David Westergaard

David Westergaard

Assistant Professor


  1. Published

    Lifestyle and demographic associations with 47 inflammatory and vascular stress biomarkers in 9876 blood donors

    Kjerulff, B., Dowsett, J., Jacobsen, R. L., Gladov, J., Larsen, M. H., Lundgaard, A. T., Banasik, K., Westergaard, D., Mikkelsen, S., Dinh, K. M., Hindhede, L., Kaspersen, K. A., Schwinn, M., Juul, A., Poulsen, B., Lindegaard, B., Pedersen, C. B., Sabel, C. E., Bundgaard, H., Nielsen, H. S. & 30 others, Møller, J. A., Boldsen, J. K., Burgdorf, Kristoffer Sølvsten, Kessing, Lars Vedel, Handgaard, L. J., Thørner, L. W., Didriksen, Maria, Nyegaard, Mette, Grarup, Niels, Ødum, Niels, Johansson, P. I., Jennum, Poul, Frikke-Schmidt, Ruth, Berger, S. S., Brunak, Søren, Jacobsen, Søren, Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, Lundquist, T. K., Hansen, Torben, Sørensen, Torben Lykke, Sigsgaard, T., Nielsen, K. R., Bruun, M. T., Hjalgrim, Henrik, Ullum, H., Rostgaard, K., Sørensen, E., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Ostrowski, Sisse Rye & Erikstrup, C., 2024, In: Communications Medicine. 4, 15 p., 50.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Prediction of pancreatic fat and analysis of its determining factors using multi-omics datasets: an IMI DIRECTstudy

    Karaderi, Tugce, Mazzoni, G., Brorsson, C., Westergaard, David, Banasik, Karina, Koivula, R., Thomas, L., Bell, J., Franks, P., Pearson, E. & Brunak, Søren, 2019, In: Diabetologia. 62, p. S166-S166

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

  3. Published

    A second update on mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19

    Kanai, M., Andrews, S., Cordioli, M., Stevens, C., Neale, B. M., Daly, M., Ganna, A., Pathak, G. A., Ellinghaus, D., Banasik, K., Brunak, S., Pedersen, O. B., Westergaard, D., Sequeros, C. B., Nissen, J., Feldt-Rasmussen, U., Grønbæk, K., Ostrowski, S. R., Guindo-Martinez, M., Garcia, S. M. & 70 others, Hjalgrim, Henrik, Admin team lead, A. T. L., Admin team member, A. T. M., Analysis team lead, A. T. L., Analysis team member, A. T. M., Data collection lead, D. C. L., Data collection member, D. C. M., Manuscript analysis team lead, M. A. T. L., Manuscript analysis team members: Mendelian randomization, M. A. T. M. M. R., Manuscript analysis team members: methods development, M. A. T. M. M. D., Manuscript analysis team members: phenome-wide association study, M. A. T. M. P. A. S., Manuscript analysis team members: principal component projection, gene prioritization, M. A. T. M. P. C. P. G. P., Project management lead, P. M. L., Scientific communication lead, S. C. L., Scientific communication member, S. C. M., Writing group lead, W. G. L., Writing group member, W. G. M., 23andMe, 2., Adolescent brain and cognitive development study, A. B. A. C. D. S., Analysis group, A. G., Armenia_Covid-19hg, A., Assessment of the influence of clinical, functional, immunological and genetic factors on the severity of the course of coronavirus infection with SARS-CoV-2 and post-COVID syndrome, A. O. T. I. O. C. F. I. A. G. F. O. T. S. O. T. C. O. C. I. W. S. A. P. S., Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), A. L. S. O. P. A. C. (., BelCovid, B., Biobanque Quebec COVID19, B. Q. C., BioVU, B., Bonn Study of COVID-19 Genetics, B. S. O. C. G., CGEn HostSeq—Canadian COVID-19 Human Host Genome Sequencing Databank, C. H. C. H. H. G. S. D., Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine—CCPM, C. C. F. P. M., COMRI/Virology Study, C. S., Covid19 Ioannina Biobank, C. I. B., COVID19-Host(a)ge, C., Covid19hg-CL, C., Danish COVID-19 Genomic Consortium, D. C. G. C., Egypt hgCOVID hub, E. H. H., EraCORE, E., FinnGen, F., French hgCOVID, F. H., GCAT. Genomes For Life, G. G. F. L., Genes & Health, G. &. H., Genetic influences on severity of COVID-19 illness in Korea, G. I. O. S. O. C. I. I. K., GenOMICC, G., Genotek COVID-19 study, G. C. S., Helix Exome+ COVID-19 Phenotypes, H. E. C. P., Host Genetic Factors for COVID-19 Severity and Outcome in Western Indian Population, H. G. F. F. C. S. A. O. I. W. I. P., Host Genetics in COVID Cohorts of Mixed ancestry from Mexico, H. G. I. C. C. O. M. A. F. M., Japan Coronavirus Taskforce, J. C. T., Japan NCGM-COVID19, J. N., Jordan COVID-19 Host Genomics Initiative (JCHGI), J. C. H. G. I. (., Leadership, L., Lung eQTL Consortium, L. E. C., Mass General Brigham—Host Vulnerability to COVID-19, M. G. B. V. T. C., MexGen-COVID, M., Pa-COVID-19, P., Project management group, P. M. G., Project management support, P. M. S., Qatar Genome Program, Q. G. P., SARS-CoV-2 and Host Genome sequencing, S. A. H. G. S., Scientific communication group, S. C. G., Search for Genomic Markers Predicting the Severity of the response to COVID-19, S. F. G. M. P. T. S. O. T. R. T. C., Spanish COalition to Unlock Research on host GEnetics on COVID-19 (SCOURGE), S. C. T. U. R. O. H. G. O. C. (., The Danish Blood Donor Study, T. D. B. D. S., The Genetic Predisposition to severe COVID-19, T. G. P. T. S. C., Tirschenreuth Study (TiKoco), T. S. (., UCLA Precision Health COVID-19 Host Genomics Biobank, U. P. H. C. H. G. B., UK Biobank, U. B., Variability in Immune Response Genes and Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (INMUNGEN-CoV2 study), V. I. I. R. G. A. S. O. S. I. (. S., Website development, W. D., Writing Group, W. G. & The COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative, T. C. H. G. I., 2023, In: Nature. 621, 7977, p. E7-E26 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Comorbidity landscape of the Danish patient population affected by chromosome abnormalities

