Bente Merete Stallknecht

CV

Present positions:
2018-: Prorector, University of Copenhagen
2016-: Professor in Health-Enhancing Physical Activity, UCPH
   
Previous positions:
2016-2018: Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences, UCPH
2015-16: Acting Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences, UCPH
2013-16: Professor MSO in Physical Activity and Obesity, UCPH
2007-13: Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UCPH
2002: Resident, Department of Endocrinology, Herlev Hospital, 6 months
2001-06: Associate Professor, Department of Medical Physiology, UCPH
2000: Postdoc Fellow, Department of Medical Physiology, UCPH
2000: Resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Herlev Hospital, 9 months
1997-99: Postdoc Fellow, Department of Medical Physiology, UCPH
1992-97: PhD student, Department of Medical Physiology, UCPH

Education:
2003: Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc), UCPH
2002: Medical B-authorization, National Board of Health, Denmark
1997: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), UCPH
1992: Master of Science in Medicine (MD), UCPH

Short presentation

Prorector with special responsibility for education from 1 August 2018.

Master of Science in Medicine (1992), University of Copenhagen (UCPH), PhD (1997), Doctor of Medical Science (2003). Leads the research group Act4Life and the UCPH Strategic Platform for Lifestyle, Obesity and Metabolic Research (LOM). Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences, UCPH 2015-2018. Member of the high-level Scientific Panel for Health, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission. Author and co-author of 100+ peer-reviewed articles and books/book chapters on physical activity, obesity and metabolism. UCPH Head of Studies for the Biomedical Engineering programme in 2007-15, member of the Study Board for Public Health Sciences 2002-07 and Course Manager of ‘Human Biology and Diseases’ in 2002-15. Supervised and assessed 100+ Bachelor, Master and PhD students.

Main research area
Main research area is health-enhancing physical activity. The vision is to prevent inactivity-related diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The mission is based on thorough pathophysiological and interdisciplinary research to develop valid and robust strategies promoting health-enhancing physical activity in different domains of everyday life. Have (co-)directed a number of major research projects involving physical activity/inactivity interventions, including ‘Bed rest’, ‘Training per se’, ‘FINE’, ‘Copenhagen women study – menopause’ and ‘GO-ACTIWE’.