External Lecturers
Carl Johan Boraxbekk is a Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. The aim of his research is to better understand neural plasticity and improved brain function after interventions such as cognitive (e.g., motor imagery or memory training) or physical (e.g., cardiovascular exercise) training across the lifespan in both healthy participants and patient groups.

Jan-Wilhelm Kornfeld is a Professor for Molecular Biology of Metabolomic Disease at the University of Southern Denmark. His work is focussed on noncoding RNA in adipose tissue and how these affect energy homeostasis and the development of metabolomic diseases like obesity and T2D.

Luc van Loon is a Professor of Physiology of Exercise and Nutrition and Head of the M3-research group which specializes in muscle metabolism at the Department of Human Biology at Maastricht University. Research in the M3-research group investigates the skeletal muscle adaptive response to physical activity or inactivity, and how pharmacological and nutritional interventions can modulate metabolism both in disease and health.

Ruth Loos is a Professor and Vice Executive Director at the Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) at the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on the etiology of obesity and the identification of genes and genetic loci contributing to the risk of obesity and related traits. By identifying genes, her team aims to gain insight into the biology that underlies body weight regulation and the mechanisms that link adiposity to its comorbidities.

Tahnee Engelen works as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Subjectivity, Brain & Viscera lab at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. In her research she investigates how our brain and behavior, ranging from our motor responses to our subjective experience of emotions, is influenced by signals from our organs such as contractions of the stomach or the beating of our heart.

Internal Lecturers
Christian Mølgaard is a Professor of Pediatric Nutrition at the section of Nutrition and Health at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport at the University of Copenhagen. His research areas span: Nutrition in infancy, childhood and adolescence, Bone mineralization and body composition in children and adolescents, Glucose and insulin metabolism as well as obesity in infancy, childhood and adolescence and Malnutrition in low-income countries.

Erik Richter is a Professor of Human Physiology and Exercise Physiology at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on muscle metabolism particularly during and following exercise, with an emphasis on regulation of glucose metabolism and muscle glucose uptake during exercise as well as regulation of insulin sensitivity following exercise and training.

Faidon Magkos is a Professor of Obesity and Metabolism at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen. His research involves the study of human metabolism, with a focus on how diet and exercise affect human health. His research lies at the interface between biochemistry, metabolism, and physiology.

Inge Tetens is a Professor in Nutrition and Aging at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport, at the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on contributing to advancing knowledge and the scientific foundation for optimal health and well-being through healthy dietary habits. One of her research focuses is developing targeted, food-based dietary guidelines that meet nutrient needs, adhere to dietary recommendations, are environmentally sustainable, and culturally acceptable.

Jens Bangsbo is a Professor at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport, at the University of Copenhagen. His primary research areas include muscle ion transport - and metabolism, Fatigue development, performance, and training as well as Team sports and health.

Lotte Lauritzen is a Professor at the section of Nutrition and Health at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport at the University of Copenhagen. Her research areas include Bioactive lipids, essential fatty acids, fish, growth and development, health effects of diet in infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood, cognition and brain function, mechanisms of action and diet-gene interaction.

Ylva Hellsten is a Professor of Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology and a group leader of Cardiovascular Research within the Integrative Physiology section at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport, at the University of Copenhagen. Her main research interests lie within the area of cardiovascular physiology and physical activity and inactivity.

Anke Karabanov is an Associate Professor of Human Neurophysiology at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport at the University of Copenhagen. Her research involves human motor control, brain plasticity and the impact of physical activity on learning and memory. She’s particularly interested in how the brain control voluntary movement and how brain plasticity can optimally support skill learning.

Helle Winther is an Associate Professor of Dance and Movement Psychology at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport, at the University of Copenhagen. She is an instructor and researcher in dance, play, dance therapy, holistic movement methods, movement psychology, and the body's language in professional practice - including the body's significance for leadership and professional communication.

Jacob Wieneke is an Associate Professor at the section for Movement and Neuroscience at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport at the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on the motor system, skill learning, learning optimization in children, young people, adults, and sports talents, as well as the relation between the motor system and cognitive learning.