17 October 2023

DFF supports 18 innovative clinical research ideas from SUND

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SUND researchers receive a share of nearly DKK 200 million from Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond for research ideas in areas that will strengthen patient-oriented research

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In total, 295 applications were submitted, and research funding was awarded to 62 projects at hospitals and universities across the country, including 17 for SUND. Photo: Canva.

Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond has just allocated nearly DKK 200 million to, among other things, 18 innovative ideas from SUND researchers. These funds support patient-oriented research in areas such as amputations, sleep, menstrual migraines, and infections in prematurely born infants.

The nearly 200 million Danish kroner for clinical and independent research help initiate independent and researcher-initiated experiments and studies in areas where there is limited commercial interest or opportunities for external funding, for example, from foundations.

In total, 295 applications were submitted, and research funding was awarded to 62 projects at hospitals and universities across the country, including 17 for SUND. Each of the original research ideas received between approximately DKK 2.2 - 4.3 million Danish kroner, and the research projects typically span over 3 - 4.5 years.

See all of the research projects here. 

Congratulations to:

  • Clinical Professor Michael Kjær (IKM) received support for "Timing of clinical treatment in patients with tendinopathy (TENDOTIME)."

  • Clinical Professor Morten Tange Kristensen (IKM) received support for "Outcomes of patients with lower extremity amputation in Denmark - A national research project based on the Danish Amputation Database (DanAmp)."

  • Clinical Associate Professor Line Kessel (IKM) received support for "DanSleep – Danish study on sleep-wake disturbances in patients with retinitis pigmentosa."

  • Clinical Professor Nina Margrethe Weis (IKM) received support for "Risk of infection in pregnant women with and without chronic illness and association with adverse birth outcomes."

  • Klinisk professor Klaus Bønnelykke (IKM) has received support for "Fish oil supplementation in pregnancy for prevention of asthma: Towards evidence-based personalized nutrition recommendations"

  • Clinical Associate Professor Morten Lamberts (IKM) received support for "Impact of the future virtual patient care pathway on treatment effects."

  • Clinical Professor Henning Bliddal (IKM) received support for "Repurposed use of metformin for hand osteoarthritis: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial."

  • Lecturer Thomas Folkmann Hansen (CPR) received support for "Mapping menstrual migraine onto the CyclOme."

  • Clinical Professor Charlotte Arneboe Suetta (IKM) received support for "Back to basics - Prevention of hospitalization-associated disability in older patients."

  • Clinical Professor Morten Schou (IKM) received support for "The CARE-HF study."

  • Clinical Professor Henning Bundgaard (IKM) received support for "New treatment of device (pacemaker) endocarditis; immediate reimplantation of a new device after removal of the infected system (POET-PM)."

  • Associate Professor Sandra Søgaard Tøttenborg (IFSV) received support for "PFAS AND CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH: CAUSAL EFFECTS AND CLINICALLY RELEVANT CUT-OFF LEVELS."

  • Clinical Professor Anja Pinborg (IKM) received support for "Efficacy and safety of preimplantation genetic testing of aneuploidies (PGT-A)."

  • Clinical Associate Professor Ulrikka Nygaard (IKM) received support for "Screening of Severe Neonatal Infections on Dried Blood Spots: Perspectives to Reduce Mortality and Morbidity."

  • Clinical Professor Jette Lautrup Frederiksen (IKM) received support for "Effects of indole-3-propionic acid on neurodegeneration, disease activity, and cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis."

  • Clinical Associate Professor Gitte Fredberg Persson (IKM) received support for "OLIGO-DK, a national intervention study of local ablative treatment of oligometastatic cancer."

  • Clinical Professor Søren Overgaard (IKM) received support for "The effects of intravenous iron on mobility in elderly patients following hip fracture surgery: A multicenter, parallel group, randomized, controlled trial - The IRON-HIP Trial."

  • Adjunkt Frederik Plesner Lyngse (IFSV) received support for: "The Role of Preferences and Beliefs in Shaping Physician Careers"

Contact:

Journalist and Press Consultant Liva Polack
liva.polack@sund.ku.dk
+45 35 32 54 64

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