People
A multidisciplinary team working across clinical, biological, and societal aspects of obesity research and care.
HELIOS brings together a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers working across different aspects of obesity research and care. The centre includes experts from clinical, biological, and societal fields, organised into leadership, work packages, and collaborative research teams.
Center Director
Claus Bogh Juhl
Professor
Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg
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Work Package Leaders
Charlotte Overgaard
Professor
Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Chalotte Willemann Stecher
Medical Doctor
The Migrant Health Clinic, Odense University Hospital
chalotte.willemann.stecher@rsyd.dk
Tue Kjølhede
Associate Professor
Centre for Innovative Medical Technologys, Odense University Hospital
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Ole Hilberg
Professor
Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle
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Else-Marie Bladbjerg
Professor
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg
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Martin Overgaard
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Odense University Hospital
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Mette Munk Lauridsen
Professor
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg
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Kurt Højlund
Professor
Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital
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Administration
Nadja Bødker Pedersen
Research Coordinator
University Hospital of Southern Denmark
nadja.bodker.pedersen@rsyd.dk
Steering Committee
Anna-Marie Bloch Münster
Hospital Director
University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg
anna-marie.bloch.münster@rsyd.dk
Mette Munk Lauridsen
Coordinating Head of Research
Department of Regional Health Research, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg
mette.enok.munk.lauridsen@rsyd.dk
Researchers
Henriette Witte Nielsen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
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Nadja Bødker Pedersen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg
nadja.bodker.pedersen@rsyd.dk View Profile
Charlotte Wilhelmina Wernberg
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg
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Scientific Advisory Board
Rebecca Puhl
Professor
Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Jørn Vegaard Sagen
Professor
Division of Diagnostics and Technology, Akershus University Hospital
jorn.v.sagen@ahus.no View Profile
Arya M. Sharma
Professor
Department of Medicine, University of Alberta
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Jens Meldgaard Bruun
Professor
Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital
jens.bruun@clin.au.dk View Profile