Christian Aalkjær

Christian Aalkjær

Emeritus

Member of:

    Born: August 9 1954, Denmark

    Present occupation: Professor of physiology

    Education and employments:

    • 2014 -: Professor, Institute of Biomedicine, Copenhagen University
    • 1997 -: Professor, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Aarhus
    • 1988-1997: Associate professor, Institute of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus
    • 1981-1988: Assistant professor, Institute of Biophysics University of Aarhus
    • 1981: Final University Examination in Medicine, Aarhus University

    Doctoral thesis:
    1989 Some aspects of sodium metabolism in arterial resistance vessels

    Selected honors:

    • 1984: 3 years stipend from K Abildgaard, Løvens Kemiske Fabriks forskningsf¬ond.
    • 1988: Demuth Award, The International Society of Hypertensio¬n
    • 1989: ICI Award, Danish Hypertension Society.
    • 1998: Novo Nordisk Prize joint with professor dr. med. MJ Mulvany.
    • 2002: Teacher of the year, Medical Faculty, Aarhus University
    • 2008: Teacher of the year, Medical Faculty, Aarhus University 

    Positions of trust:
    Scientific Journals
    Edtorial Board of Hypertension, Clinical Science, American Journal of Physiology, Journal of Vascular Research, Vascular Pharmacology.

    Evaluator:
    Welcome Foundation, UK; INSERM, France, Chairman evaluation panel Lunds University, Sweden. Evaluation of 15 Ph.D. theses in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, UK and Holland.

    • 9 years: Member of the Danish Heart Foundation Research Committee
    • 7 years: Member of the board of the Danish Hypertension Society
    • 6 years: Member of the board of European College of Cardiovascular Research.
    • 4 years: Member of the International Panel, British Heart Foundation Studentship Programme

    Leadership experience:

    • 1990 -: Leader of research group with 5-15 members.
    • 2001- 2010: Member of the board of the ”Water and Salt Research Centre” established by the Danish Research Foundation
    • 2005 -: Board member Danish Academy for Cardiovascular Research
    • 2007-2014: Leader of the graduate program of cardiovascular research, Aarhus University

    International Training Networks:
    2009-2013: Marie Curie Training network “SmArt”
    2013-2017: Initial Training Network “SmArter”
     
    Scientific Publications
    A total of 174 peer-reviewed papers, 2 editorials, 22 review articles and 149 original research papers. Impact factor max.: Lancet 39.1, Nature 38.6, Physiol Rev: 30.2, Circulation 15.2, Circulation Research 11.9. H-index 42, total citations 8100

     

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