Department of Oncology holds a strong tradition for providing a creative and innovative research environment for PhD students in both clinical and pre-clinical PhD projects. All ongoing PhD projects are listed below.
Anders Frederiksen
anders@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Jens Overgaard
Title of PhD project: Radiosensitivity biomarkers in Head & Neck Squamos Cell Carcinomas
Anders Lerche Møller
ANRMOE@rm.dk
Supervisor: Signe Borgquist
Title of PhD project: The association of endocrine therapy for metastatic breast cancer and body composition
Anna Holtz Hansen
anho@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Brita Singers Sørensen
Title of PhD project: Enhancing the Biological Benefit in vivo to Improve Radiotherapy
Anne Vittrup Jakobsen
anvija@rm.dk / avj@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Karen-Lise Garm spindler
Title of PhD project: Towards risk and biology adapted treatment escalation in anal cancer
Bjarke Godske Baisner
Supervisor: Birgitte Vrou Offersen
Titel of PhD project: Disparity in radiotherapy utilization and clinical trial inclusion in Danish breast cancer radiotherapy, a DBCG study.
Cecilie Linea Hansen Bendorff
Supervisor: Signe Borgquist
Title of PhD project: Statin Therapy in Early Breast Cancer
Cæcilie Godsk Ottosen
Supervisor: Lone Hoffmann
Title of PhD project: Mapping Toxicity Data and Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Reirradiation of Thoracic Cancers
Hanna Forsberg
Supervisor: Birgitte Offersen
Title of PhD project: Translational and clinical outcomes in DBCG RT breast cancer trials
Helene Borup Larsen
Supervisor: Associate professor Kasper Toustrup
Title of PhD project: The role of radiotherapy for the management of non-melanoma skin cancer in Denmark
Jeppe Møller Skovbjerg
jepskb@rm.dk / jeppeskovbjerg@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Chair professor Signe Borgquist
Title of PhD project: Kolesterol-associerede biomarkører og brystkræft prognose
Johanne Hollands Steffensen
Supervisor: Karen-Lise Garm Spindler
Title of PhD project: Seksuel dysfunktion og gynækologiske komplikationer efter behandling for analkræft
Line Dalgaard
Supervisor: Birgitte Offersen
Title of PhD project: Quality assessment of Proton Trial
Lise Kjær Schou
Supervisor: Camilla Kronborg
Title of PhD project: Proton Therapy for Rectal Cancer
Lærke Skjøth Nissen
laerke.nissen@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Chair Professor Signe Borgquist
Title of PhD project: Mitigating Adverse Metabolic Health Effects of Endocrine Therapy with Physical Activity Among Breast Cancer Patients
Maiken Mondrup Hjelt
maikenhjelt@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Stine Korreman
Title of PhD project: Selecting the right patient in due time for enteral feeding tube and optimizing trans-sectoral support - A study in patients with head and neck cancer
Maria Højen
MAAOET@rm.dk
Supervisor: Mette Terp Høybye
Title of PhD project: E-learning in cross-sectoral cancer rehabilitation
Martin Kjær Simonsen
mks@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Trine Tramm
Title of PhD project: Characterization of recurrence patterns after ductal carcinoma in situ in the breast in all Danish women from 2008-2022: a population-based cohort study
Mette Møller Steiniche
mmsteiniche@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Karen-Lise Garm Spindler
Title of PhD project: Response evaluation in solid tumors by circulating DNA measurements – can we RECIST?
Sara Linde
Supervisor: Ditte Sloth Møller
Title of PhD project: Towards patient individualized radiotherapy dose escalation and improvement of local control for small-cell lung cancer
Simon Nyberg Thomsen
siotom@rm.dk
Supervisor: Associate professor Lone Hoffmann
Title of PhD project: Treatment of locally advanced lung cancer patients by proton therapy using an adaptive strategy