See the names: 18 new Honorary Skou professors appointed
In 2018, Health appointed a total of 47 special affiliated professor professors, all of whom were given the title of Honorary Skou Professor. The initiative has proved a great success at the faculty, and so 18 new top researchers will be joining the team this year.

They have taught PhD courses, acted as co-applicants for EU funding, held journal clubs and been co-supervisors on PhD projects. Despite the lockdowns and travel bans of recent years, the original team of honorary Skou professors have shown a high level of commitment and have involved themselves in many different activities together with their ‘champions’ – their professional contacts at Health.
This was made clear in the evaluation of the initiative that was completed at the end of 2021, and the Vice-Dean for Research, Hans Erik Bøtker, did not hesitate to call the initiative a success. The Dean’s Office therefore decided to launch a new nomination round, and among the nominees, 18 international researchers have now been selected to receive the honorary title of Honorary Professor.
Here you can see the whole list, divided up by department:
Department of Dentistry and Oral Health
- Carlalberta Verna, University of Basel
- Champion: Peter B. Stoustrup
- Egija Zaura, University of Amsterdam
- Champion: Ellen Frandsen Lau
- Falk Schwendicke, Charité University Medicine Berlin
- Champion: Jan Wolff
- Hyun (Michel) Koo, University of Pennsylvania
- Champion: Sebastian Schlafer
Department of Public Health
- Ann Bonner, Griffith University
- Champion: Jeanette Finderup
- Håkan Westerblad, Karolinska Instituttet
- Champion: Kristian Overgaard
- Anna Peeters, Deakin University
- Champion: Helle Terkildsen Maindal
Department of Clinical Medicine
- Christian Otte, Charité University Medicine Berlin
- Ole Köhler-Forsberg
- Christoph U Correll, Charité University Medicine Berlin
- Champion: Søren Dinesen Østergaard
- David Burgner, The University of Melbourne
- Champion: Lars Henning Pedersen
- Ferdia Aidan Gallagher, Cambridge University
- Champion: Christoffer Laustsen
- Timothy L. Lash, Emory University
- Champion: Deirdre Cronin-Fenton
- Andrew Harkin, Trinity College Dublin
- Champion: Cecilie Bay-Richter
- Simon Lal, University of Manchester
- Champion: Christian Lodberg Hvas
Department of Forensic Medicine
- Dirk Trauner, University of Pennsylvania
- Champion: Steffen Sinning
Department of Biomedicine
- Dennis Brown, Havard University
- Champion: Robert A. Fenton
- Laurie J. Goodyear, Harvard University
- Champion: Niels Jessen
- Simon J. Davis, University of Oxford
- Champion: Thomas Vorup-Jensen
On the faculty website, you can see a list of all current honorary Skou professors.
Read or re-read the article on the evaluation of the first three years with honorary Skou professors.
Contact
International advisor Tanja Hansen
Aarhus University, HE Administrative Centre – Dean’s Office
Mobile: +45 9350 8108
E-mail: tanja.hansen@au.dk