Curriculum vitae Anja Holm
Name: Anja Holm
Born: 23th December 1985 in Haderslev, Denmark
Private address: Lindevang 9, 2660 Brøndby Strand
Phone: +45 2126 0723
Email: [email protected]
Work address: Glostrup Research Institute, Molecular Sleep Laboratory, Department of Diagnostics,
Glostrup University Hospital, Nordre Ringvej 69, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark
Work Phone: +45 4323 2465
Education
2011 - 2014
PhD student at the Department of Diagnostic and Danish Center for Sleep Medicine, Glostrup
Hospital, University of Copenhagen.
2012 - 2013
PhD student at the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences, Stanford University
2008 - 2011
Master in Molecular Biology at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University
2009
Experimental project in Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Medicine (MOMA) Aarhus
University Hospital, Skejby.
2008
Experimental Bachelor project, Department of Medicine Biochemistry, Aarhus University and PET
centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade.
2007
Safety course (first aid, firefighting, laboratory safety and isotopes)
2005 - 2008
Bachelor in Molecular Biology at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Aarhus University
2005
Additional Chemistry, Aarhus University
2001 - 2004
Mathematical Student, Haderslev Katedralskole
Work
2014 - 2016
Post Doc. Molecular Sleep Laboratory, Department of Diagnostics
2014
Post Doc. Representative, Glostrup Research Institute Counsil, Glostrup Hospital
2014
Work Environment Representative, Glostrup Research Institute, Glsotrup Hospital
2011
Scientific assistant, Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital
2008 - 2009
Student Assistant, Communication Office, Aarhus University
2008 - 2009
Mentor, Mentor Network, Faculty of Science, Aarhus University
2007
Substitute, Frederik d. IVs Care Home, Haderslev
2006 - 2008
Secretary for a deaf fellow student, BHF arrangement
2004 - 2005
Receptionist and assistant at 4YOU a/s, Haderslev
2004
Phoner, SAF, Haderslev
2000 - 2003
Shop assistant, Bladkiosken, Haderslev
Supervisor
Master student Biochemistry, Maren Schrölkamp, internship 2012.
Master student Biochemistry, Maren Schrölkamp, master thesis 2013-2014
Master student, Human Biology, Kristine Moseholm, master thesis 2014-2015
Publications
Interference with the beta-catenin/TCF complex in colon cancer cells induces a battery of
growth suppressive microRNAs that targets cancer promoting genes*
Troels Schepeler1, Anja Holm1, Iver Nordentoft1, Philippe Lamy1, Patrick Halvey2, Lise Lotte
Christensen1, Kasper Thorsen1, Torben F. Ørntoft1, Daniel C. Liebler2, and Claus L. Andersen1
* Published in Oncogene, 2011
miRNA-362-3p is associated with recurrence of stage II colorectal cancer and targets E2F1,
USF2 and PTPN1
Lise Lotte Christensen#, Heidi Tobiasen#, Anja Holm, Troels Schepeler, Kasper Thorsen, Karin
Birkenkamp Demtroeder, Jan Lubinski, Oliver M. Sieber, Philippe Lamy, Torben Falck Ørntoft
and Claus Lindbjerg Andersen
#
these authors contributed equally
* Published in International Journal of Cancer, 2012.
Functional screening to identify miRNAs that induce apoptosis and/or inhibit proliferation
in colorectal cancer*
Anja Holm#, Lise Lotte Christensen#, Troels Schepler, Juha Rantala, Olli Kallioniemi, Kasper
Thorsen, Philippe Lamy, Jan Lubinski, Oliver Sieber, Torben Falck Ørntoft and Claus Lindbjerg
Andersen.
#
these authors contributed equally
* Published in PlosOne, 2014
miRNA profiles in plasma from patients with sleep disorders reveals dysregulation of
miRNAs in narcolepsy and other central hypersomnias*
Anja Holm, Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, Stine Knudsen, Birgitte R. Kornum, Signe Modvig,
Poul Jennum, Steen Gammeltoft.
* Published in Sleep, 2014
miRNA profile in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with central hypersomnias*
Anja Holm, Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, Stine Knudsen, Birgitte R. Kornum, Signe Modvig,
Steen Gammeltoft, Poul Jennum.
* Published in Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2014
SNP in EIF3G are associated to narcolepsy across ethnicities*
Anja Holm, Ling Lin, Juliette Faraco, Sara Mostafavi, Douglas F. Levinson, Steen Gammeltoft,
Poul Jennum, Emmanuel Mignot, Birgitte R. Kornum
* Published in European Journal of Human Genetics, 2014
Søvn
Munksgaard / Hans Reitzels Forlag
ISBN 87-628-1053-2
Poul Jennum, Anja Holm et al. 2013
Presentation
Oral
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Annual meeting at the Danish Society for Sleep Medicine, 4 th November 2011, Odense, Denmark.
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Invited speaker at Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences, 13 th February 2012, Stanford University, Palo Alto,
CA, USA.
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Annual meeting at the Danish Narcolepsy Society, 17th Marts 2012, Korsør, Denmark
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Annual Research Day ‘Forskningens Døgn’ at Glostrup Hospital, 19th April 2012, Glostrup, Denmark
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European Sleep Research Society, 4th September 2012, Paris, France
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World Association of Sleep Medicine, 1st October 2013, Valencia, Spain
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Annual meeting at the Danish Society for Sleep Medicine, 14 th November 2013, Glostrup, Denmark
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Annual meeting at the Center for Cellular Communication, 20th June 2014, Glostrup, Denmark
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Annual Research Day at Glostrup Hospital, 8th October 2014, Glostrup, Denmark
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Annual meeting at the Danish Society for Sleep Medicine, 14 th November 2014, Glostrup, Denmark
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World Association of Sleep Medicine, 24th March 2015, Seoul, South Korea
Written
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Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Danish Society of Cancer Research, 7 th May 2010.
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Poster presentation at the annual research day at Glostrup Hospital, 12 th October 2011.
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Poster presentation at the annual PhD day at Faculty of Health Sciences, 10 th May 2012
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Poster presentation at the annual research day at Glostrup Hospital, 9 th October 2013.
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Poster presentation at World Association of Sleep Medicine in Valencia, Spain, 1 st October 2013.
Funding:
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Scholarship, Danish Cancer Society, master student, 120.000 DKK.
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Travel grant, Knud Højgaards Fond, PhD student, Stanford University, 25.000 DKK
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Travel grant, University of Copenhagen, PhD student, Stanford University, 55.000 DKK
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Travel grant, Lundbeck Foundation, PhD student, World Sleep Conference, 6.640,54 DKK
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Post doc Fellowship, Lundbeck Foundation, PhD student, 1.400.000 DKK.
Press releases:
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Glostrup Hospital, KAI, 8. maj 2014
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Glostrup Lokal Nyt,
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Altinget, Forskning & Innovation, 12. maj 2014
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Kristeligt Dagblad, 12. maj 2014
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Sydkysten, 13. maj 2014