PROSPER Research Network

The PROSPER Research Network is an interdisciplinary collaboration of professors, senior researchers, clinicians, and emerging scholars dedicated to advancing symptom science across healthcare settings.

Our mission is to improve the understanding of symptom patterns, mechanisms, and lived experiences, and to translate this knowledge into innovative interventions that enhance patient care and health outcomes. Through a translational research approach, we bridge the gap between discovery, clinical practice, and implementation, ensuring that new knowledge benefits patients and families in real-world settings.

PROSPER conducts qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research across acute and chronic conditions, fostering collaboration across disciplines and specialties. We are committed to building research capacity and creating opportunities for learning, mentorship, and innovation.

We warmly welcome early-career researchers, PhD students, master's students, and clinical colleagues who share an interest in symptom science, patient-centred care, and translational research.

• Associate Professor Karin Piil 
  
• Associate Professor Malene Missel
  
• Associate Professor Suzanne Forsyth Herling 
  
• Professor Bente Appel Esbensen 
  
• Professor Geana Kurita
  
• Professor Hanne Hegaard 
• Profess​or Ingrid Egerod 
  
• Professor Mary Jarden 
  
• Senior Researcher Anne Sophie Mathiesen
  
•  Senior Researcher Jan Christensen ​