Lars Arendt-Nielsen
Dr. Med. Sci., Ph.D. FRSM
Curriculum Vitae
| Name | : | Lars Arendt-Nielsen |
| Title | : | Head of Centre, Prof., Dr. Med. Sci., Ph.D. FRSM |
| Noble title | : | Sir |
| Work | : | Aalborg University Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction Department for Health Sciences and Technology Fredrik Bajers Vej 7-D3 9220 Aalborg Denmark www.smi.hst.aau.dk |
| : | LAN | |
| Phone | : | +45 9940 8830 |
| Mobile | : | +45 2094 0764 |
| Company | : | Head of R & D C4Pain Hobrovej 42D, 3 9000 Aalborg Denmark www.C4Pain.com LAN(at)C4Pain.com |
Professional background
| 1982 | Master Biomedical Sciences and Technology |
| 1983-1984 | Post graduate student, University College, London |
| 1987 | Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Aalborg University |
| 1994 | Dr.Sci. Medicine, Medical Faculty, Aarhus University |
Employments/Appointments
| 1984-1987 | Ph. D. student, Aalborg University, Dept. for Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University |
| 1987 | Research fellow, The Danish Cancer Society |
| 1987-1988 | Assistant professor, Dept. for Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University |
| 1988-1990 | Associate professor, Dept. for Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University |
| 1990-1993 | Senior Research Fellow, The Danish Cancer Society |
| 1993- | Professor in Biomedical Sciences, Aalborg University |
| 1993- | Head and principal investigator, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction |
| 1993-1999 | Head and principal investigator, Danish Cancer Pain Research Center |
| 1997-2008 | Director of the International Doctorate School in Biomedical Science and Engineering, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University |
| 1999-2008 | Head of the International Doctoral School of Science and Technology, Aalborg University |
| 2000-2005 | Member of the Danish Technical Research Council |
| 2000-2006 | Member of the Danish Research Education Council |
| 2001-2005 | Director, Center for Biomedical Sciences. A National Research Program on Pain and Brain |
| 2001-2006 | Board member, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University |
| 2002 | Fellow at International Federation for Medical & Biological Engineering (IFMBE) |
| 2005 | Board member, Aalborg University |
| 2005-2011 | Council member, The International Association for the Study of Pain |
| 2006 | Honorary professor, Jiaotong University, Medical School, Xi'an, China |
| 2007 | Honorary professor, University of Bern, Medical School, Switzerland |
| 2007 | Knighted by the Danish Queen (Ridder af Dannebrog) |
| 2008 | Visiting professor, University of Boston, Medical School, Boston, USA |
| 2009 | Founder, C4Pain, Director R&D |
| 2010-2013 | Visiting professor, Linkoping University, Medical School, Sweden |
| 2010 | President, Global Year Against Pain |
| 2010 | Chairman, IASP grant committee |
| 2010 | Board member, board of the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management |
| 2010 | Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine |
| 2010- | Director Eir, Science and Business Park within Health Science and Technology |
| 2010-2012 | Guest professor, Linköping University, Sweden |
| 2012- | Board member, Aalborg University |
Research profile
The research activities have been concentrated on translational pain research with focus on human pain assessment, human pain bio-markers, drug profiling, and interaction between pain and motor control.
Publications
He has published more than 750 peer reviewed journal papers (sum of times cited 16,770, average citations per item 21.86, H-index 61, Web of Science) in the area of pain assessment, pain bio-markers, musculoskeletal and visceral pain, motor control and profiling of analgesic and anti-inflammatory compounds. Edited 6 books and been guest editor for 2 international journals.
Lectures
Has given more than 185 invited lectures/key-note lectures at international conferences, symposia and meetings.
Ph D Education
Has supervised and completed 42 Ph.D. students over the last 20 years.
Teaching
Has 26 years of university teaching, has achieved experience by teaching medical doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, engineers and has held specialising courses for medical doctors within neurology, orthopaedics, rheumatology, anaesthesiology, oncology, and general practice.
Has been involved in establishing a new Bioemedical Science Master education (started 1999), a new medical education (start 2006 and 2010) and a new sports education (start 2007).
Scientific Commitments
Editorial board member of 4 international journals and regular reviewer for 19 international journals. Hosted 2 major international conferences and 11 smaller conferences.
Honours
Received 15 international honors and awards.
GCP experience
Has been principal investigator for many drug screening GCP studies (phase I, II, III, experimental and clinical pain evaluation studies) and several large multicenter studies.
Laboratories located at C4Pain fulfill all requirements for GCP studies.
Management Experience
Has a long experience in leading national and international research projects and in managing large grants from e.g. The Danish National Research Foundation, Danish Research Council, European Union, NIH, industries, and private agencies. Has been co-responsible for approximately 250 mill Dkr (35 mill Euros) over the last 20 years.
Is heading a large international biomedical centre of excellence (Center for Sensory-Motor Interactions -SMI) with 100 researchers employed. SMI was founded in 1992 by support from The Danish National Research Foundation. SMI co-operates with institutions in 15 different countries, has access to 16 well-equipped laboratories covering more than 650 m2. Approximately 50% of the staff at SMI comes from abroad.
The International Doctoral School for Biomedical Sciences was established in 1997 and has now approx. 77 Ph.D. students enrolled from 11 different countries. The School has been appointed by the EU-commission as a Marie Curie Ph.D. Training Site and appointed as an elite doctoral education in Denmark.
Collaborating with 20 international pharmaceutical companies within the area of profiling analgesics and anti-inflammatory compounds.
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Publication statistics
Web of Science
| Results found: | 767 |
| Sum of the Times Cited: | 16,770 |
| Average Citations per paper: | 21.86 |
| h-index: | 61 |
| From Thomson: Web of Science | |