Tag: Copenhagen

  • Unlocking Youthful Vitality

    NAD+-Powered Diet and Lifestyle Tips for Aging Gracefully  Are you looking to boost your energy levels, improve cognitive function, and enhance your overall well-being naturally? The key could lie in increasing the levels of NAD+ (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) in your body.  Previously, we discussed the biochemical pathways and foundational aspects of NAD+ in anti-aging. Now,…

  • Raúl’s secondment

    NAD+ in adipose tissue aging Raúl Pérez Mato, NADIS doctoral candidate at the University of Genoa, performed a secondment at the University of Copenhagen, in Nov-Dec 2023, with the aim of studying NAD+ in white and brown adipose tissue in the context of aging. This secondment represented the first step in a collaboration between the…

  • Data-driven interventions in aging

    Morten Scheibye Knudsen, a Principal Investigator at the University of Copenhagen and a leading expert in aging research, presented a thought-provoking lecture at the Aging Research & Drug Discovery 2023 conference. His talk focused on data-driven interventions in aging, exploring innovative strategies for healthy aging. Watch the lecture below to discover how data can improve…

  • DC9

    Name:  Qi Zhang  Nationality:  Chinese  MSc education:  Traditional Chinese Medicine  Current position:  PhD Candidate  Supervisors:  Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Riekelt Houtkooper  Description of the project: Recently, reduced NAD precursors such as dihydronicotinamide riboside has been shown to increase NAD levels to a higher extend than non-reduced precursors. The purpose of my project is to explore how reduced precursors…

  • DC7

    Name: Frida Matiyevskaya  Nationality: Kazakhstan MSc education: Bioengineering Current position: PhD Candidate at Scheibye-Knudsen group, University of Copenhagen  Supervisors: Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Santina Bruzzone  Social media handles: LinkedIn Description of the project: Aging is the most significant risk factor for multitude of diseases, encompassing diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular conditions, and neurodegenerative disorders. What causes aging is unknown,…