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The Steno Thursdays events aim to disseminate exciting diabetes research from clinical- and biomedicine to epidemiology. Most presentations are given by researchers affiliated to or collaborating with SDCA. We host Steno Thursdays Global once a month, featuring international diabetes experts.
There will be room for questions and discussions following every talk.
How often
Thursdays, 14:15-15:00 in Verdensrummet, Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus.
Thursday May, 1st, 2025 - Global
Diabetes Management During Physical Activity and Sport: Insights From Academia, Pro Sport and Business
Summary: Sam’s research and entrepreneurship is driven by a passion to help people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes to exercise without barriers. His work has been dedicated to empowering athletes with diabetes, helping them to safely excel in their performance and achieve their exercise goals. Please join us, in person or online, for Sam’s presentation.
Sam Scott, CEO & Co-founder of Enhance-d (Bern, Switzerland)
Zoom-link: https://aarhusuniversity.zoom.us/j/67339447189
Thursday May 8th, 2025
Steno Research Connect
Summary: Please join us as we host pre-graduate students for exciting glimpse into the different ongoing research activities at SDCA. Several SDCA-affiliated researchers will present their ongoing research in a series of flash talks. Everyone is welcome to join the subsequent poster session in front of the auditorium.
Thursday May 15th, 2025 - Cancelled
Research Retreat
Summary: Thursday meeting is cancelled, but we do look forward to seeing you all at the Research Retreat. Don’t forget to sign up.
Thursday May 22th, 2025
Diabetes in Greenland
Summary: Torben's group conducts genetic, microbiome, and metabolomic studies on monogenic diabetes, childhood obesity, Inuit in Greenland, and larger genetic-epidemiological studies. Torben Hansen's group uses large registers and also examines individual families with specific phenotypes, including whole genome sequencing, to better understand cardiometabolic conditions in healthy individuals and those with diseases, including diabetes.
Torben Hansen, Professor
Thursday May 29th, 2025 - No meeting
Holiday
Summary: Science will have to wait until June as we are all busy celebrating one of the earliest ascending researchers.
How to join
Talks are announced through e-mails and Slack. Everyone can join.
Steno Thursdays Global talks are also announced online and on X @StenoAarhusRes. Meetings are held at Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus (Forum, AUH).
Contact persons
- Anne Lundager Madsen, Annelmadsen@sund.ku.dk
- Jakob Wang, jawa@biomed.au.dk
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Diabetes and diabetes-related epidemiology meeting
How often
Monthly (no meeting in July due to summer holidays)
How to join
Everybody affiliated to SDCA and interested in epidemiology is welcome to join. Please see: https://steno-aarhus.github.io/epi/
Contact persons
- Alisa Kjærgaard, alisa.kjaergaard@auh.rm.dk
- Luke Johnston, luke.johnston@rm.dk
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Biomed lab. meetings are primarily based on laboratory methods and methodology development and its application in translational or clinical studies. The techniques are diverse and covers a spectrum from tissue signaling to subcellular analysis (e.g. Western Blot, immunostaining, single cell transcriptomics, Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting).
How often
Every second week
How to join
Everybody are welcome to join these meetings to discuss and expand the field and it doesn’t matter if you are new or experienced in laboratory research and related techniques. Topic and location is send to the Biomed lab. mail list. Please contact us to get on the list.
Contact persons
- Jakob Wang Jawa@biomed.au.dk
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At these meetings, we discuss metabolism with a focus on experimental physiology and methods to quantify human metabolism (e.g. tracers, hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps, PET scans)
How often
Monthly (14:00-15:00 last Friday each month )
How to join
The meeting is for all researchers involved in studies of human metabolism. It is expected that all participants are active and contribute by presenting protocols, methods and data. Agenda and location is sent out through the META-LAB mailing list. Contact us to get on the list.
Contact person
- Esben Søndergaard (Esben.sondergaard@clin.au.dk)
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Journal club covering relevant papers within the field of diabetes and pregnancy. Also presentation of projects from researchers within this field and possibilities for feedback and networking.
How often
Once a month on Wednesdays from 12:00 - 13:30 at Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus.
How to join
All are free to join, contact clinical researcher Sine Knorr, sine.knorr@clin.au.dk
Contact persons
- Sine Knorr, sine.knorr@clin.au.dk
- Ulla Kampmann Opstrup, ullaopst@rm.dk
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At these meetings, we discuss papers and our own results within the areas of integrated care focusing on prevention of diabetes and diabetes late effects.
How often
Monthly (Monday 12:30-13:30)
How to join
The meeting is open for all researchers. Contact us to get on the list.
Contact person
- Anette Andersen (Anette.Andersen@rm.dk)
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Talks and workshops at 'Pie & AI:Aarhus' cover a wide range of topics in data science and their impact on clinical research. Our aim is to bring the data science and clinical research communities together, therefore we organize the programme in a way that both communities can get inspired and learn something new at our events.
How to join
Meetings are held at Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus and streamed on Zoom. Registration is necessary. Talks are announced on Twitter @StenoAarhusRes, e-mail newsletters and Slack. Everyone can join.
Contact person
- Adam Hulman (adahul@rm.dk)
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The overall purpose of the meetings is knowledge sharing on how to approach common issues when working with register based data. Also, the meetings are open to anyone who wish to learn more about register based research – no matter if you have any previous experience in the subject.
How often
Every 4 weeks
How to join
Meetings are held at Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus
Contact person
- Kamilla Horn KAMHOR@rm.dk
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With this forum we want to invite all at the Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus with an interest in nutrition to come and discuss emerging topics, science and implementation related to nutrition.
Aim
To spark more collaboration across the center and a stronger link between research and the clinic in the area of nutrition.
Target group
All at SDCA with an interest in nutrition. All dieticians from research and the clinic have permission to attend the meetings.
How often
Thursday afternoons. We have 10-12 meetings per year.
If you want more information and calendar invitations, please send an email to Daniel (dbi@ph.au.dk)
Contact persons
Marie Kirk (maekir@rm.dk)
Daniel Ibsen (dbi@ph.au.dk)