Peter Aaby#
| Membership Number: | 5507 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2020 |
| Main Country of Residence: | DENMARK |
| Homepage(s): | http://bandim.org |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-8331-1389 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2002 - 2020 Research Professor, Novo Nordisk Foundation professorship grant; Statens Serum Institut
- 1995 - 2001 Research Professor DANIDA/SSVF (1995-2001); Statens Serum Institut
- 1991 - 1995 Senior researcher; Statens Serum Institut
- 1983 - 1991 Assistant professor, Institute of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen; Work in Guinea-Bissau with Danish Church Aid
- 1978 - 1983 Researcher, SAREC, Sweden
- 1968 - 1978 Research assistent, Institute of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen
Fields of Scholarship
- Social anthropology
- Epidemiology
- Infectious diseases
- Sex-differential effects of interventions
- Vaccinology
- Non-specific effects of vaccines: Immune training effects
Honours and Awards
- 2017 SEB Pensions Hæderspris (Prize of Honour)
- 2015 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- 2012 - 2018 Co-organiser of Research Center for vitamins and vaccines (CVIVA), a center of excellence sponsored by the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) (Centre leader: Christine S Benn)
- 2012 - 2022 Adjunct Professor, University of Southern Denmark
- 2009, 2011, 2014 Nominated as one of 10 best Danish research results of the year; two 2nd prizes
- 2009 Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 5th most important Dane for fighting global poverty
- 2000 Novo Nordisk prize for ”Ground-breaking epidemiological research especially with regard to vaccinations against measles infection”
