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Associate Professor, Signe Sørensen Torekov, M.Sc. Human biology, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and also part of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen. Dr Torekov did her phd at Steno Diabetes Center / Hagedorn Institute, Gentofte, Denmark and post doc at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
Associate Professor Torekov has more than 13 years experience in clinical translational research of the pathophysiological and genetic background of obesity and diabetes. She is research group leader and principal investigator of several large investigations of appetite hormones responsible for maintenance of weight loss and pathophysiological investigation of humans with rare mutations of type 2 diabetes genes involved in incretin signalling.
See details at: http://bmi.ku.dk/english/research/clinical-translational-metabolism/
Furthermore, Dr Torekov is a teacher of endocrinology and supervisor of students at University of Copenhagen and course director of Diabetes – a global challenge (www.coursera.org/#course/diabetes).
Primary fields of research
Translational research of the pathophysiological and genetic background of obesity and diabetes
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Associate Professor, Signe Sørensen Torekov, M.Sc. Human biology, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark and also part of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen. Dr Torekov did her phd at Steno Diabetes Center / Hagedorn Institute, Gentofte, Denmark and post doc at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
Associate Professor Torekov has more than 13 years experience in clinical translational research of the pathophysiological and genetic background of obesity and diabetes. She is research group leader and principal investigator of several large investigations of appetite hormones responsible for maintenance of weight loss and pathophysiological investigation of humans with rare mutations of type 2 diabetes genes involved in incretin signalling. Furthermore, Dr Torekov is a teacher of endocrinology and supervisor of students at University of Copenhagen and course director of Diabetes – a global challenge (www.coursera.org/#course/diabetes).
Current research
She is research group leader and principal investigator of several large investigations of appetite hormones responsible for maintenance of weight loss and pathophysiological investigation of humans with rare mutations of type 2 diabetes genes involved in incretin signalling.
Teaching
Ass Professor Torekov is a teacher of endocrinology and supervisor of students at University of Copenhagen and course director of Diabetes – a global challenge (www.coursera.org/#course/diabetes).
Fields of interest
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Genetics
- Pathophysiology
- Translational research
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):
Keywords
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Genetics
- Pathophysiology
- Translational research
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Benefit-Risk Assessment of Obesity Drugs: Focus on Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists
Christensen, R. M., Juhl, C. R. & Torekov, S. S., 1 Aug 2019, In: Drug Safety. 42, 8, p. 957-971 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Genome-wide association study of circulating levels of glucagon during an oral glucose tolerance test: [Meeting Abstract}
Jonsson, A., Stinson, S. E., Torekov, S. S., Clausen, T. D., Kelstrup, L., Faerch, K., Grarup, N., Pedersen, O., Mathiesen, E. R., Damm, P., Joergensen, M. E., Witte, D. R., Holst, J. J. & Hansen, T., 2019, In: Diabetologia. 62, Supl. 1/SI, p. S170-S170 339.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › Research
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Greater glucagon-like peptide-1 responses to oral glucose are associated with lower central and peripheral blood pressures
Lundgren, J. R., Faerch, K., Witte, D. R., Jonsson, A. E., Pedersen, O., Hansen, T., Lauritzen, T., Holst, J. J., Vistisen, D., Jorgensen, M. E., Torekov, S. S. & Johansen, N. B., 5 Oct 2019, In: Cardiovascular Diabetology. 18, 1, 9 p., 130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Habitual activity associates with lower fasting and greater glucose-induced GLP-1 response in men
Janus, C., Vistisen, D., Amadid, H., Witte, D. R., Lauritzen, T., Brage, S., Bjerregaard, A.-L., Hansen, T., Holst, J. J., Jørgensen, M. E., Pedersen, O., Færch, K. & Torekov, S., 2019, In: Endocrine Connections.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the combined effects of the GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide and exercise on maintenance of weight loss and health after a very low-calorie diet
Jensen, S. B. K., Lundgren, J. R., Janus, C., Juhl, C. R., Olsen, L. M., Rosenkilde, M., Holst, J. J., Stallknecht, B. M., Madsbad, S. & Torekov, S. S., 1 Nov 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 11, 10 p., e031431.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Common variants in the hERG (KCNH2) voltage-gated potassium channel are associated with altered fasting and glucose-stimulated plasma incretin and glucagon responses
Engelbrechtsen, L., Mahendran, Y., Jonsson, A., Gjesing, A. P., Weeke, P. E., Jørgensen, M. E., Færch, K., Witte, D. R., Holst, J. J., Jørgensen, T., Grarup, N., Pedersen, O., Vestergaard, H., Torekov, S., Kanters, J. K. & Hansen, T., 16 Mar 2018, In: B M C Genetics. 19, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Evidence of a liver-alpha cell axis in humans: hepatic insulin resistance attenuates relationship between fasting plasma glucagon and glucagonotropic amino acids
Wewer Albrechtsen, N. J., Færch, K., Jensen, T. M., Witte, D. R., Pedersen, J., Mahendran, Y., Jonsson, A. E., Galsgaard, K. D., Winther-Sørensen, M., Torekov, S. S., Lauritzen, T., Pedersen, O., Knop, F. K., Hansen, T., Jørgensen, M. E., Vistisen, D. & Holst, J. J., 1 Mar 2018, In: Diabetologia. 61, 3, p. 671-680Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and cardiovascular disease: from LEADER to EXSCEL
Torekov, S. S., 1 Aug 2018, In: Cardiovascular Research. 114, 10, p. e70-e71 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review