RSS feedhttps://dcacademy.dk/news-9en-gbFri, 29 Mar 2024 16:04:17 +0100Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:04:17 +0100TYPO3 EXT:newsnews-25646Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:11:00 +0100DCAcademy Winter Meeting 2024 – How was it?https://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/dcacademy-winter-meeting-2024-how-was-itOn the 27th of February-2nd of March, 50 researchers participated in the DCAcademy Winter Meeting 2024. This year, the meeting had two venues: The Oslo Ferry and Norefjell Conference Center, Norway. While the participants cruised the shimmering waters of Skagerak and watched the Norwegian snow fall, they learned about this year’s theme “Ageing and cardiovascular disease”.For four days, 50 researchers investigated in the theme “Ageing and cardiovascular disease”. This involved working with a Challenge, listening to in-depth lectures and a panel debate, and participating in physiological experiments.

A challenge – How do we impact some of the most powerful decision-makers within the Danish Health Care system?

This year’s winter meeting started off at the DFDS Ferry terminal at Nordhavnen, Copenhagen. Here, 50 participants boarded the ferry and went straight to the conference room where they, among other lectures, were introduced to this year’s challenge “Framing scientific work within the Health Science Ecosystem”. Throughout the meeting, 8 challenge groups got together and worked on the challenge. At the end of the meeting, the groups presented their work with a focus on how to impact some of the most powerful decision-makers within the Danish Health Care system. This resulted in a variety of different products: some made a theatre play, some made a guided meditation, and others had made drafts for podcasts and direct strategies on how to reach the decision-makers.

Good lectures on ageing and cardiovascular disease were on the agenda

We were so lucky to have good lectures on ageing and cardiovascular disease on both the ferry as well as in Norefjell.

Right before the ferry’s departure from Copenhagen, Lars Bo Nielsen, Director General at the Danish Medicines Agency, gave a very interesting lecture named “We are all getting older”. The lecture bred high engagements and lots of clever questions from the participants. 

After one night’s sleep on the ferry, we arrived in Norefjell. Here, a captivating evening talk on “The understanding of the heartbeat at the nanoscale” by Prof. William Louch (Oslo University Hospital), entertained us all.

The following days contained both in-depth sessions and a great panel debate. International researchers as well as national researchers contributed to the understanding of the topics “Biology of Ageing” and “Combinational Creativity”. The participants highly enjoyed good lectures from Assoc. Prof. Amanda Foks (Leiden University), Assoc. Prof. Morten Scheibye-Knudsen (University of Copenhagen), Prof. Nicolai Bang Foss (Hvidovre Hospital), and Assoc. Prof. Sara Hägg (Karolinska Institute).  

The last session in Norefjell was about “Societal Impact of Ageing”. Prof. Gunnar Gislason (The Danish Heart Foundation), Research Prof. Marja Aartsen (Oslo Metropolitan University), and Assoc. Prof. Alexandra Jønsson (Roskilde University) each presented their research and practical knowledge on the topic in the beginning of the session. This resulted in a panel debate at the end of the session with Prof. Nicole Schmitt (University of Copenhagen) as moderator.

The participants made experiments on how to maintain healthy vascular ageing

The meeting also contained an experimental session chaired by Postdoctoral Fellow, Ulrik Winning Iepsen (University of Copenhagen) and Assoc. Prof. Lasse Gliemann (University of Copenhagen). The participants were divided into four groups and throughout the whole afternoon, they investigated the macro- and microvascular responses to exercise and heat in relation to the theme of ageing and cardiovascular disease.

“A hallmark of age-related endothelial dysfunction is reduced vasodilatory capacity. The experiments illustrated the remarkable vasodilatory capacity on the micro- and macrovascular level in response to heat (sauna) or exercise to stimulate a discussion about how to maintain healthy vascular ageing”, says Ulrik Winning Iepsen.

Greetings from the Managing Director: Thank you for a great meeting

The meeting ended with a festive dinner on the Oslo Ferry. Around midnight, some participants hopped off in Frederikshavn, and the rest arrived in Nordhavnen, Copenhagen the next morning.

