Short presentation

Christentze Schmiegelow main area of research is the association between malaria and/or anaemia and poor pregnancy outcomes. A key interest is on altered foetal growth trajectories assessed using transabdominal ultrasound. Furthermore, on the influence of antimalarial drug resistance and antimalaria antibody levels on how and when malaria affects foetal growth.

Current research

Preconceptional and pregnancy cohort study in Tanzania, FOETALforNCD project.

Clinical trial on Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy for malaria conducted in Malawi, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Knowledge of languages

Danish - native speaker

English - proficiency level

Swahili - intermediate level

CV

Education:
2013 Certified Physician, Denmark
2013 PhD “Foetal growth and health – evaluating the importance of pregnancy-associated malaria”, Centre for Medical Parasitology (CMP), Uni. of Copenhagen (UCPH)., Denmark
2008 Medical Doctor. UCPH. 
2007 Pre-graduate research degree in Pregnancy-associated Malaria, CMP, UCPH
1999 High school graduate, Gentofte, Denmark

Current position
Since January 2014 Post-doctoral scholar and International Project Leader FOETALforNCD, CMP, UCPH. Furthermore, currently co-investigator in the EDCTP funded IMPROVE study.   

Recent position

May 2013 – April 2014 Senior House Officer, Dept. of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet
July 2012 - Jan 2014 Visiting lecturer and consultant on research projects, CMP, UCPH
Feb 2012 - Jan 2013 House Officer, Family Medicine Clinic, CPH & Gastric Surgery, Hvidovre Hospital
Oct 2008 – June 2012 PhD student, CMP, UCPH
July 2008 – Sep 2008 Research assistant, CMP, UCPH

Other:
Co-supervisor: 4 PhD, 10 master, and 1 bachelor students.

Have presented at a number of international meetings including: Invited speaker at GAIA Consensus Conference: Global Alignment of Immunization safety Assessment in Pregnancy. Washington, United States, 2016. Developmental Origin of health and Disease, South Africa 2015, Danish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology annual meeting, 2014,  Kilimanjaro PhD Symposium, Tanzania, 2012; Research Program in Global Health, UCPH 2011

Relevant courses:

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Human Ethics TRREE e-course August 2016; GCP refresher course National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania June 2014; Ensuring Safe Delivery in Denmark Project, Fetal Cardio-Toco-Graphy (CTG) certification, Gynaecology and Obstetrics clinical training, Capital Region Sep 2013; Family planning and Emergency Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Capital Region June 2013; Management of pre-eclampsia, post-partum hemorrahge, and neonatal resuscitaion, Department of Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital Copenhagen, Denmark May 2013;  Emergency Medicine, Danish Institute for Medical Simulation(DIMS), Denmark Feb-March 2012; Ethics of health research involving humans in resource-poor settings, CPH, Denmark April 2011; Methodology workshop for clinical projects, CPH, Denmark Feb 2011; Analysis of Variance and Regression, CPH, Denmark May 2010; Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, Korogwe Study site, Tanzania Aug 2009; Good Clinical Practice, PPD South Africa, Korogwe Study Site, Tanzania Nov 2008; Obstetric ultrasound course Obstetric Clinic and Clinic for Foetal Medicine and Ultrasound, University Hospital Copenhagen, Denmark Feb-March 2008