https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/ News from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research in 2020 from the various research groups. en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:23:24 +0200 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:23:24 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/take-a-tour-of-the-single-cell-omics-platform/ Watch the video to learn more about how SCOP can help with experimental design, preparation and sequencing...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/take-a-tour-of-the-single-cell-omics-platform/" alt="Take a tour of the Single-Cell Omics Platform" title="Take a tour of the Single-Cell Omics Platform"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/take-a-tour-of-the-single-cell-omics-platform/Thumbnail_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/take-a-tour-of-the-single-cell-omics-platform/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-news--latest-publications-and-media-appearances/ CBMR publications and media appearances in July & August 2021<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-news--latest-publications-and-media-appearances/" alt="CBMR publications and media appearances in July & August 2021" title="CBMR publications and media appearances in July & August 2021"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/images/CBMR_KU_LOGO_red_transparent_1000x600px.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-news--latest-publications-and-media-appearances/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:45:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-cellular-call-for-help-succinate-boosts-the-anti-inflammatory-power-of-white-blood-cells/ When succinate is released by cells in distress it activates nearby white blood cells, and surprisingly...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-cellular-call-for-help-succinate-boosts-the-anti-inflammatory-power-of-white-blood-cells/" alt="A Cellular Call for Help" title="A Cellular Call for Help"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-cellular-call-for-help-succinate-boosts-the-anti-inflammatory-power-of-white-blood-cells/Graphical_abstract3_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-cellular-call-for-help-succinate-boosts-the-anti-inflammatory-power-of-white-blood-cells/ Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/exercise-improves-health-through-changes-on-dna/ Six weeks of physical exercise led to changes in the epigenetic information of skeletal muscle cells...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/exercise-improves-health-through-changes-on-dna/" alt="Exercise improves health through changes on DNA" title="Exercise improves health through changes on DNA"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/exercise-improves-health-through-changes-on-dna/Graphical_abstract2.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/exercise-improves-health-through-changes-on-dna/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/from-cbmr-to-intomics-julia-villarroel/ Julia Villarroel is a bioinformatics scientist at Intomics, a Danish company that uses insights from...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/from-cbmr-to-intomics-julia-villarroel/" alt="From CBMR to Intomics: Julia Villarroel" title="From CBMR to Intomics: Julia Villarroel"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/from-cbmr-to-intomics-julia-villarroel/WATN_Julia_Villarroel_11x6_v3.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/from-cbmr-to-intomics-julia-villarroel/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/faces-of-cbmr-postdoc-yong-fan/ Yong Fan started a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Promoting Microbiome Research when he joined the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/faces-of-cbmr-postdoc-yong-fan/" alt="&quot;The gut microbiome is a very important mediator of the environment we live in&quot;" title="&quot;The gut microbiome is a very important mediator of the environment we live in&quot;"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/faces-of-cbmr-postdoc-yong-fan/FOCBMR_Yong_Fan.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/faces-of-cbmr-postdoc-yong-fan/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:45:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/mice-with-low-nad-levels-die-young--and-scientists-now-know-why/ With low levels of the molecule NAD+, skeletal muscle cells are unable to control the concentration of...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/mice-with-low-nad-levels-die-young--and-scientists-now-know-why/" alt="Mice with low NAD+ levels die young – and scientists now know why" title="Mice with low NAD+ levels die young – and scientists now know why"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/mice-with-low-nad-levels-die-young--and-scientists-now-know-why/Top_photo.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/mice-with-low-nad-levels-die-young--and-scientists-now-know-why/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-joins-2m-horizon2020-project-to-help-steer-the-future-of-human-microbiome-research/ The Human Microbiome Action consortium will bring more than 20 partners across Europe to address this...