Karsten Kristiansen

Karsten Kristiansen is Professor of Molecular Biology and Head of the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen. After graduation from the University of Copenhagen, he held postdoctoral positions at the Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Geneticsin Berlin and at the Institute of Molecular Genetics, Foundation Edmond of Rothschild, in Paris, before taking up a position as associate professor at the Department of Molecular Biology, Odense University, where he became full professor and Head of Department.

He was recruited to his current position at the University of Copenhagen in 2008. Professor Kristiansen is member of the Danish Academy of Natural Sciences, and visiting professor at and senior advisor to BGI-Shenzhen. He serves as reviewer for a large number of journals and international funding agencies. He is scientific advisor for several biotech companies. Professor Kristiansen is currently heading a research group comprising 25 postdocs and doctorate students.