Head of Research Group:
Henrik Munch Roager
Associate Professor
Nutrition and Health
Our mission is to understand how better and more sustainable nutrition can optimize human health and prevent disease.
Research Groups
The section conducts high-quality research on the effects of nutrients, foods and diets in humans in different lifestages and metabolic conditions.
The aim is to improve public health and wellbeing, prevent disease and advance our understanding of nutritional issues and underlying mechanisms.
Our three research groups together provide a multidisciplinary and integrative approach to nutrition research and education.
The section carries out randomized controlled trials and cohort studies in humans with emphasis on nutrition and health.
Our research
- relates to all lifestages, from pre-pregnancy to old age
- includes healthy, at-risk and sick humans
- includes humans with undernutrition, overweight and obesity and the associated metabolic phenotypes
- Metabolomics
- Biobank
- Kitchen
- Child examination
- Human intervention test facilities
- Clinical tests
- Surveys
- Blood
The section offers courses at the following educations
BA level
- Food Science and Nutrition (Fødevarer og Ernæring – website in Danish)
Food Science is offered through a collaboration between the Department of Food Science, the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Food).
MSC level
- Human Nutrition
- Food Innovation and Health
Food Innovation and Health is offered through a collaboration between the Department of Food Science and the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports.
Phd level
The section also teach at PhD courses and other courses.
See the full list of PhD courses offered by the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports.
Head of section: Professor Susanne Gjedsted Bügel
Section Secretary: Geske Louise Rune
Visiting address
Section for Nutrition and Health
Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
Rolighedsvej 26
DK-1958 Frederiksberg C
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Section members
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search in Name | Search in Title | Search in Phone | |
| Gottlieb, Adam Duun | Research Assistant | ||
| Gaafar, Ahmed Mamdouh Moustafa K | PhD Fellow | +4535327224 | |
| Sjödin, Anders Mikael | Professor Emeritus | ||
| Roskjær, Ann Bech | Research Assistant | +4535326279 | |
| Eilersen, Anna Gro | PhD Fellow | +4535329906 | |
| Raben, Anne | Professor | +4535333653 | |
| Raabyemagle, Anne Marie | Nutrition Consultant | +4535332486 | |
| Aurup, Anne Vedelsdal | PhD Fellow | +4535333223 | |
| Vedelspang, Annette | Nutrition Consultant | +4535334616 | |
| Larnkjær, Anni | Academic Staff | +4535333548 | |
| Menadeva Karpantschof, Bat-El | Academic Officer | +4535334504 | |
| Tefera, Beakal Zinab | PhD Student | ||
| Philippi Rosane, Beatriz | PhD Fellow | +4535329842 | |
| Grenov, Benedikte | Associate Professor | +4520456654 | |
| Megersa, Bikila Soboka | External Postdoc | ||
| Damsgaard, Camilla Trab | Associate Professor | +4535332221 | |
| Maya, Cassandra | Guest Researcher | +4535327304 | |
| Cuparencu, Catalina Sinziana | Assistant Professor | ||
| Rasmussen, Cecilie Holm | PhD Fellow | +4535335827 | |
| Mølgaard, Christian | Professor | +4535332516 | |
| Hansen, Christian Leo | Enrolled PhD Student | ||
| Sahl, Christina Lund | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535330168 | |
| Mogensen, Christina Sonne | PhD Fellow | +4535333284 | |
| Højte, Christine | Enrolled PhD Student | ||
| Andersen, Clara Linnemann | Visiting Student | ||
| Ibsen, Daniel Borch | Guest Researcher | ||
| Stanley, Emily Louise Hansen | Research Assistant | +4535333571 | |
| Henriksen, Esben Herborg | Enrolled PhD Student | ||
| Leedo-Townend, Eva | Special Consultant | +4535333568 | |
| Magkos, Faidon | Professor | +4535333671 | |
| Sandø-Pedersen, Finn | IT Consultant | +4535331479 | |
| Bucci, Francesca | PhD Fellow | +4535335503 | |
| Jensen, Frederik Holmegaard | PhD Fellow | +4535329622 | |
| Haile, Getu Gizaw | PhD Student | ||
| La Barbera, Giorgia | Associate Professor | ||
| Stolberg-Mathieu, Gladys | PhD Fellow | +4535334217 | |
| Ara, Gulshan | PhD Student | ||
| Petersen, Hanne Lysdal | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535331088 | |
| Friis, Henrik | Professor | +4535333860 | |
| Roager, Henrik Munch | Associate Professor - Promotion Programme | +4535324928 | |
| Rasmussen, Inge Birgit | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535332214 | |
| Lewis, Jack Ivor | Guest Researcher | +4535335314 | |
| Stanstrup, Jan | Assistant Professor | +4535332859 | |
| Jørgensen, Jane Guldborg | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535332472 | |
| Jensen, Jannie Wittrup | Research Assistant | ||
| Bruun, Jens Meldgaard | Affiliate Professor | ||
| Andersen, Jens Rikardt | Associate Professor | +4535332504 | |
| Williams, Julie Margaret | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535336921 | |
| Winther, Kaj | Affiliate Professor | ||
| Michaelsen, Kim F. | Professor Emeritus | +4535332495 | |
| Cridland, Kirstine Joo | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535332975 | |
| Nielsen, Klara | PhD Fellow | +4535321549 | |
| Kristensen, Kristine Marie | Academic Research Staff | +4535328867 | |
| Dragsted, Lars Ove | Professor | +4535332694 | |
| Matthiessen, Lea Ellen | PhD Fellow | +4535331227 | |
| Ulrikkeholm, Line Kattai | Academic Officer | +4535328498 | |
| Lauritzen, Lotte | Professor | +4535332508 | |
| Jalili, Mahsa | Assistant Professor | +4535332653 | |
| Skriver-Bayer, Malene | Project Officer | +4535331972 | |
| Nygaard, Malene | PhD Fellow | +4535320266 | |
| Jørgensen, Malte Studnitz | PhD Fellow | +4535328985 | |
| Dijkhuizen, Marjoleine Amma | Affiliate Associate Professor | ||
| Olsen, Mette Frahm | Associate Professor | +4528340979 | |
| Roos, Nanna | Associate Professor | +4535332497 | |
| Malla, Navodita | Postdoc | +4535326525 | |
| Procházková, Nicola | Guest Researcher | +4535320472 | |
| Giampaoli, Ottavia | Visiting Student | ||
| Abagero, Rahma Ali | PhD Student | ||
| Andersen, Sabina Stoffer Hjorth | Enrolled PhD Student | +4535336362 | |
| Jacobsen, Sara | Trainee | ||
| Henninger, Sofie Hauerberg | Guest Researcher | ||
| Frost, Sofie Skov | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535320255 | |
| Christensen, Sophie Hilario | Postdoc | +4535336691 | |
| Stender, Steen | Affiliate Professor | +4535333162 | |
| Bügel, Susanne Gjedsted | Professor, Head of Section | +4535332490 | |
| Andresen, Søren | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535332468 | |
| Boit, Tele Chepkoros | PhD Fellow | +4535334979 | |
| Christoffersen, Tenna Mie | Industrial PhD | ||
| Ekblond, Trine Spragge | Enrolled PhD Student |
The laboratory has been awarded the LEAF - Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework Silver certificate.