My special interest is the developing human neocortex, with particular focus on the glycoprotein YKL-40, recently shown in human embryonic stem cells and normal human brain development and previously shown in many cancer forms, and in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells compared to normal human development is also a central component of recent scientific activities.

Education

2011 – present PhD-student at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences,        Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

2009             MD, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

2002-2005      Bachelor of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Clinical experience 

2010             General Practitioner (GP), Lægerne Hvidovrevej 100, Hvidovre, Denmark
2009 – 2010    Internships, Dept. of Orthopedics, Helsingør Hospital and GP, Hvidovre, Denmark
2008-2009      Internship, Department of Orthopedics, Hørsholm Hospital, Denmark
2008             Internship, Department of Neurology, Glostrup Hospital, Denmark

Scientific and Teaching Experience

2011-2012      Teaching: Histology and basic Cell Biology. Medical Students, 1st year. University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.
2010            Research Assistant, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.
2007-2008     Research Assistant, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 
Project: Characterization of human embryonic stem cells.
2007            Research Assistant, Université de Montpellier, Institut des Neurosciences de Montpellier, France.
EU-framework project: RESCUE: Development of therapeutic intervention strategies for spinal cord lesions, based on stem cell transplantation.
2004-2005    Teaching: Histology and basic Cell Biology. Medical Students, 1st year. University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Anatomy.

Courses

2012 Electron Microscopy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 Basic Statistics for Health Researchers, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 Cancer Cell Biology, BRIC, Copenhagen, Denmark 
2011 Light Microscopy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 
2007 Microscopy I, Carl Zeiss, Birkerød, Denmark

Danish - fluent

English - fluent

French - moderate