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Camilla Hartmann Friis Hansen is an Associate Professor in Laboratory Animal Science at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH). Her research focuses on the impact of gut microbiota on disease models and perinatal health, with particular expertise in experimental immunology and refinement of animal models for various disorders.
Dr. Hansen earned her PhD in experimental immunology from the University of Copenhagen in 2012, following an MSc in veterinary medicine with biomedicine specialization from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in 2008. She completed postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago and at the Gut, grain & greens (3G) centre at UCPH.
Her research program investigates how external factors, particularly those regulating the gut environment during early life, influence long-term immune and metabolic systems and contribute to variation in animal models for human immune-mediated diseases. She works extensively with germ-free and gnotobiotic mice, fecal microbiota transplantation, and other methods to study gut microbiota effects on disease expression. Her team specifically examines cesarean section-induced microbial perturbations and their effects on immune development in chronic disease models.
Dr. Hansen's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the interactions between gut microbiota, immune function, and metabolic health across cancer, diabetes, obesity, and inflammatory conditions. Her work consistently explores how early-life interventions can modify disease outcomes in animal models, with significant implications for improving biomedical research translation.
- C. O. Jensens memorial fund research talent award (2019)
- Sapere Aude Research Talent award (2015)
- Young scientist award from Department of Veterinary Science, UCPH (2014)
- Individual Postdoc grant from The Danish Council for Independent Research (2015-2017)
As principal investigator, Dr. Hansen has secured significant funding including a Sapere Aude Starting Grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark (2018) and Lifepharm PhD and postdoc grants (2019-2020). She serves as module leader for the 'Biomedicine' course and the 'LabVet Europe' online course for EU designated veterinarians. Her teaching extends to guest lecturing on gnotobiotic animal models in Italy and various immunology/microbiome courses at UCPH.
Dr. Hansen manages and coordinates the gnotobiotic facility at UCPH and leads research examining how perinatal factors influence long-term disease outcomes. Her laboratory utilizes advanced techniques including germ-free and gnotobiotic mouse models, fecal microbiota transplantation, and in vivo immunological characterization to study microbiota-host interactions.
