PhD
Inga Zalia Tummoszeit
PhD fellow
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, DK
SMARTbiomed supervisor: Henriette Svarre Nielsen
Research:
Using deep learning to classify individual cell-free DNA fragments for improved prenatal diagnostics and insights into maternal-fetal health.
Julia Whitman
PhD fellow
Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, DK
SMARTbiomed supervisor: Michael Charles Sachs
Research:
Developing and evaluating risk prediction models using a causal framework.
Ole Sahlholdt Hansen
PhD fellow
National Centre for Register-based Research, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, DK
SMARTbiomed supervisor: Bjarni Jóhann Vilhjálmsson
Research:
Investigating the impact of diagnostic heterogeneity and individual environment on the genetics of health outcomes.
Oliver Pugerup Christensen
PhD fellow
Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, DK
SMARTbiomed supervisor: Tune Pers
Research:
Developing multivariate statistical methods for causal inference from single-cell CRISPR screens.
Tobias Ellegaard Larsen
PhD fellow
Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, DK
SMARTbiomed supervisors: Anne Helby Petersen and Claus Thorn Ekstrøm
Research:
Investigating causal discovery for partially overlapping datasets with embedded temporal information.
The Pioneer Centre
for SMARTbiomed
Starting in 2025, we have funding for four new PhD students to commence each year – including one at each hub site (Aarhus University, the University of Copenhagen, the University of Oxford). PhD positions will be advertised each year, but potential applicants are encouraged to reach out to our mentors, as there is potential to create bespoke projects. Students should be motivated by undertaking research focussing on method development addressing questions posed by big data relevant to common, complex diseases. Students will be enrolled at their home university but will be encouraged to spend part of their time as a visitor at another site. Students will be encouraged to engage in SMARTbiomed activities – weekly journal clubs, annual symposiums, workshops, data hacks etc.