The ØDA PhD programme

Øresund Diabetes Academy works to promote research, development and treatment of diabetes in the Øresund region. Therefore, all research projects are being carried out in cooperation between two research groups
on either side of Øresund. The PhD student are all enrolled at Lund University or Copenhagen University.

The programme currently consists of four PhD students.  

 

Emma Adlercreutz

Project: "Type 1 diabetes associated celiac disease across the Öresund"

Collaboration between Lund University, CRC (Malmö), Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen) and Glostrup hospital (Glostrup)

 

Rajesh Kumar

Project: "Alpha 1 anti trypsin, modulate insulin secretion and prevents from cytokine mediated apoptosis"

Collaboration between Lund University, CRC (Malmö) and Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen)

 

Linda Pickersgill

Project: "Anti-IL-1 therapy in recent-onset type 1 diabetes"

Collaboration between Steno Diabetes Center (Gentofte) and Lund University, CRC (Malmö)

Publications:

1: Pickersgill, L.M.S. and Mandrup-Poulsen, T.R.: “The anti-interleukin-1 in type 1 diabetes action trial – background and rationale”. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2009; 25: 321–324.

 

Kasper Pilgaard

Project: "Influence of fetal growth velocity on metabolism in young adult twins and singletons"

Collaboration between Steno Diabetes Center (Gentofte) and Lund University, CRC (Malmö)

Publications:

1: Rasmussen EL, Malis C, Jensen CB, Jensen JE, Storgaard H, Poulsen P, Pilgaard K, Schou JH, Madsbad S, Astrup A, Vaag A. Altered fat tissue distribution in young adult men who had low birth weight. Diabetes Care. 2005 Jan;28(1):151-3.

2: Schou JH, Pilgaard K, Vilsbøll T, Jensen CB, Deacon CF, Holst JJ, Vølund A, Madsbad S, Vaag AA. Normal secretion and action of the gut incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in young men with low birth weight. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Aug;90(8):4912-9.

3: Vaag A, Jensen CB, Poulsen P, Brøns C, Pilgaard K, Grunnet L, Vielwerth S, Alibegovic A. Metabolic aspects of insulin resistance in individuals born small for gestational age. Horm Res. 2006;65 Suppl 3:137-43.

4: Wegner L, Hussain MS, Pilgaard K, Hansen T, Pedersen O, Vaag A, Poulsen P. Impact of TCF7L2 rs7903146 on insulin secretion and action in young and elderly. Danish twins. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Oct;93(10):4013-9.

5: Pilgaard K, Jensen CB, Schou JH, Lyssenko V, Wegner L, Brøns C, Vilsbøll T, Hansen T, Madsbad S, Holst JJ, Vølund A, Poulsen P, Groop L, Pedersen O, Vaag AA. The T allele of rs7903146 TCF7L2 is associated with impaired insulinotropic action of incretin hormones, reduced 24 h profiles of plasma insulin and glucagon, and increased hepatic glucose production in young healthy men. Diabetologia. 2009 Jul;52(7):1298-307.

6: Poulsen P, Grunnet LG, Pilgaard K, Storgaard H, Alibegovic A, Sonne MP, Carstensen B, Beck-Nielsen H, Vaag A. Increased risk of type 2 diabetes in elderly twins. Diabetes. 2009 Jun;58(6):1350-5.