“I just want to thank all the participants and the organising committee for such a successful winter meeting. It has been a pleasure to watch the young researchers networking with each other across disciplines and experience their high spirits in the sessions. I can’t wait to next year’s winter meeting!”, says Christian Aalkjær, Executive Managing Director, DCAcademy.

 

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news-25468Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:11:00 +0100Meet DCAcademy's new student assistant Peterhttps://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/meet-dcacademys-new-student-assistant-peterIn mid-January, Peter Katballe-Kristensen began working as a student assistant at the DCAcademy office in Aarhus. In mid-January, Peter Katballe-Kristensen began working as a student assistant at the DCAcademy office in Aarhus.

Some personal and professional facts about Peter

Peter is 32 years old and is orignally from West Jutland but now lives in Aarhus N. He has a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric from the University of Copenhagen and is currently studying English at Aarhus University.

One of Peter's professional strengths is his ability to write and give critical feedback on texts, which is why Peter also works as a student helper at the English Writing Centre at AU.

Here at DCAcademy, he will be assisting with content creation for our social media channels, as well as he will be helping around the office with different practical assignments.

He expresses that he loves learning new things, so he is very excited about engaging with a field as diverse and important as cardiovascular research. Therefore, he is also looking forward to writing about all the important research that our grant recipients are doing.

A little fun fact about Peter

An interesting thing to know about Peter is that he once lived in a baseball stadium in Dalian, China. If you get the chance to meet him at our office or at one of our courses, you can ask him what this is all about. 

Get in touch with Peter

If you want to get in touch with Peter, you can reach him by mail: pkk@biomed.au.dk.

He will typically be at the office on Mondays and Thursdays.

 

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news-25380Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0100DCAcademy Cardiometabolic Summit https://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/dcacademy-cardiometabolic-summitOn the 27-30 of January 2024, DCAcademy hosted a Cardiometabolic Summit in collaboration with Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen at Sinatur Hotel, Gl. Avernæs.Public/MediaDCAcademyNanna Cathrine Brinch17066196001706619600news-25216Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0100Holiday greetings from DCAcademy Director - Christian Aalkjærhttps://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/holiday-greetings-from-dcacademy-director-christian-aalkjaerDCAcademy’s third year is coming to an end. Looking back, it has been a great year and we thank every one of you for engaging with us and our events. DCAcademy’s third year is coming to an end. Looking back, it has been a great year, and we thank every one of you for engaging with us and our events. Altogether, more than 1000 participants joined our events in 2023. Some highlights from this year are our adventurous Winter Meeting in Isaberg, Sweden, our popular Summer Meeting in Nyborg with 200+ participants, our International Summit on Clinical Research in Heart Failure in Glasgow, UK, and welcoming our third group of grant recipients to the DCAcademy. A fourth call is realized in 2024 and we look forward to receiving applications with deadline 7th of February. 
In the rest of the article, you will find an invitation to the DCAcademy Winter Meeting 2024, and some collected highlights from this fall/winter.

DCAcademy Winter Meeting 2024

Winter is here. I hope you have enjoyed, on occasion, a white and cold December. Our winter meeting next year will also be at a snowy destination, that is Norefjell in Norway. As a new thing, we will also be hosting two sessions on the Oslo Ferry. You can look forward to good scientific talks, fruitful workshops, and some hands-on experiments in the light of the topic Aging and Cardiovascular disease. Take a look at the event here. 

Ambassador Dinner 2023

This year we held the academy's first Ambassador Dinner. It was a festive evening where we celebrated our grant recipients and their contributions to the cardiovascular field. You can read more about the evening here.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest 

During week 49, leading experts in the field of sudden cardiac arrest from around the world gathered in Copenhagen to share the latest research findings and discuss future directions. The event was associated with The Lancet Commission on Sudden Cardiac Death Meeting. The meeting also included many exciting presentations from leading experts and poster presentations from young scientist. Congratulations to Monica De Gaspari (University of Padova) for winning the best poster presentation and Johs Dannesboe (University of Copenhagen) for winning the prize for the most innovative abstract.

