News

AGING

2024.11.13

Claus welcomes the Latvian Minister of Health

Recently, Desler Group had the honor of receiving a visit from the Latvian Minister of Health, Dr.…

GRANTS

2024.08.28

Lisa Gottlieb Becomes a Branco Weiss Fellow

Lisa, BRIDGE and Danish Cardiovascular Academy fellow and postdoc in the Jespersen Group, has…

GUT HEALTH

2024.08.07

Benjamin Seeks to Improve Gut Health with Bacterial Lysate

Associate Professor Benjamin A.H. Jensen’s research is centered on the gut and bacteria, which coul…

GRANTS

2024.06.25

Andreas Mæchel Fritzen receives DFF-grant to explore his best idea

Associate Professor Andreas Mæchel Fritzen receives more than DKK 6 million for exploring some of…

COVID-19

2024.06.18

Claus investigates COVID-19's long-term effects

Associate Professor Claus Desler leads the POINT project, which investigates the long-term health…

GRANTS

2024.06.11

30 million DKK for three researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences

Three researchers from the department has received five-year grants from the Novo Nordisk…

NEW HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

2024.06.11

New Head of Department at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

On September 1st, Birgitte Holst will take up the position as the new Head of Department here at th…

NEW ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

2024.04.25

Trisha Grevengoed appointed Associate Professor

As of March 1st, Trisha Grevengoed has been appointed associate professor at the Department of…

NEW APPOINTMENT

2024.04.24

Signe Mathiasen Appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor

As of March 1st, Signe Mathiasen has taken the next step in her career at the Department of…

Grant

2024.01.26

COVID-19 can be harsh on our organs. Now, a significant grant aims to prevent serious consequences

Most of the Danish population has been infected with COVID-19, and several studies indicate that th…

GRANTS

2023.11.28

Julien Ochala receives Ascending Investigator grant from the Lundbeck Foundation

We are happy to announce that Associate Professor Julien Ochala has been awarded a research grant…

AWARDS

2023.10.03

Professor Tor Biering-Sørensen has been awarded the Erhoff Foundation Talent Prize 2023

The Erhoff Foundation Talent Prize is presented to an exceptionally talented researcher under the…

NEW ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

2023.09.20

Claus Desler Madsen Joins the Department of Biomedical Sciences

On January 1st, Claus Desler Madsen will become a part of the department in a four-year position as…

Research symposium

2023.09.13

BMI Clinical Endocrinology Network Symposium - 23. november 2023

Are you working with endocrinology research? The Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMI), Universit…

GRANTS

2023.06.06

Lærke Gasbjerg and Signe Mathiasen awarded NNF Emerging Investigator grants

The Novo Nordisk Foundation's Research Leader Programme has awarded grants to two of our emerging…

NEW STUDY

2023.04.19

Patients with cancer respond poorly to the hormone insulin

Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Lykke Sylow, has published a new…

NEW ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

2023.04.18

Andreas Mæchel Fritzen is appointed associate professor

As of April 1., Andreas Mæchel Fritzen is appointed associate professor at Department of Biomedical…

NEW ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

2023.03.09

Henriette Elisabeth Autzen is appointed associate professor at Department of Biomedical Sciences

As of 1 May, Henriette Elisabeth Autzen is appointed associate professor at Department of Biomedica…

New associate professor

2023.01.09

Benjamin Anderschou Holbech Jensen becomes associate professor

As of 1 February, Benjamin Anderschou Holbech Jensen is appointed associate professor at the…

grant

2022.12.07

“It may be a common notion that researchers are a bit dusty, but that is not the case”

“There are many inspiring people doing research, and if you have the slightest bit of curiosity, yo…

Grant

2022.11.24

Two BMI profiles receive millions in grants from the Inge Lehmann programme

Trisha Jean Grevengoed and Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg are each awarded more than DKK 2.8 million from…

Talent

2022.11.17

The year's best Master's theses are written by BMI students

The Medical Society in Copenhagen has just announced the three winners of the award for best…

RESEARCH

2022.09.14

“Extremely satisfying” as researchers find new hope for heart patients

There is currently no cure for the heart condition ARVC, which usually affects young individuals. A…

AWARD

2022.09.01

Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg receives the Young Researcher Award from the Bagger-Sørensen Foundation

Postdoc Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg has received the Young Researcher Award from the Bagger-Sørensen…

New assistant professor

2022.07.12

Jonas Salling Quist has been appointed assistant professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences

Jonas Salling Quist becomes assistant professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences. Jonas…

Professor

2022.07.07

Niels-Henrik von Holstein-Rathlou returns to the department on 1 August

After seven years as Senior Vice President in the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Professor and former Hea…

HONOUR

2022.06.22

Lykke Sylow receives the Anders Jahre Award for young researchers

Associate Professor Lykke Sylow from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of…

diabetes

2022.06.14

Cancer increases the risk of developing diabetes

Cancer patients are at a greater risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study by the Sten…

Research

2022.05.25

Men with obesity can double their sperm count

Men with obesity can double their sperm count if they lose weight and maintain the weight loss. Thi…

Grant

2022.04.06

Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg receives grant to research individual diabetes treatment

Post.doc and Ph.D. at the Department of Biomedical Sciences Lærke Smidt Gasbjerg receives grant of…

PAIN RELIEF

2022.03.28

Can a poisonous sea snail replace morphine?

A sea snail living in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines may be able to help scientists develop…

Grant

2022.02.04

Young researchers awarded grant for cardiovascular research

The Danish Cardiovascular Academy is ready with the first out of five scholarship grants. Two…

New research project

2022.01.17

Can weight loss before pregnancy prevent childhood overweight?

Can you reduce childhood overweight if the mother achieves a healthy weight before and during…