Tiltrædelsesforelæsning for professor Kristine Færch

Instituttet vil gerne invitere alle til at fejre Kristine Færchs udnævnelse til professor med en tiltrædelsesforelæsning med titlen "Obesity – how to maintain a healthy bodyweight?". Forelæsningen finder sted kl. 14.00-15.00 i Henrik Dam Auditoriet, og efterfølgende vil der være en reception foran auditoriet.

Main research area: Kristine Færch has focused her research on the disease mechanisms behind pre-diabetes and early phases of type 2 diabetes with special emphasis on heterogeneity in the development of type 2 diabetes. Together with colleagues, Kristine Færch has shown that type 2 diabetes is not just one disease, but that the disease can be divided into sub-groups based on different diagnostic criteria. Kristine Færch has managed to apply a wide range of research methods to reveal disease mechanisms and evaluate effects of interventions, and she has always had a strong focus on the consequences of her research for clinical practice and the end user.

Educational and professional background: Kristine Færch has a Master in Human Nutrition from the University of Copenhagen (2004). In 2008, she defended her PhD thesis on 'Pathophysiology and aetiology of impaired fasting glycaemia and impaired glucose tolerance'. Since 2003, Kristine Færch has been employed at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, and in November 2019 she was appointed as Research Leader.