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Copenhagen, DK

Copenhagen, Capital Region Of Denmark, Denmark

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

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Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Market landscape analysis in Cardiometabolic Diseases (CMD)

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

• Screened for the presence of ancient bacterial and viral pathogens in archaeological human and animal remains from the past 1000 years, with a focus on Europe. Reconstructed and studied genomes of three major human.
• Worked with various bioinformatics tools to screen 1200+ metagenomic DNA datasets/samples for traces of ancient pathogen DNA (bacterial, viral).
• Led, designed, and managed 3 of my own projects investigating pathogens at the genome level.
• Co-authored 9 peer-reviewed scientific papers published during this time, several papers forthcoming.
• Stakeholder management (museums, curators, archaeologists): wrote ethics applications for sample collecting, gave presentations, communicated results, wrote summary reports.
• Co-organised a three-day online workshop (SPAAM2) and co-created a thriving online community for early career researchers working in ancient metagenomics (300+ members on Slack).

Jena Area, Germany

• Studied ancient bacterial pathogen genomes recovered from archaeological human remains from the Americas, specifically the causative agents of tuberculosis and typhoid fever. PI: Prof. Johannes Krause
• Produced two lead-author peer-reviewed papers published in scientific journals (Nature Communications; Nature Ecology and Evolution) and one book chapter.
• Worked with a wide range of bioinformatics tools to analyse bacterial genomes.
• Processed 400+ samples in the lab for DNA sequencing (Illumina) and worked with advanced molecular techniques.
• Responsible for training and supervising a master’s student lab work for one year, they successfully defended their thesis.
• Communicated scientific findings through conference presentations and interviews with journalists for written media and radio.

Phd In Natural Sciences (Dr. Rer. Nat.), Ancient Dna/ Palaeogenetics

Dissertation title: Genomic Insights into Pre- and Post-contact Human Pathogens in the New World

Msc, Molecular Genetics

Learnt a wide variety of molecular techniques used to investigate DNA, RNA and proteins. Dissertation title: A Next-Generation Sequencing.

Msc, Palaeopathology

Human skeletal anatomy and how to diagnose diseases and trauma from archaeological human remains. Dissertation title: Nonmetric trait and.

Ba, Anthropology And Archaeology