Research Groups

Żylicz Group

Our group wants to uncover how the early embryo senses its environment and specifically how the metabolic state of the cell regulates gene expression and epigenetic memory.

Alkjær Group

Our goal is to help people to maintain lifelong mobility and function; specifically to prevent onset and progression of musculoskeletal diseases/injuries - particularly of the knee. We use biomechanics to understand and…

Aragona Group

Our group studies how biomechanics influence stem cell identity and govern stem cell fate in regenerating adult epithelia.

Autzen Group

We aim to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in taste signalling and metabolic homeostasis, with a particular emphasis on developing new tools for detergent-free membrane protein purification.

Bentzen Group

Our group works to understand the role of ion channels in health and disease. Our main focus is to understand the mechanism of cardiac arrhythmia and to find new opportunities for treatment of these.

Biering-Sørensen Group

Our aim is to test and merge new research methods that provide rapid responses to potential effect for the benefit of the patients. The vision for the research is to develop treatments which in the long term will make…

Billestrup Group

We use a number of in vitro and in vivo models systems to study the molecular and cellular basis for stimulation of beta cell growth and differentiation.

Bjørn-Yoshimoto Group

Our group uses the chemical diversity of cone snail toxins (‘conotoxins’) to understand human biology and to inspire new way to treat disease. The focus is on toxins that have evolved to act at G protein-coupled…

Brickman Group

Our group aims to understand mechanism(s) governing cellular decision-making, competence and plasticity during development and differentiation.

Christoffersen Group

The overall theme of our research is basic and clinical aspects of lipid and lipoproteins and how it can affect cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Davies Group

The Protein Oxidation group works to understand the mechanisms of protein modification by reactive species (radicals, two-electron oxidants, glycation reactions), the biological consequences of such reactions, and the…

Desler Group

In Desler Group we investigate aging at the molecular level and its link to age-related diseases. This is done using 2D and advanced 3D cell culture models alongside biopsies collected from human cohorts. Our goal is to…

Fritzen Group

The main objective is to deepen our understanding of the molecular regulation of lipid metabolism. We are at the moment particularly interested in identifying molecular mechanisms behind health effects of lipids and…

Gasbjerg Group

We aim to elucidate the molecular details of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) receptor function and regulation and translate our findings to biological function and the development of new therapies.

Gourdon Group

The Membrane Protein Structural Biology Group works on structural and functional characterizing of membrane proteins that are essential for human health and highly attractive targets in the treatment of diseases.

Grevengoed Group

We focuse on determining biological functions of different fats, such as omega-3 fatty acids, and their metabolites in cardiometabolic disease. Our work spans biochemistry and physiology to understand the necessity and…

Gustavsson Group

We aim to elucidate the molecular details of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) receptor function and regulation and translate our findings to biological function and the development of new therapies.

Hartmann Group

We investigate the mechanism by which hormones secreted from the intestine affect bone remodelling. Using cell, animal and human studies, we increase our understanding of intestinal and bone physiology, and identify new…

Hartvig Group

Using translational research model systems ranging from isolated organelles to cells to mice, rats, sheep and humans coupled with state of the art as well as classical biochemical and molecular biology methods our…

Hawkins Group

Our focus is to gain a better understanding of the role of innate immune cell dysfunction in the development of chronic inflammatory disease, particularly atherosclerosis and the development of cardiovascular…

Helge Group

The key focus areas are adaptation to physical activity and inactivity and nutritional intake with a particular emphasis on maximal fat oxidation, ageing, gender, obesity and insulin resistance. The group has done a…

Hjortø Group

We carry out fundamental research in order to understand how naturally occurring peptides and other allosteric modulators acting at chemokine receptors affect immune cell function in vitro and in vivo to provide new…

Holst Group

In our group, we combine laboratory experiments with clinical studies in order to understand the functional challenges of obesity and diabetes, and to provide new principles for improved therapy of these conditions.

Jacobsen Group

Research in the Vascular Modeling Laboratory is focused on integrative models of the microcirculation. We apply multiple-scale computational models to investigate basic mechanisms operating in the microcirculation in…

Jensen Group

Our group wants to understand how the epithelium is maintained long-term and how this is altered upon tissue damage to secure regeneration by using the intestinal epithelium as system to study cell behaviour.

Jensen Group

We dissect how dietary factors affect gut barrier integrity and host-microbe interactions at the onset, prevention, and treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases.

