Henrik Siegumfeldt

Short presentation

I work with both the positive and negative aspects of food microbiology, so my areas of interest cover fermentation, spoilage and pathogenicity of microorganisms.

I teach general food microbiology, and I also participate in the teaching within Brewing Science and Dairy Microbiology 

Apart from my research and teaching responsibilities, I am also Head of Studies for the MSc. studies in Food Science and Technology at the Faculty of Science.

Primary fields of research

• Bioimaging and single cell studies
• Microbiological hygiene
• Beer and Wine microbiology

Teaching

• General Food microbiology
• Fermented products, including beer, wine, cultured milk products and novel fermented products
• Spoilage and microbial hygiene 

CV

Education:

May 2000:Defended Ph.d.-thesis with the title: “The dynamics of pHi regulation in lactic acid bacteria”.

October 1997: Defended MSc- thesis with the title: ”Fysiologiske studier af Saccharomyces cerevisiae under ølgæring”. (English Title: Physiological studies of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during fermentation of beer)

Scientific Positions

01/2006 - present     Associate Professor

06/2000-12/2005     Assistant Professor

Administrative Positions

05/2008 – Present: Head of studies MSc in Food Science

05/2008 -03/2015: Head of studies BSc in Food Science and Nutrition

09/2009-09/2010: Head of Section, Food Microbiology

Main research activities:

•          Fluorescence microscopy and bioimaging of bacteria in dairy products.

•          Single cell studies of shift in growth phases (lag to exponential).

•          Rapid methods for determining physiological changes in single cells

•          Adhesion dynamics of single cells

Other Scientific Qualifications:

•          Extensive experience with fluorescent probes for measuring biochemical activity in and around microbial cells.

•          Expertise in all aspects of light microscopy, including digital image acquisition and image analysis

•          Knowledge in classical statistical analysis as well as multivariate data analysis

Project management:

Manager of 5 scientific projects where 9.4 mill. dkr. of external funding was directly managed by Henrik Siegumfeldt

Ph.d Supervision and Chairman of assessment

Main Supervisor: 3 finished Phd students, one active.

Chairman of assessment committee: 17

An updated list of publications can be found at

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