Lykke Sylow

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Born 1982

ORCID: 0000-0003-0905-5932

Education

• 2014: PhD in Molecular Physiology, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
• 2010: MSc Human Physiology, UCPH
• 2007: BSc Exercise Biology, UCPH
• 2006: BSc Psychology (subsidiary subject), UCPH + University of Canterbury, NZ

Professional experience

• 2021 -: Associate Professor, in 2022 enrolled in the UCPH professor promotion program, Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMI), UCPH, DK. Leader of the research group “Molecular Metabolism in Cancer and Ageing” (1.7.2021-)
• 2020-2021: Non-tenured Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports (NEXS), UCPH, DK
• 2017 – 2020: Assistant Professor, NEXS, UCPH, DK
• 2014 – 2017: Postdoc, NEXS, UCPH, DK
• 2015-2016: Postdoc (Sapere Aude), Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, AUS
• 2013: PhD with B.M. Spiegelman, Harvard, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
• 2009: Masters with A. Klip, Section of Biology, Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto, CA

Awards/Prizes

• 2022: Anders Jahre Award for young medical researchers
• 2021: Erhoff Talent Prize
• 2021: Bagger-Sørensen Fondens Ung Forskerpris
• 2020: Danish Diabetes Academy Young Investigator Award
• 2014: Sapere Aude Research Talent grant
• 2011: UCPH's Gold medal for Prize essay.

elected activities:

• 2020- present: International Research Group on Biochemistry of Exercise organizing the International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference (IBEC).
• 2021-2026: Member of the Danish Young Academy (Det Unge Akademi) under the Royal Academy
• 2020-2022: Editorial Board Fellowship Journal of Physiology.
• 2017-2019: Representative of NEXS at the UCPH SCIENCE council of Gender and Equality in Science
• 2012-2017: Head of the Young Investigator Muscle Research Network, Copenhagen.
• 2016-2019: Representing NEXS at the student council (Studienævnet), UCPH
• 2005+2007: Teaching Afghan sports teachers physiology (NGO “Global EduSport”), Afghanistan