Nilsson group news

Grants

2023.05.31

Six SUND researchers get DKK 60 million to exciting projects

Six researchers from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receive grants from the Novo Nordis…

Research 1:1

2022.06.13

Novel insight into cell killing by anticancer agents

PP2A is a known tumor suppressor and given that its function is suppressed in many cancers, there i…

DRUGS

2021.11.19

New discovery could make life difficult for corona virus

The molecule could be capable of curbing the spread of coronavirus.

Cancer

2021.10.14

New discovery may pave the way for more targeted treatment of cancer patients

Women with certain mutations in BRCA2 have an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The new…

Cancer

2020.05.20

Researchers Discover How Protein Can Inhibit Cancer Development in Mice

In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered how the protein PP2A…

2019.10.01

New insights into substrate selection for an essential protein phosphatase

A multi-disciplinary research team headed by Professor Jakob Nilsson from Novo Nordisk Foundation…

2019.02.28

Novel research from the Nilsson lab raises concerns on CRISPR technology for analyzing essential genes

Forskning fra Nilsson-laboratoriet ved Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR)…

Protein Research

2018.09.21

Biomarker in ovarian cancer patients linked to longer survival

High levels of the protein CT45 is associated with longer survival in patients with advanced ovaria…

2018.05.09

CPR Researchers Receive Funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark

This year three researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR)…

Ebola

2017.12.29

Researchers Inhibit Ebola Virus

The incurable Ebola virus has long been feared due to its high mortality rate and danger of…

2017.10.31

Novel principle for major cell signaling mechanism published by Nilsson group in Nature Cell Biology

Researchers from the Nilsson group at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research have…

2017.06.13

A phosphorylation switch protects the genome during cell division

A phosphorylation switch protects the genome during cell division The ability to correctly pass o…

2017.05.22

Jamin Hein receives the Novo Nordisk Foundation Visiting Scholar Fellowship at Stanford Bio-X grant

Jamin Hein, Research Assistant in the Nilsson group (Mitotic Mechanisms and Regulation) has…

2017.05.17

Jakob Nilsson receives Danish Cancer Society grant

Group Leader Jakob Nilsson received Danish Cancer Society grant of 2.1 million DKK for his project…

2017.05.10

Group leaders Niels Mailand and Jakob Nilsson receive Danish Council for Independent Research grants

Activation of ATR kinase signaling responses in health and disease Niels Lind Mailand, Group…

2016.07.27

Nilsson group provides new insight into chromosome segregation in Nature Communications

The accurate distribution of the genetic material into the two new daughter cells during cell…

2016.07.26

Novel insight into protein phosphatase substrate recognition published by the Nilsson group in Molecular Cell

Protein phosphatases play important roles in cellular signaling as they remove phosphorylations fro…

2015.06.02

New mechanism discovered - protects our genetic material

Chromosomes aligned on the metaphase plate with Bub1(red) on kinetochores. Latest research from…

2015.05.19

Danish Cancer Society awards to 4 Researchers from Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research

Associate Professor, MSc., ph.d. Jeremy Austin Daniel from Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for…

2014.12.08

New insight into cancer defense mechanism published by Nilsson group in Nature Communications

Researchers from Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research have identified a new mechanis…

2014.02.17

Novel insights into the recruitment of checkpoint proteins to the kinetochore

The proper distribution of chromosomes to the two new daughter cells depends on the spindle assembl…

2014.01.30

A direct role of Mad1 in the spindle assembly checkpoint beyond Mad2 kinetochore recruitment

By using advanced imaging techniques and artificially bypassing the role of the Mad1 protein in…

2014.01.27

Stable MCC binding to the APC/C is required for a functional spindle assembly checkpoint

During cell division the duplicated genetic material in the form of sister chromatids have to be…