2018.11.15
A successful ENABLE week
The 2nd European PhD and postdoc symposium ENABLE, hosted on 7th-9th of November in Copenhagen, was
News
The Heart
2018.11.02
Danish researchers discover a new inherited heart disease
Cardiologists from Rigshospitalet, and researchers from the University of Copenhagen and DTU have in
2018.11.01
CPR welcomes a new group in the Disease Systems Biology Program
A new bioinformatics group have today been added to CPR. The group will be part of the Disease
Diabetes
2018.10.31
Colectomy Associated with Increased Risk of Diabetes
People who have had a colectomy have increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers from
2018.10.25
Cryo-Electron Microscope in Videnskab.dk
Read about our Cryo-Electron Microscope in Videnskap.dk
Grant
2018.10.23
Cross-Disciplinary European Funding for Protein Research
The European Research Council (ERC) has granted DKK 60 million for a new cross-disciplinary European
Debates and talks
2018.10.15
Participate in Talks and Science Debates with Geisling, Frank and Willerslev
Learn more about organ donation, new research and how we should navigate in a post-factual world,
2018.10.08
Copenhagen Bioscience PhD Programme extended
The Copenhagen Bioscience PhD programme has received funding to carry out four additional admission
Protein Research
2018.09.21
Biomarker in ovarian cancer patients linked to longer survival
High levels of the protein CT45 is associated with longer survival in patients with advanced ovarian
Protein research
2018.09.12
Researchers Uncover Previously Unstudied Cancer Enzyme
In a new study published in the scientific journal of repute Nature Communications researchers from
2018.08.29
Nielsen group report serine ADP-ribosylation as regulatory targets of PARP inhibitors in the DNA damage response
ADP-ribosylation is a post-translational modification that plays an important role in several
Protein research
2018.06.29
Enzyme may get key role in drug design for breast cancer and brain condition
In recent years, researchers have focussed on the enzyme TLK2 suspecting it of playing a main role
Huntington's disease
2018.06.20
Researchers find important new piece in the Huntington’s disease puzzle
In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered a hitherto unknown
Protein research
2018.06.14
Enzymatic barcode reader switches our genes on or off
Our bodies are composed of more than two hundred different types of cells that perform different
2018.05.31
Talented CPR Researcher Wins This Year’s Danscatt Award
Today PhD Pablo Alcón from the Protein Structure and Function programme receives the Danscatt Award
Protein research
2018.05.14
Professor Guillermo Montoya elected member of EMBO
Today EMBO (the European Molecular Biology Organization) releases the list of new members who have
Protein research
2018.05.14
Researchers uncover up to 100 potential drug targets for cancer
In the study researchers used the technology mass spectrometry. Protein researchers from the Novo
2018.05.09
CPR Researchers Receive Funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark
This year three researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR)
Proteins
2018.04.24
New Research Uncovers ’Stability Protein’ for Cancer Treatment
Researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research at the Faculty of Health
Breast Cancer
2018.04.16
New Study Discovers Cancer-Relevant Protein Shield
Talks
2018.04.06
Tower Talks with Soeren Brunak
The general public is showing increasing interest in the health and medical sciences. DR has named
Citations
2018.04.04
Elite researcher sets record with 200,000 citations
Professor Matthias Mann from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research at the
Novo Nordisk Foundation
2018.04.03
Six SUND Researchers Receive Funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation
Six talented research leaders from The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of
2018.02.21
Cryo-EM National Facility open for applications
The Cryo-EM Application Portal Denmark is open since January 2018.
Protein
2018.01.22
Danish-Swedish Microscope Alliance to Strengthen Nordic Life Sciences
Nobel Prize-winning microscope for protein research in Copenhagen will contribute to strengthening
Ebola
2017.12.29
Researchers Inhibit Ebola Virus
The incurable Ebola virus has long been feared due to its high mortality rate and danger of
National Genome Centre
2017.12.07
Søren Brunak: Good Idea to Store All Genome Data in One Place
The National Genome Centre is establishing a joint infrastructure for health data collected from
A new mass spectrometer enables faster analysis of human proteomes and phosphoproteomes
2017.12.06
Olsen Group evaluates and optimizes new mass spectrometer for rapid proteome analyses
In collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific, researchers from the Olsen Group at CPR has
Up Close and Personal
2017.11.23
Ground-breaking Microscope Ready for Use
SUND’s new cryo-electron microscope was inaugurated on Monday by Dean Ulla Wewer, CEO of the Novo
2017.11.23
The CPR co-organized ENABLE symposium was a success!
