Arrangementer 2026

27. nov. 2026, kl. 14.00-15.30

AKC Double Seminar: From Gene Function to Molecular Landscapes: Fatty Acid Metabolism in Health and Malignancy

Professor Nils J. Færgeman and Post Doc Andreas A. Sparre, M3: Molecular Metabolism and Metabolomics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

19. nov. 2026, kl. 13.00-16.00

PhD defence: Leveraging Change towards Sustainable and Healthy Diets

Lea Ellen Matthiessen is defending the PhD thesis: Leveraging Change towards Sustainable and Healthy Diets.

5. nov. - 6. nov. 2026

European GLUT4/Glucose Transport Biology Network Inaugural Meeting

The inaugural meeting of the European GLUT4/glucose transport biology network - two days featuring the latest work on GLUT4 trafficking, insulin and exercise signaling, and glucose uptake in muscle and fat, held at University of Copenhagen.

29. okt. 2026, kl. 11.00-14.00

Illuminating novel molecular mechanisms of human skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity using personalised phosphoproteomics

Magnus Romme Leandersson is defending the PhD thesis: Illuminating novel molecular mechanisms of human skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity using personalised phosphoproteomics.

2. okt. 2026, kl. 10.00-13.00

PhD defence: Investigating the impact of diet and intestinal environment on the human gut microbiota

Malte Studnitz Jørgensen is defending the PhD thesis: Investigating the impact of diet and intestinal environment on the human gut microbiota

17. sept. 2026, kl. 14.00-17.00

PhD defence: Children’s diet and cardiometabolic health: Insights from the Generation Healthy Kids study

Frederik Holmegaard Jensen is defending the PhD thesis: Children’s diet and cardiometabolic health: Insights from the Generation Healthy Kids study.

8. sept. 2026, kl. 13.00-16.00

Glucose homeostasis during pregnancy and offspring health outcomes and a suggestion for a pre-pregnancy lifestyle intervention

Malene Nygaard is defending the PhD thesis: Associations between glucose homeostasis during pregnancy and offspring health outcomes and a suggestion for a pre-pregnancy lifestyle intervention.

21. aug. 2026, kl. 13.00-16.00

PhD defence: Yellow mealworm-enriched school meals

Tele Chepkoros Boit is defending the PhD thesis: Yellow mealworm-enriched school meals: Effects on growth, body composition and micronutrient status of children in Uganda

4. aug. 2026, kl. 13.00

PhD defence: From Receptors to Systems

PhD defence by Andrea Sofia Tamariz-Ellemann: From Receptors to Systems - Estrogen Signaling and Cardiovascular Aging in Females within a Deep Phenotyping Cohort

25. juni 2026, kl. 13.00-16.00

PhD defence: Seafood Intake, Dietary Patterns and Nutritional Status among Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh

Gulshan Ara is defending the PhD thesis: Seafood Intake, Dietary Patterns and Nutritional Status among Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh: Evidence from Coastal and Inland Regions.

25. juni 2026, kl. 13.00-16.00

Ph.d. forsvar: Idrætsundervisning, didaktik og studerendes oplevelser

Steen Ingemann Jørgensen forsvarer sin Ph.d. afhandling: Idrætsundervisning, didaktik og studerendes oplevelser: Et studie af betydnings-, menings- og tilblivelsesprocesser i boldspilsundervisning på universitetsniveau i Danmark.

17. juni 2026, kl. 12.30-15.30

PhD defence: Neuromuscular consequences of short-term immobilization and modulation by spinal associative plasticity

Lasse Jespersen is defending the PhD thesis: Neuromuscular consequences of short-term immobilization and modulation by spinal associative plasticity.

3. juni 2026, kl. 16.00-18.00

Familie-idrætsdag for legeglade børn og voksne

Tag hinanden i hånden og kom med til en eventyrlig familie-idrætsdag for børn og voksne i alle aldre. Det er gratis at deltage.

24. april 2026, kl. 14.00-16.00

AKC seminar: Physiology Shaped by Real-World Influences

Associate Professor Jenna Gillen, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto: Physiology Shaped by Real-World Influences: Sex Differences in Postprandial Metabolism and Exercise–Nutrition Interactions in Women

27. marts 2026, kl. 14.00

PhD defence: Unravelling fiber type-specific adaptations associated with training-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy

Lukas Moesgaard is defending the PhD thesis: Unravelling fiber type-specific adaptations associated with training-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy

27. marts 2026, kl. 12.00-14.00

AKC seminar: Skeletal Muscle-Specific Roles for an Oncogene in Exercise Adaptation

Associate Professor Kevin Murach, University of Arkansas, USA.

27. marts 2026, kl. 9.00

PhD defence: SHEAF: Sustainability, health and acceptability of plant-based foods

Beatriz Philippi Rosane is defending the PhD thesis: SHEAF: Sustainability, health and acceptability of plant-based foods. Dairy as a case study.

25. marts 2026, kl. 13.30-16.00

PhD defence: D-amino acid from diet, gut microbiota, and endogenous synthesis in health and disease

Ann Bech Roskjær is defending the PhD thesis: D-amino acid from diet, gut microbiota, and endogenous synthesis in health and disease

19. marts 2026, kl. 9.00-16.00

FoodDay2026

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30. jan. 2026, kl. 14.00-16.00

AKC seminar: How do animals make sound? (even while holding their breath)

Coen Elemans, Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark

Professor, Sound Communication and Behavior Group

23. jan. 2026, kl. 13.00

PhD defence: From Dietary Assessment to Health Outcomes

Sadime Basak Kisi is defending the PhD thesis: From Dietary Assessment to Health Outcomes: Dietary Patterns and Effects of Calcium Supplementation in Danish Postmenopausal Women