PhD defences

• 29 May 2026, 9:00-12:00

  PhD defence: Yufei Zhao

  Microevolution of Escherichia coli influenced by management

• 29 May 2026, 10:00-13:00

  PhD defence: Ida Klitzing Storgaard

  Model-based optimization of dosing of high-risk medication in older patients

• 29 May 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence: Weizhe Wang

  Peptide Signaling in Gram-Positive Bacteria:From the Pathogenic agr System to the Probiotic lam Circuit

• 29 May 2026, 13:15-16:15

  PhD defence: Matthew James Kennedy

  Functional Characterisation of Virus-Host Interactions for HCV-Related Hepaciviruses

• 29 May 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Johan Sieborg

  Epidemiological Insights into Keratinocyte Carcinoma: From Incidence to Clinical Outcomes

• 29 May 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Frederikke Kristensen Lomholt

  From development to public health impact - Real-time surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections

• 29 May 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Malte Schmücker

  Mitochondrial-targeted supplementation for the aging skeletal muscle

• 29 May 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Nicoline Ninn Jensen

  Development of Phosphorylation-Inducing Chimeric Small Molecules

• 29 May 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Benjamin Lautrup Hansen

   Advanced Heart Failure - Screening, hemodynamic assessment and the importance of specific phenotypes

• 29 May 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Helene Wallem Breisnes

  The Molecular Fingerprint of Acute & Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Insights from Extracellular Matrix Biomarkers

• 29 May 2026, 15:00-18:00

  PhD defence: Josephine Julie Rosenvilde

  Managing Teratoma in Non-seminoma Germ Cell Tumors: Surgical Strategies, Relapse Patterns, and Survivorship after Chemotherapy

• 1 June 2026, 9:00-12:00

  PhD defence: Katrine Storm Piper

  Dizziness, balance impairments, and sarcopenia in older adults receiving chemotherapy - a geriatric oncology approach

• 1 June 2026, 15:00-18:00

  PhD defence by Astrid Duus Mikkelsen

  Pulmonary Protection and Risk in Open Heart Surgery - Insights from the GLORIOUS randomized clinical trial

• 2 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence: Anne Majgaard Jensen

   Investigating Diet-Induced Changes in Gut Microbiomes of Parasites and Hosts

• 2 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence: Juan Camacho Roda

  Deciphering the progression of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

• 2 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Andres Jimenez Kaufmann

   Decoding the heterogeneity of Systemic Autoimmune - Diseases through multimodal data integration

• 3 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Emilie Katrine Kongebro

  Haemorrhage, Healthcare & Health-Related Quality of Life - Exploring the Impact of Screening for Atrial Fibrillation

• 4 June 2026, 9:00-12:00

  PhD defence: Victoria George

   Exploring the Impact of Ultra-Processed Food on Male Health and Sperm Epigenetic Profiles in Twins

• 4 June 2026, 11:00-14:00

  PhD defence by Priya Khadgawat

  Preclinical development of Oncofetal Chondroitin Sulfate Targeted Therapies in Acute myeloid Leukemia

• 5 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence by Frederikke Rosenvinge Skov

  Asthma and allergy during first 18 years of life - better understanding of endotypes and better prevention of disease

• 5 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Trine Witzner Hessel

  Incretin hormones (GLP-1 and GIP) and glucagon in children at different stages of type 1 diabetes compared to healthy controls

• 5 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Yagmur Sisman

   Druggable Targets in Ovarian Cancer

• 8 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence by Kuan Wang

  From Established Therapies to Emerging Candidates: Antiviral Activity and Resistance Barriers of Direct-Acting Antivirals against Hepatitis C Virus

• 9 June 2026, 10:30-13:30

  PhD defence by Sara Fresnillo Saló

  Training the Immune System against Cancer

• 10 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Katrine Aagaard Myhr

  Native T1 mapping as a marker of myocardial fibrosis in aortic valve stenosis

• 11 June 2026, 11:30-14:30

  PhD defence by Emil Zeng Skovhøj

  The Dual Role of the Type 2 Diabetes Risk Gene KCNQ1 in Insulin Secretion and Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity

• 11 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Ireen Kooij

  Nonclassical Regulators of Reproductive Function: Down to the Bone

• 11 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Nikoline Marie Schou Karlsen

  Optimizing Triage of Patients with  Adnexal Masses - Evaluation of Diagnostic Models in the Diagnosing Ovarian Cysts (DOC) Study

• 11 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Mariam Elmegaard

  Navigating the practice-changing era of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists in cardiovascular care - From real-world data to clinical implementation

