Curriculum vitae - STIG MILAN THAMSBORG

DATE OF BIRTH: 31-10-1956;
WORK ADDRESS: Dyrlægevej 100, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark

PRIVATE ADDRESS: Ledreborg 20, 2820 Gentofte, Denmark

CURRENT POSITION:

Professor (Veterinary Parasitology), Head of Section for Parasitology and Aquatic Pathobiology, Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (IVH), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of  Copenhagen (KU-SUND)

EDUCATION AND DEGREES:

• Veterinary Medical degree (DVM), The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen (KVL), 31-01-1981;
• Ph.D. in Internal Medicine (Veterinary Parasitology), KVL, 4-11-1987.

POST GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT:

• 1981-1984: Large animal veterinary practice;
• 1987-1991: Assistant professor, KVL.
• 1991-1997: Associate professor, KVL.
• 1997-2002: Research professor in Organic Livestock Production and Health, KVL;
• 2002-: Professor, Veterinary Parasitology, IVH, KU-SUND.
• 2004-2008; 2016-: Head of Section for Parasitology and Aquatic Pathobiology, IVH, KU-SUND; (2008-
• 2016: deputy head)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:

• 2009-2011: Member of Academic Council (KU-LIFE); 2012-2016 (KU-SUND)
• 2005-2020: Founder and Danish representative of ESCCAP (European Scientific Council Companion Animal Parasites);
• 2004-2015: Co-founder and board member of Parasite Technologies A/S producing parasite eggs for medical use;
• 2004-2008: Board of Sheep and Horse levy board (2004-8)
• 2003-: Veterinary Diplomate, European Veterinary Parasitology College, founding member;
• 2003-2008: Board of Danish Research Centre for Organic Farming (FØJO);
• 1995-1998: Danish Cattle Society;
• 1994-1997: Danish Society of Parasitology;

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, including grants:

• 2004-2008; 2016-: Head of Section for Parasitology and Auqatic Pathobiology, IVH; (2008-2016: deputy head)
• 2003-2007: Director of Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology (DCEP), Danish National Research Foundation;
• 2001-2003: Initiator/head of Ph.D. Research School for Organic Farming and Food Systems

Larger grants (granting body, title, role):

• FØJO: Organic production of steers and use of bioactive forages in livestock (PROSBIO+PROSQUAL),

1999-2004, leader;

• EU FP5 Integrated project: Worm control in organic production systems - Wormcops, leader;
• FFU (DANIDA): Cross-disciplinary Risk Assessment of Cysticercosis in ES Africa, 2006-09, leader;
• EU FP6 Integrated project: Quality Low Input Food, partner;
• EU FP6 MC RTN: HealthyHay, partner (crops and anti-parasitic effects);
• EU FP7 MC RTN: LegumePlus, partner (crops and anti-parasitic effects);
• EU FP7 Integrated project: Integrated control of neglected zoonoses (ICONZ), partner;
• ICROFS: Parasites in organic livestock (PAROL), leader;
• ICROFS: Alternative pig production (NO-CAST), partner (feeding and anti-parasitic effects in pigs);
• FFU (DANIDA): Securing rural Livelihoods through Improved smallholder Pig Production in

Mozambique and Tanzania, 2010-15, partner;

• EU-EMIDA (ERANET): Coping with anthelmintic resistance in ruminants, 2011-15, leader;
• Cattle levy board: Liverflukes in cattle (2014-16), leader.
• EU-ANIWHA: Tackling the parasitological challenges in organic ruminant farming practices, 2015-18, partner.

Independent Research Fund Denmark-FTP (IRFD)-FTP: ParaGut – Parasites, diet, and gut health (PARAGUT), 2015-20, leader

IRFD-FTP: Parasites and Plants, 2016-2022, leader

GUDP (Danish Agricultural Agency): Bioactive Products from Seaweed for Parasite Control (SEAPAR), 2017-21, leader

Bionær (Norway): Condensed tannins from Norwegian pine and spruce bark (BARKCURE), 2017-2020, partner

GUDP (Danish Agricultural Agency): Værdiskabelse med græsprotein (Green bio-refining)(Græs-prof), 2020-2023, partner

CoreOrganic (ERANET): Robust animals in sustainable mixed free-range systems (ROAM-FREE), 2021-2024, leader

SCIENTIFIC FOCUS AREAS:

Host-parasite interactions, diagnostics, epidemiology, pathogenicity and control of parasite infections in domestic animals with emphasis on gastrointestinal helminths. Diet-host-immunity interactions.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:

2001-2011: Board member: World Association for Adv. Veterinary Parasitology;

2003-2012: Head, WHO/FAO Collaborating Centres: Parasite Zoonoses & Helminth Epidemiology;

External reviewer of more than 20 Ph.D. thesis within EU, Africa and Asia;

Reviewer for a range of international research councils (e.g. Nordic, British, Israeli, Canadian),

International Foundation for Science, and international journals.

Others:

1999: LOC for world conference WAAVP, Copenhagen;

2000: LOC for Nordic NKVet meeting: Veterinary Challenges in Organic Farming, Iceland.

2019: LOC Conference SBSP, Copenhagen;

2019-22: LOC/SC for International Congress on Parasitology (ICOPA), Copenhagen, 2022

SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS:

Supervisor(co-supervisor) of 33 Ph.d. students (on-going 5), >40 M.Sc./M.Phil. students; 8 postdocs

PUBLICATIONS:

Papers (International peer reviewed): 254;
Books+book chapters: 13;
Patent/- applications: 2.