Lene Koch

Teaching

 - 2000-: Course manager for Medical sociology (Medical curriculum)

 - 2004-: Course manager  for Special moduel in organisation and management (MPH curriculum)

 - 2006-: Course manager for Structure and function of health service system (FSV curriculum)

Additional

I have supervised 7 ph.d.s,  post doc, assessed  9ph.d's and  dr.phil'er. and participated in 5 international professor evaluations

CV

Education 

- 2000: Dr. Phil. (History), University of Copenhagen.

 - 1991: Ph.D. (Feminist studies), University of Copenhagen.

 - 1978: BA (History), University of Copenhagen.

 - 1976: MA (English literature), University of Copenhagen

 

Employment

Associate Professor, Head of Department, Department of health services research, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.

 

Selected International research projects

 - 2009: Doing ELSI: An empirical study of ELSI research in practice. (PI Dr. Bernhard Wieser, University of Graz)

 - 2007-: What sorts of people should there be (PI Rob A. Wilson, University of Alberta, Canada). Social  Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

 - 2006 - 2009: Public Health Genetics Network (PHGEN) (PI Helmuth Brand, University of          Bielefeld). EU-Project No. 2005313.

 - 2006 - 2009: Wellcome Trust Biomedical Ethics Programme: Ethical frameworks for embryo donation: views, values & practices of IVF/PGD staff (PI professor Clare Williams, King's College, London).

 - 2005-: Expectations network, www.york.ac.uk/org/satsu/expectations/index.htm

 - 2005-: Preserving the history of human genetics, Peter Harper, Wellcome Award

 - 2005: European Science Foundation interdisciplinary workshop on "Stem cell cultures" Brigitte Nerlich, Nottingham University

 - 1999 - 2002: A study of cultural differences in evidence based medicine (PI Gail Geller, ph.d., Johns Hopkins   School of Medicine).

 - 1996 - 1999: European Network for Biomedical Ethics. BIO-MED 2. (PI professor dr. Dietmar Mieth, Ethikzentrum, Universität Tubingen).

 - 1994 - 1999: Concerted Action on Genetic Services in Europe, BIO-MED 1. (PI professor dr. Rodney Harris, Manchester University Hospital).

 

Selected Danish research projects

 - 2009-13: Modeling pigs and humans. Understanding human/animal connections in translational research. PI Lene Koch. Financed by FKK

 - 2007: Member of Theme group  "Food, Fitness og Farma" (PI Lotte Holm, Life). Københavns Universitet.

 - 2007 -: Member of Theme group  "Videnskab, etik og kommunikation" (PI Klemens Kappel, Hum, Københavns Universitet).

 - 2003 -: Farmakogenetik. Større tværgående forskergruppe på Københavns Universitet. PI prof dr.med. Ulrik Gether, Farmakologisk Institut, Københavns Universitet.

 - 2003 - 2008: Crafting Science: The social creation of stem cells. PI Lene Koch. Finansieret af SSF.

 - 2000 - 2003: Member of MTV-styregruppe to create national guidelines for HNPCC (hereditær non-polypøs colon cancer). PI  Mogens Sandberg, Rigshospitalet.

 - 2000 - 2003: Magt, viden og profession. PI: Professor ph.d. Margareta Bertilsson, Sociologisk Institut, Københavns Universitet. Finansieret af SSF.

 

Additional

 - 2009: Visiting professor, King's Kollege London

 - 2007-: Member of  The Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters

 - 2007-: Associate Fellow, Kings College, London

 - 2006: Visiting scholar,  School of Economics, London

 - 2002-2005: Visiting scholar, Rokkan Centre, Bergen University

 - 1999: Recipient of the Rosenkjær Prize of The Danish National Radio

 - 1994-2000:  Member of Danish Ethical Council.

 - 1988: Recipient of the Mathilde Prize, Danish Women's Association

Current research

Head of Department of Health Services Research

Primary fields of research

Lene Koch arbejder med etik, videnskabsteori, medicinens historie, racehygiejne, gen- og forplantningsteknologi, forebyggelse samt sundhedspolitiske analyser. Aktuel forskning vedrører brugen af dyremodeller i biomedicinsk forskning med særlig henblik på grise.