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“I want to ensure that researchers have access to the best cellular models”

Zehra Abay-Nørgaard is a translational neuroscientist developing human stem cell models for disease modelling and drug discovery.

Tune H Pers and Greg Morton secure a DKK 17 million Multi-PI R01 grant from the NIH

The project seeks to identify and characterize different subsets of AgRP neurons, which are key targets for understanding and treating cardiometabolic diseases.

Tune H Pers receives award for outstanding research on obesity and diabetes

Tune H Pers receives the Leif C. Groop Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research in 2024 for his research.

Where are they now?

"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. We recently caught up with Pascal to learn more about his career to date.

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 drugs likely act to reduce appetite.

Bioscience PhD Programme

"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, what the Center has to offer, and how the Center supports his scientific ambitions.

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 how the brain processes information.

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 within the hypothalamus.

Tune H. Pers wins DDA Young Investigator Award

Associate Professor Tune H. Pers, from the University of Copenhagen has received the Young Investigator Award 2019 from the Danish Diabetes Academy (DDA). His use of genetic data in diabetes research has set himself…

250 participate in Danish Single-cell Symposium and workshop

Danish Single-cell symposium and workshop builds on last year's success

Danish Single-cell Symposium and workshop – October 3-4

The Single Cell Symposium 2019 is being held in the Maersk Tower on October 4. A workshop in wet-lab methods for single-cell omics is being held the following day on October 4. S