PhD Projects

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 Mølby
E-mail: 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 Cecilie Lefèvre
E-mail: anna.cecilie.lefevre@auh.rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Karen-Lise Spindler

Title of PhD project:
Towards improved chemo-radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinomas of the anus by targeting the molecular biological features

Anne-Mette Iversen
E-mail: annivers@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Svend Ellermann-Eriksen, Department of Clinical Microbiology

Title of PhD-project: Improving hand hygiene among health care workers with the use of data from a monitoring system – the effect of behavioral interventions

Cathrine Bang Overgaard
E-mail: cathov@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Brita Singers Sørensen

Title of PhD project: Preclinical RBE for normal tissue damage established in in vivo models

Cecilie Dorthea Rask Buskbjerg
E-mail: ceccla@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Bobby Zachariae

Title of PhD project:
Testosterone, cognition, ageing, and cancer – a controlled prospective study about testosterone and cancer related cognitive impairment in testicular and prostate cancer patients

Christina Glismand Truelsen
E-mail: chtrue@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor

Title of PhD project:

Demet Özcan
E-mail: 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

Eva Rames Nissen
E-mail: enissen@psy.au.dk

Supervisor: Professor Mimi Mehlsen

Title of PhD project:
Internet-delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for symptoms of anxiety and depression among women treated for breast cancer and men treated for prostate cancer – effects and mechanisms

Folefac Charlemagne Asonganyl
E-mail: folcha@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor

Title of PhD project:

Jonas Busk Holm
E-mail: JONAHM@rm.dk

Supervisor: Chair Professor Signe Borgquist

Title of PhD project:
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Breast Cancer Prognosis

Josefine Tingdal Taube Danielsen
E-mail: josdan@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Bobby Zachariae

Title of PhD project:
Cognitive function in patients treated for metastatic melanoma with immune checkpoint inhibitors - a longitudinal observational study

Karen Lycke Wind
E-mail: karen.lycke.wind@auh.rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Karen-Lise Spindler

Title of PhD project: Treatment failure in squamous cell carcinoma of the anus – real-world data and biological features of recurrences

Karl Sixten Harborg

E-mail: 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

Lasse Hindhede Refsgaard

E-mail: lasref@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Birgitte Offersen

Title of PhD project: DBCG RT Nation – Clinical gain and risk in radiation therapy for breast cancer treatment using big data analysis

Louise Bach Callesen
E-mail: louicall@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Karen-Lise Garm Spindler

Title of PhD project: Precision therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer by liquid biopsies to assess treatment sensitivity and resistance

Louise Elkjær Fløe
E-mail: 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

Louise Strøm Lundsgård
E-mail: louiln@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Bobby Zachariae

Title of PhD project:
Sleep disturbance and its association with fatigue, depressive symptoms, and clinical response to immunotherapy in lung cancer patients – a longitudinal, observational study

Maiken Parm Ulhøi

E-mail: maik.ulho@auh.rm.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

Maja Bendtsen Sharma
E-mail: maja.bend@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Cai Grau

Title of PhD project:
Radiation Therapy of Sinonasal Cancer

Maria Højen
E-mail: MAAOET@rm.dk

Supervisor: Mette Terp Høybye

Title of PhD project:
E-learning in cross-sectoral cancer rehabilitation

Marie Tvilum Chadwick Hede
E-mail: matvpe@rm.dk

Supervisor: Professor Karen-Lise Spindler

Title of PhD project: Optimal individual treatment strategy for every locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patient