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Niklas Ravn, Postdoc at BRIC, receives grant from the Lundbeck Foundation

Niklas Ravn (Issazadeh-Navikas Group) is receiving 2.995.212 DKK, for his project: CD1d-dependent neuronal activation of NKT cells: A novel neuroimmune influence on neural homeostasis.

More women can now get answers about their hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer due to new genetic method

A new gene-editing method enables researchers to more easily determine whether a patient has inherited an increased risk of developing cancer—before any symptoms appear. Researchers at Rigshospitalet have tested the…

Chronic headache, ADHD, Alzheimer’s and psychosis: Young researchers at SUND receive large grants

10 young researchers conducting brain research at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences have received funding from the Lundbeck Foundation LF Postdocs and Early-Career Clinician Scientists programmes.

New effective treatment for deadly cancer may be on its way

A new advanced form of treatment for one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, pancreatic cancer, may be on its way, research from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet shows. It has the potential to increase…

Researchers aim to reveal mechanisms leading to schizophrenia

Researchers from University of Copenhagen, Karolinska Institute and University of Zurich join forces to close the knowledge gap on how schizophrenia develops.

New BRIC-group leader: The beauty of this job is generating knowledge that cures people

Asking the right questions is crucial to conduct science that has an impact. Cristian Bellodi, Professor and new Group Leader at BRIC, strives to bridge fundamental research and innovation to make an impact.