Emma Høgsted
PhD Students
Contact

- Position:
- PhD student, MD
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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 research focuses on improving mental health by investigating serotonergic and brain imaging markers related to depression risk for women in the reproductive age. I place a particular emphasis on risk mechanisms and individual vulnerability during hormonal transitions such as perinatal period and the initiation of hormonal contraceptives.
Biography
2025 - PhD student at the Neurobiology Research Unit
2024 - 2025 Resident doctor, Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Fertility, Hvidovre Hospital (11 months)
2024 Junior Doctor, Rural Medicine/General medicine, HVest Heilsugæsla, Westfjords Iceland (7 months)
2023 Locum doctor, General medicine, Lægerne i Jyllinge (1.5 months)
2022 1st year resident, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Nordsjællands Hospital (12 months)
2022 Clinical basic training (KBU), General medicine, Lægerne i Jyllinge (6 months)
2021 Clinical basic training (KBU), Emergency department, Holbæk Hospital (7 months)
Publications
Bangsgaard RB, Høgh S, Borgsted C, Cvetanovska E, Pinborg A, Hegaard H, Høgsted ES, Frokjaer VG. Sleep quality in late pregnancy is associated with maternal mental health in the early postpartum period. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2025 Jul;311:113980. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.113980. Epub 2025 Apr 16. PMID: 40319760
Høgsted ES, Beliveau V, Ozenne B, Madsen MK, Svarer C, Dam VH, Johansen A, Fisher P, Knudsen GM, Frokjaer VG, Sankar A. Consistent evidence that brain serotonin 2A receptor binding is positively associated with personality-based risk markers of depression. Br J Psychiatry. 2024 Dec 5:1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2024.143. PMID: 39632615.
Clausen, M., Larsen, S.V., Hogsted, E.S., Nasser, A., Svarer, C., Knudsen, G.M., Frokjaer, V.G., 2024. Low-grade inflammation and serotonin 4 receptor binding in the healthy and the depressed brain. Neurosci. Appl. 3, 104078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nsa.2024.104078
Høgh S, Lange EØ, Høgsted ES, Larsen K, Hegaard HK, Frokjaer VG. The Cortisol Awakening Response is blunted in healthy women early postpartum. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2024)107048. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107048
Nasser A, Ozenne B, Høgsted ES., Jensen PS., Frokjaer VG. Reliability of three versus five saliva sampling times for assessing the cortisol awakening response. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2023) 147:105950. doi:10.1016/J.PSYNEUEN.2022.105950
Lange EØ, Høgh S, Høgsted ES, Larsen K, Hegaard HK, Borgsted C, Frokjaer VG. Stress hormone dynamics are blunted in postpartum relative to non-postpartum women. Neurosci Appl (2022) 1:101000. doi:10.1016/J.NSA.2022.101000
Borgsted C, Høgh S, Høgsted ES, Fonnesbech-Sandberg L, Ekelund K, Albrechtsen CK, Wiis JT, Hegaard H, Cvetanovska E, Juul A, et al. The role of central serotonergic markers and estradiol changes in perinatal mental health. Acta Psychiatr Scand (2022) 146:357–369. doi:10.1111/acps.13461
Borgsted C, Hoegsted E, Henningsson S, Pinborg A, Ganz M, Frokjaer VG. Hippocampal volume changes in a pharmacological sex-hormone manipulation risk model for depression in women. Hormones and Behavior (2022) 145:105234. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105234
Høgsted ES, Borgsted C, Dam VH, Nasser A, Rye Jørgensen N, Ozenne B, Stenbæk DS, Frokjaer VG. Stress-Hormone Dynamics and Working Memory in Healthy Women Who Use Oral Contraceptives Versus Non-Users. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) (2021) 12:1354. doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.731994