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 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
Anne-Mette Iversen
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
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
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
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.
Lasse Hindhede Refsgaard
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
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 Parm Ulhøi (temporary leave of absence)
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
Marie Tvilum Chadwick Hede
matvpe@rm.dk / mth@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Associate professor Ditte Sloth Møller
Title of PhD project: Optimal individual treatment strategy for every locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patient
Mathis Ersted Rasmussen
mathis.rasmussen@rm.dk / mathis@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Jesper Grau Eriksen
Title of PhD project: A study of the interaction between man and machine in radiotherapy treatment planning
Morten Horsholt
morten.horsholt.kristensen@auh.rm.dk
Supervisor: Professor Jesper Grau
Title of PhD project: Biological identification of recurrence after curative intended radiotherapy for carcinoma of the head and neck. A DAHANCA 19 study
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
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
Signe Bergliot Nielsen
signnils@rm.dk / signnils@oncology.au.dk
Supervisor: Professor Jens Overgaard
Title of PhD project: Diaggnostic work-up and treatment of patients with cancer of unknown primary in the head and neck.
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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