• 12 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence: Axel Dines Skafte-Holm

  Infection and adverse pregnancy outcomes

• 12 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Milla Ortved

  Surgical approaches and outcomes in kidney transplantation

• 12 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Cecilie Paulsrud

  Sleep in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Disease with a special focus on Type 1 Diabetes -  Screening Tool Development, Clinical Sleep Assessment and Sleep-Disease Interactions

• 12 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Lærke Winther Kristensen

  Physical activity during hospitalisation in paediatric care - Measurements, interventions, and challenges

• 12 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Kathrine Vauvert Römmelmayer Hviid

  Overweight and Reproductive Outcomes: The Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Preconceptional Weight Loss

• 12 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Frederik Knude Øksendal Palshof

  Development in the most common cancers in Denmark - Demography and risk factors

• 12 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Patrick Terrence Brooks

  High-resolution immunological profiling in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

• 15 June 2026, 11:00-14:00

  PhD defence by Pi Vejsig Madsen

  Causal Inference for Evaluation of the Forthcoming Mary Elizabeth's Hospital for Children

• 15 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence by Alisha Annikki Niskala

  Inflammatory Signaling Pathways in Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Targets

• 15 June 2026, 14:30-17:30

  PhD defence by Emilie Johanning Bari

  Progression from mild to severe asthma: risk factors and mechanisms

• 16 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence: Deniz Esen

  Quantitative Image-Based Assessment of Tissue Histology in Regeneration

• 16 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence: Svenja Hansson

  Functional genomics in skeletal muscle - Dissecting enhancer-gene regulation underlying exercise-induced muscle-to-brain communication

• 16 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Ida Karoline Bach Jensen

  Physical activity during pregnancy, maternal metabolic health, and placental structure and function - A PhD project based on results from the FitMum randomized controlled trial

• 16 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Camilla Heldbjerg Drabe Alminde

  Improving diagnostics and pathogenic understanding of immune dysfunction in patients with common variable immunodeficiency

• 17 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Betel Tesfay

  Blood-based inflammatory biomarkers in migraine and migraine subgroups

• 17 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Nanna Brøns

  Genetic, immunological and sex-specific aspects of iron status in healthy blood donors

• 17 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Alexandra Annelie Brandtzäg

  Evaluation of atherosclerotic lesions in the superior mesenteric artery before and after stenting

• 18 June 2026, 10:00-13:00

  PhD defence: Christina Maria Eva Schuh

  Leveraging ERK signaling to understand enhancer regulation

• 18 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence by Trine Mølbæk-Engbjerg

  Risk-behaviours, non-atopic comorbidities, and inflammatory biomarkers of adolescents with asthma

• 18 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Anna Oline Bøthun

  Pediatric eye movement-based perimetry  -with a focus on children with Brain Tumors

• 19 June 2026, 10:00-13:00

  PhD defence by Marie Skov Kristensen

  Dental Care among Danish Individuals in Vulnerable Positions - Utilization and Experiences of a Subsidy Scheme

• 22 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Dusan Rasic

  Artificial intelligence-based breast cancer diagnostics and prognostics: focus on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and cellularity

• 23 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence: Aritz Roa Eguiara

  Genome translocation mechanism of a contractile tailed phage

• 23 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Sarah Skovlunde Hornshøj Pedersen

  Pressure and Prognosis in the Paediatric Brain - Telemetric Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Long-term Outcome after Traumatic Brain Injury

• 24 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence by Nina Kornerup

  Before the Beginning - Developing a randomised controlled trial and assessing preconception health in women living with excess body weight: insights from the PRE-STORK trial

• 25 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Marianne Gardar Stærk

  Aspects of penile cancer development - Exploring the role of penile lichen sclerosus and human papillomavirus in penile cancer

• 26 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence: Thorbjørn Marciniak Nielsen

  Selective degradation of mRNA by autophagy

• 26 June 2026, 14:00-17:00

  PhD defence by Elias Frost Wiwe

  SARS-CoV-2 Antigen and Antibody Kinetics - Infection, Vaccination, and Long-Term Immunity

• 29 June 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence by Hannes Linder

  Exploring Novel Mechanisms of Immunosuppression in Cancer

• 9 July 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence: Sif Binder Larsen

  Metatarsalgia: Intermetatarsal bursitis or Morton's neuroma

• 3 Sept. 2026, 13:00-16:00

  PhD defence: Anne Sofie Mosborg Aggestrup

   Bridging the Sector Gap: A Co-Designed Intervention Framework for Depression Recovery and Relapse Prevention