Education and academic degrees

• 1990                        MD, University of Copenhagen,
• 1993                        Ph.D., University of Copenhagen
• 1998                        Dr. Med. Sci., University of Copenhagen

Academic positions

• 1986-1990              Junior research assistant, Institute of Neurophysiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1990-1993              Senior Research Assistant, Institute of Neurophysiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1993-1995              Senior Research Fellow, Department of Medical Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1995-1999             Professor and Head of Institute, Physiologisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
• 1997-2000              Guest Professor, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University
• 1999-2002              Research Professor, Department of Medical Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2003-                      Professor, Institute of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2005-                      Adjunct Professor, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark

Prolonged stays abroad

• 1989-1991                Service de Reeducation Neurologique, Hopital de la Salpetriere, Paris, France
• 1992 & 1995             Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Neuroscience, Japan (2 and 1 month)
• 1995-1997                The Sobell Institute of Neurophysiology, Queen Square, London, UK. (5 research visits lasting each 2-3 weeks)
• 2001                         PrimateCenter, University of Washington, Seattle, US. (3 month)

I am interested in fundamental research questions to evaluate the effect of exercise
and rehabilitation programs. Through animal models, studies on healthy subjects
and patients, I together with my group aim to better understand the neural control of movement in
health and disease.