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ResearcherID: B-6978-2015

Scopus ID: 56147582400

Science: More than 25 years of research in the prevention and treatment of obesity and the related diseases, type-2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Main focus has been on nutrition and health (specifically types and amounts of carbohydrate, protein, and fat), but also on as drug-induces changes in body weight, appetite regulation, energy expenditure, metabolic parameters and related risk markers. To this comes a few years’ experience with oncology, obstetrics, and neurology research.

Leadership: Overall project coordinator of the FP7 EU project PREVIEW (2013 – 2018, 9 mio Euro). Further, long-term experience as project leader of numerous short and long-term clinical intervention studies within lifestyle and drug development. Currently, head of the study board for food, nutrition and exercise, and head of a research group of 8-10 scientific employees. Previously, head of the Obesity research unit at UCPH, NEXS.

Methodology: Analytical mindset, flair for data and statistics, result- and goal-orientated, good at prioritizing, focused on dead-lines as well as quality. Organized and structured. Out-going and internationally minded, independently working, enjoying team work as well as leadership. Developed communicative skills. Flair for financial handlings and budgets. Large national and international network in the scientific community.

PhD project title:

Ph.D. degree. Thesis: "Appetite and carbohy­drate metabolism" at Research Depart­ment of Human Nutrition, R Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University (RVAU), Copenhagen, DK.

Education: M.Sc. in Food and Nutrition (Cand. brom.) at RVAU, Copenhagen, DK.

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Professional experience: Assistant Professor, Dep. of Human Nutrition, RVAU, Cph, DK, Associate Professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Centre of Food Science, RVAU, Cph, DK, Senior Scientist, The Swedish Nutrition Foundation, Lund, Sweden, Clinical Development Scientist, Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsværd, DK, Clinical Pharmacology Scientist, Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsværd DK, International Clinical Trial Manager, Genmab, Copenhagen, DK, Clinical Project Manager, NeuroSearch A/S, Ballerup, DK, From 2010: Professor, Department of Nutrition, Sports and Exercise, SCIENCE, University of Copenhagen, DK.

Teaching and supervisor/ co-supervisor: Assessor of 13 Ph.D. theses nationally and internationally, Currently main supervisor of 4 and co-supervisor of 3 Ph.D. students. Course responsible and co-responsible for 2 Ph.D. courses (2014 - ). Course responsible and teacher at two Master Courses in Nutrition. Teacher at courses in Bachelor in Food and Nutrition and Master in Nutrition, Univ Cph (1990-2003, 2010 - ). Superviser for several Bachelor and Master students, Projects in Practice, etc

Publications and presentations: First or co-author of 130 scientific publications, of which about 95 peer-reviewed papers. First of co-author of about 170 abstracts (of which about 100 published in proceedings), 20 letters/commentaries and 50 popular science papers. More than 130 oral and 70 poster presentations at national and international conferences/meetings.

Awards: Nominated for the VIII Edition of the prize “Alimentacion y Salud” of the University of Navarra (2012). "Young Investigators Award" for Clinical Research, the European Associa­tion for the Study of Obesity, 8th European Congress on Obesity, Dublin (1997). Edith and Valborg Larsen's Foundation: “Awarded­ to a woman who after university degree has started interesting research” (1995)

Lecture prize, the Danish Endocrinology­ Socie­ty (1993). Lecture and abstract prize, the Danish Association for the study of Obesity (1991).

Chair and Memberships: President of the Danish Association for the Study of Obesity, DSAF (2010-2012)

Secretary of the Danish Association for the Study of Obesity, DSAF (1994-1998). Member of Øresund Food Network - Steering group for Food and Health (2001-2003). Member of the EU network “Flair-flow Europe” (1995-2003). Member of the Danish Nutrition Council (2001-2004). Member of the scientific associations: Danish Cancer Society (1985 - ), Danish Cardiology Society (1985-), Danish Association for the Study of Obesity (1991 – ), Danish and European Diabetes and Obesity Associations (1994 - ), Danish Nutrition Society (1985 - ), Chairman and moderator at numerous meetings and conferences nationally and internationally.

Scientific reviewer:

Eur J Clin Nutr, Am J Clin Nutr, Am J Physiol, Int J Obesity, Br J Nutr, Nutr Reviews, Obesity Reviews, Obesity Research, Diabetes, Food & Research, Clinical Obesity. Member of the Editorial board for the International Journal of Obesity.

Other:

Assessor of Professorship: Oslo University, April 2013.University of Copenhagen, March  2014

Assessor of Professorships, NEXS, University of Copenhagen, UCPH, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Possible conflicts of interest

Owner of a one-man company Nutrimentum. Lectures and short papers on nutrition.