PhD fellowship in diabetes, cardiac arrhythmias and hypoglycaemia
A PhD fellowship is available at the Clinical
Metabolic Physiology research group at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen (SDCC),
University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
The position is open for medical doctors with interest in clinical research within the cross field of diabetology and cardiology and beginning October 1st 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter.
SDCC is the largest diabetes center in Denmark and is organized in four units: Clinic, Clinical Research, Education and Health Promotion. The Clinical Research Unit consists of five research with different research areas. The clinical studies in this PhD will be carried out at Clinical Metabolic Physiology research group at Gentofte Hospital.
About the department
The project is a close collaboration between several research environments within the Capital Region of Denmark, namely Clincal Metabolic Physiology, SDCC; the Cardiovascular Research Centre, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital and the Endocrine Research Unit, Department of Endocrinology and Nephrology, Nordsjællands Hospital.
The clinical studies will be carried out at Clinical Metabolic Physiology at Gentofte Hospital under the supervision of Professor Tina Vilsbøll, Professor Gunnar Gislason, Professor Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard and Professor Filip K. Knop. All the necessary equipment and expertise is available in the laboratories, where several clinical research projects have been conducted. The PhD candidate will act as investigator on all studies included in the PhD project.
The project and the candidate
Patients with type 1 diabetes risk suffer from
long-term complications as a consequence of an elevated plasma glucose level.
Hence, modern diabetes treatment targets stringent glycaemic control while
avoiding hypoglycaemia. Although treatment of type 1 diabetes and plasma
glucose monitoring has improved over the last decades, hypoglycaemia remains
inevitable. For almost three decades, hypoglycaemia has been linked to cardiac
arrhythmias and the “dead-in-bed” syndrome, and several studies have indicated
a causal link. However, since cardiac arrhythmias are relatively rare and may
be clinically asymptomatic, especially during sleep, it has proved difficult to
demonstrate a direct causal relationship. Moreover, when recovering from
hypoglycaemia, rebound hyperglycaemia may impose deleterious effect on the
cardiovascular system. The present PhD project will delineate whether episodes
of hypoglycaemia are associated with clinical relevant arrhythmias in patients
with type 1 diabetes and uncover potentially detrimental effects of subsequent
hyperglycaemia during recovery. The expected results will improve our
understanding of the relationship between level of glycaemic control and
cardiovascular risk and help to develop optimal strategies for the management
of patients with diabetes. The candidate will obtain clinical research skills
and clinical skills within endocrinology and cardiology.
Terms of employment
The PhD candidate will be
offered a full-time position for a period of three years. Employment will be according to collective agreement with the Region.
Contact and deadline
For further information about the position please contact: Professor and
Head of Clinic at SDCC Tina Vilsbøll, MD DMSc (Mobile: +45 4094 0825). Deadline
for application August 13th 2018.
About Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen (SDCC) is a visionary diabetes center for the
entire Capital Region specialized in the treatment, research and prevention of
diabetes and in the education of healthcare professionals in diabetes. SDCC is
the largest diabetes clinic in Scandinavia and treats more than 9,000 people
with diabetes from the Capital Region each year. Read more on www.sdcc.dk and
follow SDCC on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Steno Diabetes Center - Adresse
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Vibeke Landau - Stillingstype
Forsker - Speciale
Intern medicin: Endokrinologi - Ansættelsesform
Tidsbegrænset periode - Ugentlig arbejdstid
Fuld tid - Ansættelsens start
01-10-2018 - Regionens jobnr.
213009 - Quick-nr.
355350 - Indrykningsdato
12-07-2018 -
Ansøgningsfrist
13-08-2018 (udløbet)
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