Jørn Nerup

Biography

 Jørn Nerup serves as an Advisor of MC2 Biotek ApS. Prof. Nerup has been Senior Advisor EFDS since 2004. Prof. Nerup served President of EASD from 1998 to 2001. Prof. Nerup serves as Director of WHO Collaborating Center, Steno Diabetes Center/Hagedorn Research Laboratory for training in diabetes research. Prof. Nerup has been Chair Advisory Board of EFSD from 2001 to 2004. Prof. Nerup serves as Member Advisory Board (NIDDK Type 1 Diabetes Statutory Funds 2005). Prof. Nerup served as Director of Hagedorn Research Laboratory from 1989 to 1990. Prof. Nerup is a Member of MSAB for TrialNet (NIDDK) and Member EAB TEDDY (NIDDK).Prof. Nerup has been adjacent Professor of University of Copenhagen since 1991, University of Lund (Sweden) since 2004, Chief Physician, Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark from 1976 to 2005. Prof. Nerup thesis are Addison's Disease, A review of Some Clinical, Pathological and Immunological Features at University of Copenhagen in 1974. Prof. Nerup has registered more than 480 publications in the fields of endocrinology, diabetes, genetics and immunology. Prof. Nerup holds MD from the University of Copenhagen in January 1964, Postgraduate training at Copenhagen area and the department of endocrinology at Karolinska Stockholm, Sweden and Royal Hammersmith Hospital, London. Prof. Nerup holds specialist degrees in Internal Medicine in 1976 and endocrinology when this became a speciality in Denmark in 1984 and Doctor Medical Sciences in 1974.

Research Interest

endocrinology, diabetes, genetics and immunology