    Jørgensen, Isabella Friis, Russo, F., Jensen, A. B., Westergaard, David, Lademann, M., Hjaltelin, Jessica Xin, Brunak, Søren & Belling, K., 2019, In: Genetics In Medicine. 21, 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Pancreatic cancer symptom trajectories from Danish registry data and free text in electronic health records

    Hjaltelin, Jessica Xin, Novitski, Sif Ingibergsdóttir, Jørgensen, Isabella Friis, Siggaard, T., Vulpius, S. A., Westergaard, David, Johansen, Julia Sidenius, Chen, I. M., Jensen, Lars Juhl & Brunak, Søren, 2023, In: eLife. 12, 15 p., e84919.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Identification of hyper-rewired genomic stress non-oncogene addiction genes across 15 cancer types

    Hjaltelin, Jessica Xin, Izarzugaza, J. M. G., Jensen, Lars Juhl, Russo, F., Westergaard, David & Brunak, Søren, 2019, In: npj Systems Biology and Applications. 5, 10 p., 27.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Population-wide disease trajectories in ischaemic heart disease

    Haue, Amalie Dahl, Jørgensen, Isabella Friis, Christensen, A. H. C., Simon, C. S., Haakonsen, M. L. H., Russo, F. R., Rodriguez, C. L. R., Orozco, A. A. O., Siggard, T. S., Banasik, Karina, Weeke, P. E. W., Westergaard, David, Moseley, P. L. M., Bundgård, Henning & Brunak, Søren, Oct 2019, In: European Heart Journal. 40, S1, p. 1214-1214 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

  8. Published

    Linking progression patterns in ischaemic heart disease to comorbidities and genetics by integrated analysis of electronic health records and population-wide registries

    Haue, Amalie Dahl, Holm, Peter Christoffer, Siggaard, T., Jørgensen, Isabella Friis, Simone, C., Eriksson, R., Orozco, A. A., Weeke, P. E., Christensen, A. H., Westergaard, David, Banasik, Karina, Køber, Lars Valeur, Ullum, H., Bundgård, Henning & Brunak, Søren, 2020, In: European Heart Journal. 41, p. 3496 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

  9. Published

    DBDS Genomic Cohort, a prospective and comprehensive resource for integrative and temporal analysis of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors affecting health of blood donors

    Hansen, T. F., Banasik, K., Erikstrup, C., Pedersen, O. B., Westergaard, D., Chmura, P. J., Nielsen, K., Thørner, L., Hjalgrim, H., Paarup, H., Larsen, M. A. H., Petersen, M., Jennum, P., Andersen, S., Nyegaard, M., Jemec, G. B. E., Olesen, J., Werge, T., Johansson, P. I., Sørensen, E. & 3 others, Brunak, Søren, Ullum, H. & Burgdorf, Kristoffer Sølvsten, 9 Jun 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 6, p. 1-7 7 p., e028401.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Acquisition of docetaxel resistance in breast cancer cells reveals upregulation of ABCB1 expression as a key mediator of resistance accompanied by discrete upregulation of other specific genes and pathways

    Hansen, S. N., Westergaard, David, Thomsen, M. B. H., Vistesen, M. V., Do, K. N., Fogh, L., Belling, K. G., Wang, J., Yang, H., Gupta, R., Ditzel, H. J., Moreira, José, Brünner, N., Stenvang, Jan & Rasmussen, A. S., 2015, In: Tumor Biology. 36, 6, p. 4327-4338 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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