MD, DMSc, EIS, MPG, Public Health Specialist, Director of Clinical Research.
Background in public health, virology and epidemiology- specialized in virus epidemics. Professor at Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark in Public Health, Virus Infections and Epidemics.
Prev. positions incl.: Dir. of the National WHO Influenza Centre & WHO Reference Labs for Measles, Rubella & Polio. Sen. Consultant and Head of the Virology Surv. and Research Unit at Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Staff specialist (inf. diseases & health system strengthening) & Acting Head of Int. Affairs at Nat. Board of Health, Resident in intern medicine at Rigshospitalet, Epi researcher at SSI, Denmark (PhD student and postdoc: epi. research incl. mathematical modelling of epidemics and vaccine efficacy), Virology researcher (cultivation, PCR, cloning and sequencing) and EIS (outbreak investigations: response/control of epidemics), CDC, Atlanta, USA and supervisor of Gastro Section at National Public Health Laboratory in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
(Co-)authoring >200 peer-reviewed publications (H-index: 42).
National representations for the European Center of Disease Prevention & Control (ECDC):
National Microbiology Focal Point (2012-2018)
National coordinator of the EU Progr. for Public Health Microb. training (EUPHEM) (2012-18)
Member of the Mol. Typing Task Force (2015-18)
Member of the ESCAIDE Scientific Committee (2012-17)
Main research focuses are related to pub. health applied virology incl. surveillance, epidemic control and vaccinology.
Leadership competencies & interests strengthend with a master in public governance at Cph Business School, (thesis "Benchmarking as budget-control tool at public hospitals").
Specialties:
- Member of The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences & Letters (2018)
- Master in Public Governance (2017)
- Professor (Adj SDU) Inf. Dis. & Global Health (2014)
- Public Health Specialist (2010)
- DMSc/Dr med (virology & epidemiology) 2002)
- Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer (EISO) (2003)
- MD (1994)
