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HONOURING

2020.11.19

Protein researcher receives KFJ Prize: Mapped the smallest building blocks in the human body

Professor Jesper Velgaard Olsen is honoured for his significant contribution to high-tech protein…

Tool

2020.11.13

Custom-made scientific tools help solve complex protein challenges

Making sense of enormous amounts of data from i.e. proteomics studies is no easy task. At CPR, one…

artificial intelligence

2020.11.03

New Danish AI tool provides much-needed help to protein scientists across the world

Sorting huge amounts of data is a bottleneck in protein research, a field that is crucial to make…

Cancer

2020.10.22

Researchers solve long-standing ‘protein paradox’ and suggest way to exploit cancer weakness

Researchers from UCPH have discovered how MCM proteins protect the human cells against DNA…

Tool

2020.10.02

Alliance of Scientists Wants to Understand the Gene Mechanisms behind the Major Common Diseases

The international alliance of scientists ICDA is publishing its recommendations as to what science…

GRANT

2020.06.26

Professors receive grants to investigate genetic diagnostics and cancers

Søren Brunak (CPR) is part of the TRANSLATE project, one of two projects from the University of…

Proteins

2020.06.17

Earth’s Species Have More in Common than Previously Believed

In the largest mapping of proteins ever to be conducted across different species, researchers have…

Innovation

2020.06.16

It Became Intense When the Investors Believed in My Idea

Researcher Stefano Stella cuts up genes and is one of the world’s leading researchers within CRISPR…

Diabetes

2020.06.15

GLP-1-Based Treatment of Diabetes Does not Cause Pancreatitis

The commonly used treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity, GLP-1, does not cause pancreatitis. Th…

Prize

2020.05.29

Professor Jiri Lukas receives the Jahre prize 2020

Jiri Lukas from Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research receives the Anders Jahre…

Cancer

2020.05.20

Researchers Discover How Protein Can Inhibit Cancer Development in Mice

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered how the protein PP2A…

Recruitment

2020.05.19

CPR is Recruiting a Group Leader in Chromatin Biology

CPR is recruiting a group leader in the area of chromatin architecture and function to join the…

Lockdown

2020.05.18

PhD defence during the COVID-19 lockdown

The lockdown has forced the tradition bound PhD defences into the digital world. Last Friday, the…

Conference

2020.05.06

Conference on protein signaling rescheduled for 2021

Save the date now: The Copenhagen Bioscience Conference on Protein Signaling has been postponed to…

Prize

2020.04.02

Prominent Researcher Receives Queen Margrethe II's Science Award

The award is presented by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and this year goes to…

Evolution

2020.04.01

Oldest ever human genetic evidence clarifies dispute over our ancestors

Genetic information from an 800.000-year-old human fossil has been retrieved for the first time. Th…

New Program

2020.03.30

Internationally renowned researcher to establish program at CPR

This March, Professor Anja Groth will establish a new research program at the Novo Nordisk…

Proteomics technology

2020.02.07

High-throughput and high-sensitivity method to analyse hundreds of cancer phosphoproteomes

A new paper from the Olsen group at CPR presents a new strategy to identify activated signaling…

Collaboration

2019.12.17

Ancient “Chewing Gum” Yields Insights into People and Bacteria of the Past

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome…

Recruitment

2019.12.09

Join CPR as our next Group Leader

The Protein Structure and Function Program at CPR is recruiting a group leader to join the program…

ENABLE

2019.11.26

270 times Homo Universalis in Nijmegen

What will a scientist look like in the future? 270 international young scientists answered this and…

TwelveBIO

2019.11.19

New startup company to refine gene editing tool for diagnostics and treatment

A spin-out company from the University of Copenhagen called TwelveBIO has set out to improve CRISPR…

Grant

2019.11.19

Sapere Aude Grants for Research in the Arctic, Bacteria and DNA Damage

Three researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, the University of Copenhagen, ar…

Collaboration

2019.11.13

Extinct giant ape directly linked to the living orangutan

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in reconstructing the evolutionary…

Collaboration

2019.11.06

Researchers discover how cells know their future and forget their past

All cells in the body contain the same genetic material. The difference between cells therefore…

Proteins

2019.10.28

Researchers Find ‘Protein-Scaffolding’ for Repairing DNA Damage

At the University of Copenhagen, researchers have discovered how some types of proteins stabilize…

Fat

2019.10.25

Brown and white body fat speak different languages

Most adults have two types of body fat: white and brown. New research from the University of…

2019.10.11

Magnus Borup Bloch supported by NEYE-Fonden

NEYE-Fonden has awarded PhD student Magnus Borup Bloch a DKK 300.000 grant to support his research…

Cancer

2019.10.03

Large-scale mapping of protein networks behind tumor growth in the lungs

Lung cancer is the biggest cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. There were 2 million new…

2019.10.01

New insights into substrate selection for an essential protein phosphatase

A multi-disciplinary research team headed by Professor Jakob Nilsson from Novo Nordisk Foundation…

2019.09.30

Mann Group receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for new project to support the Human Cell Atlas

Earlier this year, the Chan Zuckerberg initiative (CZI) awarded USD 68 million to a total of 38…

Bacteria

2019.09.24

New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteria

For the first time ever, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have mapped how bacterial cell…

Award

2019.09.23

Professor Søren Brunak receives the Fernström Prize

Today, this year’s Fernströmpris was awarded to Professor Søren Brunak from Novo Nordisk Foundatio…

Evolution

2019.09.11

Ground-breaking method to reconstruct the evolution of all species

By looking into fossil teeth from almost 2 million years old rhinos, researchers from the Universit…

Grant

2019.09.02

Major grant strengthens leading Danish position in protein research

Since its inauguration in 2009, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research has placed…

Event

2019.08.22

Nobel Laureate and Microscope Pioneer to visit Copenhagen

The physicist and Nobel Laureate Stefan W. Hell will visit the University of Copenhagen on Tuesday,…

2019.08.06

CPR talent receives the Walter Schulz Foundation Research Prize 2018

On May 15 2019, postdoctoral researcher Fabian Coscia from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for…

Heart

2019.07.08

Researchers Map the Heart's Own Pacemaker in Mice

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now mapped the proteins in the heart's natural…

Proteins

2019.06.27

Large EU grant for training the next generation of protein researchers

The new PhD researchers will uncover the protein codes 'SLiMs' (in red), which in the picture are…

KFJ award

2019.06.21

Leading Researchers of Physical Activity and Health Data Receive Prestigious Award

Michael Kjær and Søren Brunak from the University of Copenhagen are this year’s recipients of the…

Health Data

2019.05.24

New Algorithm Uses Disease History to Predict Intensive Care Patients’ Chances of Survival

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have used data on more than 230,00…

2019.05.08

Montoya receives grant to sharpen CRISPR-scissors

Professor Guillermo Montoya from Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research has been…

2019.05.08

Matthias Mann is a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2019

The European Patent Office has nominated CPR proteomics pioneer Matthias Mann for the European…

Grants

2019.05.08

Eight Grants for Research in Bioscience, Metabolism, and Clinical Practice

Eight researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, have…

Boserup Prize

2019.04.30

Research Talent Receives the Boserup Prize

This year the medical science award, the Boserup Prize, goes to Postdoc Nicolai J. Wewer Albrechtse…

2019.04.25

CPR receives two fellows in the new translational excellence programme, BRIDGE

CPR postdocs Francesco Russo and David Westergaard both receives fellowships from the new…

2019.04.12

Prestigious EU-fellowship goes to ‘deep visual proteomics’ pipeline research

The European Commission has granted the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships to more than…

2019.04.10

CPR says goodbye for now and thanks to two long-lasting SAB members

We have been extremely fortunate to have had two excellent advisors on our scientific advisory…

2019.03.27

Two visits by ScienceTalent Academy

Twice this year CPR welcomed the ScienceTalent Academy to experience the research taking place at…

HEART PATIENTS

2019.03.14

Big Step Towards More Personalised Medicine for Heart Patients

Cardiologists from Rigshospitalet, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and specialists…

