Expert areas

• Laboratory animal science
• Laboratory animal welfare
• Animal models in biomedical research
• Microbiota of animal models

Present research areas

• Improvement of mouse models for human diseases through interaction with the microbiota
• Animal models for the impact of the microbiota on disease development
• Laboratory animal welfare

Courses

• Laboratory animal science Function ABD (Master)
• Laboratory animal science Function ABD (Postrgraduate)
• Biomedicine
• Laboratory Animal Science, Immunology and Inflammation
• Experimental Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• LabVet Europe
• Danish Legislation on Laboratory Animals
• Laboratory Animal Science, Human Biology

Potential conflicts of interest

• Obtained funding from a range of private enterprises, incl. Novo Nordisk A/S, Lundbeck A/S, LeoPharma, Scanbur.
• Collaborated with a range of private enterprises, incl. Novo Nordisk A/S, Lundbeck A/S, LeoPharma, Glycom, Brogaarden, Altromin gmbh, Taconic, Scanbur Ltd, Dupont Ltd., Pharmacyte, QM Diagnostics
• Owns part of a patent licensed by Diamyd AB, as well as a pending patent licenses by QM Diagnostics.
• Teaching on and occasionally paid for courses organized by private companies, incl. Scanbur, Charles River, Taconic, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk A/S.
• Previous employment by Møllegaard Breeding Centre, a subsidiary now owned by Taconic.
• Consultant for Riverstone Biotech.
• Board Member, National 3R Centre and member of the National Committee for Animal Experimentation and Alternatives, both under the Ministry of Food.
• Member of the Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science (part of FELASA), the American Society for Laboratory Animal Science, the European Society for Laboratory Animal Veterinarians, the European College for Laboratory Animal Medicine, and the Danish Veterinary Union.
• Member of the Editorial review Board for Comparative Medicine under the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.
• Member of retirement programs owning a broad variety of stocks and bonds, including stocks in pharmaceutical and food industry.

Education

• Cand. med. vet. (equivalent to DVM), Royal Veterinary and Agricul­tural Universi­ty, Copenhagen, DK, January, 1985
• Dr. med. vet. (Equivalent to Dr. Vet. Sci.), Royal Veterinary and Agricul­tural Universi­ty, Copenhagen, DK, October, 1996.
• Charter diplomate, European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, November 2000.
• European Veterinary Specialist in Laboratory Animal Medicine, European Board of Veterinary Specialization, November 2000.

Positions

• Veterinarian, Roskilde Dyreklinik (Animal Hospital), April 1985 - May 1987
• Head of Laboratory and Production, Møllegaard Breeding Center (Taconic Ltd), Ll. Skensved, Denmark, May 1987 - December 1992
• Associate Director, University of Copenhagen & National University Hospital, Department of Experimental Medicine, Panum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 1993 - October, 1997
• Professor, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark, November, 1997 - ?
• Head of Section of Biomedicine, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark, November, 2007 – 2013
• Head of Section of Experimental Animal Models, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark, March 2013 – December 2013 & January 2015 - ?

Memberships of Scientific Organisations

• Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science (board member 1997-2001)
• Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (board member 1998)
• European Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians (board member 1997-1999)
• European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (Board member 1998-2002)
• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (Editorial Review Board Member 2019 - ?)

Board positions

• Chairman of the board of the Danish 3R Centre
• Chairman of the National Comittee for Animal Experimentation and Alternatives