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ResearcherID: D-2052-2014

Scopus ID: 7005027256 (SDU) / 57003817800 (KU)

Education/training:

1997 PhD from Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen (UC), Denmark.

1988 Permission for independent practice as a medical doctor

1981 MD, graduated January, University of Aarhus, Denmark

Positions: 

1992 - now: Scientific positions

Jul 2015 - now: Professor in pediatric nutrition, NEXS

Jul 2015 - now: Head of section, Pediatric and International Nutrition, NEXS

Mar 2018 - now: Adjunct professor, HCA Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark

Apr 2010 - Mar 2017: Part time professor mso in pediatrics at HCA Research, SDU

Sep 2012 - Dec 2016: Deputy Head of Research, NEXS.

Feb 1998 - Jun 2015: Associate professor, NEXS

Jan 1996 - Jan 1998: Assistant research professor, NEXS

Aug 1992 - Dec 1995: Research assistant, NEXS

1981 - 1992: Clinical positions

Different hospital departments including Pediatrics (47 months)

2002 - now: Medical consultant ,Paediatric Nutrition Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen.

Research areas

1. Nutrition in infancy, childhood and adolescence.
2. Bone mineralization and body composition in children and adolescents.
3. Glucose and insulin metabolism in infancy, childhood and adolescence.
4. Obesity in infancy, childhood and adolescence.
5. Malnutrition in low income countries

Research management and collaboration

During the past 15-20 years involved in numerous observation- and intervention studies involving children and teenagers.

Funding

CM as grant holder

OPTIFORD (EU project 2000 – 2010) Partner 3; WP1: ~2.2 mill DKK

MOMS (Part of Tailored Milk 2008-2012, DSF + MFF); WP4 I: ~7.5 mill DKK

ODIN (EU project 2013 - 2017) WP4: ~3 mill DKK

HAPFAM (DSF 2014 – 2018) WP5: ~4.8 mill DKK

CM as shared grant holder

FiSK (Nordea Fonden 2016 - 2018): ~18 mill DKK

PhD thesis:

Christian Mølgaard. Bone mineralisation during growth. The influence of growth, puberty and calcium intake (in Danish). January 1997. ISBN 87-90505-01-8

Total number of publication 1996- Sep 2018: 350+

Number of publications in peer reviewed journals 1997-Sep 2018: 190+

Web of Science: H-index: 41 (Sep 2018); Google Scholar: h-index 51 (Sep 2018)