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-joins-2m-horizon2020-project-to-help-steer-the-future-of-human-microbiome-research/" alt="CBMR joins €2M Horizon2020 project to help steer the future of human microbiome research" title="CBMR joins €2M Horizon2020 project to help steer the future of human microbiome research"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-joins-2m-horizon2020-project-to-help-steer-the-future-of-human-microbiome-research/Mani_horizon_2020.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-joins-2m-horizon2020-project-to-help-steer-the-future-of-human-microbiome-research/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/danish-diabetes-academy-awards-dkk-1.9m-for-three-cbmr-projects/ Malte Thodberg, Rikke Linnemann Nielsen and Nicholas M. Morton have all received grants from the Danish...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/danish-diabetes-academy-awards-dkk-1.9m-for-three-cbmr-projects/" alt="Danish Diabetes Academy awards DKK 1,9M for three CBMR projects" title="Danish Diabetes Academy awards DKK 1,9M for three CBMR projects"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/danish-diabetes-academy-awards-dkk-1.9m-for-three-cbmr-projects/PR21-16_DDA_top_image.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/danish-diabetes-academy-awards-dkk-1.9m-for-three-cbmr-projects/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:45:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-turn-up-calorie-burning-in-brown-fat-with-a-unique-on-switch/ Mice genetically engineered to overproduce the receptor GPR3 in brown fat were completely protected...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-turn-up-calorie-burning-in-brown-fat-with-a-unique-on-switch/" alt="Scientists turn up calorie-burning in brown fat with a unique ‘on’ switch" title="Scientists turn up calorie-burning in brown fat with a unique ‘on’ switch"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-turn-up-calorie-burning-in-brown-fat-with-a-unique-on-switch/Cell_thumbnail_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-turn-up-calorie-burning-in-brown-fat-with-a-unique-on-switch/ Thu, 27 May 2021 17:00:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/prestigious-easd-claude-bernard-award-goes-to-juleen-r.-zierath/ Executive Director Juleen Zierath and Postdoc Ben Stocks receive awards from the European Association...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/prestigious-easd-claude-bernard-award-goes-to-juleen-r.-zierath/" alt="Prestigious EASD Claude Bernard award goes to Juleen R. Zierath" title="Prestigious EASD Claude Bernard award goes to Juleen R. Zierath"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/prestigious-easd-claude-bernard-award-goes-to-juleen-r.-zierath/Ben_and_juleen.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/prestigious-easd-claude-bernard-award-goes-to-juleen-r.-zierath/ Wed, 26 May 2021 13:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/proteomics-reveals-how-exercise-increases-the-efficiency-of-muscle-energy-production/ By applying mass spectrometry, scientists at the University of Copenhagen provide some of the most detailed...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/proteomics-reveals-how-exercise-increases-the-efficiency-of-muscle-energy-production/" alt="Proteomics reveals how exercise increases the efficiency of muscle energy production" title="Proteomics reveals how exercise increases the efficiency of muscle energy production"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/proteomics-reveals-how-exercise-increases-the-efficiency-of-muscle-energy-production/graphical_abstract_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/proteomics-reveals-how-exercise-increases-the-efficiency-of-muscle-energy-production/ Mon, 24 May 2021 13:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/arctic-inuit-with-a-faulty-gene-could-control-their-diabetes-with-an-hour-of-daily-exercise/ An hour of hiking with hunting gear may be enough to help control blood glucose levels in Arctic Inuit...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/arctic-inuit-with-a-faulty-gene-could-control-their-diabetes-with-an-hour-of-daily-exercise/" alt="Arctic Inuit with a faulty gene could control their diabetes with an hour of daily exercise" title="Arctic Inuit with a faulty gene could control their diabetes with an hour of daily exercise"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/arctic-inuit-with-a-faulty-gene-could-control-their-diabetes-with-an-hour-of-daily-exercise/P3140048_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/arctic-inuit-with-a-faulty-gene-could-control-their-diabetes-with-an-hour-of-daily-exercise/ Mon, 03 May 2021 10:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/assistant-professor-trisha-grevengoed-to-launch-group-at-bmi/ The Novo Nordisk Foundation awards Assistant Professor Trisha Grevengoed with a DKK 10M Hallas-Møller...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/assistant-professor-trisha-grevengoed-to-launch-group-at-bmi/" alt="Assistant Professor Trisha Grevengoed to launch group at BMI to unravel the cardiovascular benefits of omega-3 fatty acids" title="Assistant Professor Trisha Grevengoed to launch group at BMI to unravel the cardiovascular benefits of omega-3 fatty acids"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/assistant-professor-trisha-grevengoed-to-launch-group-at-bmi/PR21-11_Starting_grant_Trisha_1100x600px_IMG_9807.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/assistant-professor-trisha-grevengoed-to-launch-group-at-bmi/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-is-a-fantastic-place-in-a-wonderful-city/ Postdoc Jonathan Belanich explains why early career researchers in metabolism should consider joining...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-is-a-fantastic-place-in-a-wonderful-city/" alt="&quot;CBMR is a fantastic place in a wonderful city&quot;" title="&quot;CBMR is a fantastic place in a wonderful city&quot;"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-is-a-fantastic-place-in-a-wonderful-city/Jonathan_thumbnail.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-is-a-fantastic-place-in-a-wonderful-city/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/danish-diabetes-researcher-receives-international-top-award-theres-hope-to-think-that-diabetes-can-be-cured/ Jens Juul Holst from the University of Copenhagen, who identified GLP-1, is one of the world’s...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/danish-diabetes-researcher-receives-international-top-award-theres-hope-to-think-that-diabetes-can-be-cured/" alt="Danish diabetes researcher receives international top award: &quot;There's hope to think that diabetes can be cured&quot;" title="Danish diabetes researcher receives international top award: &quot;There's hope to think that diabetes can be cured&quot;"><img src="https://cms.ku.dk/arkiv/sund/fak/fak-sites/arkiv-sund.ku.dk/sund.ku.dk/news2021/04/Jens_Juul_-_by_Simon_Skipper.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/danish-diabetes-researcher-receives-international-top-award-theres-hope-to-think-that-diabetes-can-be-cured/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:15:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/theres-a-huge-diversity-of-research-at-cbmr/ Postdoc Daniel Cervone explains why early career researchers in metabolism should consider joining CBMR...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/theres-a-huge-diversity-of-research-at-cbmr/" alt="&quot;There's a huge diversity of research at CBMR&quot;" title="&quot;There's a huge diversity of research at CBMR&quot;"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/theres-a-huge-diversity-of-research-at-cbmr/Dan_thumbnail_1100px.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/theres-a-huge-diversity-of-research-at-cbmr/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:15:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/brain-cells-that-regulate-whole-body-metabolism-and-energy-intake-die-without-a-key-enzyme/ Imbalances in levels of the enzyme MAPT could affect our ability to regulate our energy needs, and play...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/brain-cells-that-regulate-whole-body-metabolism-and-energy-intake-die-without-a-key-enzyme/" alt="Brain cells that regulate whole-body metabolism and energy intake die without a key enzyme" title="Brain cells that regulate whole-body metabolism and energy intake die without a key enzyme"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/brain-cells-that-regulate-whole-body-metabolism-and-energy-intake-die-without-a-key-enzyme/Graphical_abstract_AgRP.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/brain-cells-that-regulate-whole-body-metabolism-and-energy-intake-die-without-a-key-enzyme/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-cell-atlas-of-the-brainstem-identifies-cells-that-regulate-obesity/ Scientists have characterized lower brainstem cell populations through which new and promising anti-obesity...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-cell-atlas-of-the-brainstem-identifies-cells-that-regulate-obesity/" alt="A cell atlas of the brainstem identifies cells that regulate obesity" title="A cell atlas of the brainstem identifies cells that regulate obesity"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-cell-atlas-of-the-brainstem-identifies-cells-that-regulate-obesity/Overview_figure_1100px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-cell-atlas-of-the-brainstem-identifies-cells-that-regulate-obesity/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:30:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-unique-opportunity-to-collaborate-with-some-of-the-best-minds-in-the-field./ Postdoc Dipsikha Biswas explains why early career researchers in metabolism should consider joining CBMR...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-unique-opportunity-to-collaborate-with-some-of-the-best-minds-in-the-field./" alt="&quot;A unique opportunity to collaborate with some of the best minds in the field.&quot;" title="&quot;A unique opportunity to collaborate with some of the best minds in the field.&quot;"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-unique-opportunity-to-collaborate-with-some-of-the-best-minds-in-the-field./Dipsikha_thumbnail_1100.