Louise Bundgaard

Short presentation

Scientific focus

The scientific focus of my research is to investigate the impact of inflammation on healing processes in orthopeadic disorders. I have a particular interest in the composition of proteins during the pathophysiology of diseases to study and improve the understanding of the pathogenesis, and explore novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. In my research I combine clinical experimental work with the mass spectrometry analysis technology. This technology allows proteome studies of complex matrices as well as accurate quantification of specific proteins. 

Wound healing

My Master and PhD projects were focused on imparied wound healing in horses. In my master project I investigated if hypoxia contributed to formation of exuberant granulation tissue in equine experimental wounds. My PhD project focused on the impact of chronic inflammation on development of exuberant granulation tissue. I used mass spectrometry to absolutely quantify and study the composition of proteins in interstitial fluid collected from wounds by microdialysis. 

Stem cells and orthopaedic disorders

Currently I am a postdoctoral fellow on a project funded from the Danish Research Council for Technology and Production Sciences: Selection of the best possible cell source for cell therapy in orthopaedic disorders – tissue formation potential and response to an inflammatory micro-environment. The project is part of the activities in the research group Equine Molecular Orthopaedics

CV

Professional experience

Postdoc in Clinical Biomedicine, Department of Large Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen - DFF-funded project: “Selection of the best possible cell source for cell therapy in orthopaedic disorders” (2016-2017)

Veterinary clinician, University Hospital for Large Animals, University of Copenhagen (2015-2016)

Project manager/special advisor, The Danish Veterinary Association (maternity cover) (2014)

Primary teacher, Course: Basic Orthopaedics in Large Animals, Department of Large Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen (2014)

Research Assistant, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics – Protein Science, Aarhus University, Denmark (temporary position) (2013-2014)

PhD-student, Department of Large Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen (2010-2013)

Teacher, post graduate course in animal chiropractic, BackBone Academy, Sittensen, Germany (2010-2013)

Veterinarian in equine practice, Kolding Dyrehospital (2007-2010)

Assistant teacher in anatomy, Department of Basic Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Copenhagen (2004-2007)

Professional degrees

PhD, Department of Large Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Project title: “Inflammation in impaired equine wound healing – mass spectrometric analysis of inflammatory proteins and identification of a fibrocyte-like cell type” (Jan 27th 2014)

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Master thesis: “Expression of hypoxia induced factors in equine exuberant granulation tissue” (June 21st 2007)

Certificates

FELASA cat. C, Personal license to perform animal experiments on live animals

Animal chiropractic, International Certified Animal Chiropractor, BackBone Academy, Sittensen, Germany and the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association

Awards

J. Jerry Kaneko Prize. Best platform presentation by a young scientist at 16^th International Society for Animal Clinical Pathology Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark (2014)

Early Career Research Award. Best platform presentation at ProteoMMX - British Society of Proteome Research, UK, with the justification “For high level of research and clarity of the presentation” (2014)

Commities

Board member of The Danish Veterinary Association executive committee (2017- )

Vice chairman of The Danish Veterinary Association biomedicine committee (2017- )