Main research areas

We explore the brain in diabetes focusing on neurodegenerative diseases, cognition and stroke.

Our methodologies comprise epidemiologiy, imaging and physiology/biochemistry technologies relating to cerebral glucose metabolism and cognition in persons with diabetes.

Curriculum

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:                          Jørgen Rungby

DoB:                             Oct. 24 1957

Home address:          Parallelvej 25c, DK-3070, Snekkersten

Phone:                         +4521686620/+4523293685

E-Mail:                         [email protected]

Education:

MD 1984, DMSc 1990, Specialized in Endocrinology and Diabetes 1994 and Internal Medicine 1995.

Present positions:

Chief Physician, Dept. Endocrinol. Bispebjerg University Hospital, DK. Professor of Endocrinology, Dept. Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, DK. Adj. professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, DK.

Clinical Experience: Since 1996 positions as Chief Physician / Head of Dept in Endocrinology and Diabetes at University Departments in Aarhus and Copenhagen, DK.

Administrative: Head of Dept, Internal Medicine, Silkeborg Hospital, 5 years (>300 employees). Head of Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital (>500 employees), 7 years.

Academic:

Presently supervising 4 Ph.D. students, main supervisor 2, Aarhus University and Copenhagen University, previously 24 Ph.D’s.

Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Aarhus 2006-2014; adjunct professor 2014-.

Clinical professor of Endocrinology, University of Copenhagen 2017-.

My teaching experience is in Clinical Medicine, Pharmacology, Endocrinology and Diabetes as a lecturer and professor. Courses and lectures have been at pre- and postgraduate levels, nationally and abroad. Most recent presentation sand chairmanships: ESE postgraduate course, Moscow, 2017, EASD, 2022, 2020, 2017.

Frequent reviews, approx. 2 / month, for international journals, including the Lancet, American J Physiol, Diabetes, JAMA, Diabetologia, JCEM. Evaluation of abstracts submitted to international meetings, including EASD 2017.

Research administration:

Evaluation Committee, National Medical Research Council, Singapore Ministry of Health, 2014-.

Evaluation Committee, The Faraoese Research Council, 2014-.

Evaluation Committee, Estonian Research Council, 2014- .

Evaluation Committee, Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation Research Programme 2010-.

European Science Foundation, evaluation of applications, 2022-.

Chair of the Research Committee, Danish Medical Association, 2007-14.

Member, LOC, EASD (European Diabetes Congress), CPH, 2006 (>13000 attendees) and ECE (European Congress of Endocrinology), CPH, 2013 (>3000 attendees).

Board member, Yde’s Foundation, 2007-2015.

Board member, Danish Centre for Strategic Research in Type 2 Diabetes, www.dd2.nu.

Board member, Lucamp project, www.lucamp.org.

Chair, Danish Society for Endocrinology, 2002-6.

Chairmanships at international meetings including the EASD 2008-2022.

Member, Medical Council, Danish Diabetes Organisation.

Member, National Diabetes Group, Danish Health Board 2006-14.

National or principal investigator in more than 30 phase 1-4 studies.

Since 1996 advisor to several pharmaceutical companies, national and international.

I have censured more than 30 PhDs / DMSc theses and assessed applicants for 4 full Professorships and a number of lectorates, Denmark, Norway, Spain.

Ass. editor, Cardiovascular Endocrinology, 2010-17.

Current International Collaborations:

University of Lund, Cognition and  Diabetes.

University of Southampton, UK and Profil, CA, USA: Pharmacoepidemiology of Diabetes.

University of Melbourne: ZnT3, Alzheimers and Diabetes.

Imperial Coll, London: Neuroinflammation.

Lieber Inst, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore: Genes and brain metabolism.

University of Tübingen, D: Hormones for neurodegeneration.

Publications:

>240 publications, not including book chapters and abstracts, ~8300 citations, H-index 47 (2022 MAR, Google Scholar).