Grant Recipients 2022
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Carolin Sailer, MSc, PhD
University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedicine
Title of project:
Molecular phenotyping of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy by single cell proteomics
Charlotte Glinge, MD, PhD
University of Copenhagen & Rigshospitalet
Title of project:
Genetic architecture of ventricular fibrillation during first acute myocardial infarction
Gustavo Luis Tripodi, MSc, PhD
University of Southern Denmark, Department of Molecular Medicine
Title of project:
Targeting the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan degradation to combat abdominal aortic aneurysm
Johannes Grand, MD, PhD
University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet - Heart centre
Title of project:
Vasodilation or diuretics for initial treatment of pulmonary congestion due to acute heart failure – a randomized placebo-controlled trial
Laura Alonso Herranz, MSc, PhD
Aarhus University, Department of Biomedicine
Title of project:
Mechanisms regulating smooth muscle cell plasticity and atherosclerotic plaque stability
Manan Pareek, MD, PhD
Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte
Title of project:
Randomized comparisons of morning versus bedtime drug administration: The Cardiovascular Circadian Chronotherapy (C3) Trial Program
Kevin Kris Warnakula Olesen, MD, PhD
Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology
Title of project:
Cardiovascular risk in prediabetes patients with and without coronary artery disease - studies from the Western Denmark Heart Registry
Nicklas Vinter, MD, PhD
Aalborg University, Department of Clinical Medicine
Title of project:
Disease burden of atrial fibrillation: new methods and perspectives
PhD Scholarships
Andrietta Sofie Grenzmann, MSc
University of Southern Denmark, Department of Molecular Medicine
Title of project:
The role pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-1 in cardiovascular diseases
Asli Bahar Topaktas, MSc
University of Copenhagen, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Title of project:
Exploring the role of LRP2 O-glycosylation in maintaining renal and cardiovascular homeostasis
Dung Nguyen Riis, MD
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine
Title of project:
Novel cardiopulmonary resuscitation training strategies to improve in-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes
Filip Gnesin, MD
University of Copenhagen and Nordsjællands Hospital Hillerød, Department of Cardiology
Title of project:
Predicting acute cardiovascular disease in a pre-hospital setting
Jan Walter Dhillon Shanmuganathan, MD
Aalborg University & Aalborg University Hospital, Department of Cardiology
Title of project:
Risk of myocardial infarction depending on cancer subtype and treatment
Marlene Schouby Bentestuen, MD
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine
Title of project:
Pharmacogenetics in psychiatry: Optimizing identification of high-risk patients for the development of serious cardiac events
Mélodie Jil Schneider, Med. Vet.
University of Copenhagen, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Title of project:
Detection of atrial fibrosis by echocardiography, 3D mapping and 3D light sheet imaging - A longitudinal study in an equine atrial fibrillation model
Josephine Maria Kanta, MSc
University of Copenhagen, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
Title of project:
Medium chain fatty acids as dietary tool to improve cardiac metabolism and function in heart failure
Milad Hasani, MSc
Aalborg University, Faculty of Engineering and Science
Title of project:
Autonomous energy harvesting for powering heart implants and multi-channel wireless communication
Peter Engel Thomas, MD
University of Copenhagen, Department of Clinical Biochemistry
Title of project:
Lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular disease - the role of systemic low-grade inflammation, lipoprotein(a) cholesterol, and apoB
Signe Amalie Wolthers, MD
University of Copenhagen & Prehospital Center Region Zealand
Title of project:
Using artificial intelligence to improve data in the Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry
Sofie Dannesbo, MD
University of Copenhagen & Rigshospitalet, Department of Cardiology
Title of project:
Patency of interatrial communications in children - part of The Copenhagen Baby Heart Study - Impact (CBHS-I)
Stephanie Thuy Duong Pham, MSc
University of Southern Denmark, Department of Molecular Medicine
Title of project:
The role of kallistatin and the contact activation system in abdominal aortic aneurysms