Personal profile
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Main interests
I am interested in the way cultural meaning and organizational structures shape how people engage in health related research and ground medical innovation in health care. I use qualitative methods.
Projects
TechnEmotion: I explore uterus transplantation and ex-vivo technologies
CREATIC: I explore advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP) for rare cancers
Teaching and Supervisory Areas
I teach Data and Digitization on the 1st semester of the Master's Program in Public Health Science.
I can provide supervision in areas related to qualitative methods, medical science and technology studies, and health policy analysis.
CV
Education
2020: Ph.D., Medicine, Culture and Society, University of Copenhagen
2015: MSc Public Health, University of Copenhagen
2014: Study Exchange, University of California Berkeley
Work
2023-present: Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
2021-2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen
2020-2021: Research Assistant, University of Copenhgen
2016-2020: Ph.D. student, University of Copenhagen
2015-2016: Research Assistant, University of Copenhagen
2014-2015: Academic Employee, University of Copenhagen
2012-2013: Student Researcher, University of Copenhagen
Keywords
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ATMP Innovation in Europe: An Ecosystem in Active Transition
Čechová, Z., Lenarczyk, G. M., Nielsen, E. S., Samek, J., Sheikh, Z. A., Skovgaard, L. & Wested, J., 2026, In: European Health & Pharmaceutical Law Review. 9, 1, p. 50-55 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research
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Care or Innovation? Studying the Implementation of the Hospital Exemption in Denmark
Sheikh, Z. A., Skovgaard, L., Wadmann, S. & Wested, J., 2026, In: European Health & Pharmaceutical Law Review. 9, 1, p. 32-43 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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No reimbursement, no access? The hospital exemption for ATMPs in Poland and Denmark
Lenarczyk, G. M. & Sheikh, Z. A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Health Law in Action – Helsinki Health Law Days 2025 Conference Publication. Helda Open BooksResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Waiting as a frontier: (Un)making patients for uterus transplantation in Denmark
Sheikh, Z. A., Middleton, A. & Jensen, A. M. B., 2026, In: Social Science & Medicine. 401, 8 p., 119291.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Next in line? A qualitative study of how women with MRKH and clinicians in Denmark anticipate uterus transplantation
Sheikh, Z. A., Middleton, A. S. & Jensen, A. M., 2025. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication
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Perspectives of COPD patients, publicly funded scientists, and industry representatives on responsibility and stakeholder engagement in drug discovery research
Sheikh, Z. A. & Yu, H., 2024, In: Journal of Responsible Innovation. 11, 1, 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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More than sample providers: how genetic researchers in Pakistan mobilized a prenatal diagnostic service for thalassemia
Sheikh, Z. A. & Wahlberg, A., 2023, In: BioSocieties. 18, p. 197–217 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Dealing with complicity in fieldwork: Reflections on studying genetic research in Pakistan
Sheikh, Z. A., 2022, In: Sociology of Health and Illness. 44, Supplement 1, p. 41-56 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Lecture and oral contribution
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No Reimbursement, No Access? Comparing Poland’s and Denmark’s Hospital Exemption Pathways for ATMPs
Lenarczyk, G. M. (Other) & Sheikh, Z. A. (Other)
28 Aug 2025Activity: Presentations, memberships and other activity types › Lecture and oral contribution