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Jørn Wulff Helge is professor in Exercise physiology and Health at the department of Biomedical Sciences at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
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JWH key interest areas are adaptation to physical activity and inactivity with a particular emphasis on ageing, skeletal muscle, obesity and type 2 diabetes. JWH has performed a number of field studies with a broad perspective on prolonged excessive exercise and in conjunction a focus on metabolic fitness and flexibility. In addition, JWH has focused on muscle bioactive lipids and insulin resistance.
Curriculum Vitae
Jørn Wulff Helge
Professor
PhD, FECSS
Education
Jan. 1987 Bachelor Maths, Univ. of Aarhus
Jan. 1993 MSc Sport Science, Univ. of Copenhagen
May 1997 PhD at Univ. of Copenhagen
Positions
1997-2000 Post Doc Human Physiology, Faculty of Science, Univ. CPH.
2000-2002 Post Doc Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Faculty of Health and Medical Science
2002-2014 Assoc. Professor, Dept. Biomedical Sciences (BMI)
2014-2018 Professor MSO, BMI
2016-2020 Head of Graduate School Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
2018 Professor, BMI
2006-2017 Section head and board member of BMI
2007-2010 Member of study board for Public Health
2016-2019 Head of Graduate School Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
2017+ Member of leadership team BMI
Change of environment
1994 7 months research with Prof Len Storlien at Univ. of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
2000 3 months research with Prof Ole Sejersted at Ullevaal Hosp., Oslo Univ. Oslo, Norway
2015/16 3 months research visit with Prof John Hawley at Catholic Univ., Melbourne, Australia
International relations
I have ongoing collaborations with Prof. Jim Cotter, University of Otago, NZ, , Assoc. Prof. Marcin Baranowski, University of Bialystok, Poland and Prof. Paul Greenhaff, University of Nottingham, UK.
Commissions, councils etc.
2017 - Elected member of European College of Sports Science (ECSS) Executive Board
2019-2021 President elect ECSS
2021-2023 President ECSS
2023-2025 Past President ECSS
2023- Member of committee to develop new Ageing Center initiative at Univ. of Copenhagen.
Large grants
I was one of four main applicants to receive 24 mill. Danish kr. to the DANHES investigation (a study of 18.000 Danes Smoking, alcohol, diet and exercise habits). I was a partner in the EU-grant,”Metapredict” (6 mill. Euro) that aimed to determine genetic predictor profiles. I was a co-Pi in two 2016 Excellence grants; the Copenhagen Women’s Health (cws.ku.dk, 25.3 mill. Dkk) grant and the LIFESTAT (www.lifestat.dk, 22.3 mill Dkk) grant. I was a senior researcher in the Centre of Healthy Aging (http://healthyaging.ku.dk; (CEHA I + II + III, 2009-2023; 378 mill. kr.) received from the Nordea Foundation.
Awards and prices
Silver medal in Physiology A 1992 at Univ. of CPH.
ECSS Young investigators prize in Nice, France, 1996.
Received Johan Quintin and wife’s honorary prize, February 2008.
Teaching
I have taught physiology at several courses; Medical students 4th semester; “Energy metabolism”, “Human Physiology and disease” for Public Health students and exercise Physiology at all levels at Sports Science (Faculty of Science, Univ. CPH). I have been supervisor for >130 bachelor, master and research year students.
Supervision
I have been principal supervisor for eight completed PhD and co-supervisor for thirteen completed PhD´s. I am currently principal supervisor for three PhD-students.
Evaluator and opponent
Since 2001, I have been an opponent and/or chair of the assessment committee on 50 Danish and International PhD-thesis’s.
Scientific focus areas
Science dissemination
I am an author or –co-author on 15 popular science books/papers. In 2018-2019 I was a consultant on the translation of ”Idrættens Træningslære (Released from Munksgaard, January 2019) from Norwegian to Danish. I was one of four editors on the Norwegian version and have written two chapters in the book.
Publications
I am an author or co-author of 239 peer reviewed scientific papers, 14 reviews or book chapters. My H-index is 50 (R-ID) or 64 (Google Scholar) and my Researcher ID: I-7096-2012 and Orcid-id is orcid.org/0000-0001-9724-5423
Human Fysiologi, PhD
Dimissionsdato: 2 maj 1997
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