Human medicine

Professor Lone Simonsen

Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Pandemic Signatures (PandemiX)

The overall research objective of PandemiX is to investigate the signature features of COVID-19 and pandemics of the past, to better understand both and to…

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Professor Ana Antic

Centre for Culture and the Mind (CULTMIND)

Can the emotional worlds of diverse groups of people be translated? Are the core characteristics of the human mind universal across cultures, ethnic groups and…

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Søren Riis Paludan

Center for immunology of viral infections (CiViA)

CiViA aims to uncover novel immune mechanisms that contribute to early defense against infections, and to decipher how the delicate balance between protective and pathological…

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Professor Tine Jess.

Center for Molecular Prediction of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (PREDICT)

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), traditionally categorized into Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic progressive and disabling intestinal disorders affecting millions of people worldwide. Patients…

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Professor Marja Jäättelä - head of center, CARD

Center for Autophagy, Recycling and Disease (CARD)

Cellular homeostasis is governed by integrated activities of energy-supplying organelles, macromoleculeproducing factories and recycling pathways. As in our modern society, also in our cells, power…

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Professor Jens Lundgren - head of center, PERSIMUNE

Centre for Personalised Medicine of Infectious Complications in Immune Deficiency (PERSIMUNE)

The multidisciplinary centre at Rigshospitalet works from the hypothesis that across patient with impaired immune function, there is a common pattern of undiscovered risk factors…

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Professor Peter Vuust - head of center, MIB

Center for Music In The Brain (MIB)

The Danish National Research Foundation’s Center for Music In the Brain (MIB) is an interdisciplinary research center aiming at addressing the dual questions of how…

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Professor Anja Boisen - head of center, IDUN

Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN)

Oral drug delivery is the preferred route of administration due to its minimal invasive nature and convenience for the patients. However, it has key challenges…

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Professor Thomas Graven-Nielsen - head of center, CNAP

Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP)

When an injury results in acute pain, the nervous system undergoes an adaptive neuroplastic response resulting in an increase in sensitivity. After some time, the…

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Professor Anders Nykjær - head of center, PROMEMO

Center for Proteins in Memory (PROMEMO)

Memory is probably the single most important brain process. It defines our personality, gives us the sense of individuality and determines our actions. Yet memory…

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Professor Susanne Mandrup - head of center, ATLAS

Center for Functional Genomics and Tissue Plasticity (ATLAS)

Cellular plasticity is a prerequisite for cellular development and physiological adaptation but is also tightly associated with disease development. Understanding of the mechanisms underlying this…

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