Nina Rønsted

CV

• 2024-Present. Museum Director. Professor of Conservation Science, Natural History Museum of Denmark.

• 2019-2023. Director of Science and Conservation, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii, USA 

• 2015-2019. Full Professor and Curator of Herbarium C. Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen.

• 2012-2015. Associate Professor. Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen. 

• 2008-2011. Steno Fellow, Natural Products Research, University of Copenhagen.

• 2005-2007. Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowship, hosted by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK, and University of Minnesota, USA. 

• 2002-2004. Post-Doctoral researcher. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. 

Current research

Our research explores the evolution of plant diversity and the interaction between people and plants with a particular focus on useful or other charismatic plants as well as conservation of endangered plants. We combine fieldwork and museum collections with genomic data of populations and phylogenetic lineages, and analysis of important environmental or useful traits and biocultural approaches to support sustainable use and conservation. 

Current team members

Nina Rønsted (PI, Museum Director)

Sverre Schou (PhD student, Plant Conservation Collections)

Daniel Fabricius (PhD student, Museum Ethics)

Noel Dickinson (PhD student with National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii, USA)

Marie Briggs (PhD student with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland)