Open Mentor Teams 2025

If you are a potential candidate for one of the open mentor teams, please read the project information and requirements carefully. If you think you would excel in the project, contact the mentor team to explore the possibility of working together. Contact details can be found on the project page. You will together submit an application by the deadline of 16 February 2025. 

Open mentor team

Gut barrier integrity as the defining factor for obesity-associated systemic inflammation - A clinical proof-of-concept study

Basic mentor: Benjamin A. H. Jensen, Associate Professor, Nutritional Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Clinical mentor 1: Asger Bach Lund, MD, Associate Professor, Director of Center for Clinical Metabolic Research, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark

Life science industry mentor: Filip Krag Knop, MD, Senior Medical Officer for Diabetes & Obesity, Corporate Vice President, Novo Nordisk, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark