We are pleased to announce three outstanding keynote speakers for the PhD course Advanced Neuroscience – Motor & Pain, bringing together internationally recognized expertise in systems neuroscience, neuromodulation, and pain research.

Keynote Speakers

Andreas Horn (University Hospital Cologne)
Professor Andreas Horn is a physician‑scientist at the University Hospital Cologne and an internationally acknowledged expert in deep brain stimulation and brain network modeling. His work combines neuroimaging, computational neuroscience, and clinical neurology to improve precision neuromodulation therapies, particularly for movement disorders and pain.

Network Stimulation Laboratory

Associate Professor Michelle Roche (University of Galway): Dissecting the Relevant Circuitry Within Pain and Depression

Dr Michelle Roche is an Associate Professor and Neuroscientist in Physiology at the Centre for Pain Research & Galway Neuroscience Centre. Her research focuses on enhancing understanding of the neurobiology underlying pain, affective disorders, and their interactions.

Roche Lab

Course instructors

• Ole Kiehn, Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen
• Giacomo Sitzi, Postdoc, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen
• Stephan Dietrich, Postdoc, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen
• Divya Rao, Postdoc, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen
• Roberto Leiras, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen
• Rasmus Feld Frisk, Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen
• Andrew Stevenson, Associate Professor, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University
• Thomas Graven-Nielsen, Professor, Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), Aalborg University
• Kenneth Lindegaard Madsen, Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen
• Sara Elgaard Jager, Postdoc, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen
• Pall Karlsson, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University
• Daniel Ciampi De Andrade, Associate Professor, Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), Aalborg University
• Sara Hestehave, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen