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PUBLICATION SPOTLIGHT – How a “good” leukemia turns “bad” and how we can turn it “good” again

By Anna S Wilhelmson, Senior Scientist, Porse Group How would you summarise your study in one sentence? Through a successful collaboration between the Porse lab here at the Finsen Laboratory and BRIC and the Grebien lab…

Awards

PhD student Melodie Schneider wins the best oral presentation and PhD student Simon Haugaard wins best poster presentation at the International Academy of Cardiovascular Science in Rumainia.

Professor Tor Biering-Sørensen is awarded with the Erhoff Foundation's Talent Prize for his research in heart diseases

Tor Biering-Sørensen is awarded the Erhoff Foundation's Talent Prize 2023, which is given to exceptionally talented researchers under 40 years of age. He receives the prize for his work on the prevention of heart…

Researchers find a cause of Parkinson’s disease

A significant breakthrough sheds light on the underlying mechanisms of Parkinson's disease, offering the potential for innovative treatments in the future.

A research agenda for continuity of chronic health care for forcibly displaced persons

On 14 September 2023, University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health hosted a symposium on the topic of ‘Continuity of chronic healthcare among forcibly displaced persons’.

Do No Harm - The Art of Reproducible Experimental Surgery in Rodents, and Why it Matters to You

A series of seminars where we aim to disseminate the knowledge of our talented team, and help you improve your setups, and obtain better data! For the first seminar, Thomas Svava Nielsen will give a talk titled “Do No…

3 EU ITN projects on Aquaculture met in Vienna

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) consortiums RASOPTA, EATFISH, and EASYTRAIN held a joint event on September 22nd in Vienna, Austria.

Vladimir Ariza-Montañez: Social disease and humanitarian interventions in Colombia

Global Health Research Spotlight is a news story series for School of Global Health’s communication platforms.

Follow-up on the refurbishment of breeding unit 10-4 in the Panum Building

This letter provides an update on the upcoming renovation as well as a status on the comprehensive plan for the development of the department with topics i.e. management, finances, needs and services as well as the…

Inhaled nanomedicines can help chronic respiratory infections

Associate Professor Mingshi Yang has received 2.8 mill DKK from DFF for the project “Inhaled Nano-Suicide-Particles for Combating Respiratory Biofilm Infections”.

Network on Transboundary Pandemic Crises Governance

Over the course of the last two years researchers & practitioners from a range of disciplines gathered online over two workshops to examine matters of governance, policy, inequity and vulnerability in relation to the…

Why are we in the middle of an obesity epidemic? Here is a possible explanation

Since 2010, the number of people with obesity in Denmark has doubled, while other countries have seen an even greater increase. But what started this, and what is driving it? Professor Emeritus Thorkild I. A. Sørensen…

Best oral presentation

PhD student Melodie Schneider wins the best oral abstract presentation at the Norwegian Atrial Fibrillation conference.

Data infrastructure project will be a one-stop-shop for drug developing researchers

Professor David Gloriam has received 12 mill DKK from Novo Nordisk Foundation for the new data infrastructure project, “Online research infrastructure for receptor function and drug design”.

Introducing Alexander Hauser

Meet ISBUC’s newest group leader: Alexander Hauser in the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology.

Martin Malmsten part of new Center of Excellence

The new international Center of Excellence, COMMONS - Commonalities in Membrane Molecular Interactions, is based at Lund University and has been funded by Swedish Research Council with 27 MSEK.

Researchers: "We should not think of the antibiotic resistance crisis as something in the future. It is already here"

Antibiotic resistance is a serious health crisis that is getting far too little attention. In 2019, five million deaths were associated with antibiotic resistance. The solution is both simple and surprisingly difficult…

The more we exercise, the longer we lounge around

The more we engage in structured exercise training, the more we tend to cut back on daily non-exercise physical activities like riding a bike to work instead of driving, or taking the stairs instead of hopping on an…

Large Danish food infrastructure collaboration bears fruit

Companies and research communities have achieved new standards of collaboration through the shared state-of-the-art laboratory center, FOODHAY, setting the stage for the development of cutting-edge knowledge and…

Petrine Wellendorph new Head of Programme for DRA

Professor Petrine Wellendorph has been appointed Head of Programme for Drug Research Academy from August XX. This is a position where she will set the direction for the education of researchers within the field of…

Petrine Wellendorph new Head of Programme for DRA

Professor Petrine Wellendorph has been appointed Head of Programme for Drug Research Academy from August XX. This is a position where she will set the direction for the education of researchers within the field of…

The 9th MPA International Conference

Pareena Verma was selected to present her work in 10 minutes in a 1.5 hours session.

Annual CORS Conference 2023

We are super excited to announce the date and first speakers for this year's CORS Conference!

Can different providers work together?

Interview with Associate Professor Erminia Colucci on integrative approach to mental healthcare.