board of Directors
DSAF’s Board of Directors shall be elected by the annual general meeting and shall remain on the Board for a period of 2 years.
Members of the Board may be re-elected after the period of 2 years for a maximum of an additional two-year period.
chairperson
Clinical Research Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Carsten Dirksen
Afdeling for Lunge-, Hormon- og Stofskiftesygdomme
Amager og Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre matrikel
Over the past five years, has received personal honoraria (lectures, consultancy work, committee work) from Dagens Medicin, Dansk Lægemiddel Information, Novo Nordisk, AstraZeneca, Empros Pharma, and Amylyx, and has undertaken unpaid work (lectures, meeting organizer) for Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly; has, on behalf of the employer, received research funding from Novo Nordisk Fonden, entered into agreements regarding research equipment/materials with Dexcom, SENS Innovation, and NUPO, served as principal investigator on clinical trials conducted by Novo Nordisk, Amgen, and AstraZeneca, and received support for participation in a scientific congress from Novo Nordisk.
Elected in 2024 and 2025. Up for election in 2029
Treasurer
Researcher, Ph.d., MSc Human Nutrition
Julie Aarestrup
Center for Klinisk Forskning og Forebyggelse
Bispebjerg og Frederiksberg Hospital
Hovedvejen, indgang 5, 1. sal
Nordre Fasanvej 57
2000 Frederiksberg
Conflicts of interest:
None
Elected in 2023 and 2025. Up for election in 2027
SECRETARY
Clinical Research Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Rebecca Kofod Vinding
Børne og unge afdelingen Herlev Hospital og Københavns univisersitet (IKM)
Senior forsker, COPSAC.
Associeret medlem af adipositas fagudvalget under dansk pædiatrisk selskab ( DPS).
Conflicts of interest:
None
Elected in 2025. Up for election in 2027
Board members
Medical doctor, Ph.d
Christina Horsager
Aalborg Universitetshospital Børne- og Ungdomspsykiatrisk Afdeling
Mølleparkvej 10 | 9000 Aalborg
Conflicts of interest:
None
Elected in 2025. Up for election in 2027
Postdoc, Ph.d., MSc Human Biology
Jens Lund
Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research
University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Blegdamsvej 3B, Building 7 (Maersk Tower)
DK-2200 Copenhagen N
Conflicts of interest:
None
Elected in 2024. Up for election in 2026
Post.doc, Ph.d., MSc Sport Sciences
Søren Gam
Afdelingen for hormonsygdomme, diabetes og overvægt
Esbjerg og Grindsted Sygehus – Syddansk Universitetshospital
Forskningsenhed for Muskelfysiologi og Biomekanik
Institut for Idræt og Biomekanik, Syddansk Universitet
Conflicts of interest:
Have received personal grants from the Region of Southern Denmark Ph.D. Foundation, Steno Diabetes Center Odense, and the Aase and Ejnar Danielsen Foundation. Additionally, I have received support from the William Demant Foundation and the Danish Association for the Study of Obesity for congress participation, as well as funding from Esbjerg and Grindsted Hospitals, the University Hospital of Southern Denmark Internationalization Fund, and the University of Southern Denmark for a research stay in the USA. None of the mentioned grants have influenced my work. I have shares in Novo Nordisk A/S that may affect my work
Elected in 2024. Up for election in 2026