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/a-unique-opportunity-to-collaborate-with-some-of-the-best-minds-in-the-field./ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:15:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/ucph-researchers-receive-prestigious-prizes-from-the-american-diabetes-association/ Two researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Jens Juul Holst and Juleen R. Zierath, receive prestigious...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/ucph-researchers-receive-prestigious-prizes-from-the-american-diabetes-association/" alt="UCPH researchers receive prestigious prizes from the American Diabetes Association" title="UCPH researchers receive prestigious prizes from the American Diabetes Association"><img src="https://cms.ku.dk/arkiv/sund/fak/fak-sites/arkiv-sund.ku.dk/sund.ku.dk/news2021/03/jens-juleen.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/ucph-researchers-receive-prestigious-prizes-from-the-american-diabetes-association/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/genes-identified-that-increase-the-risk-of-obesity-but-also-protect-against-disease/ An international team of scientists have identified 62 genes that keep body fat healthy, and open a new... https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/genes-identified-that-increase-the-risk-of-obesity-but-also-protect-against-disease/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:30:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/the-body-produces-new-satiety-factor-anti-obesity-drug-candidate-during-prolonged-exercise/ The hormone GDF15 is released in response to vigorous exercise, but likely not in sufficient quantity...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/the-body-produces-new-satiety-factor-anti-obesity-drug-candidate-during-prolonged-exercise/" alt="The body produces new satiety factor during prolonged exercise " title="The body produces new satiety factor during prolonged exercise "><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/the-body-produces-new-satiety-factor-anti-obesity-drug-candidate-during-prolonged-exercise/gdf15_graphical_abstract-5.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/the-body-produces-new-satiety-factor-anti-obesity-drug-candidate-during-prolonged-exercise/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/professor-birthe-hoegh-retires-to-become-professor-emeritus-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/ Birthe Høgh leaves her position as Vice Executive Director of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/professor-birthe-hoegh-retires-to-become-professor-emeritus-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/" alt="Professor Birthe Høgh retires to become Professor Emeritus at the University of Copenhagen" title="Professor Birthe Høgh retires to become Professor Emeritus at the University of Copenhagen"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/professor-birthe-hoegh-retires-to-become-professor-emeritus-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/Birthe_Hoegh_byRM2020_1100px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/professor-birthe-hoegh-retires-to-become-professor-emeritus-at-the-university-of-copenhagen/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:45:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/top-obesity-researcher-relocates-to-university-of-copenhagen/ Professor Ruth Loos joins the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR). The...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/top-obesity-researcher-relocates-to-university-of-copenhagen/" alt="Top obesity researcher relocates to University of Copenhagen" title="Top obesity researcher relocates to University of Copenhagen"><img src="https://cms.ku.dk/arkiv/sund/fak/fak-sites/arkiv-sund.ku.dk/sund.ku.dk/news2021/01/Ruth_Loos.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/top-obesity-researcher-relocates-to-university-of-copenhagen/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/twitching-fast-and-slow-new-approach-to-studying-muscle-fibers-reveals-different-responses-to-exercise-training/ Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have performed the most in-depth analysis of fast and slow...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/twitching-fast-and-slow-new-approach-to-studying-muscle-fibers-reveals-different-responses-to-exercise-training/" alt="Twitching, fast and slow: New approach to studying muscle fibers" title="Twitching, fast and slow: New approach to studying muscle fibers"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/twitching-fast-and-slow-new-approach-to-studying-muscle-fibers-reveals-different-responses-to-exercise-training/Nature_Com_illustration_1100X600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/twitching-fast-and-slow-new-approach-to-studying-muscle-fibers-reveals-different-responses-to-exercise-training/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:30:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-was-quite-amazed-when-i-arrived-at-cbmr/ We spoke to PhD student Nicole Fadahunsi about what drew her to CBMR, how the Center supports her scientific...