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Young DANDRITE (YoDA)

DANDRITE's Ph.D. and Postdoc Association

Who are YoDA?

The PhD & Postdoc Association at DANDRITE, called “Young DANDRITE”, or just "YoDA", works to facilitate interaction and unity among the PhD students and postdocs affiliated DANDRITE.

YoDA meets several times a year for planning meetings and activities of both social and career development character. Activities can be suggested by everyone in the DANDRITE community to the coordinators. 

Monthly YoDa meetings

The YoDa organizing team meets on the first Thursday of every month, at 12:00-13:00 to discuss upcoming events and initiatives. Every DANDRITE PhD or Postdoc is welcome to join. Please contact the administrative representative if you are interested in joining.

Useful links

Junior researcher development programme    

Aarhus University PhD Association

AU Psychological Counselling Service

  • Psychological Counselling Service
    • Are you experiencing difficulties at work? Do you experience stress, cooperation issues or similar matters that influence your work?


Contact us

  • To reach us, please contact Research Group Coordinator Astrid Munk (asmu@dandrite.au.dk) and she will bring your request to the YoDA organizing team
  • Do you want to join YoDa or have a great idea for an event? Please write to yoda@dandrite.au.dk and we will get back to you!

YoDA Organizing Team

Skou Building


Pia Boxy

PhD Student Department of Biomedicine - Forskning og uddannelse, Skou-bygningen

Lucie Kuncová

Postdoc Department of Biomedicine - Forskning og uddannelse, Skou-bygningen

Kristyna Safrankova

PhD Student Department of Biomedicine - Forskning og uddannelse, Skou-bygningen

Karen Marie Juul Sørensen

Postdoc Department of Biomedicine - Forskning og uddannelse, Skou-bygningen

Building 1182


Nanna Møller Jensen

Postdoc Department of Biomedicine - Forskning og uddannelse, Vest

MBG Building (1871-1874)


Sean Hansen

PhD Student Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - Neurobiology

Rajlakshmi Anjan Sawale

PhD Student Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - Cellular Health, Intervention, and Nutrition