Jepps Group

The overarching theme of the group's research is to reveal and investigate new mechanisms that regulate arterial tone in order to improve our understanding of how vascular diseases develop, such as hypertension and…

Jespersen Group

In the Cardiac Physiology Laboratory, we aim at elucidating the physiological function of membrane embedded and associated proteins, through molecular, biochemical, pharmacological, and electrophysiological…

Kanters Group

The research group is concerned with signal analysis of electrocardiographic signals and inherited arrhythmias. We has specialized in the study of Long QT syndrome and has an outpatient clinic in cooperation with…

Kirkeby Group

We aim to develop novel stem cell transplantation therapies for neurodegenerative diseases as well as to use the stem cells as a tool to understand the pathogenesis of brain disorders.

Kissow Group

Our main purpose of the group is to establish knowledge leading the way to improved treatment of patients suffering from intestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases or chemotherapy induced mucositis.

Kjær Group

Our group focuses on translational molecular imaging with PET and PET/MRI and on development of targeted radionuclide therapies (theranostics) for use in precision medicine in cancer, cardiovascular diseases and…

Larsen Group

The Larsen group focus primarily on human integrative physiology in health and disease. Our main interest is on mitochondrial physiology and how this is affected with disease and by exercise training. We are looking at…

Linz Group

In the Cardiac Physiology Laboratory, we aim at elucidating the physiological function of membrane embedded and associated proteins, through molecular, biochemical, pharmacological, and electrophysiological…

Little Group

Our group aims to direct stem cells to kidney organoids.

Lundby Group

In the Lundby group cardiac proteomics is applied to gain molecular insights into regulatory processes in the heart. The efforts undertaken aim at uncovering a deep molecular understanding of the changes in hearts…

Lundegaard Group

The Lundegaard Group is interested in understanding the role of genes involved in cardiac development and function, and how mutations in these genes can lead to cardiac disease in patients.

Mandrup-Poulsen Group

The Immuno-endocrinology laboratory works to prevent and cure type 1 and type 2 diabetes by targeting the inflammatory and metabolic pathways leading to pancreatic beta-cell failure. Ongoing projects define the…

Mathiasen Group

We focus on investigating the signaling properties and unexplored biology of Adhesion G protein-coupled receptor (GPCRs) and the implications of this receptor family in human health and disease.

Nielsen Group

The research focus of the Gap Junction Group is the regulation of cardiac conduction. We are particularly interested in the role of gap junctions and their use as anti-arrhytmic target.

Ochala Group

Our group focuses on the understanding of muscle cell function in health, evolution, and disease with a specific focus on the motor protein, myosin and its binding partners.

Peter Holst Group

The group focuses on endogenous retroviruses from human and model organisms as key players in metabolic stress and the application of the immune to eliminate harmful cells expressing pathogenic genes of retroviral…

PREPARE

The PREPARE team of reNEW Copenhagen seeks to ensure socially robust stem cell treatments.

Rasmussen Group

In our group, we study the molecular and cellular machinery responsible for the mosaic distribution of ion channels in polarized cells and how the molecular and cellular machinery is regulated.

Rosenkilde Group

The common research theme of the Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory (MolPharm) is the relationship between structure and function of 7TM (seven transmembrane segment), G protein-coupled receptors.

Schmitt Group

Our group focuses on the impact of mutations, molecular regulatory mechanisms and accessory subunits on the function of ion channel complexes with special focus on cardiac arrhythmia. Because we can observe many of the…

Sedzinski Group

We aim to understand the mechanical and molecular processes driving the development and regeneration of mucociliary epithelium (MCE).

Sosnovtseva Group

We combine innovative experimental techniques, new methods of data analysis and mechanism-based modeling to unravel complex relationships between structure, dynamics, and function of cellular and vascular networks in…

Stallknecht Group

In Act4Life we develop, carry out and publish research elucidating the mechanisms behind the health-enhancing effects of physical activity. We also investigate how to best implement physical activity in daily life.

Sylow Group

Our research focuses on delineating the molecular causes of muscle wasting and associated metabolic dysfunctions. We are trying to identify mechanisms that, at the molecular level, might regulate muscle mass, function,…

Sørensen Group

Our aim is to understand how the renal vasculature functions during normal conditions and during disease-states such as hypertension and diabetes. We investigate the mechanisms regulating the excretory function of the…

Thomsen Group

Cardiac electrophysiology is the science related to the investigation, diagnose, treatment, manipulation and challenge of the electrical activities of the heart. This is what we do. Our present aim is to understand how…

Torekov Group

In The Clinical Translational Metabolism Group we have the overall goal of creating evidence of how to obtain healthy weight throughout life. Our vision is to implement this evidence to prevent obesity-related disease…

Xlab Group

We focus on human integrative physiology, with special interest in energy expenditure, metabolism, and cardio-metabolic diseases.