Lars Hviid

Cand. scient. (Biology), Ph.D., dr.med.

1988 …2020

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Current research

  • Soluble host factors in malaria pathogenesis and parasite immuno-evasion
  • Naturally acquired immunity to malaria in children and in pregnant women
  • The malaria-protective effect of certain hemoglobinopathies
  • Malaria and endemic Burkitt's Lymphoma

Fields of interest

  • Naturally acquired immunity to P. falciparum malaria
  • Immuno-evasion by P. falciparum parasites
  • Enhancing malaria research capacity in Africa

Teaching

Regular teaching in immunology to undergraduate and graduate students at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University. Coordinator of the BSc course "Cellular and Medical Immunology".

Primary fields of research

  • Immunology and pathogenesis of severe P. falciparum malaria in children.
  • Immunology and pathogenesis of pregnancy-associated P. falciparum malaria.
  • Immuno-evasive mechanisms and strategies of P. falciparum parasites.

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CV

Full Curriculum vitae, English (PDF version)

Record of peer-reviewing activity (Publons)

Knowledge of languages

Speaks and writes Danish and English fluently. Limited knowledge of French and German.

Possible conflicts of interest

None.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Peripheral T-cell non-responsiveness in individuals exposed to <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> malaria, University of Copenhagen

Award Date: 1 Feb 1996

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  • Immunology and the Immune Defence
  • Malaria
  • Vaccine

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