Emil Kofod-Olsen

Emil Kofod-Olsen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, is affiliated with the Department of Health Science and Technology at Aarhus University's Faculty of Medicine. His research spans cancer immunotherapy, dendritic cell biology, and STING pathway modulation, combining cholesterol metabolism interference with immune checkpoint inhibitors to enhance therapeutic outcomes.

Research Interests:

• STING-targeted immunotherapy
• Dendritic cell vaccines
• Cholesterol pathways in immunity
• Combination cancer treatments
• cGAS-STING activation

Scientific Awards:

• Award Date: 1 Jul 2011

Teaching & Leadership:

• Lectures/case sessions/labs in immunology & microbiology
• Supervision across 4th-8th semesters + master's theses
• Board Member & Treasurer, Danish Immunological Society (2017-2023)
• Scandinavian Society of Immunology member (2016-present)

Article Trends: Recent work focuses on cholesterol-binding motifs (2024 Nature Communications), dendritic cell vaccines with poly(I:C) (2024 Vaccine), and electroporation-immunotherapy combinations (2024 iScience), showing strong alignment with cGAS-STING, tumor immunology, and vaccine adjuvants.