Michael Givskov

Michael Givskov

Professor

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    ORCID: 0000-0001-5004-8609

     

    Curriculum Vitae  

     Michael Christian Givskov

     

    Professor, Dr. Techn, PhD, MSc

    Born 07-07-1954 in London, UK. Danish citizen

     

    Scientific career

    1983

    MSc in cell biology, University of Southern Denmark

    1984-1990

    Employed at Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Denmark

    1988

    PhD in Microbiology at University of Copenhagen

    Thesis: Expression and excretion of Serratia liquefaciens phospholipase A1

    1991-1996

    Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Denmark

    1996-2004

    Associate Prof. of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology. Technical University of Denmark

    1996-2000

    Consultant for GX Biosystems A/S, Denmark

    1997-2000

    Member of the faculty board, Department of Microbiology, Technical University of Denmark

    1999

    Occupational Health & Safety course

    2000

    Inventor and shareholder in Biosignal Pty. ltd., Australia

    2001-2006

    Member of the faculty board, Biocentrum, Technical University of Denmark

    2002-2006        

    Founder of QSI-Pharma A/S, Denmark

    2002-2006

    Vice President of QSI-Pharma A/S, Denmark

    2002-2006

    Member of Scientific Advisory Board, Bacterin, USA

    2002-2005

    Member of Scientific Advisory Board, Innovation, Technical University of Denmark

    2003-2008

    Head of Centre of Biomedical Microbiology, BioCentrum, Technical University of Denmark

    2004-2008        

    Professor of Biomedical Microbiology, BioCentrum, Technical University of Denmark

    2005-2008       

    Member of the Academic Advisory Board, Technical University of Denmark

    2006       

    Doctor of Technical Science (Dr. Techn.) at Technical University of Denmark

    Thesis: Jamming the command language of bacteria: a new approach to the control of bacterial infections

    2006-2008       

    Consultant for Biosignal Pty. ltd., Australia

    2008-present

    Professor of Biomedical Microbiology, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen

    2009-2013

    2011-present

     

    2013-present

    2017-present

     

    Director, Center for Antimicrobial Research, University of Copenhagen

    Research Director, Professor, Singapore Center of Environmental Life Science (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    Director, Costerton Biofilm Center, University of Copenhagen

    Member of Scientific Advisory Board, Neem Biotechnologies, UK

     

     

    Recognition

    Givskov is an internationally recognized in the fields of biofilm research, chemical biology, cellular communication systems and novel antimicrobials. He holds a strong and leading record in pursuing the Quorum Sensing (QS) signaling system as an antimicrobial target. He is an internationally, experienced research manager with previous engagement in the establishment of university spin-off companies and research centers.

     

    Publications & Citations

    Total of peer reviewed publications 336: 251 articles, 36 review articles, 22 book chapters, 1 book (editor) and 25 patent applications/granted patents. According to Google Scholar 3.600 annual citations, total citations 38.000, H-index 107.

     

     

     

    Masters and PhDs

    Supervisor for 37 master students. Supervisor for 29 PhD students.

     

    Grants

    Total competitive granting in Europe during the past 20 years of app. DKK 105 mill as PI, DKK 14 mill as Co-PI. Co-recipient of a 125 mill SGD grant from the Singaporean National Research Council (1 SGD ~ 4.80 DKK) to form the research center of excellence SCELSE.

     

    Invited presentations

    98 invited oral presentations of which 45 were given at international conferences

     

    Research expeditions

    2004      Expedition leader: Drug hunting at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (2.5 weeks)

    2013      Indigo V Indian Ocean expedition (3 weeks)

     

    Organization of International Conferences

    Biofilms 2003 Victoria, Canada, 1-5 November 2003

    ASM conference on Quorum Sensing 7-10 October, Austin, Texas, USA.

    Biofilms 2009 Cancun, Mexico, 15-21 November 2009

    EURO-Biofilms 2011

    Awards

    2004              Statoil research award 100.000 DKK for outstanding research in medical microbiology with innovative industrial application.

    2014     Kirsten and Freddy Johansen’s medical science & preclinical research award 1.5 mio DKK.

     

    Membership to Editorial Boards

    2003-2006                            Member of the editorial board of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, USA 

    Education

    Dr. techn, PhD, M.Sc

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