The Synapse Team

THE BOARD

Consisting of 7 people the board is the top hierarchy of Synapse, chosen by the whole team at a general assembly.

DAVID VALBJØRN CHRISTENSEN
CHAIR OF THE BOARD

MSc Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at DTU

PETER TRAN
Vicechair of the board

Msc Medicine at University of Copenhagen

MATIAS ANKJÆR
TREASURER

Molecular Biomedicine (KU)

ANNE FRØLUND GRANGAARD

MSc Biochemistry at University of Copenhagen

SEJER TOBIASEN

Bioentrepreneurship (CBS)

VICTOR SVENSTRUP

Molecular Biomedicine (KU)

CONSULTANT OF THE BOARD
Consisting of ex-board members, these members will consult the board based on their experience

JONAS ARNOLD JÜRGENSEN
FORMER CHAIRMAN

STUDY: Molecular Biomedicine at University of Copenhagen

THE COPENHAGEN TEAM
Synapse Copenhagen is driving the majority of our events, as well as taking a lead on our Flagship activities such as BioBusiness Summer School, Copenhagen Life Science Summit, The Mentorship Programme, Connect Medicon Valley, and Synapse Release.

ANDREAS KONGSGAARD

Molecular Biomedicine (KU)

ANNA SVETLOVA

Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering (DTU)

ANTHONY CHRISTOS ROUMELIOTIS
Lund Ambassador

Public Health (LU)

CHRISTOFFER MERRILD

Molecular Biomedicine (KU)

EMIL FUNK VANGSGAARD

STUDY: Biology-Biotechnology at University of Copenhagen

EUGENE PADI

Pharmaceutical Sciences (KU)

FREDERIK NEERGAARD

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SDU)

JUMANA MERCHANT

Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering (DTU)

LEONORA SPERLING

Molecular Biomedicine (KU)

MARÍA JOSÉ ROMERO LADO

MSc. Bioinformatics

SØREN DANIELSEN JUHL

Bioentrepreneurship (CBS)

VALDEMAR JOHANSEN

Molecular Biomedicine (KU)

VERONIKA KONOPKA

BSc Molecular Biology at Lund University

David Tandio

PhD at NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research (KU)

Anne Martin Salazar

Immunology and Inflammation (KU)

Beatrice Scapolo

Pharmaceutical Sciences (KU)

Kasper Budolph Pedersen

Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering (DTU)

Venla Väänänen

Immunology and Inflammation (KU)

Caroline de Blanck

Molecular Biomedicine (KU)

THE AALBORG TEAM
Synapse Aalborg is engaging the local community in Aalborg, ensuring that students in northern of Jutland are also benefitting of the incredible life science in Greater Copenhagen.

ANDERS HOSTRUP DAUGBERG
Aalborg Ambassador

STUDY: BSc Biotechnology at Aalborg University, Aalborg

GUSTAV GAARDSHOLT RATHSACH
AALBORG AMBASSADOR

BSc Biotechnology at Aalborg University

HAREISHAN MANOHARAN
Aalborg Ambassador

STUDY: B.Eng. Chemical Engineering at Aalborg University, Aalborg

THE LUND TEAM
Synapse Lund is working proactively bridging the gap across Øresund, allowing for more cross-boarder collaboration within Life Sciences.

ENRIKA MILTENYTE

MSc Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology at Lund University

MALAVIKA SREEKUMAR NAIR

MSc Molecular Biology at Lund University

IDA L. NEINHARDT

BSc Biomedicine at Lund University

ANITA MEHRDADIAN

MSc Biomedicine at Lund University

EMMA ANGSÅS

MSc. Biomedicine at Lund University

JULIA SZANTO

MSc Biomedicine at Lund University

SAMU REGINA MTUTU

MSc. Public Health at Lund University

STERRE VAN DE LANGENBERG

STUDY: Biomedicine at Lund University

SOFIA THOMASSON

MSc in Biomedicine at Lund University

HANNA DE LEEUW

BSc Biomedicine at Lund University

THE ALUMNI
Our former team members who, unfortunately, chose to say goodbye to Synapse. Several of these have acted as speakers at our events and we continue to work with them through our network.