Differences in diagnoses

2019.03.10

Study: Across Diseases, Women Are Diagnosed Later Than Men

When considering all diseases, there are big differences between the course of men’s and women's…

Prize

2019.02.28

Elite Research Price Goes to Outstanding Protein Research

Professor Chunaram Choudhary is one of this year’s recipients of the Ministry of Higher Education…

2019.02.28

Novel research from the Nilsson lab raises concerns on CRISPR technology for analyzing essential genes

Forskning fra Nilsson-laboratoriet ved Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR)…

Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research

Protein researcher receives KFJ Prize: Mapped the smallest building blocks in the human body

Custom-made scientific tools help solve complex protein challenges

New Danish AI tool provides much-needed help to protein scientists across the world

Researchers solve long-standing ‘protein paradox’ and suggest way to exploit cancer weakness

New tool shows main highways of disease development

CPR CRISPR spin-out accepted in BioInnovation Institute program

The Hormone Glucagon May be a Warning Light for Diabetes

Young CPR researcher elected in prestigious academy

Tiny protein motor fuels bacterial movement

Niels Mailand is new Research Director at CPR

Researchers map mechanisms in the largest CRISPR system

Alliance of Scientists Wants to Understand the Gene Mechanisms behind the Major Common Diseases

Professors receive grants to investigate genetic diagnostics and cancers

Earth’s Species Have More in Common than Previously Believed

It Became Intense When the Investors Believed in My Idea

GLP-1-Based Treatment of Diabetes Does not Cause Pancreatitis

Professor Jiri Lukas receives the Jahre prize 2020

Researchers Discover How Protein Can Inhibit Cancer Development in Mice

CPR is Recruiting a Group Leader in Chromatin Biology

PhD defence during the COVID-19 lockdown

Conference on protein signaling rescheduled for 2021

Prominent Researcher Receives Queen Margrethe II's Science Award

Oldest ever human genetic evidence clarifies dispute over our ancestors

Internationally renowned researcher to establish program at CPR

High-throughput and high-sensitivity method to analyse hundreds of cancer phosphoproteomes

Ancient “Chewing Gum” Yields Insights into People and Bacteria of the Past

Join CPR as our next Group Leader

270 times Homo Universalis in Nijmegen

New startup company to refine gene editing tool for diagnostics and treatment

Sapere Aude Grants for Research in the Arctic, Bacteria and DNA Damage

Extinct giant ape directly linked to the living orangutan

Researchers discover how cells know their future and forget their past

Researchers Find ‘Protein-Scaffolding’ for Repairing DNA Damage

Brown and white body fat speak different languages

Magnus Borup Bloch supported by NEYE-Fonden

Large-scale mapping of protein networks behind tumor growth in the lungs

New insights into substrate selection for an essential protein phosphatase

Mann Group receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for new project to support the Human Cell Atlas

New discoveries map out CRISPR-Cas defence systems in bacteria

Professor Søren Brunak receives the Fernström Prize

Ground-breaking method to reconstruct the evolution of all species

Major grant strengthens leading Danish position in protein research

Nobel Laureate and Microscope Pioneer to visit Copenhagen

CPR talent receives the Walter Schulz Foundation Research Prize 2018

Researchers Map the Heart's Own Pacemaker in Mice

Large EU grant for training the next generation of protein researchers

Leading Researchers of Physical Activity and Health Data Receive Prestigious Award

New Algorithm Uses Disease History to Predict Intensive Care Patients’ Chances of Survival

Montoya receives grant to sharpen CRISPR-scissors

Matthias Mann is a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2019

Eight Grants for Research in Bioscience, Metabolism, and Clinical Practice

Research Talent Receives the Boserup Prize

CPR receives two fellows in the new translational excellence programme, BRIDGE

Prestigious EU-fellowship goes to ‘deep visual proteomics’ pipeline research

CPR says goodbye for now and thanks to two long-lasting SAB members

Two visits by ScienceTalent Academy

Big Step Towards More Personalised Medicine for Heart Patients

Study: Across Diseases, Women Are Diagnosed Later Than Men

Elite Research Price Goes to Outstanding Protein Research

Novel research from the Nilsson lab raises concerns on CRISPR technology for analyzing essential genes