Grant Recipients 2024
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Andreas Fuchs, MD, PhD
Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet
Title of project:
Coronary atherosclerosis in the Copenhagen General Population Study
Casper S. Riedel, MSc, MD, PhD
Danish Center for Sleep Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology & Department of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet
Title of project:
Cerebral hemodynamics in obstructive sleep apnea
Christian Stæhr, MD, PhD
Aarhus University Hospital and Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University
Title of project:
Secondary brain injury after cardiac arrest – mechanisms and promising therapies
Emily Anne McKaige, BSc, PhD
University of Copehagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Title of project:
Exploring the mechanistic role of DES in electrical dysfunction and atrial fibrillation
Marta Trius-Soler, MSc, PhD
University of Copenhagen, Section of Epidemiology, Department of Publich Health
Title of project:
CARDIOSIP: Exploring the Interplay of Drinking Patterns, Cardiometabolic Parameters, and Cardiovascular Disease Occurrence
Mikkel Skjoldan Svenningsen, PhD
University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Title of project:
Heart transplantation as a model system: elucidating the effect of a diabetic environment on the human heart proteome
Simon Birk Kjær Jensen, MSc, PhD
University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Title of project:
Cardioprotective mechanisms after termination of incretin-based treatment
Steffan N. N. Christiansen, PhD
Aalborg University, Department of Health Science and Technology
Title of project:
The Deadly, the Deleterious, and the Dangerous – Decoding the Differential Pathogenicity among CALM1, CALM2, and CALM3
Thomas Hadberg Lynge, MD, PhD
The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Title of project:
Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in patients with psychiatric disease
PhD Scholarships
Ara Shwan Media, MD
Aarhus University, Graduate School of Health
Title of project:
Physiologic and Psychological Effects of Pectus Excavatum Correction
Camilla Schelander Hansen, cand.pharm.
University of Southern Denmark, Department of Molecular Medicine
Title of project:
Investigating somatic mutations and clonal cell populations in human atherosclerosis
Daniel Tchemerinska Konieczny, cand.med.
Aarhus University, Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience
Title of project:
Outcome prediction for cardiac arrest
Emilie Bahne Thygesen, MD
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen and University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
Healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy - The effect on coagulation for mother and child
Emilie Katrine Kongebro, MD
University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
Screening for atrial fibrillation: A study of adverse effects including bleeding events, quality-of-life aspects and health economic consequences
Giaan Ninh, MD
University of Copenhagen, Department of Cardiology
Title of project:
Maternal medication use in pregnancy and cardiac abnormalities in the offspring
Justus Florian Gräf, MSc
Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research & University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
Genetic regulation of blood plasma traits and their impact on complex cardiovascular diseases
Kezia Jerltorp, med.vet.
University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Title of project:
Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging assessment of early and late cardiac pulsed field ablation lesions
Louise Marqvard Sørensen, MD
University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
EMPagliflozin after Aortic Valve Replacement. The EMPAVR study - A randomized clinical trial
Nicoline Wichmand Thorsen, MSc
University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
3-Dimensional spatial proteomics and degradomics to elucidate rupture mechanisms and improve diagnosis of human atherosclerotic plaques
Sophie Sander Knudsen, MD
University of Copenhagen & Herlev Hospital
Title of project:
Prevalence of elevated cardiac troponin and mechanisms of cardiac troponin release among patients with non-cardiac illness in plasma and skeletal muscle tissue
Stine Foged Lindegaard, cand.scient.san.publ.
Aalborg University and Aalborg University Hospital
Title of project:
Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of a Structured Follow-up Program for Patients with Pulmonary Embolism: A clinical multicentre pre-post intervention study
Thomas Ehlig Hjermind Justesen, cand.med.
University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
Small vessel disease of the hearts and brain. A perfusion PET study of training effects
Tummas Ternhamar, MD
University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
Combination of cardioprotective glucose-lowering and lipid-lowering drugs in type 2 diabetes
Cross-academy (DCAcademy and Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy) grant recipients
Jasmin Emma Rekly Jensen, MSc
University of Southern Denmark, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Title of project:
Plasmalemma Vesicle-Associated Protein in the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Pathogenesis
Karen Hvid, MD
University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
Remnant cholesterol and residual risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in statin treated individuals with type 2 diabetes
María José Romero Lado, MSc
Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
Addressing variability in body composition and fat distribution to better assess the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Cross-academy (DCAcademy and Danish Data Science Academy) grant recipient
Malene Nørregaard Nielsen, MSc
University of Copenhagen
Title of project:
Illuminating the potentials of photoplethysmography for patients with atrial fibrillation using explainable artificial intelligence