PERSONAL STATEMENT I conduct research in the fields of genetic epidemiology, microbiomics, bioinformatics, and host-pathogen interactions. SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS Membership of Danish Biochemical Association; Membership of Human Genome Variation Society; Danish Society for Medical Genetics; American Society for Human Genetics; American Society for Microbiology. BOARD POSITIONS 2006-2009 SAFE Board of Integration; Ph.D. Integration Officer 2007-2009 Human Genome Variation Society, Board of Directors 2010-2015 Danish Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia Board ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS Head of Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, SSI 2008- leading a group of 16 people, including bioinformaticians, senior scientists, post-docs, molecular biologists, laboratory technicians, as well as several Ph.D. and master students.