Ebbe Toftgaard Poulsen: Corneal protein analysis provides insight into mechanisms involved in diseases of the cornea

During the course of his PhD studies, Ebbe Toftgaard Poulsen worked on mapping the proteins in healthy corneas – also known as the proteome. His analysis provides insight into the way the human cornea works. This knowledge is also an important step towards understanding the mechanisms that are affected by different diseases of the cornea.

Ebbe Toftgaard Poulsen studied mechanisms that are potentially involved in Fuchs endothelial dystrophy, a frequently occurring condition, as well as in granular and lattice dystrophies, which are less common.

The PhD degree was completed at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Science and Technology, Aarhus University.

Time: Tuesday 30 April 2013 at 13.15
Place: Lecture Theatre, iNANO House, building 1593, room 012, Gustav Wieds Vej 14, 8000 Aarhus C
Title of dissertation: Proteomics of the Human Cornea; In Health and Disease
Contact information: Ebbe Toftgaard Poulsen, etp@mb.au.dk, +45 2395 6577
Members of the assessment committee:
Professor Luca Bini, Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Italy
Principal Scientist Henrik Rahbek-Nielsen, Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark
Professor Jørgen Kjems (chair), iNANO and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Main supervisor:
Professor Jan J. Enghild, iNANO and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Co-supervisor:
Professor Daniel Otzen, iNANO and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Language: The dissertation will be defended in English

The defence is public.
The dissertation is available for reading at the Graduate School of Science and Technology/GSST, Ny Munkegade 120, building 1521, room 112, 8000 Aarhus C.