Dr. Charlotte Sørensen

Associate Professor

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Biography

Charlotte Mehlin Sørensen earned her bachelor's degree in Biology and her master's degree in Human Biology from the University of Copenhagen. She completed her PhD under the supervision of Professor Niels-Henrik Holstein-Rathlou, focusing on renal autoregulation and hypertension. Following her PhD, she served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacology and later at the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the same university, where she currently holds the position of Associate Professor and leads the Sørensen Group. Her research emphasizes renal hemodynamics and the implications of renal autoregulation in hypertension and diabetes. She investigates the renal vascular tree's topology, intercellular communication, and ion channel functions through various disease models. Additionally, she is actively involved in teaching renal physiology and pharmacology to medical students and supervising bachelor, master, and PhD students. Professor Sørensen is a member of several prestigious societies, including the American Physiological Society and the Danish Hypertension Society, and has co-authored a textbook on renal physiology.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Department of Biomedical Sciences • Copenhagen

Leading the Sørensen Group and teaching renal physiology.

Assistant Professor

— Present

Department of Biomedical Sciences • Copenhagen

Conducting research and teaching in the field of renal physiology.

Assistant Professor

— Present

Department of Pharmacology • Copenhagen

Engaged in teaching and research related to pharmacology and renal physiology.

Postdoc

— Present

Department of Medical Physiology • Copenhagen

Conducting research related to renal physiology.

Research Assistant

— Present

Louisiana State University • USA

Developing new models visualizing renal arterioles.

Drug Discovery Project Leader

— Present

Zealand Pharma • Denmark

Leading projects in drug development related to renal ischemia/reperfusion models.

Requirements for University of Copenhagen

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:83
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology Minimum 45 ECTS in core psychology areas Minimum 20 ECTS in methodology and statistics
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's diploma
  • Transcript of records
  • Course descriptions
  • Self-assessment form
  • Documentation of English proficiency
Specialization Notes

Focuses on clinical, social, and cognitive psychology.