Education

1994: Doctor of Medican Science (DMSc), University of Copenhagen

1988: Master of Medical Science in Medicine (MD), University of Copenhagen

Current positions

2018-: Acting Head of Department at Department of Biomedical Sciences, UCPH

2017-: Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UCPH

Previous positions

2016: External lecturer, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UCPH

2016: External lecturer, Diabetes, DIS

2015: Senior medical advisor, Education, Steno Diabetes center

2009: Department head, Diabetes and obesity pharmacology, Novo Nordisk

2008-2014: Principal scientist, Novo Nordisk

2007: Medical advisor, Novo Nordisk

1998-2006: Associate professor, Department of Medical Anatomy, UCPH

1994-98: Assistant professor, Department of Medical Anatomy, UCPH

1992-94: Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Medical Anatomy, UCPH

1989-92: Clinical Assistant, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet

1988-89: Resident, Department of Pathology, Herlev Hospital

I am an associate professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, where I am a part of the research group Light Microscopy.

My primary research focus is endocrinology. The aim of my research is to elucidate the mode of action of gastrointestinal hormones using in vivo and in vitro models with special focus on different histological techniques.

The scope of the research is to use the new knowledge on the physiology and pathophysiology of gastrointestinal hormones and their receptors to develop new treatments for diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.

I have previously worked as a researcher at Novo Nordisk for 7 years developing new GLP-1 based drugs to treat diabetes and obesity. In addition, I have also worked with diabetes education for one year at Steno Diabetes Center.

I have published 94 peer-reviewed articles. In 2004-2009, I was a member of the Danish Medical Research Council.