Medical doctor and researcher Christian Wejse from Aarhus University has been honoured by Universities for Essential Medicines, which is a global association of medical students.

PhD and Associate Professor David Olagnier from The Department of Biomedicine at Aarhus University receives DKK 195,000 from the Riisfort Foundation. The grant will be used in a research project on herpes viruses.

Cocaine is now the most widespread hard drug in Denmark’s cities. Furthermore, the drug’s purity has increased markedly. This is shown by a survey carried out by The Department of Forensic Medicine at Aarhus University.

Kirstine Stochholm from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital conducts research into the life stories of people with either too many or too few sex chromosomes. She will now defend her higher doctoral dissertation.

Dentist from Aarhus University Marie Cornelis has received DKK 2,000,000 from the Aarhus University Research Foundation.