A special thanks to Bo Gregers Winkel and Fredrik Folke for organizing the meeting and setting up the programme.

A Neurovascular Visiting Faculty 

In mid-November, we hosted a Neuro-vascular Visiting Faculty in Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark. The two world leaders on neurovascular coupling, Anna Devor (Boston University) and Mark Nelson (University of Vermont), provided master classes to PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. The concept of Visiting Faculty is that the PhD students and the postdoctoral fellows present their projects, which are then commented on by the Visiting Faculty. The one-week visit ended with a full day symposium in Copenhagen for all interested, where the Visiting Faculty and the supervisors in Denmark presented.

The scientific discussions during the week had an extremely high quality, and when this was combined with great social interactions with the world-leaders in the field, it is fair to say that the Visiting Faculty concept was a success.” – Christian Aalkjær, Executive Managing Director.

We hope that other cardiovascular groups in Denmark will consider setting up a Visiting Faculty within their field, to get high quality input to their projects and interact socially with colleagues, who potentially will evaluate their next submission. Let us know if you have any ideas. Send us a declaration of interest.


Lastly, we wish everyone Happy Holidays and a happy New Year. We look very much forward to seeing you in 2024.  

Best wishes,
The DCAcademy Secretariat.

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news-25124Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0100Ambassador Dinner 2023https://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/ambassador-dinner-2023On the 22 of October 2023, DCAcademy held the first Ambassador Dinner in the academy's history on the 15th floor of Mærsk Tårnet, Copenhagen. Public/MediaDCAcademyNanna Cathrine Brinch17020296001702029600news-24602Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0200DCAcademy grant recipients 2023: Highlights from the introduction coursehttps://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/dcacademy-grant-recipients-2023-highlights-from-the-introduction-courseThe DCAcademy introduction course from the 15th-16th of August gave the new PhD and postdoctoral grant recipients the possibility to learn about the DCAcademy and network across disciplines within the cardiovascular field. On the 15th-16th of August 20 DCAcademy grant recipients met at the annual introduction course at Gl. Avernæs, Funen. Earlier this summer, they got the positive news that they had received either a PhD scholarship or a postdoctoral fellowship.

The introduction course contained inspirational presentations within the cardiovascular field, teambuilding activities, celebration of the grant recipients being appointed as science ambassadors and a lot of networking.

Different research projects gave inspiration for future collaborations
 

Only a few hours after meeting each other, the recipients had to present their research projects in front of each other.

While the recipients presented their research projects, it became clear that the topics of the 2023 grant recipients’ projects span broadly. With topics from AI-triaging of patients with possible acute myocardial infarction, to examining atrial mechano-electrical coupling in obstructive sleep apnea, and study if a healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy can prevent childhood obesity.

This inspired a lot of the recipients to ask curious questions and network during the course.

One of the recipients, Caroline Espersen, PhD student, saw an opportunity within the diverse field of the cardiovascular topics:
 

“We could collaborate in the future, do some interdisciplinary projects and benefit from each other’s experiences and knowledge”.


DCAcademy grant recipient program contributes to a cohort feeling  
 

The diverse research projects also gave time to reflect upon the format of the introduction course. Jonas Lynggaard Isaksen, postdoctoral fellow, comments on the possibility of becoming a part of the DCAcademy grant recipient program:

“The DCAcademy program gives a cohort feeling. It feels like we are entering a program we are central to. This program gives an extraordinary opportunity to meet and spare with each other across disciplines”.  

To strengthen the cohort feeling within the diverse projects the DCAcademy program also consists of a peer-mentoring program, where the recipients will meet in groups of five a couple of times each year during their project period.
 

Science ambassadors
 

One of the biggest highlights of the course was when the recipients were appointed as science ambassadors. The ambassadorship is given between the Danish Heart Foundation and the Danish Cardiovascular Academy.

With this appointment follows an obligation to communicate the research emanating from the grant, particularly towards Danish patients with cardiovascular diseases.

“I want to congratulate the 2023 grant recipients of being appointed as science ambassadors. I am looking forward to following your research and results in the future,” says Christian Aalkjær, Executive Managing Director, DCAcademy.