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-was-quite-amazed-when-i-arrived-at-cbmr/" alt="“I was quite amazed when I arrived at CBMR”" title="“I was quite amazed when I arrived at CBMR”"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-was-quite-amazed-when-i-arrived-at-cbmr/nicole_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-was-quite-amazed-when-i-arrived-at-cbmr/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:30:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-wins-2m-erc-consolidator-grant-to-discover-appetite-regulating-signals-from-brown-fat/ Associate Professor Camilla Schéele (CBMR) at the University of Copenhagen wins prestigious grant...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-wins-2m-erc-consolidator-grant-to-discover-appetite-regulating-signals-from-brown-fat/" alt="CBMR wins €2M ERC Consolidator grant to discover appetite-regulating signals from brown fat" title="CBMR wins €2M ERC Consolidator grant to discover appetite-regulating signals from brown fat"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-wins-2m-erc-consolidator-grant-to-discover-appetite-regulating-signals-from-brown-fat/SkipperPhotography_002_crop_1100px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-wins-2m-erc-consolidator-grant-to-discover-appetite-regulating-signals-from-brown-fat/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 11:15:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-scientists-win-innovation-funding-to-develop-new-anti-cancer-and-obesity-drugs/ The BioInnovation Institute (BII) has awarded two grants worth DKK 3.5M each to CBMR to develop new drugs...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-scientists-win-innovation-funding-to-develop-new-anti-cancer-and-obesity-drugs/" alt="CBMR scientists win innovation funding to develop new anti-cancer and obesity drugs" title="CBMR scientists win innovation funding to develop new anti-cancer and obesity drugs"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-scientists-win-innovation-funding-to-develop-new-anti-cancer-and-obesity-drugs/news20-12_bii_nnf_preseed_dsc02249_1100px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/cbmr-scientists-win-innovation-funding-to-develop-new-anti-cancer-and-obesity-drugs/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:30:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-can-sit-down-with-any-professor-at-any-time/ We spoke to PhD student Dylan Rausch about what drew him to CBMR through the Bioscience PhD Programme,...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-can-sit-down-with-any-professor-at-any-time/" alt="&quot;I can sit down with any professor at any time&quot;" title="&quot;I can sit down with any professor at any time&quot;"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-can-sit-down-with-any-professor-at-any-time/Dylan_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/i-can-sit-down-with-any-professor-at-any-time/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 13:15:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/early-weight-gain-in-children-linked-to-ability-to-produce-the-hormone-leptin/ New genetics research suggests that leptin plays a stronger role in controlling the weight of children...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/early-weight-gain-in-children-linked-to-ability-to-produce-the-hormone-leptin/" alt="Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce the hormone leptin" title="Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce the hormone leptin"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/early-weight-gain-in-children-linked-to-ability-to-produce-the-hormone-leptin/tuomas_oskari_kilpel_inen_1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/early-weight-gain-in-children-linked-to-ability-to-produce-the-hormone-leptin/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:45:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/professor-kei-sakamoto-appointed-vice-executive-director-of-cbmr/ Professor Sakamoto will join the Executive Leadership and together they will drive CBMR forward after...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/professor-kei-sakamoto-appointed-vice-executive-director-of-cbmr/" alt="Professor Kei Sakamoto appointed Vice Executive Director of CBMR" title="Professor Kei Sakamoto appointed Vice Executive Director of CBMR"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/professor-kei-sakamoto-appointed-vice-executive-director-of-cbmr/Kei_Sakamoto_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/professor-kei-sakamoto-appointed-vice-executive-director-of-cbmr/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:30:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-genetic-links-to-diabetes-and-obesity-discovered-by-eavesdropping-on-dnas-long-distance-communication/ Watch the video that shows how new methods that unravel DNA's dynamic and 3D behaviour has helped CBMR...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-genetic-links-to-diabetes-and-obesity-discovered-by-eavesdropping-on-dnas-long-distance-communication/" alt="New genetic links to diabetes and obesity discovered by eavesdropping on DNA’s long-distance communication" title="New genetic links to diabetes and obesity discovered by eavesdropping on DNA’s long-distance communication"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-genetic-links-to-diabetes-and-obesity-discovered-by-eavesdropping-on-dnas-long-distance-communication/thumbnail_1100px.