Where are they now? 2022.03.22 “My end product in industry is helping patients” Marie Aare Bentsen is a portfolio scientist at Novo Nordisk, where she is “on a mission to find and…
Research spin outs 2022.03.15 Two CBMR Group Leaders join the BioInnovation Institute’s Venture Lab program Scientists at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) study metaboli…
Media & Publications 2022.03.02 CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2022 CBMR publications and media appearances in February 2022
DNRF Chair Grant 2022.02.28 Professor Ruth Loos receives DKK 8 million DNRF Chair grant Professor Ruth Loos, CBMR's Vice Executive Director is awarded DKK 8,000,000 over a three-year…
Microbiome 2022.02.18 Scientists characterize the imbalanced gut bacteria of patients with myocardial infarction, angina and heart failure Professor Oluf Pedersen from the University of Copenhagen, calls for stronger and more focused…
Sustainability 2022.02.17 CBMR’s laboratories go green with a Silver LEAF certification LEAF helps laboratories reduce waste, energy and resource use. CBMR’s laboratories have now secured…
Research 2022.02.01 Monkeys lose their taste for alcohol when given liver hormone FGF21 Vervet monkeys, known for their love of alcohol, drink 50 percent less if given the hormone FGF15…
Media & Publications 2022.01.24 CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2022 CBMR publications and media appearances in January 2022
Research 2022.01.13 Scientists dive deep into the different effects of morning and evening exercise Exercise causes the body to release different signals that improve health and now scientists have…
Faces of CBMR 2022.01.11 “Obesity is highly stigmatized, but our research can show that it isn’t a choice” Sophia Metz is a German PhD Student at CBMR who investigating the genetic underpinnings of obesity…
Media & Publications 2021.12.20 CBMR publications and media appearances in November & December 2021 CBMR publications and media appearances in November and December 2021
Gut bacteria 2021.12.08 Common drugs affect our gut microbiome differently, with good and bad impacts on health Gut bacteria are both positively and negatively influenced by common medicines, new European…
Bioinformatics 2021.12.08 How CBMR uses data science in metabolic research Bioinformatician Christian Grønbæk gives one example of how data science helps researchers…
Research 2021.12.06 Unhappy fat: New clues on how obesity drives metabolic dysfunction Insulin resistance can cause white fat cells to become dysfunctional by altering its genetic…
Patented discovery 2021.12.02 A pioneering microbiome researcher embarks on his swansong to explore his “most exciting scientific breakthrough ever" Professor Oluf Borbye Pedersen was already an accomplished and internationally recognized researche…
Research 2021.11.23 New genetic calculator predicts if exercise can lower your risk of obesity Around one-in-five Danes, who have a high genetic risk of developing obesity, are more likely to…
Where are they now? 2021.10.28 "I wanted to do something that could really scale ... beyond helping one patient at a time" Pascal Timshel joined Intomics in 2019, after completing his Ph.D degree in bioinformatics at CBMR.…
Media & Publications 2021.10.28 CBMR publications and media appearances in October 2021 CBMR publications and media appearances in October 2021
Research 2021.10.21 A breakdown in communication – mitochondria of diabetic patients can’t keep time Muscle cells in patients with type 2 diabetes have a disrupted biological clock. The findings…
Leadership 2021.10.14 Ruth Loos elected to the EASD Board of Directors CBMR Vice Executive Director Ruth Loos has been elected to the Board of Directors of the European…