5. Grant
The Novo Nordisk Foundation granted DKK 201.888.000 (≈27 mill. Euro)
to establish The Danish Diabetes Academy.
The Academy was established in September 2012
The Academy is co-financed by the universities in Denmark and by
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
The Academy is hosted at Odense University Hospital where a secretariat
has been established
7. Objectives
To enhance the quality of diabetes research in Denmark and ensure that it
remains at the highest international level in the future
To strengthen the talent pool and to build up a career direction for young
researchers within the field of diabetology
To strengthen networking, knowledge sharing and collaboration within
diabetology for national and international researchers
8. Research Areas of the
Academy
Five major research areas:
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Diabetes in pregnancy
Diabetes and Complication
Diabetes and Technology
10. The Academy Board
Professor
Henning BeckNielsen
Department of
Endocrinology,
Odense University
Hospital
Chairman
Professor, Dean
Allan Flyvbjerg
Department of
Medical
Endocrinology and
Internal Medicine,
Aarhus University
Hospital, and
Department of
Clinical Medicine,
Aarhus University
Representative of
the universities
involved
Chief Medical
Officer
Jannik Hilsted
Copenhagen
University Hospital
Representative of
the university
hospitals
Professor
Oluf Borbye
Pedersen
NNF Center for Basic
Metabolic Research,
University of
Copenhagen
Representative of the
NNF centres at the
Faculty of Health
Science, University of
Copenhagen
Associate Professor
Kurt Højlund
Department of
Endocrinology,
Odense University
Hospital
Chairman of the
Consultative Council
11. International Advisory Board
Responsible for giving advice to the Board on the overall
strategy of
the Academy and evaluating the Academy annually
Chairman
Professor Christopher J. Rhodes
University of Chicago, USA
Professor Ulf Smith, University of Gothenburg,
Sweden
Professor Barbara Corkey, Boston University School
of Medicine, USA
Professor Ele Ferrannini, University of Pisa School
of Medicine, Italy
Professor C. Ronald Kahn, Joslin Diabetes Center,
Boston, USA
14. Scientific positions within the
Academy
90 PhD fellowships
50 postdoctoral positions
2 5-year full time professor positions
10 visiting scientist grants