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news-24394Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:11:08 +0200Highlights from the DCAcademy summer meeting 2023 https://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/highlights-from-the-dcacademy-summer-meeting-2023-1This year’s DCAcademy summer meeting has just taken place. We have collected some highlights from the meeting: the possibility of combining research and clinical work, the first day dedicated to the young researchers gave a boost for future professional work, and awards were given to dedicated cardiovascular researchers.  Public/MediaDCAcademyNanna Cathrine Brinch16877814681687781468news-24396Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:11:15 +0200Niels H. Secher Receives DCAcademy Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 https://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/niels-h-secher-receives-dcacademy-lifetime-achievement-award-2023-1Niels H. Secher, a pioneer of scientific discoveries within integrated cardiovascular physiology and anesthesiology, receives the DCAcademy Lifetime Achievement Award 2023. At this years DCAcademy Summer Meeting, DCAcademy honors a researcher’s outstanding contributions to the field of cardiology with the DCAcademy Lifetime Achievement Award. 

This year, the DCAcademy Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Niels H. Secher, Professor of anesthesiology at Rigshospitalet. 

“Niels H. Secher receives the award for a lifetime of dedicated work to understanding integrative cardiovascular function with an emphasis on cerebral circulation and exercise physiology,” says DCA Executive Managing Director Christian Aalkjær, who presented the award. 

Niels H. Secher was visibly moved by receiving the award with a standing ovation from the audience. 

“This award certainly came as a surprise, and I am very grateful. It is a big thing for an anesthesiologist,” says Niels H. Secher. 

Internationally acclaimed  
 

Niels H. Secher has a long list of international collaborations behind him. “I believe I have had more than 50 close international colleagues,” Niels H. Secher explains.  

Several of these colleagues congratulated Niels via video greetings, a montage of which was shown at the award presentation. 

Among the video greetings was Professor Damien Bailey of the University of South Wales, who summarized Niels’ impact thus: “Niels has been an absolute legend to many of us. He has published so much seminal work that ranges across so many different specialties, from the clinical, translational, and performance-based, and his mechanistic focus has always been inspirational.” Besides heaps of congratulations and mentions of his scientific accomplishments, every greeting highlighted his collegial and ever-friendly nature. 

From Olympic rower to honored researcher 


Remarkably, Niels H. Secher has a history not just of research, but also of competitive rowing.  

He won a gold medal, along with Jørgen Engelbrecht, in men’s double sculls at the World Championship in 1970 in Canada. He has also won several Danish championships, and he represented Denmark at the Olympic Games in 1968 in Mexico City and 1972 in Munich.  

Rowing sparked his interest in exercise physiology. From here, he later became an anesthesiologist to better learn about ventilation control and circulation. As an anesthesiologist, he has been motivated by protecting the patients as best as possible. 

“All kinds of things can happen when people are under anesthesia. Luckily, we have drastically reduced the number of deaths. That is our role – to ensure people are safe when under,” explains Niels H. Secher. “Complications arise when there are problems with the circulation, so that is what we focused on.” 

Niels H. Secher invented the term “normovolaemia”, which is defined by a balance of central blood volume and venous oxygen saturation. Ensuring this balance makes it much safer for patients to be put under anesthesia. 

“I did it my way” 
 

Despite numerous accolades, Niels H. Secher remains a humble man through and through, even when receiving a lifetime achievement award. 

“I cannot live up to all these fine measurements. I just did it my way, the anaesthesiology way,” said Niels H. Secher in his acceptance speech, while showing a picture of Frank Sinatra behind him on his slides. 

Niels H. Secher ended his speech by thanking the DCA and praising all the talks of the DCAcademy Summer Meeting 2023. “Thank you for this meeting and thank you for all the fantastic presentations,” he said. 

