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.
PhD Projects
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
Anders Mølby
andernls@rm.dk
Supervisor: Professor Birgitte Offersen
Co-supervisors: Trine Tramm og Lise Thorsen
Title of PhD project: DBCG IMN2 studiet: Strålebehandling af de parasternale lymfeknuder ved højrisiko tidlig brystkræft
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.
Cathrine Bang Overgaard
cathov@rm.dk
Supervisor: Professor Brita Singers Sørensen
Title of PhD project: Preclinical RBE for normal tissue damage established in in vivo models
Christina Glismand Truelsen
chtrue@rm.dk / christinatruelsen@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Associate professor Camilla Jensenius Skvohus Kronborg
Title of PhD project: Optimized radiotherapy for primary and recurrent rectal cancer
Demet Özcan
demoez@rm.dk
Supervisor: Professor Birgitte Vrou Offersen, Lise Thorsen, Trine Tramm (Pathology), Therese Sørlie (Oslo University Hospital)
Title of PhD project: DBCG BioRT: Association between tumor immune response and risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients treated with radiotherapy
Folefac Charlemagne Asonganyi
folcha@rm.dk / charlemagne@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Michael R. Horsman
Title of PhD project: Identifying the optimal combination of hyperthermig with photon-based radiotherapy to produce the most effective cancer treatment
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
Jonas Busk Holm
JONAHM@rm.dk
Supervisor: Chair Professor Signe Borgquist
Title of PhD project: Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Breast Cancer Prognosis
Karl Sixten Harborg
KAHARB@rm.dk
Supervisor: Chair Professor Signe Borgquist
Title of PhD project: Overweight and cholesterol - impact on the clinical effects of endocrine treatment in breast cancer
Kirstine B. Bøndergaard
kirbod@rm.dk / kirbod@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Mette Asbjørn Neergaard
Title of PhD project: Cancer patients with severe mental disorders (casemed): end-of-life of cancer patients with severe mental disorders – challenges and model of care.
Kristine Wiborg Høgsbjerg
Supervisor: Birgitte Vrou Offersen
Title of PhD project: Characterization of patient accept for trial participation, pattern of recurrence and morbidities in DBCG trials.
Line Kristensen
line.kristensen@rm.dk / line.kristensen@clin.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Brita Singers Sørensen
Title of PhD project: Experimental radiobiology for different radiation modalities
Louise Elkjær Fløe
louise.elkjaer@auh.rm.dk
Supervisor: Professor Mette Asbjørn Neergaard
Title of PhD project: Cancer Patients with Severe Mental Disorders (CASEMED): Development and pilot testing a complex SMD-cancer care intervention
Maiken Mondrup Hjelt
maikenhjelt@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Jesper Grau Eriksen
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
Maiken Parm Ulhøi
maik.ulho@auh.rm.dk / maiken@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Associate Professor Peter Meldgaard
Title of PhD project: Clinical Use of Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients with ALK Translocated Non-small-cell Lung 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?
Priyanshu Manojkumar Sinha
prisin@rm.dk / priyanshusinha@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Michael Robert Horsmann
Title of PhD project: Combining proton radiation and hyperthermia to improve cancer therapy
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
Sebastian Søby
sesoeb@rm.dk / sebastian@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Jesper Grau Eriksen
Title of PhD project: Selecting the right patient for immunotherapy in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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
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