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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 (R�det 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 �kologiske afgr�der nedsat af Ministeriet for F�devarer, 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 |