Kei Sakamoto

CBMR International PhD and Postdoc Program at the University of Copenhagen is recruiting for PhD and postdoctoral projects starting in late 2026, with positions beginning on 2026-11-15 . The program is hosted by the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) and supports competitive national and international recruitment. The opportunity is centered on basic cardiometabolic research , human pathophysiology , and integrative research approaches . The listed projects span topics such as skeletal muscle metabolism , continuous glucose monitoring , obesity therapeutics , oral-liver axis , multi-omics , AMPK signaling , microbiome science , liver disease , and energy expenditure . Candidates may work with in vivo models, clinical cohorts, transcriptomics, proteomics, genetics, bioinformatics, computational chemistry, and physiological phenotyping. The program is aimed at early career researchers with a basic science background or clinicians who want a career in academic medicine . Each PhD fellow receives a competitive package including salary and running costs for four years , and each postdoc fellow receives a competitive package including salary and running costs for three years . Applications are now open. Interested candidates should review the project descriptions on the CBMR fellowship page and apply through the official application links for the project that best matches their expertise and research interests.

CBMR International PhD and Postdoc Program at the University of Copenhagen is recruiting for PhD and postdoc projects starting in late 2026, with a start date of November 15, 2026 . The program is hosted by the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) and supports competitive national and international recruitment of early-career researchers. The research environment is centered on basic metabolic research , cardiometabolic research , and translational work relevant to human pathophysiology . Projects highlighted in the post span several interconnected themes, including obesity , type 2 diabetes , skeletal muscle biology , glucose homeostasis , AMPK signaling , multi-omics , microbiome science , liver disease , and digital biomarkers . Supervisors named in the announcement include Juleen R. Zierath , Jonas T. Treebak , Zach Gerhart-Hines , Torben Hansen , Kei Sakamoto , and Tune H. Pers . The fellowship package includes salary and running costs for four years for PhD fellows and three years for postdoc fellows. The post emphasizes a collaborative, interdisciplinary setting with access to CBMR platforms and international research networks. Eligibility is aimed at candidates with a basic science background or clinical training who want to pursue academic medicine. The announcement does not specify a deadline in the text provided, but it states that the next round of applications has opened . Interested applicants should review the CBMR fellowship page, identify a suitable project, and apply through the program’s application link.