2019.12.05 | People news, Health and disease, Public/Media
In a new professorship financed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Thomas Willnow will establish a new research group at Aarhus University. Here, he will study why diabetes and obesity are among the biggest risk factors of Alzheimer’s.
2019.12.05 | Research, Health and disease, Public/Media
A new effective treatment of hepatitis C that was made available to all Danes last year, not only combats the virus, but is also effective against potentially fatal complications such as reduced liver functioning and cirrhosis. This is the result of a new study from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital.
2019.12.04 | Meeting, Research, Academic staff
On 4 February 2020, the DNRF will visit PROMEMO for the annual follow-up meeting.
2019.12.04 | Meeting, Research, Academic staff
All staff and students affiliated PROMEMO are invited to a workshop on 21 January 2020. The workshop will include presentations and discussions of research projects and specific topics.
2019.12.04 | Grants and awards, Research, Academic staff
The Lundbeck Foundation has awarded 2 mio. DKK in funding to DANDRITE team leader and PROMEMO PI Magnus Kjærgaard for the project “De novo engineering of a plasticity-related protein”. The funding comes from the “Lundbeck Experiment” grant scheme that rewards original, high-risk ideas. “This project aims to understand why…
2019.12.09 | Events, Administration (Academic), All groups
Join us when AU publishes its first climate accounts at the university’s sustainability network’s last meeting of the year on Wednesday 18 December. At the meeting, university director Arnold Boon will also give an update on the work on AU’s sustainability strategy, and the new AU Garden will be presented. All are welcome!
2019.12.03 | Talent development, Academic staff, Promemo
The graduate course “Understanding Neuroscience 2019” has been successfully attended by international speakers, local lecturers and 20 PhD/master students on 26-29 November at the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University. The topic addressed regarded key current research areas and methods in Neuroscience. Particularly strong has been…
2019.12.03 | PhD defense, Health and disease, Public/Media
Diabetic polyneuropathy in type 2 diabetes - Prevalence, risk factors, mental health, and diagnostic coding.
2019.12.03 | PhD defense, Health and disease, Public/Media
A novel innate immunodeficiency predisposing to severe varicella-zoster virus infection.
2019.12.03 | People news, Public/Media, Health
Associate Professor and Midwife Rikke Damkjær Maimburg from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital receives this year’s “A good start in life” award for her efforts in research to benefit new and future parents.