æresdoktor 2023.11.08 Distinguished researcher in the field of exercise physiology, honorary doctorate at University of Copenhagen Professor Laurie J. Goodyear, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School is awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen for her outstanding research in the field of physical activity, particularl…
Health 2023.08.29 Mysterious hormone makes insulin work better It makes animals want to eat less and is found in levels 100 times greater in pregnant women. A new study from the University of Copenhagen also reports that it makes insulin work better in rodents. While its role in ou…
grant 2023.05.31 Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski receives the Novo Nordisk Foundation's Distinguished Investigator Grant With DKK 10 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski will illuminate the cellular signals that insulin uses to initiate biological effects, and how these signals are affected when insulin…
award 2022.09.19 Professor Jørgen F.P. Wojtaszewski receives award for deepening the understanding of how exercise makes muscles more sensitive This year Professor Jørgen Wojtaszewski was selected as one of two runners up and will receive DKK 500,000 for his research projects ‘Personalized Phosphoproteomics – Turning Phenotypic Variance into Scientific…
diabetes 2022.06.02 Cancer increases the risk of developing diabetes Cancer patients are at a greater risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study by the Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, and the University of Copenhagen. The study also concludes that cancer…
research 2021.01.12 Twitching, fast and slow: New approach to studying muscle fibers reveals different responses to exercise training Scientists at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, both at the University of Copenhagen have performed the most in-depth analysis of fast…
Shanghai Rankring 2020.11.17 The University of Copenhagen is home to the world’s best research environment in Sports Science The Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and the Institute of Sports Medicine at Bispebjerg Hospital – both departments at the University of Copenhagen – are together the world’s best research environment in…
proteins 2020.05.28 The death marker protein cleans up your muscles after exercise Researchers at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports have demonstrated that physical activity prompts a clean-up of muscles as the protein Ubiquitin tags onto worn-out proteins,…