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  • Blegdamsvej 3, 2200 København N.

  • Blegdamsvej 3B

    2200 København N

  • Source: Scopus
1984 …2021

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Personal profile

Short presentation

Thorkil Ploug’s main research focus is ”Biomarker discovery and clinical implementation within the area of personalized medicine and prevention”. Current activities are in 5 key fields:

  • Metabolic regulation (exercise, obesity, NAFLD/NASH and diabetes)
  • Ischemic and diabetic cardiovascular diseases
  • Inflammation and autoimmunity
  • Degenerative conditions (dementia, osteoarthritis and ageing)
  • Cancer (prostate and breast)

Thorkil Ploug is a member of the management committee for the European Union’s COST action CliniMARK: ‘Good biomarker practice to increase the number of clinically validated biomarkers’. He also serves as Director of Studies for the Master of Science programme “Human Biology”.

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  • Biomarkers
  • Systems Biology
  • Human Physiology
  • Metabolic Regulation
  • Exercise
  • Obesity
  • NAFLD/NASH
  • Diabetes
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Inflammation
  • Dementia
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Ageing
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Breast Cancer

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