Contribution to this year’s CLOVES Family Conference

On 07.08.2021, I was given the opportunity to present at this year’s CLOVES Family Conference. This offered me the rare chance to interact directly with PROS (PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum) patients and their families, and offer them some of my (limited) knowledge in return for all their support. Communication of complex science to non-scientists is no

“Organopoly”: combining fun and knowledge about the wonderful human body

What makes up a human body? What are the names of the different organs and what are their functions? What is good and bad for the body? Find out answers to all of these questions whilst playing “Organopoly” with us. Organopoly is an interactive and eye-catching educational game that introduces children and adults alike to

Modern peer review, science communication and this week’s science news

Modern peer review At the time of writing this blog post, I am enjoying the lunch provided by the organisers of a workshop on “How to get the most out of modern peer review?” (it is being filmed so you can benefit from it, too!). I have learned a lot, and some things are worth

New Year, new blogpost, new language: my project in Danish!

For friends and family in Denmark (+ any other interested Danish readers), finally a description of what I spend most of my wake hours doing. I hope it makes sense! Hver gang jeg kommer hjem til Danmark, bliver jeg mødt af velmente spørgsmål og bemærkninger vedrørende min forskning: ”Hvad er det præcist, du laver?” ”Er

Developing that incurable curiousity, life-changing events and decisions: the bumpy road to my life as a scientist

I made the decision to start my own little science blog after attending a Wellcome Trust meeting for 1st year PhD students yesterday. The purpose of my blog will be to engage the public with my life as a biomedical PhD student, hopefully inspiring others to follow the same path. But who am I and how