1. Hanne Christensen is a clinical stroke researcher with expertise in clinical observational as well as interventional studies since 1998; including a number of international investigator-initiated trials (e.g. INCH, ENOS and TARDIS). She is Professor of Neurology with Special Focus on Stroke at Bispebjerg og Frederiksberg Hospital and the University of Copenhagen and has honorary offices in Denmark and internationally including the position as Chair of Council of Fellows in the European Stroke Organisation.

The research area is clinical stroke with focus on interventions, imaging and cognition.

Major ongoing research projects focus on intracerebral haemorrhage, imaging in acute stroke or transient ischaemic attack, antiplatelet therapy, and methods of cognitive testing in stroke.

Potential conflicts of interest: Hanne Christensen has within the last two years received honoraria for educational services from Boehringer-Ingenheim, BMS, Bayer, Covidien, Amgen and Institut for Rational Farmakoterapi; for participation in international advisory boards from Amgen and Astra Zeneca.