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In mixed veterinary practice from 1998-2000.

PhD in Veterinary Epidemiology in 2003 based on the thesis: 
"Salmonella Dublin in Dairy Cattle: use of diagnostic tests for investigation of risk factors and infection dynamics"

Assistant professor from 2003-2006.

Diplomate in the European College of Veterinary Public Health in 2006.

Associate professor 2006-2012.

Professor in Infectious Disease Control from January to March 2013.

Professor with special assignments (PMSO) in Disease Control and Prevention from April 2013. 

Dr of Veterinary Science, August 2013 based on the doctoral thesis:
"Salmonella Dublin in cattle: epidemiology, design and evaluation of surveillance and eradication programmes"

Professor in Veterinary Preventive Medicine since February 2017.

Short presentation

Professor in Veterinary Preventive Medicine conducting research, teaching, supervision, scientific advisory consultancy, project leadership and research evaluation within epidemiology, risk assessment, surveillance and control of infectious animal diseases and zoonoses, and use of antimicrobials.

Works increasingly with sustainability and green transition of animal-based food production with particular focus on the holistic/systems view in the search for green solutions.

Chair of the Copenhagen Cattle Research Center (www.cphcattle.ku.dk)

Course leader of the One Health International Summer Course in Copenhagen from 2019-2024.

Former President, now ordinary member of the Society for Veterinary and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM) - www.svepm.org.uk

Member of EU COST Action NEOH: “Network for Evaluation of One Health”, now European Chapter of EcoHealth International.

Main interests:
Sustainability, green transitions, One Health, preventive veterinary medicine and Veterinary Public Health, epidemiology of infectious diseases, animal health, antimicrobial use,  risk analysis, biosecurity, surveillance, control and eradication of infectious diseases.

Declaration of potential conflicts of interest:
Collaborates with employees from various branches of Danish animal production, private veterinarians and farmers, the pharmaceutical industry and various NGOs (within EcoHealth, One Health and community development), typically through externally funded projects.

The representatives of these companies or organizations are either partners in the projects or sit on advisory committees in the projects. Written collaboration agreements/contracts determine the responsibilities and rights between the partners to support responsible conduct of research and advisory functions.

In all these matters, Liza acts as an employee of the University of Copenhagen and receives no remuneration from the external partners.

She is a board member of the Danish Cattle Levy Fund appointed by the Danish Agency of Agriculture and Fisheries under the Ministry of Environment and Food. In this position, she is entitled to an annual standard salary for the time spent on the work for the board.

She sometimes receives payment for lectures, seminars or courses given to, for example, veterinarians in private organizations, agriculture or pharmaceutical companies, or for speaking for private national or international companies or organisations.

She also sometimes works as independent/court-appointed expert for which she receives and honorary for the time spent on agreed tasks.