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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

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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

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

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