Bjarne Winther Kristensen (MD, PhD) is professor of Pathology with research focus on brain cancer.

The overall aim of his research group is to better understand the molecular pathology and microenvironment of brain tumors in order to come closer to precise diagnostics and personalized therapy.

The expertice of his research group covers spatial profiling, immunohistochemical multiplexing, digital pathology and quantification of biomarkers, in vitro and in vivo brain cancer models and a series of techniques ranging from sequencing, genome-wide methylation profiling, transfection, confocal time-lapse microscopy to western blot.

His research group emphasizes the translational aspect in their research. Their experimental research is based on brain cancer tissue from patients and the establishment and use of well annotated patient cohorts play an important role in their biomarker studies.

Professor Bjarne Winther Kristensen is Vice-President in Euro-CNS and Past President of the Scandinavian Neuropathological Society (2013-2016 and 2019-2022). He was Congress President and main organizer of the 12^th European Congress of Neuropathology 2021.

Professor Bjarne Winther Kristensen is also chief physician at Rigshospitalet-Copenhagen University Hospital.

PROFILE

-Clinical professor in pathology, chief consultant neuropathologist, Ph.D.

-Group leader at BRIC - Biotech Research and Innovation Center (2021-)

-President Elect/Vice President, EURO-CNS (2021-)

-President, Scandinavian Neuropathological Society, (2013-2016; 2019-2022)

-President and organizer of 12^th European Congress of Neuropathology, 2021, Odense, Danmark, with 500 expected participants (www.ecnp2020.dk)

BIOGRAPHIC DATA

Date of birth             1973, Thisted, Denmark

Nationality                Danish

EDUCATION

2010                  Specialist in anatomical pathology and cytology

2002                  Medical Doctor (M.D.), Univ. of Southern Denmark (28.6.2002)

2000                  PhD, Univ. of Southern Denmark (21.12.2000)

POSITIONS – RECENT

2020 Aug-       Clinical professor (chair), Dept of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen

2020 Aug-       Consultant neuropathologist, Dept of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Univ Hospital

2019-2020      Clinical professor (chair), Dept of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

2014-2019      Clinical professor wso, Dept of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

2012-2020      Consultant neuropathologist, Dept of Pathology, Odense University Hospital

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES           

SCIENTIFIC FOCUS AREAS

Brain tumors, novel targets and biomarkers; chemoresistance, microenvironment including tumor periphery

SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS (main supervisor June 1, 2023)

Current (total): Postdoc: 3 (4), Mol. Biologists: 40% 1 (2), Ph.D. stud: 6 (16), Research assistant: 1 (9), one-year pre-graduate medical research stud: 2 (15), MSc stud: 3 (21), medical candidate stud: 0 (18), BSc stud: 0 (9), ITEK/ISA stud: 0 (9)

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (selected main tasks)

-Head of the Bartholin Institute, Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet (2021-)

-Head of Research and Chairman of Research committee, Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet (2020-)

-President (2013-2016, 2019-2022) and board member (2016-2019), Scandinavian Neuropath. Society

-President Elect/Vice President, EURO-CNS (2021-)/Secretary General, EURO-CNS (2016-2021)

-Member of the Research council at Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, (2020-)

-Member of board of directors, DCCC Brain Tumor Center for Targeted Therapy, (2021-)

-Head of Odense University Hospital council for undergraduate scholarships, (2015-2017)

-Chairman, Center for Precision Medicine, Odense University Hospital, (2015-2020)

-Chairman of national board for education of pathologists, Danish Society for Pathology, (2018-2021)

-Project manager for the SDU strategic initiative Personalized medicine (DKK 31 mio), (2018-2020)

-Head of Research Unit of Pathology, Dept. of Clinical Research, Univ of Southern Denmark, (2017-2020)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (main organizer)

-Scandinavian Neuropathological Society Annual Meeting, May, 2014, IDA, Copenhagen, Denmark, 40 participants

-Chairman and organizer of XI Northern Lights Neuroscience Symposium on Brain Tumors, June, 2015, 153 participants

-Chairman and organizer (together with M. Glatzel), Joint Meeting of German and Scandinavian Neuropathological Societies, Sep, 2016, Hamburg, Germany, 230 participants

-President and organizer of 12^th European Congress of Neuropathology, June, 2021, Odense, Denmark, 560 expected participants (www.ecnp2020.dk)

-Member of organizing committee, Scandinavian Neuro-Oncology Meeting, Gothenburg, May, 2024

REFEREE WORK AND EVALUATION COMMITTEES

-Evaluation of articles from 27 international journals with peer-review

-International grants, 7 institutions, 7 countries

-PhD opponent, 11, hereof 4 international (1. Opponent) and 7 Danish

-Chairman, 11 PhD evaluation committees

-Member of scientific council, Danish Cancer Research Foundation, (2020-)

-Member of referee panel, The Research Council of Norway, (2020)

-Member of Scientific advisory board, National Research Fund (FNR), Luxembourg, (2017-)

-Chairman, Odense University Hospital council for undergraduate scholarships, (2015-2017)

AWARDS:

-Award from Inspiring Denmark for hosting XI Northern Lights Neuroscience Symposium on Brain Tumors, June, 2015, Hindsgavl, Denmark

-Award from Inspiring Denmark for hosting 12^th European Congress of Neuropathology, June 2020, Odense, Denmark

OTHER ACTIVITIES

-Board member, Danish National Group of Neuro-Oncology, (2010-2020)

-Ambassador for Inspiring Denmark, (2012-)

-Euro-CNS council representative for Scandinavian Neuropathological Society, (2015-)

-Board member, Danish Association for Cancer Research, (2007-2011)