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-genetic-links-to-diabetes-and-obesity-discovered-by-eavesdropping-on-dnas-long-distance-communication/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/genetic-risk-of-developing-obesity-is-driven-by-variants-that-affect-the-brain/ Some people are at a higher risk of developing obesity because they possess genetic variants that affect...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/genetic-risk-of-developing-obesity-is-driven-by-variants-that-affect-the-brain/" alt="Genetic risk of developing obesity is driven by variants that affect the brain" title="Genetic risk of developing obesity is driven by variants that affect the brain"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/genetic-risk-of-developing-obesity-is-driven-by-variants-that-affect-the-brain/elife-55851-fig4-v1.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/genetic-risk-of-developing-obesity-is-driven-by-variants-that-affect-the-brain/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:45:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/time-restricted-feeding-improves-health-without-altering-the-bodys-core-clock/ New research from the University of Copenhagen finds that time-restricted feeding does not influence...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/time-restricted-feeding-improves-health-without-altering-the-bodys-core-clock/" alt="Time-restricted feeding improves health without altering the body’s core clock" title="Time-restricted feeding improves health without altering the body’s core clock"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/time-restricted-feeding-improves-health-without-altering-the-bodys-core-clock/figure_1.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/time-restricted-feeding-improves-health-without-altering-the-bodys-core-clock/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:15:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/how-muscles-and-fat-cells-work-together-to-make-you-more-fit/ Short-term exercise training increases levels of the enzyme DICER in fat cells. DICER in fat helps muscles...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/how-muscles-and-fat-cells-work-together-to-make-you-more-fit/" alt="How muscles and fat cells work together to make you more fit" title="How muscles and fat cells work together to make you more fit"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/how-muscles-and-fat-cells-work-together-to-make-you-more-fit/200908_PNAS_Treebak_graphical_abstract_2.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/how-muscles-and-fat-cells-work-together-to-make-you-more-fit/ Tue, 08 Sep 2020 18:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-insights-into-how-the-brain-can-induce-diabetes-remission-in-rodents/ The Pers Group have helped discover how the peptide FGF1 causes persistent change to particular neurons... https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-insights-into-how-the-brain-can-induce-diabetes-remission-in-rodents/ Tue, 08 Sep 2020 09:45:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-sound-the-alarm-lockdowns-may-escalate-the-obesity-epidemic/ Locking down society to combat COVID-19 creates psychosocial insecurity that leads to obesity. Counter...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-sound-the-alarm-lockdowns-may-escalate-the-obesity-epidemic/" alt="Scientists sound the alarm: Lockdowns may escalate the obesity epidemic" title="Scientists sound the alarm: Lockdowns may escalate the obesity epidemic"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-sound-the-alarm-lockdowns-may-escalate-the-obesity-epidemic/clemmensen_figure.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-sound-the-alarm-lockdowns-may-escalate-the-obesity-epidemic/ Fri, 14 Aug 2020 14:45:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-find-the-switch-that-makes-human-brown-fat-burn-energy--and-possibly-control-our-weight/ The receptor responsible for activating the energy-burning property of brown fat in humans has been identified.... https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-find-the-switch-that-makes-human-brown-fat-burn-energy--and-possibly-control-our-weight/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:15:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/metabolism-and-cell-signalling-research-alliance-launched-with-the-university-of-dundee/ Three-year research alliance will accelerate discoveries on molecular metabolic signalling in control...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/metabolism-and-cell-signalling-research-alliance-launched-with-the-university-of-dundee/" alt="Metabolism and cell signaling research alliance launched with University of Dundee" title="Metabolism and cell signaling research alliance launched with University of Dundee"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/metabolism-and-cell-signalling-research-alliance-launched-with-the-university-of-dundee/IA_Dundee_2000px_dsc01777_11x6.