Janika Fortunato
PhD Students
Contact
- Position:
- PhD student, Neuroscience
- Dept. Neurology and Neurobiology Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Building 8057, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Curriculum vitae
- Curriculum vitae
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Scientific interests
My current research is focusing on the role of sex hormones in cognition and cognition-related brain networks.
More information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janikafortunato/
Biography
2025 -
PhD Student at the Neurobiology Research Unit
2024 - 2025
Research Assistant at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2023 - 2023
2022 - 2022
2021 - 2021
2017 - 2020
Graduate Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland
Visiting Research Scientist at the Monash University, Australia
Graduate Student Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland
Laboratory Engineer at the University of Helsinki, Finland
Publications
Kettunen et al. (2025). SARS-CoV-2 infection in hiPSC-derived neurons is cathepsin-dependent and causes differential accumulation of HIF1ɑ and phosphorylated tau. Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2025.102726
Gudmundsen et al. (2024). Not all serotonergic psychedelics are alike - they induce distinct patterns of altered metabolic activity and connectivity. Open Science Framework. Preprint. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/mq4v2
Conn et al. (2024). Psilocybin prevents activity-based anorexia in female rats by enhancing cognitive flexibility: contributions from 5-HTIA and 5-HT2A receptor mechanisms. Molecular Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-024-02575-9
Munne et al. (2021). Compressive stress-mediated p38 activation required for ERα + phenotype in breast cancer. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27220-9
Awards
2024 – PhD Fellowship, Neuroscience, 4 yrs (Neuroscience Academy Denmark)
2023 – PS2023 Partial Scholarship (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)