

Preliminary findings shared with the press team at Makerere University

Postdoctoral researchers Ritah Nakanjako and Esther Nanfuka Kalule recently shared some preliminary findings from the CONTINUITY project with the press team at Makerere University. One of the core messages is that…

Preparations for survey data collection and analysis of Photovoice data in Bidibidi refugee settlement

February was a busy month for the team of researchers working in the Bididbidi refugee settlement in Uganda. A refreshers training was done, preparing Village Health Team members (VHTs) for their crucial role in…

Identifying and tracing fake drugs

Else Holmfred from IF is postdoc at Stanford University where she develops methods, not only to identify fake drugs, but also ultimately to trace where in the world the drug has been produced.

Coronavirus uses unexpected part of the body to spread

Researchers have found an unexpected connection between coronavirus and Fragile X Syndrome, which is the most common hereditary cause of intellectual disability.

Scientists use blue-green algae as a surrogate mother for "meat-like" proteins

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have not only succeeded in using blue-green algae as a surrogate mother for a new protein – they have even coaxed the microalgae to produce "meat fibre-like" protein strands…