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Jens Kvist Madsen: Protein-surfactant interactions in industrial applications

PhD defence, Friday, 24 February 2017. Jens Kvist Madsen.

Jens Kvist Madsen

During his PhD studies, MSc. (Eng.) Jens Kvist Madsen investigated interactions between surfactants and proteins. Protein structure and stability plays a key role in a variety of industries, such as detergents, foods and pharmaceutical formulation.

Jens Kvist Madsen has studied the stability of detergent enzymes and pharmaceutical peptides. These have been studied with conventional chemical surfactants and novel biological surfactants (biosurfactants). The research results show that biosurfactants are surprisingly mild in their protein-interactions and therefore have a great potential as a green alternative to chemical surfactants. Jens Kvist Madsen has furthermore studied aggregation and formulation of the peptide hormone glucagon that is used to regulate blood sugar in diabetic patients.


PhD degree was completed at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Science and Technology, University of Aarhus and Zealand Pharma A / S.

This résumé was prepared by the PhD student.

Time: Friday, 24 February 2017 at 13.15
Place:
Building 1523, room 318, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ny Munkegade 120, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C.
Title of dissertation:
Protein-surfactant interactions in detergents and pharmaceuticals
Contact information:
Jens Kvist Madsen, e-mail: jkm@inano.au.dk
Members of the assessment committee:

Professor Jose Luis Neira, Centro de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain
Senior Research Scientist Jesper Søndergaard Pedersen, Protein and Peptide Biophysics, Global Research, Novo Nordisk A/S
Senior Researcher Morten Foss (chair), iNANO, Aarhus University
Main supervisor:

Professor Daniel Otzen, iNANO and Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Co-supervisor:

Senior Scientist Lise Giehm, Zealand Pharma
Language:
The PhD 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 1520, rooms 128-134, 8000 Aarhus C.