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1981 |
D.Sc. in genetics from University of Copenhagen |
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1977 |
PhD in genetics from University of Copenhagen |
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1973 |
Cand. Scient. In biology from University of Copenhagen |
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1975-1988 |
Research scientist at Department of Physiology, Carlsberg Laboratory |
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1988-1996 |
Project leader at Carlsberg research laboratory |
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1996-1997 |
Senior Scientist at the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Cereals, Seeds, and Industrial Crops |
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1998- |
Head of Research Unit, The Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Plant Biology, Research Centre Flakkebjerg |
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2000-2001 |
Interim Research Director for Dept. of Plant Biology |
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2000- |
Research Professor at Dept. of Plant Biology (now Dept. of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University) |
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1973-1988 |
Research primarily concentrated on an ultrastructural characterization of chromosome pairing, crossing over, chiasma formation and disjunction. Publications: 39 articles, reviews and contributions to conference proceedings Supervisor for six Ms. and Ph.D. students. |
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1988-1996 |
Plant biotechnology: Building up a facility for barley transformation and tissue culture at the Carlsberg Research Laboratory. Publications: 14 articles, reviews and contributions to conference proceedings 1 patent application
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1996- |
Plant biotechnology: Building a research facility for cereal biotechnology at Research Centre Flakkebjerg. Publications: 28 articles, reviews and contributions to conference proceedings 1 patent application |
Used as referee for grant proposals and as a reviewer for several international journals, censor at bachelor, masters and Ph.D. exams at University of Copenhagen, University of Roskilde, University of Aarhus, the Technical University of Denmark. Member of a large number of evaluation committees for positions as assistant and associate professors at the University of Copenhagen and Aathus University.
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1988-1996 |
Project leader for barley transformation within the so-called ABIN network, a collaboration between the Carlsberg, Heineken and Kronenbourg breweries |
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1997 |
Project leader for the project: “Nitrogen assimilation and storage in higher plants” under the program “Development of Crop Plants of the Future” (Total budget: DKK 11.3 mill) |
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1998 |
Appointed as Head of Research Unit for a research group on “Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology” at Dep. of Genetics and Biotechnology. The group consists at present of five senior scientists, six postdocs, four Ph.D. students, three technician and one gardener. |
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1998 |
Project leader for the project “Isolation and functional characterization of nematode resistance genes” funded as a framework program from The Danish Veterinary and Agricultural Research Council. (Total budget: DKK 7.7 mill) |
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2000 |
Project leader for the project “Content and bioavailability of vitamin A, iron, and zinc in commonly consumed foods in developing countries” funded by the Research Council for Research in Developing Countries (Rådet for Ulandsforskning). (Total budget: DKK 7.0 mill) |
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2000 |
Project leader for the project: “Risk assessment of transgenic wheat by gene expression and protein profile analyses” funded by the program “Biotechnology in Food Research”. (Total budget: DKK 2 mill) |
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2002 |
Administrative co-ordinator for the EU Framework V project GRASP (Total budget Euro 2,5 mill) |
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2004 |
Project leader for “A Danish/International Research Network: Supporting the foundation for iron and zinc biofortification in beans, rice and wheat”. Associated with the Challenge Biofortification Programmet “HarvestPlus” (Total budget: DKK 5,25 mill) |
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2007 |
Project leader for “Cisgenic barley and wheat for animal feed”. The Danish Directorate for Food, Fisheries and Agri-Business (Total budget DKK 7.2 mill) |
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2008 |
Project leader for the project “Unravelling plant regulatory networks: NAC transcription factors in senescence and disease resistance”. The Danish Research Council for Technology and Production Sciences (Total budget DKK 17.5 mill) |
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1984-1986 |
Niels Bohr scholarship |
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2003 |
The Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society Popularisation Price |
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2006 |
Appointed adjunct professor at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, now Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen |
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2002 |
Member of the Academic Council of Det Kongelige Danske Landhusholdningsselskab |
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2002 |
Member of ”Udvalget for Sameksistens mellem GM, konventionelle og økologiske afgrøder nedsat af Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri” |
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2003 |
Member of the Section Board for Agbiotech within the European Federation of Biotechnology |
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2004 |
Member of the Steering Group for Plant Biotech Denmark, interim chairman 2005-2007 |
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2007 |
Member of he Danish Research Council for Technology and Production Sciences |
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2008 |
Member of the European Co-existence Bureau Technical Working Group for Maize |