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/metabolism-and-cell-signalling-research-alliance-launched-with-the-university-of-dundee/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 09:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/zach-gerhart-hines-awarded-dkk-6m-distinguished-innovator-grant/ Zach Gerhart-Hines awarded DKK 6M Distinguished Innovator grant<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/zach-gerhart-hines-awarded-dkk-6m-distinguished-innovator-grant/" alt=" Zach Gerhart-Hines awarded DKK 6M Distinguished Innovator grant " title=" Zach Gerhart-Hines awarded DKK 6M Distinguished Innovator grant "><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/zach-gerhart-hines-awarded-dkk-6m-distinguished-innovator-grant/Zach_Gerhart-Hines_200707_1200px_dsc01758_11x6.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/zach-gerhart-hines-awarded-dkk-6m-distinguished-innovator-grant/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 09:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/neurons-that-reduce-sugar-cravings-are-discovered-in-mice/ A specific group of neurons are responsible for lowering our appetite for sweets after they sense a hormone...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/neurons-that-reduce-sugar-cravings-are-discovered-in-mice/" alt="Neurons that reduce sugar cravings are discovered in mice" title="Neurons that reduce sugar cravings are discovered in mice"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/neurons-that-reduce-sugar-cravings-are-discovered-in-mice/Cell_M_cover_with_spine_1100x600_v2.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/neurons-that-reduce-sugar-cravings-are-discovered-in-mice/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/gene-based-personalised-medicine-to-treat-diabetes/ A new project will draw on the genetic information of diabetes patients so that doctors can provide them...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/gene-based-personalised-medicine-to-treat-diabetes/" alt="Gene-based personalised medicine to treat diabetes" title="Gene-based personalised medicine to treat diabetes"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/gene-based-personalised-medicine-to-treat-diabetes/Torben_HAnsen_Translatenews_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/gene-based-personalised-medicine-to-treat-diabetes/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:45:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/research-pioneer-in-diabetes-receives-prestigious-harvard-prize_kopi/ Professor Jens Juul Holst from the University of Copenhagen receives this year’s Warren Alpert...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/research-pioneer-in-diabetes-receives-prestigious-harvard-prize_kopi/" alt="Research Pioneer in Diabetes Receives Prestigious Harvard Prize" title="Research Pioneer in Diabetes Receives Prestigious Harvard Prize"><img src="https://cms.ku.dk/arkiv/sund/fak/fak-sites/arkiv-sund.ku.dk/sund.ku.dk/2020/06/Juul_holst1100.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/research-pioneer-in-diabetes-receives-prestigious-harvard-prize_kopi/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:30:00 +0200 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-search-for-the-signal-that-stops-us-from-gaining-weight/ The body might have an undiscovered defense against gaining too much weight – a signal that tells...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-search-for-the-signal-that-stops-us-from-gaining-weight/" alt="Scientists search for the signal that stops us from gaining weight " title="Scientists search for the signal that stops us from gaining weight "><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-search-for-the-signal-that-stops-us-from-gaining-weight/weight_gain_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/scientists-search-for-the-signal-that-stops-us-from-gaining-weight/ Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:45:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/niels-grarup-wins-the-leif-c.-groop-award-for-outstanding-diabetes-research/ CBMR's Niels Grarup has won the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research for his work...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/niels-grarup-wins-the-leif-c.-groop-award-for-outstanding-diabetes-research/" alt="Niels Grarup wins Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research" title="Niels Grarup wins Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/niels-grarup-wins-the-leif-c.-groop-award-for-outstanding-diabetes-research/niels_farver_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/niels-grarup-wins-the-leif-c.-groop-award-for-outstanding-diabetes-research/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0100 https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-tool-opens-up-old-data-and-discovers-novel-links-between-exercise-and-health/ MetaMEx pools data from 66 studies that examined the impact of exercise on gene behavior in muscles...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-tool-opens-up-old-data-and-discovers-novel-links-between-exercise-and-health/" alt="New tool opens up old data and discovers novel links between exercise and health" title="New tool opens up old data and discovers novel links between exercise and health"><img src="https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-tool-opens-up-old-data-and-discovers-novel-links-between-exercise-and-health/Rowmachine_stock_1100x600.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2020/new-tool-opens-up-old-data-and-discovers-novel-links-between-exercise-and-health/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0100