Curriculum Vitae

Birgitta R. Knudsen (BRK)

Personal information:

Born: 04.03.67 in Denmark (Danish Citizen)

Gender: female, Civil status: married

Private address: Skanderborgvej 162, 8260 Viby J.

Academic degrees:

31.10.1996:  Ph.d. (Molecular Biology), Aarhus University

13.12.1993:  Master (Molecular Biology), Aarhus University

Appointments:

Research interests:

Biological and mechanistic functions of DNA-interacting enzymes i.e. DNA topoisomerases and their regulatory role in cellular processes

Academic work:

At present supervisor for 2 PhD-., 3 master-, 2 undergraduate students. Research leader for 1 technician.

Past: Former supervisor for 30 master-, 10 PhD. Students, and 5 post docs. Moreover, research leader for 5 research assistants, 3 technicians and 3 technician trainees. Supervisor for more than 55 undergraduate students.

Reviewer for ACS and Nature publishing groups, NAR, JMB, JBC and others.

Innovations and Interaction with Industry:

Internationalization:

Research experience abroad:

International guests (PI level) since 2010:

Key international collaborations since 2010:

1) Ass.  prof. Y.-P. Ho, Chineese University of Hongkong, China,

2) prof. K. Leon, University of Colombia, NT, USA,

3) prof. N. Osheroff, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA, 

4) prof H.-C. Yeh, University of Texas at Austin, USA,

5) prof. K. Balasubramanin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany,

6) MD prof. S. Picot, University of Lyon, France,

7) Profs. A. Desideri and S. Biocca, University of Rome-Tor Vergata, Italy,

8) prof. V. Nagaraja, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India,

9) MD prof. M. Ramharter, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, and Carmel Lambaréné, Gabon

10) prof R. Reguera Torres, University of León, Spain,

11) prof. F. Palacios, Lascaray Research Center, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.

Research leadership:

Independent researcher since 2002; leading a research group counting between 2-6 master or PhD students, and up to 3 post docs or research assistants per year.

PI on the following projects since 2010:

1) Design and construction of 3D DNA nano cages (4 publications, corresponding author)

2) DNA interacting enzymes as biomarkers for disease (7 publications, corresponding author)

3) Cellular functions and regulation of DNA topoisomerases (7 publications, corresponding author)

4) New tools for investigations of topoisomerases and other DNA interacting enzymes (4 publications, corresponding author)

Publications:

Total: 86 publications

69 peer reviewed full research papers (corresponding author on 28, first author on three).

14 peer reviewed conference papers, review articles, or book chapters (corresponding author on 8, first author on two), 3 published patents, more than 100 abstracts

16 High impact papers: 2017; 1 NAR (IF10). 2016; 1 ACS nano (IF14). 2015; 1 ACS nano (IF14). 2014; 1 ACS nano (IF14). 2013; 1 ACS nano (IF14). 2012; 1 ACS nano (IF14). 2011; 1 ACS nano (IF14). 2010; 2 ACS nano (IF14) and 1 NAR (IF10). 2009; 3 ACS nano (IF14). 2008; 2 NAR (IF10). 2007; 1 NAR (IF10).