Gitte Moos Knudsen

Gitte Moos Knudsen

Professor Gitte Moos Knudsen
(Image courtesy of Anders Gade)
Born 15 February 1959
Lyngby, Denmark
Education University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, NIH, MGH
Known for neurobiology of neurotransmission, with particular emphasis on molecular brain imaging

Medical career

Profession Neurologist
Institutions University of Copenhagen; CIMBI,
Specialism brain imaging
Neurotransmitters
Research neurotransmission, particularly serotonin
Notable prizes Niels Lassen Prize
Synthelabo RechercheAward
Monrad-Krohn Prize for the Advancement of Neurological Research

Gitte Moos Knudsen (legal name Karen Birgitte Moos Knudsen) is a Danish translational neurobiologist and clinical neurologist, and Clinical Professor and Chief Physician at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry and Sensory Sciences, at Copenhagen University Hospital.[1] She graduated from Lyngby Statsskole, just north of Copenhagen, before gaining entrance to medicine, where she received her MD from University of Copenhagen in 1984, and became a Board certified user of radioisotopes in 1986. She sat the FMGEMS exam (Foreign Medical Graduates Examination in the Medical Sciences) (US) in 1989. She became Board certified in neurology in 1994 and received her DMSc (Dr.Med.) from University of Copenhagen in 1994. She currently resides in Copenhagen, and is married to Tore Vulpius. She has 3 children.

Career

Knudsen is one of the leading figures in the neurosciences, assisting various European Union nations to prioritize research and grants. In addition, her research into the brain and its chemistry during depression, Alzheimer's Disease, and states induced by drugs such as GHB and ecstasy (MDMA) is at the forefront of world knowledge, and she is a renowned scholar in these areas, publishing many papers on each topic. Her interest in brain imaging has led to a deeper understanding of how many receptors act within the brain, and she has produced studies using SPECT, PET, and MRI results to interpret these. A key issue is that the latest brain research not only contributes to increased understanding of brain functions, but is also used to attempt to explain what it means to be human.[2]

CIMBI

The Lundbeck Foundation, created in 1954, donated one of the largest amounts ever given toward the development of medical knowledge, listing a total of DKK 504 million to various institutions in 2011.[3] With a 40 million grant from this program, Knudsen, together with a team of researchers from the Center for Integrated Molecular Imaging of the Brain (CIMBI),[4] University of Copenhagen, are concentrating on investigating the neural bases of personality that predispose individuals to various disorders, using PET and MRI technology. She is currently the Center Director of The Lundbeck Foundation Centre for Integrated Molecular Brain Imaging (CIMBI).[5]

Research focus

Regarding her research, Knudsen states:

I am a translational neurobiologist and clinical neurologist with interest in advanced methodological developments that I subsequently apply in my research to address pertinent neurobiological and clinical issues. My scientific interests have fallen in three sequentially separated categories:

Awards

Previous appointments

Present appointments

Positions of trust and research assessments

Leadership

International relations

Publications since 2010

References

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  2. "Menneskets ukendte galakse – Københavns Universitet". Universitetsavisen.ku.dk. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  3. Lundbeck - All Grants
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  6. Curriculum vitae
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  10. "About Euripides". Euripides-europe.com. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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  12. International Consortium for Brain Mapping
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