Arne Astrup
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Head of the Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. M.D. 1981 and Dr.Med.Sci. 1986 at the University of Copenhagen.

Published over 230 original papers (citation H-index 50), contributed to over 700 other publications. President of International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) 2006-2010, Editor-in-Chief of Obesity Reviews.

Areas of expertise: physiology and pathophysiology of energy and substrate metabolism, etiology and treatment of obesity.

Knight of the Order of Dannebrog 1999; Servier's Award for Outstanding Obesity Research 1990; André Mayer Award 1994; Danone Chair in Nutrition 2002, University of Antwerp.