POSITIONS
Head of the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University,
Denmark (2011-).
Professor of Medical Genetics, Aarhus University (2007-).
Professor and research leader at the Kennedy Institute,
Glostrup (2003-6).
Head of the Department of Human Genetics, Aarhus
University (2001-3).
Associate Professor at the Department of Human Genetics,
Aarhus University (1997-2003).
Alfred Benzon Fellow at the Clinical Gene Therapy Branch,
NIH, Bethesda, USA (1995-97).
Research fellow at the Department of Human Genetics,
Aarhus University (1987-95).
EDUCATION
High School, Herning Gymnasium, 1980.
Four weeks pre-graduate training at EMBL, Heidelberg,
1986.
Medical Doctor from University of Aarhus, 1987.
Postgraduate courses in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Odense,
Heidelberg & Bethesda.
Master of Public Governance (MPG) from SDU/AU, 2016.
HONORS
Gold medal, Aarhus University, 1987.
Outstanding Presentation Award, National Human Genome
Research Institute, NIH, 1997.
DMSc from Aarhus University, 2004.
Evaluated qualified for full professorships in Molecular
Genetics (2003), Molecular Pharmacology (2005) and Human Genetics (2006).
President of the Danish Society for Medical Genetics
2007-2010.
Member of the Nordic Bioethics Committee 2007-2011 (Chair
2010).
Member of The Danish Council of Ethics (Etisk Råd)
(2003-2011).
Member of the European Pharmacopoeia Working group on Gene
Therapy Products for the Danish Medicines Agency.
Has served as author for the “Great Danish Encyclopedia”.
Member of The National Committee on Health Research Ethics
(2012-).
Member of the Ethical Advisory Board for GenomeDenmark
(2013-2016).
RESEARCH EDUCATION
Member of the advisory board of the PhD program for
Cellular and Genetic Medicine, KU (2011- )
Faculty member of the Ph.D.-school for Genetic Medicine,
KU (-2010).
Faculty member the PhD programme for Translational
Medicine, AU.
Organizer of post-graduate courses in Gene transfer and
gene therapy, Aarhus University, and A-courses for specialists in Medical
Genetics.
Supervisor for 16 Ph.D. students and several graduate
students.
Evaluation of 27 Ph.D. dissertations.
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
Board member, Folkeuniversitetet i Aarhus (The Danish
University Extension in Aarhus) (2013-2016).
Member of the programme board, The Danish University
Extension in Aarhus (2016-)
Member of the Ethical Committee, The National Genome
Center (2017-)
Board member Genome Data Center Aarhus University /Central
Denmark Region (2017-)
Board member, The Kennedy Center (2009-2012)
Danish project leader for two EU projects.
Deputy Head, Department of Human Genetics (2009-2011).
Reviewer for research councils in: Switzerland, the
Netherlands, Faroe Islands, Israel, Finland, Flandern, Austria and Great
Britain (MRC).
Evaluation of 13 professor positions and 11 associate
professor positions.
Member of the Academic Council, Faculty of Health
Sciences, AU (2008-2011).
Co-founder of the biotech company Stemarro Aps.
Reviewer for 20 different scientific journals.
SCIENTIFIC WORK
Published 95 scientific articles. Two patent applications
filed in Denmark and in USA.