Expert areas

• Laboratory animal science
• Gut microbiota research
• Experimental immunology
• Refinement of animal models of autoimmune, allergic, neurodevelopmental, and metabolic disorders

Research activities

• External factors contributing to variation in disease expression. In particular, the importance of external factors regulating the gut environment during early life period of gestation and weaning that contribute to long-term influence on the hosts immune and metabolic systems is in focus, and how this may impact disease outcome and cause variation in animal models for human immune-mediated diseases.
• Improvement of mouse models for biomedical research. Humanizing mice by microbiota transplantations, trangenics, and stimulating microbiota-host interactions early in life.
• Discover mechanisms underlying perinatal health and disease in relation to delivery mode. My team aims to investigate the impact of cesarean section induced microbial perturbations on the development of the immune system in various animal models for chronic diseases. 

Expert methods 

In vivo models for biomedical research, germ-free and gnotobiotic mice, fecal microbiota transplantation, antibiotics, modified diets including pro-and prebiotics, cesarean sections, in vivo immunological characterisation. All used to study the impact of gut microbiota on model expression within lab animal science.

Press/Media

• http://videnskab.dk/krop-sundhed/dyreforsog-kejsersnit-kan-fa-immunforsvaret-til-fungere-forkert
• https://dff.dk/forskningsprojekter/forskningsleder/dff-forskningsleder-2018/camilla-hartmann-friis-hansen

• Collaborating with private enterprises, incl. Novo Nordisk A/S, Scanbur A/S, Glycom/DSM
• Obtained funding from private enterprises, incl. Novo Nordisk A/S
• Regular teaching on courses sponsored and organized by private companies, incl. Zealand pharma and Techniplast. 

EDUCATION

2012, June 4^th PhD in experimental immunology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), DK

*Visiting graduate student: May – June 2011 at Department of Immunology and Gnotobiology, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

2008, Oct. 3^rd MSc veterinary medicine (Equivalent to DVM) with biomedicine specialization, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, DK

*Master thesis in lab animal welfare completed at Scanbur A/S, Sweden. 

POSITIONS

2018 – now      Associate professor in laboratory animal science, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH, DK

2014 – 2018     Assistant professor in laboratory animal science, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH, DK *Visiting researcher: Dept. Immunology and Microbiology, UCPH, DK

2013 – 2014     Postdoctoral fellow, Committee of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, IL, USA

2012 – 2013     Postdoctoral fellow, Gut, grain & greens (3G) centre, Faculty of Life Sciences, UCPH, DK *Visiting researcher: Bartholin Institute, Rigshospitalet, DK

CAREER BREAKS

• 2019, April – 2020, April: Maternity leave for 12 months
• 2016, October – 2017, August: Maternity leave for 10 months

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

• 2019 Award, C. O. Jensens memorial fund, research talent, DK
• 2015 Award, Sapere Aude Research Talent, The Danish Council for Independent Research
• 2015 – 2017 Scholarship,Individual Postdoc grant, The Danish Council for Independent Research
• 2014 Young scientist award, Department of Veterinary Science, UCPH, DK
• 2012 – 2013 Scholarships, two international postdoc grants to UChicago, Carlsberg Foundation
• 2009 – 2011 Scholarship, PhD grant, UCPH, DK
• 2008 – 2012 Various best oral- and poster awards

MAJOR FUNDING WITH PI EXPERIENCE

• 2020 Lifepharm PhD grant; The Lifepharm Centre, UCPH, DK (main applicant)
• 2019 Lifepharm postdoc grant; The Lifepharm Centre, UCPH, DK (main applicant)
• 2018 Sapere Aude Starting Grant; Independent Research Fund Denmark (main applicant)
• 2017 Industrial postdoc grant; Innovation Fund Denmark (co-applicant)

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

• 2017   Diploma in ‘Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’, UCPH, DK
• 2015 – now   Module leader for ‘Biomedicine’ course for stud.med.vet, UCPH, DK
• 2015 – now   Module leader for ‘LabVet Europe’ online course for EU designated veterinarians working with lab animals, and for ‘Laboratory animal Science function ABD’ courses, UCPH, DK
• 2015 – now   Guest lecturer on Fondazione Bernandini course on gnotobiotic animal models, Italy
• 2014 – now   Guest lecturer on various master and PhD courses in animal models, microbiome, and/or immunology, UCPH, DK

COMMISIONS OF TRUST

• 2021 – now    Member of ‘Implementation of IVH research strategy’ committee, UCPH, DK
• 2018 – 2020   Member of PhD assessment committees, UCPH and Righospitalet, DK
• 2017 Session-organizer and chair of Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science symposium, DK
• 2017 – 2018    Co-organizer and chair of Centre for Applied Laboratory Animal Research ‘CALAR’  symposium, UCPH, DK
• 2014 – now   Managing and coordinating research and maintenance of gnotobiotic facility, UCPH