Facts - Niels H. Secher: 

  • M.D., University of Copenhagen, 1975 
  • D.M.S (dr. med.), University of Copenhagen, 1984
  • Anesthesiologist, 1988 
  • Professor of Anesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, 2009 
  • More than 700 papers published and over 24.000 citations 
  • Has received several awards, such as the prestigious Marie and August Krogh Prize from the Novo Nordisk Foundation 
  • World Champion in double sculls rowing, 1970 
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news-24448Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:11:15 +0200Danish cardiovascular research granted 25 million DKKhttps://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/danish-cardiovascular-research-granted-25-million-dkkResearch in cardiovascular disease and treatment has been granted 25 million DKK by the Danish Cardiovascular Academy.The cardiovascular research field has received an economic injection of 25 million DKK which the Danish Cardiovascular Academy has granted 21 innovative research projects in early June 2023.

— As we received 140 high quality applications, our grant committee faced a challenging task in selecting the 21 most promising research projects. I look forward to following their contribution to our understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease, says Christian Aalkjær, Executive Managing Director, DCAcademy.

Collaborations that support world-class research 
 

Of the 25 million DKK that DCAcademy is granting this year, the Danish Heart Foundation is contributing with 6 million DKK.

— We are very happy to once again be influencing cardiovascular research in this country in such a significant way, tells CEO of the Danish Heart Foundation, Anne Kaltoft.

— Within the cardiovascular field, Denmark delivers world-class research. Every year, Danish researchers present ground-breaking results which in many cases have significance for treatment of cardiovascular disease on a global scale.

With an increasing survival rate, around 524.000 Danes live with cardiovascular disease today.

— We need research that enables us to continuously prolong the lives of patients with cardiovascular disease as well as offer individual treatment solutions, says Christian Aalkjær.

For the first time, DCAcademy collaborates with the Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy (DDEA) about three cross-academy scholarships. Christian Aalkjær and Chairman of DDEA Board of Directors of DDEA, Allan Flyvbjerg, are happy that the academies have the possibility to support the next generation of early-career researchers and clinicians within diabetes, hormone-related and cardiovascular diseases.

The research projects range broadly
 

One of the granted research projects is a clinical study investigating adipose tissue distribution and cardiometabolic risk factors in children treated for obesity. Another project examines the use of artificial intelligence to improve the treatment choice associated with acute myocardial infarction.

DCAcademy also supports epidemiological studies. E.g., whether polypharmacy is an important undiscovered risk factor of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD).

This is the third time that the DCAcademy grants scholarships. Supporting basic research was also important this year. One project will investigate the atrial mechano-electrical coupling in obstructive sleep apnea. Another project examines the role of microRNAs in adipose tissue and endothelial cells of obese individuals. 

This year, DCAcademy supports:
 

14 PhD projects – of which three are shared PhD projects with DDEA

Five 2-year full-time postdoctoral fellowships

Two 5-year clinical part-time postdoctoral fellowships

PhD grant recipients:
 

  • Anton Friis Mariager, University of Copenhagen
  • Caroline Espersen, University of Copenhagen
  • Jakob Solgaard Jensen, Rigshospitalet
  • Jonathan Samuel Achter, University of Copenhagen
  • Kristine Kyle de Leon, University of Southern Denmark
  • Louise Aas Holm, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research
  • Malene Højgaard Andersen, Aarhus University
  • Malene Lykke Wind, University of Copenhagen
  • Tanita Drejer Jeppesen, Aarhus University
  • Tarannum Ara, Aarhus University
  • Tobias Skjelbred, University of Copenhagen

Cross-academy (DCAcademy and DDEA) grant recipients:
 

  • Christian Velling Thorup, Aarhus University
  • Helene Bei Thomsen, Aarhus University
  • Mathilde Sonne Søndergaard, University of Copenhagen

Postdoctoral grant recipients:
 

  • Jonas Lynggaard Isaksen, University of Copenhagen (2-year)
  • Lisa Amalie Gottlieb, University of Copenhagen (2-year)
  • Maithily Satish Nanadikar, University of Copenhagen (2-year)
  • Majid Khazaee, Aalborg University (2-year)
  • Menachem Viktor Khamo Sarusie, University of Copenhagen (2-year)
  • Andreas Andersen, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen (5-year)
  • Laust Dupont Rasmussen, Gødstrup Hospital (5-year)      


Next call for applications will open October 2023 with application deadline in February 2024.

