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Research output per year
Blegdamsvej 3, 2200 København N.
Research activity per year
Research area
Circadian rhythms are endogenous rhythms with a 24-hour period that enable living organisms to synchronize biological functions to the ambient light regime. In the mammalian brain circadian rhythms are regulated by the photoneuroendocrine system consisting of the suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus, the pineal gland and the retina. In a combined effort involving neuroanatomical and molecular biological techniques, we are studying development and function of the circadian system of the mammalian brain.
Research group
Associate professor Martin Fredensborg Rath, PhD
Postdoc Tenna Bering, PhD
PhD-student Mikkel Bloss Carstensen, MSc
PhD-sudent Henrik Hertz, MSc
Lab technician Rikke Lundorf, BMLT
Academic degrees
2005: MSc in Human Biology, University of Copenhagen
2009: PhD in Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Selected academic positions
2004-2007:Visiting research associate, Section on Neuroendocrinology (PI: Dr. David C. Klein), NICHD, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
2009-2011, 2012-2013: Postdoc, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology (DNP), University of Copenhagen (UCPH).
2011-2012: Research associate professor (fixed-term employment), DNP, UCPH.
2013-2014: Assistant professor (tenure-track), DNP, UCPH.
2014- : Associate professor (tenure), DNP, UCPH.
Academic assessments of qualifications
2016: Full professor qualified, Aarhus University
2019: Full professor qualified, University of Southern Denmark
Selected grants (> 200,000 USD per grant)
2009-2012: The Danish Council for Independent Research
2010-2013: The Lundbeck Foundation
2013-2015: The Lundbeck Foundation
2015-2017: The Novo Nordisk Foundation
2018-2020: The Novo Nordisk Foundation
2018-2021: The Danish Council for Independent Research
A total of > 2 M USD in external grants.
Other funding providers
2007-2008: The Danish Council for Independent Research
2015-2016: Brødrene Hartmanns Fond
2015-2016: Agnes og Poul Friis’ Fond
2015-2016: Beckett Fonden
2016-2017: Carlsberg Foundation
2018-2019: Carlsberg Foundation
Selected invited talks
2007: Workshop on the Biology of Pax4, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
2008: Gordon Research Conference on Pineal Cell Biology, Lucca, Italy.
2010: Gordon Research Conference on Pineal Cell Biology, Galveston, TX, USA.
2013: XII Latin-American Symposium of Chronobiology, Mendoza, Argentina.
2016: Society for Biological Rhythms, Columbia University, NYC, USA.
Selected teaching and examination
2009-: Neuroanatomy, gross anatomy and embryology for medical students
2010-: Neuroanatomy of the Laboratory Animal for PhD-students
2011-: Director of Molecular Methods in Neuroanatomy for PhD-students
2013-2014: Assistant professor training
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Martin Fredensborg Rath (Lecturer)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Martin Fredensborg Rath (Lecturer)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Martin Fredensborg Rath (Editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of Research journal › Research
Martin Fredensborg Rath (Lecturer)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Martin Fredensborg Rath (Lecturer)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Martin Fredensborg Rath (Lecturer)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Martin Fredensborg Rath (Lecturer)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Martin Fredensborg Rath (Lecturer)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution