Corrie Madsen

Short presentation

I am a PhD student at Forest Genetics and Diversity working with the detection of invasive pathogens in Danish forests.

The title of the PhD project is "Forest Guard - Detection of invasive pathogens in Danish forests" and I am supervised by Associate Professor Lene Rostgaard Nielsen. The project is in part financed by 15. Juni Fonden and Brødrene Hartmanns Fond.

I hold a Master’s degree in Biology from the University of Copenhagen, where invasive species has been the central subject of both my Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis. 

Current research

My current research focuses on:

- identification of pathogens threatening Danish forests

- study of virulence and host range for disease control strategies

- development of molecular tools for rapid diagnosis of forest pathogens

CV

April 2017 - December 2017: Research Assistant at Section for Forest, Nature and Biomass

December 2015 - March 2017: PhD student at Forest Genetics and Diversity

- identification of pathogens threatening Danish forests
- study of virulence and host range for disease control strategies
- development of molecular tools for rapid diagnosis of forest pathogens

September 2015 - December 2015: Research Assistant at Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management

September 2014 - September 2015: Academic Staff at Forest, Nature and Biomass

- Test of analytical methods for detecting the presence of invasive pests and pathogens in woodchips and bark imported for bio-energy from other continents
- Test of potential heat and decay pre-treatment methods for reduction of pests and pathogens in woodchips
- Use of qPCR and NGS for detection of tree species, pests and pathogens in imported woodchips

 March 2014 - September 2014: Research Assistant at Forest Genetics and Diversity

- Review of the Hørsholm Arboretum's collections to identify tree species that will be best adapted to future climate change
- Analysis of bioclimatic variables as predictors of successful and failed introductions of tree species, in order to identify which factors are most important to ensure a successful introduction
- Identification of tree species and provenances that are likely to be successful if introduced to Denmark under present and future climate conditions

September 2013 - February 2014: Research Assistant at Forest, Nature and Biomass

- Update and expansion of the database NOBANIS - The European Network on Invasive Alien Species: a gateway to information on alien and invasive species in North and Central Europe.
- Data collection and evaluation of introduced and invasive species impact on the environment, economics and public health

August 2013 - February 2014: Associated Research Assistant at MedPlant, Natural History Museum of Denmark

- Identification and separation of herbal medicine from toxic fakes and misidentified plant material using Barcoding
- Collection of pharmaceuticals, health foods and samples from museum collections and field work
- Laboratory work: DNA extraction from plants, PCR, electrophoresis, purification of PCR products

September 2011 - December 2011: Academic employee at Centre for GeoGenetics

- Review of large quantities of historical and contemporary literature to identify the distribution of squirrel phenotypes in Denmark
- Laboratory work: Work in ancient DNA facilities, DNA extraction from ancient and modern tissue and blood, primer design for DNA amplification, DNA amplification using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), post-PCR DNA manipulation (electrophoresis, DNA quantitation using Qubit), sequence preparation for Sanger sequencing

August 2011 - September 2011: Student helper at Centre for GeoGenetics