CURRICULUM VITAE

Institution

Institution University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences

Research Area

Genetic medicine, DNA recognition, Origin of Life

Focus Area

Gene targeting, RNA interference, chemical replication/translation

Short Bio

Peter Nielsen has been affiliated with University of Copenhagen since 1980, where he became full professor in 1995. He is one of the inventors of peptide nucleic acid (1991), and has further studied and developed this DNA mimic during the last 17 years in relation to chemistry, molecular biology and drug discovery.
Peter Nielsen is the co-author of more than 300 scientific papers and reviews as well as over 20 patents and patent applications, and he serves on the advisory board on 8 scientific journals. He received his Ph.D. in 1980 from University of Copenhagen and an honorary doctors degree in 1990. He is the co-founder of two Biotech companies in Denmark. He is a member of EMBO and the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences. He has received several national and international scientific prizes.