DDS in 2009, PhD in 2014, and dr. odont in 2018 from University of Copenhagen. Currently holds a position as Professor at Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen in section for Clinical Oral Microbiology.

Primary research area is to use contemporary molecular methods for characterization of the oral microbiome and the host response in oral and general health and disease. The aim is to evaluate the potential of using oral biomarkers for identification of oral and systemic diseases at preclinical stages of disease.

Current projects are carried out in collaboration with high profile international research institutions including Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (Singapore), Forsyth Institute, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (Boston, USA), University of Turku (Finland), as well as high profile national research centers, such as Costerton Biofilm Center the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Center Basic Metabolic Research, and the Globe Institute (Copenhagen, Denmark).

Research interest

• Oral biofilms in oral health and disease
• Oral microbiome composition with systemic health and disease
• Multi-omics characterization of biofilms
• Influence of host genetic on microbiome composition
• Probiotics, prebiotics and symbiotics

Degrees and education

2018              Doctor Odontologiae (dr. odont), University of Copenhagen

2014              PhD, University of Copenhagen

2010              Dentist (DDS), Jus practicandi

2009              Cand. odont, University of Copenhagen

Current and previous positions

2023-             Professor, Clinical Oral Microbiology, University of Copenhagen

2018-2023     Associate professor, Clinical Oral Microbiology, University of Copenhagen

2015-2018     Assistant professor, Section for Periodontology, University of Copenhagen

2015              Visiting researcher, Forsyth Institute, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston

2013              Visiting researcher, Forsyth Institute, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston

2010-2014     PhD student, Section for Periodontology, Aarhus and Copenhagen University

2009-2010     Research assistant, Institute for Inflammatory Research, Rigshospitalet

Pre-graduate teaching and course management

2021-             Evaluation of foreign dentist to obtain license in Denmark (course leader)

2016-             Theoretical courses in oral microbiology and periodontology (lecturer)

2015-             Laboratory course in clinical oral microbiology (instructor)

2009-             Clinical instructor, primarily periodontology (approx. 6 hours/week)

Supervision

2018-             PhD students. Primary supervisor (2 current, 2 former)

2017-             PhD students, Primary co-supervisor (2 current, 2 former)

2016-             Bachelor- and master student projects (1 current, +20 former)

2012-             Pregraduate research scholars (6 former)

Awards and honors

2019              Zendium Research Award

2017              Bagger-Sørensen Foundation Research Talent Award

2016              Award for best original paper published in 2016 in Oral Diseases (IF: 2.0)

2009              Colgate Award for highest grade point average, University of Copenhagen

Commission of trust (committees etc.)

2024              Dental consultant, Patienterstatningen

2024              External evaluator, applications for assistant professor, Aarhus University

2023              External evaluator, Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft

2022              Co-organizer of annual meeting for Scandinavian Society of Periodontology

2020              External evaluator, Czech research council

2019-             Dental consultant, Appeal board of Insurance

2018-             Member of committee for continued education (EUU), Danish Dental Association

2018-21         Member of OFU – internal research committee OI, KU

2018-             Evaluator of multiple positions for associate professor at SUND, KU

2018-24         Dental consultant, Dental injury appeals board

2013              Co-organizer of annual meeting for Scandinavian Society of Periodontology

2011-14         Board member of YSCO (committee for young researchers), OI, KU

2011-             Board member of Danish Association for Periodontology

Membership Editorial Boards and review jobs

2024-             Editorial board member, Nutrients

2022-             Associate editor, Journal of Oral Microbiology

2022-             Review editor, Frontiers in Oral Health

2022              Guest editor of special issue “The salivary microbiome in health and disease” in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

2018-             Editorial board member, Acta Odontologica Scandinavia

2011-             Peer review for +35 different international journals. Approx. 20 reviews per year

Funding and grants in the last 5 years

2024-2027     Strategic collaborative PhD grant, University of Copenhagen           1.500.000 DKK

2023-2024     Novo Nordic Foundation, research scholar grant                                  150.000 DKK

2021-2024     Internal grant ADM, Industrial PhD                                                     3.500.000 DKK

2021-2024     Innovation Fund Denmark, Industrial PhD                                          1.072.000 DKK

2021-2014     Strategic collaborative PhD grant, University of Copenhagen           1.500.000 DKK

2021-2024     Strategic collaborative PhD grant, University of Copenhagen           1.500.000 DKK

2019-2021     Internal grant Bifodan, research scholar                                                750.000 DKK 2018-2027                      Multiple research scholar grants, Independent Research Fund            600.000 DKK

In addition, more than 2.5 M DKK in running costs covered by research collaborators.

Bibliometrics

Scopus: 03-09-2024, https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=37067049600

Number of publications: 49

Number of citations: 1847 citations from 1474 documents

H-index: 26