I am a young researcher and medical student at the University of Copenhagen with a special interest in the gut-brain axis, immunopsychiatry, methodology, and philosophy of science. I have experience in precision probiotic development (including patent application work), microbiome and psychometric data research, register-based research, evidence synthesis, science communication, and philosophical-critical analysis. After a full-time research year, I now work as a research assistant on a register-based project at the Copenhagen Research Centre for Biological and Precision Psychiatry.
Working on a register-based research project in Michael Eriksen Benros' group, continuing from the research year.
Full-time research during an academic gap year prior to medical school. Worked on a systematic review and meta-analysis on butyrate and psychiatric disorders. Clinical assistance in the PSYCH-FLAME study. Supervised by Troels Boldt Rømer and Michael Eriksen Benros. Funded by Grosserer L.F. Foghts Fond.
Investigated the link between a lower prevalence of butyrate-producing bacteria and increased severity of psychiatric symptoms, utilizing data from the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC) and the GlutenFunen subcohort.
Three internships during high school focused on immunopsychiatry. Mentored by Troels Boldt Rømer in Michael Eriksen Benros' group. Maintained an ongoing research collaboration throughout high school.
Enrolled in medicine, with studies starting in February 2027.
Specialisation: Mathematics A / Biotechnology A. Unweighted GPA: 12.0.
Sabine Færge, Lea Muldtofte, Marte Ustrup, Anne Kathrine Kousgaard Mikkelsen & Helene Speyer. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (Springer Nature). First scientific article, published at age 20 before starting university. Part of an ongoing debate in the journal on how epistemic injustice can be studied.
Presented findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis on butyrate treatment. Format inspired by the Danish PhD Cup. Held at the CAG-PSYCH seminar, Capital Region of Denmark.
Oral presentation at first international conference. Joint work with Alexander Tobias Ysbæk-Nielsen, Anton von Hofacker, and Helene Speyer. Held at the Dr. Guislain Museum.
Co-supervised three participants at Latin America's largest pre-college international science fair. Tobias Bendix Nielsen was awarded Second Prize.
Poster presentations and pitches at Young Scientists (1st place, Senior, Technology) and as Denmark's representative at MOSTRATEC, Brazil.
Grant to the association Unge Videnskabsformidlere to keep building its community.
Joint first prize for presenting findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis on butyrate treatment.
Grant from Grosserer L.F. Foghts Fond funding a year of full-time research prior to medical school (2025–2026).
Grant from NNF for the association Unge Videnskabsformidlere.
First prize in Denmark's largest science competition, Senior category in Technology.
Nominated among top 3 in Health Science at the University of Copenhagen.
Selected to represent Denmark at Latin America's largest pre-college international science and technology fair in Brazil.
Youth-led association promoting science communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and skills development among young science communicators. Re-elected to the board in 2026. Co-organiser of the first national conference on science communication (SDU, November 2026) with Videnskab.dk and Anton Pottegård.
Co-organised the network's first vision seminar at the Maersk Tower (September 2026) with Professor Mike Slade, University of Nottingham.
Active in student associations for research and psychiatry ahead of the start of studies.
Contributing to shaping science communication aimed at young people.
Arranged and facilitated lectures within health science. Practical organiser and teaching assistant at the Health Sciences Camp 2025. Subject teacher at the same camp in 2026: three days and 16 modules in neuropsychiatry and philosophy of science for 30 upper secondary students at SDU.
Preliminary jury at "Min Vildeste Idé" 2025 illustration competition. Volunteer at the semi-finals 2025 and 2026, and the national final 2026.
Co-produced VR research intervention using immersive virtual reality to give clinicians insight into the lived experiences of people using antipsychotic medication. Recorded at Khora Virtual Reality in collaboration with Helene Speyer and Sidsel Jo Faber Starklint. The intervention is now being tested in the MindShift trial as part of the DE-COMPASS research programme on safe antipsychotic tapering.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical and pre-clinical studies. OSF Registration DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/E6JNF. Supervised by Troels Boldt Rømer and Michael Eriksen Benros.
Partner in "Mikrobernes verden er for alle" – a video project led by Patrick Munk (DTU), funded by Carlsbergfondet, aiming to motivate neurodivergent people to engage with life science.