Søren Nicolaj Rønborg
Søren is one of five medical students who have been accepted into our DARE programme (Danish American Research Exchange) this year, and he will therefore be working with some of the world's most talented researchers at Stanford University.
Investigating brain-based epilepsy treatment
Epilepsy can be associated with great anxiety about when the next seizure will occur, and for 30 per cent of patients, medication and surgery are not enough to make them seizure-free. That is why Søren Nicolaj Rønborg is travelling to California to spend the next ten months investigating whether a small device implanted in the brain can predict seizures and perhaps stop them.
The device, which forms the basis of Søren's research, is based on RNS therapy (Responsive Neurostimulation) and consists of two electrodes. One measures the brain's electrical activity, and the other responds with a small shock if abnormal activity is detected. So far, the technology appears to reduce seizures by 70 per cent in patients.
Søren is studying medicine at the University of Copenhagen.