Laura Mikél Mc Nair

Laura Mikél Mc Nair

Gæsteforsker, Adjunkt

Medlem af:

    ORCID: 0000-0002-5213-9931

    Sprogkundskaber

    Taler og skriver flydende dansk og englesk.

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    Current Position

    May 2016
    – ongoing        

    Post doc, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, UCPH, DK (supervisor Professor Dan Stærk)

    Project (2019-ongoing): "Identifying novel drug scaffolds with relevance for psychiatric disorders by screening natural products in neurotransmitter uptake- and binding assays”

    Project (2016-2018) in collaboration with industry partner: “Investigate the mechanisms underlying improved shelf-life of fermented milk-products”.

    [Maternity leaves 15 Nov 2017 - 10 Aug 2018 (9 months) & 01 Mar 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 (12 months)]

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    Other Current Responsibilities

     Mar 2019
    – ongoing

    Mar 2021
    – ongoing

    2016
    – ongoing

     

    Steering Committee member of the Social Capital Committee, University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

    PostDoc/Assistant prof. forum contact person, University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

    PharmaDanmark Club steering committee member, , University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

     

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    Education

    Feb 2013
    – Apr 2016

    PhD student, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, UCPH, DK (supervisor Professor Helle S. Waagepetersen)
    Dissertation: “Region Specific Evaluation of Cellular Metabolism in the Brain – Implications of Different Metabolic Mapping Strategies in Combination with NMR and GC-MS”
    COURSE WORK – Data Visualisation, Project Management, Neuroanatomy of the Laboratory Animal, Responsible Conduct of Research, University Pedagogy, Neuron Glia Interactions, NMR Techniques in Drug Research, and multiple scientific summer schools. TEACHING – Pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, biochemistry.

    Sep 2013
    – Sep 2014

    Postgraduate Fellow, Department of Diagnostic Radiology/MRRC, Yale University, New Haven, USA
    Project: “Elucidating astrocyte-specific metabolic rates in multiple brain regions”

    Sep 2010 – Sep 2012

    M. Sc. Pharmacy, UCPH, DK
    Thesis: “Investigating the neural consequences of prenatal nicotine exposure”

    Jul   2011
    – Jan 2012

    Research exchange student, University of Bath, UK
    Project:  “Exploring the role of learning and memory in drug addiction”

    Sep 2006
    – Sep 2010

    B. Sc. Pharmacy, UCPH, DK

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    Work Experience

    Oct 2012
    – Jan 2013

    Manager, Global Pharmacovigilance, Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S, Copenhagen, DK

    2007 – 2011

    Student, Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S, Copenhagen, DK

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    Newly founded committee established to enhance social capital at our department - We will the coming months be defining focus areas together with our colleagues and facilitate that new initiatives will be put in place.

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    Current Position

    May 2016
    – ongoing        

    Post doc, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, UCPH, DK (supervisor Professor Dan Stærk)

    Project (2019-ongoing): "Identifying novel drug scaffolds with relevance for psychiatric disorders by screening natural products in neurotransmitter uptake- and binding assays”

    Project (2016-2018) in collaboration with industry partner: “Investigate the mechanisms underlying improved shelf-life of fermented milk-products”.

    [Maternity leaves 15 Nov 2017 - 10 Aug 2018 (9 months) & 01 Mar 2020 - 28 Feb 2021 (12 months)]

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    Other Current Responsibilities

     Mar 2019
    – ongoing

    Mar 2021
    – ongoing

    2016
    – ongoing

     

    Steering Committee member of the Social Capital Committee, University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

    PostDoc/Assistant prof. forum contact person, University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

    PharmaDanmark Club steering committee member, , University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

     

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    Education

    Feb 2013
    – Apr 2016

    PhD student, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, UCPH, DK (supervisor Professor Helle S. Waagepetersen)
    Dissertation: “Region Specific Evaluation of Cellular Metabolism in the Brain – Implications of Different Metabolic Mapping Strategies in Combination with NMR and GC-MS”
    COURSE WORK – Data Visualisation, Project Management, Neuroanatomy of the Laboratory Animal, Responsible Conduct of Research, University Pedagogy, Neuron Glia Interactions, NMR Techniques in Drug Research, and multiple scientific summer schools. TEACHING – Pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, biochemistry.

    Sep 2013
    – Sep 2014

    Postgraduate Fellow, Department of Diagnostic Radiology/MRRC, Yale University, New Haven, USA
    Project: “Elucidating astrocyte-specific metabolic rates in multiple brain regions”

    Sep 2010 – Sep 2012

    M. Sc. Pharmacy, UCPH, DK
    Thesis: “Investigating the neural consequences of prenatal nicotine exposure”

    Jul   2011
    – Jan 2012

    Research exchange student, University of Bath, UK
    Project:  “Exploring the role of learning and memory in drug addiction”

    Sep 2006
    – Sep 2010

    B. Sc. Pharmacy, UCPH, DK

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    Work Experience

    Oct 2012
    – Jan 2013

    Manager, Global Pharmacovigilance, Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S, Copenhagen, DK

    2007 – 2011

    Student, Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S, Copenhagen, DK

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