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ResearcherID: S-6119-2016
Scopus ID: 36057205800
Education
2013 PhD Global Health and Nutrition, University of Copenhagen
2008 MSc Public Health, University of Copenhagen
Positions
2021-present: Senior Researcher, Dept of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet
2020-present: Associate Professor, Dept of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen
2016-2020: Post Doc, Dept of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen
2014-2016: Post Doc, Nordic Cochrane Centre, Copenhagen
2009-2013: PhD student, Paediatric and International Nutrition, Dept of Human Nutrition, University of Copenhagen
2008-2009: Research Assistant, Food Sociology, Dept of Human Nutrition, University of Copenhagen
2008: Epidemiologist, Communicable Diseases, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Research fields
Nutrition in low-income settings, long-term consequences of exposure to malnutrition, child development, infectious diseases, body composition, food security, quality of life, clinical trials and epidemiology.
PhD thesis on effects of nutritional support for HIV patients commencing antiretroviral treatment based on the ARTfood study, a randomised clinical trial in Jimma, Ethiopia.
Methods used
Deuterium dilution technique, body composition assessment, anthropometry, child development and cognitive function assessment, mixed-amethods studeis, qualitative analysis, meta-analysis and meta-epidemiological research.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Bone health after 3 years of ETI therapy: a real-world study from the Danish cystic fibrosis cohort
Henriksen, E. H., Nielsen, B. U., Jensen, C. B., Bryrup, T., Dahl, C. H., Bader-Larsen, K., Leo-Hansen, C., Olsen, M. F., Jeppesen, M., Oturai, P., Schwarz, P., Langdahl, B., Almdal, T., Faurholt-Jepsen, D. & Mathiesen, I. H. M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Treatment outcomes of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in the Danish Cystic Fibrosis Cohort 2012-23
Leo-Hansen, C., Nielsen, B. U., Bryrup, T., Jeppesen, M., Kolpen, M., Jensen, P., Høiby, N., Pressler, T., Johansen, H. K., Faurholt-Jepsen, D., Olsen, M. F., Jensen, C. B., Qvist, T., Katzenstein, T., Bjerrum, S., Fangel-Jensen, S., Mathiesen, I. H. M., Skov, M., Thomsen, S. G. & Danish Study Group on Mycobacterial Infections in Cystic Fibrosis, 2026, In: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 25, p. 240-247Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Associations of early childhood exposure to severe acute malnutrition and recovery with cardiometabolic risk markers in later childhood: 5-year prospective matched cohort study in Ethiopia
Gizaw, G., Wells, J. C., Argaw, A., Olsen, M. F., Abdissa, A., Asres, Y., Challa, F., Berhane, M., Abera, M., Sadler, K., Boyd, E., Friis, H., Girma, T. & Wibaek, R., 2025, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121, 2, p. 343-354Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Associations of linear growth trajectories from 0-5 years with cognitive function and school achievement at 10 years of age: the Ethiopian Infant Anthropometry and Body Composition birth cohort study
Ali, R., Filteau, S., Wells, J. C., Zinab, B., Megersa, B. S., Yilma, D., Girma, T., Nitsch, D., Olsen, M. F., Friis, H., Marphatia, A. A., Christensen, R. W. & Abera, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: British Journal of Nutrition.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Body mass, linear growth, and body composition before and after the introduction of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor among children and adults with cystic fibrosis
Bader-Larsen, K., Nielsen, B. U., Henriksen, E., Bryrup, T., Leo-Hansen, C., Mathiesen, I. H. M., Faurholt-Jepsen, D., Qvist, T., Oturai, P., Langdahl, B., Jeppesen, M., Olsen, H. V., Pressler, T., Skov, M., Olsen, M. F. & Transform CF Study Grp, 2025, In: Clinical Nutrition. 54, p. 132-139 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Effect of lipid-based nutrient supplements on morbidity among children with stunting: secondary analysis of a randomized trial in Uganda
Mutumba, R., Mbabazi, J., Pesu, H., Lewis, J. I., Mølgaard, C., Ritz, C., Olsen, M. F., Briend, A., Nabukeera-Barungi, N., Wells, J. C., Friis, H., Grenov, B. & Mupere, E., 2025, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 79, p. 756–761Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements on gut markers in stunted children: Secondary analysis of a randomised trial
Pesu, H., Mbabazi, J., Mutumba, R., Savolainen, O., Johnsen, P. R., Frøkiær, H., Olsen, M. F., Mølgaard, C., Michaelsen, K. F., Ritz, C., Filteau, S., Briend, A., Mupere, E., Friis, H. & Grenov, B., 2025, In: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 80, 5, p. 889-898Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction in adults with different patterns of diet: a cross-sectional study in north-western Tanzania
Malindisa, E. K., Dika, H., Rehman, A. M., Olsen, M. F., Krogh-Madsen, R., Frikke-Schmidt, R., Friis, H., Faurholt-Jepsen, D., Filteau, S. & PrayGod, G., 2025, In: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 79, p. 148–155Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)