Maria Ougaard

Maria Ougaard is a Senior Research Scientist with experience in project coordination and study directing in kidney disease model development at Gubra. Previously, Maria worked at Novo Nordisk where Maria implemented spatial transcriptomics and evaluated potential therapeutics in kidney disease models. Maria also completed a Ph.D. in in vivo pharmacology at Novo Nordisk and the University of Copenhagen, following their studies in Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. As a student employee at Novo Nordisk, Maria gained experience as a laboratory technician with in vitro and in vivo methods. Alongside their academic and professional pursuits, Maria briefly worked as a letter carrier.