I am a protein chemist with 15 years of experience in mass spectrometry-based protein analysis and cell biology. My research is focused on establishing analytical methods for analysis of proteins and their modifications and to utilise these methods to study how different treatments of food ingredients and products affect these modifications and thereby the protein structure and function.

• Protein chemistry
• Protein modifications and their effect on protein structure and function
• Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
• Cell biology

Is working on the following research projects in Marianne Nissen Lunds research group:

"Functional and palatable plant seed storage proteins for sustainable foods (SEEDFOOD)"

"Second generation functional protein ingredients developed with gentle manufacturing tools (SPRING)"

Scientific career

Jan. 2022-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen (group leader prof. Marianne Nissen Lund)

Nov. 2017-Dec. 2021: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen (group leader prof. Marianne Nissen Lund)

July 2012 to Aug. 2017: Postdoctoral fellow, Synapse Proteomics Group/Cell Signaling Lab, Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI), University of Sydney, Australia. (group leader Mark E. Graham/Prof. Phil J. Robinson).

Sep. 2011 to May 2012: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. (with Prof. Martin R. Larsen).

May 2011 to Sep. 2011: Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. (with Prof. Martin R. Larsen).

Education

2008-2011: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with the project title “Development of quantitative phosphoproteomics strategies for analyzing low amounts of biological material” at the University of Southern Denmark (Awarded 22^nd Sep. 2011).

2007-2008: M.Sc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with the project title “Characterization of the phosphorylation events involved in the interleukin-1β signaling pathway in pancreatic beta cells” at the University of Southern Denmark (awarded 15^th Mar. 2008).

2005: B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with the project title “Purification of nucleic acids using titanium dioxide micro-columns” at the University of Southern Denmark (awarded 30^th Aug. 2005).