The grants fall into two categories: LF Postdoc Grants, which support the development of brain research, and Early-Career Clinician Scientist Grants, which allow young doctors to conduct research alongside their specialist training.

Here are the six grant recipients from Health:

Postdoc Aina Gabarrell Pascuet from the Department of Clinical Medicine

Project: SIMS – Socioeconomic Inequality and Mental Health: The Impact of Social Connections

Aina Gabarrell Pascuet is receiving a postdoc grant of DKK 3 million to study how social isolation affects the link between low socioeconomic status and the risk of developing mental disorders. By analyzing Danish survey data and health registers, she will identify high-risk groups and develop better support strategies for vulnerable communities.

Postdoc Tomas Formanek from the Department of Public Health – The National Center for Register-Based Research

Project: Investigating the Burden of Somatic Multimorbidity in People with Mental Disorders (SOMULTIMATE)

Tomas Formanek is receiving a postdoc grant of DKK 3 million to map how physical illnesses co-occur with mental disorders and how this affects mortality. The project develops new methods and uses Danish population data to provide insights that can improve the treatment of patients with both physical and mental illnesses.

Postdoc Wanjun Lin from the Department of Clinical Medicine – Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (CFIN)

Project: Dopaminergic Basis of Risky Behaviour in the Human Brain

Wanjun Lin is receiving a postdoc grant of approximately DKK 2.9 million for research into the role of dopamine in risky behavior. The project combines brain scans, drug studies, and electrophysiological recordings in patients to investigate how risky behavior arises in neuropsychiatric disorders and how best to intervene clinically.

Postdoc Oskar Jefsen from the Department of Clinical Medicine – Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (CFIN)

Project: The Development of Auditory Circuit Dysfunction in Schizophrenia

Oskar Jefsen is receiving an Early-Career Clinician Scientist grant of DKK 2.5 million to study how the brain’s auditory circuits develop and become dysfunctional in patients with schizophrenia. Using new neuroimaging methods, he explores how auditory hallucinations arise, which could open up new treatment options.

Postdoc Cecilie Siggaard Jørgensen from the Department of Clinical Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Aarhus University Hospital

Project: Individualized Treatment of Nocturnal Enuresis

Cecilie Siggaard Jørgensen is receiving an Early-Career Clinician Scientist grant of approximately DKK 2.1 million for research on bedwetting in children. The project will develop a prediction model for treatment response, identify risk genes, and evaluate the safety of desmopressin, which is the first-line treatment. The goal is to improve both the understanding and treatment of the disorder.

Postdoc Christopher Rohde from the Department of Clinical Medicine and the Department of Affective Disorders at Aarhus University Hospital

Project: Effectiveness of Psychopharmacological Treatment in Bipolar Disorder

Christopher Rohde is receiving an Early-Career Clinician Scientist grant of approximately DKK 1.8 million to investigate the effectiveness of various treatments for preventing relapse in bipolar disorder. The project focuses on the use of lithium and antidepressants following electroconvulsive therapy, as well as treatment after discontinuation of lithium. The results aim to improve clinical guidelines and patient outcomes.