On 15th-17th November, the first EuropeaN Academy for BiomedicaL SciencE (ENABLE) symposium took
2017.11.20
CPR researchers on prestigious 'Highly Cited Researchers list'
Research Director Matthias Mann Group Leader Lars Juhl Jensen Research Director Matthias
2017.11.10
Molecular crosstalk between metabolic and DNA replication cycles opens up a new way to comprehend diseases marked by unstable genomes
In a paper published on November 10th in Science magazine, research teams lead by Jiri Lukas and
2017.11.06
CPR welcomes 40 enthusiastic science talents
Monday 6th of November, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR) hosted 40 upper
2017.10.31
Novel principle for major cell signaling mechanism published by Nilsson group in Nature Cell Biology
Researchers from the Nilsson group at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research have
2017.10.16
Breaking down the CRISPR-Cas mechanism
Researchers Guillermo Montoya, Pablo Alcón and Stefano Stella from Novo Nordisk Foundation Center
2017.10.11
Olsen group reveals global interplay of ATM and ATR with SUMOylation during replication stress
Replication of the human genome is a tremendous task that cells must undertake with great
2017.09.05
CPR is part of new laboratory for Harnessing the oxidative power of enzymes (HOPE)
Jesper Olsen’s group at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR) is part of new
Genetic Research
2017.07.28
Researchers map genetic make-up of Danish population
A new research project has taken a big step toward treating and preventing genetically determined
CHSP
2017.06.15
Søren Brunak partner in the health science research partnership (CHSP) anchored at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Caption: Professor Kristian Helin from SUND (second from the left) and Professor Kirsten Grønbæk
2017.06.13
A phosphorylation switch protects the genome during cell division
A phosphorylation switch protects the genome during cell division The ability to correctly pass on
2017.06.12
Olsen Group defines the HeLa cell proteome
Most popular and famous human cell line gets its complete proteome defined The world’s most famous
Gene editing
2017.06.01
Researchers from the Montoya group decipher how a new molecular tool edits your genome
A new protein of the CRISPR-Cas family upgrades the possibilities for genome modification a la
2017.05.22
Jamin Hein receives the Novo Nordisk Foundation Visiting Scholar Fellowship at Stanford Bio-X grant
Jamin Hein, Research Assistant in the Nilsson group (Mitotic Mechanisms and Regulation) has
2017.05.17
Jakob Nilsson receives Danish Cancer Society grant
Group Leader Jakob Nilsson received Danish Cancer Society grant of 2.1 million DKK for his project:
2017.05.10
Group leaders Niels Mailand and Jakob Nilsson receive Danish Council for Independent Research grants
Activation of ATR kinase signaling responses in health and disease Niels Lind Mailand, Group
2017.05.10
Matthias Mann receives EMBL Lennart Philipson Award
Matthias Mann, Research Director for the Proteomics Program at CPR and former Group Leader in EMBL’s
2017.04.21
CPR co-hosting conference on brown fat research and anti-obesity strategies
CPR researchers are co-hosting the international conference on brown fat research and anti-obesity
2017.04.21
Lundbeck Foundation grant to future CPR postdoc
Postdoc Magnus Jakobsson from the Olsen group at CPR has been awarded a grant of 700.000 DKK from
2017.03.28
Phosphoproteomics of primary patient cells reveals CDK7 kinase as a new therapeutic target in ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy in the western world as it is generally
Structural Biology
2017.03.23
New Structural Biology Cluster at the University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is establishing a new cluster, ISBUC, which compiles researchers from
2017.02.02
Marie Curie grant to two promising CPR postdocs
Postdocs Teresa Lai Fong Ho and Dimitris Typas from the Mailand group at CPR have both received a
Grant
2017.01.27
New cutting-edge microscope at the Faculty of Health and Medical Science
Novo Nordisk Foundation donates a DKK 60 mio (7.8 mio €) grant to the University of Copenhagen
Research profile
2017.01.26
A pioneer in uncovering the human body’s smallest building blocks
Guillermo Montoya has dedicated his life to finding out how the smallest building blocks of our body
2017.01.23
Researchers from the Nielsen group detail the human SUMO proteome
An emerging concept of modern biology relates to the systematic understanding of cellular networks
2016.12.01
Three CPR researchers on prestigious 'Highly Cited Researchers list'
Research Directors Søren Brunak and Matthias Mann and Group leader Lars J. Jensen are all on this
2016.11.28
CPR and CEHA researchers provide new insights into the DNA repair process
A collaboration between researchers from Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR)
Alzheimers
2016.11.17
New grant to kickstart international research into Alzheimers
The international ROADMAP consortium has just received a major European grant of EUR 4.4m. The funds
2016.11.15
Barcelona geared up to host 300 young biomedical researchers in 2017 - CPR will host the 2018 ENABLE Symposium
To foster the next generation of scientific leaders, IRB Barcelona kicks off the international
2016.11.02
62 enthusiastic science talents visited CPR
On October 31, 2016 62 gifted Danish secondary school students visited Novo Nordisk Foundation
2016.10.17
Researchers from the Mailand group identify novel protein with a key role in protecting genome stability
To understand how our cells prevent the harmful consequences of genetic changes, researchers from