Background
Pedersen, Oluf was born on September 12, 1945 in Purhus, Denmark. Son of Ejnar Karl and Marie (Jensen) Pedersen.
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Oluf Pedersen, Danish Molecular diabetology educator, researcher, physician. Certified specialist in internal medicine and endocrinology, 1987. Member Danish Diabetes Association (president since 1994, honor award 1987, Dandy award 1989, Kroc award 1998), Danish Endocrine Society (board directors 1986-1988), Danish Obesity Research Society (board directors 1986-1990), Danish Council Nutrition(board directors 1989-1996).
Education
Doctor of Medicine, University Aarhus, Denmark, 1972. DMSci, University Aarhus, Denmark, 1983.
Career
Intern, resident medicine & surgery University Hospital Aarhus, 1972-1976, resident cardiology & neurology, 1982-1984, assistant professor medicine, 1984-1987. Postdoctoral fellow University Aarhus, 1977-1981. Chief physician Steno Diabetes Center, Copenhagen, since 1989.
Professor University Copenhagen, since 1995, University Aarbus, since 2001. Visiting professor Harvard University, Boston, 1987—1988, Boston, 2001—2002. Director Lundbeck Foundation Center Human Genomics, 2007.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Danish Council Nutrition (board directors 1989-1996), Danish Obesity Research Society 1986-1990, Danish Endocrine Society 1986-1988, Danish Diabetes Association (president 1994—2000, Bernhard and Mertha Rasmussen's Honorary award 1987, Dandy award 1989, Kroc award 1998, Knud Lundbaek award 2000, Annual Grand Science award 2002, August Krogh award 2007, Codan award 2007, Claude Bernard award 2009).
Connections
Married Eva Borbye, July 5, 1975. Children: Bo, Bjorn, Nis.