 

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news-23920Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:11:54 +0100Genetic profile to predict the risk of heart problems in psychiatric patientshttps://dcacademy.dk/display/artikel/genetic-profile-to-predict-the-risk-of-heart-problems-in-psychiatric-patientsCertain psychotropic drugs increase the risk of prolonged QT interval. Through the use of genetic analysis, a PhD project aims to shed light on who is at particular risk of this. Cardiac side effects from psychotropic drugs are a known phenomenon. PhD student Marlene Schouby Bentestuen from Aarhus University carries out research into the risk of developing long QT syndrome in patients who are treated with psychopharmaceuticals. She states following:

Prolonged QT interval gives an increased risk of arrhythmia, which can cause cardiac arrest, so this is something that we need to be very aware of.

Marlene Schouby Bentestuen is a qualified medical doctor who has been employed at the Department of Cardiology at Kolding Hospital, and has also been a researcher in psychiatry. She has not yet decided which direction she wishes to take, but one thing is certain: with a grant from the Danish Cardiovascular Academy, she aims to make it easier for psychiatrists to risk-assess patients in relation to the development of extended QT interval.

All new drugs must be tested in relation to prolonged QT. According to Marlene Schouby Bentestuen, that means that there is a certain level of confidence in the psychopharmaceuticals that we currently use, but there are still patients who experience this side effect. An article from 2013 estimates that the incidence of experiencing drug-induced long QT syndrome (from non-cardiothoracic medication) is 1 – 10/100,000 (Behr & Roden, European Heart Journal, 2013).
 

Uncertain why some develop prolonged QT, while others go free

“Long QT syndrome is a bit of a black box. We still do not know exactly why some people get drug-induced long QT and develop arrhythmia, while others do not. So I want to develop a genetic profile that identifies patients who could be at risk of developing prolonged QT when they receive psychotropic drugs,” says Marlene Schouby Bentestuen.

First and foremost, the researcher aims to determine how many Danish patients receive drugs with a risk of developing prolonged QT, and then determine the incidence of cardiac side effects.

Genotypes must be found for patients with prolonged QT

Subsequently, she will analyse the genotypes of patients who are at risk of developing prolonged QT interval due to psychopharmaceuticals. For this purpose, Marlene Schouby Bentestuen will use a database of more than 70,000 patients who have a psychiatric condition and have been treated with psychotropic drugs. The database has been established by the Danish iPSYCH project (iPSYCH was founded in 2012 by the Lundbeck Foundation, and supports research into psychiatry and genetics). She will also use two other biobanks, UK Biobank and Estonian Biobank, which, in contrast to iPSYCH, provide access to ECG data, from which prolonged QT interval can be established.

The analyses should show a pattern in the genotypes that is repeated in all three databases. Furthermore, genotypes already identified in other projects will be investigated:

"By investigating, inter alia, a limited panel of known genetic variants and using a polygenic risk score based on a whole genome analysis for prolonged QT, I aim to identify a risk genotype that appears in patients who are treated with psychopharmaceuticals,” says Marlene Schouby Bentestuen.

She goes on to explain that the goal is then to develop a genetic risk score which can support the clinicians’ choice of medication.

In the future, we will be able to provide personalised medicine on the basis of genotype

“By using genetic data, we can tailor the medical treatment and choose the right medicine with greater confidence right from the start. Switching drugs often leads to long treatment pathways, but with a knowledge of the genotypes that have a particular risk of developing prolonged QT and perhaps also arrhythmia, I hope that we can reduce the cardiac side effects of psychopharmacological drugs,” says Marlene Schouby Bentestuen.

A financial calculation of what a new genetic stratification of patients will cost is also part of her project.


About the project:

  • The PhD project was begun in September 2022 (with a break due to maternity leave at the time of writing)
  • The project will be completed in August 2026
  • The principal supervisor is Assoc. Prof. Christiane Gasse, Department of Clinical Medicine, Department of Affective Disorders and Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University & Aarhus University Hospital
  • The project is supported by the Danish Cardiovascular Academy and the Danish Heart Foundation
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