Lars Grøntved is Associate Professor and research group leader at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark. He did postdoctoral training in chromatin biology with Gordon Hager at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, USA. In 2014 he joined the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at SDU as an independent group leader.
The Grøntved group aims to understand the underlying mechanisms for the environmental impact on gene transcription and seeks delineate how the genetic code affects the chromatin structure and the ability to transcriptionally react to the environment. Using rodent liver tissue as a primary model system, the group combines functional genomics with mechanistic molecular approaches to investigate the gene-regulatory landscape of the genome. These studies provide insights into how the liver dynamically adapts to physiological and metabolic challenges. Current research focuses on processes including fasting-to-feeding transitions, circadian rhythms, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). By connecting fundamental mechanisms of gene regulation with liver physiology and disease, the group aims to better understand how interactions between the genome and the environment contribute to metabolic health and disease.
The Grøntved group is part of the Functional Genomics and Metabolism Research Unit (https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/functional-genomics) and DRNF funded Center for Functional Genomics and Tissue Plasticity (https://www.sdu.dk/en/atlas)
Head of research: Associate professor, PhD Lars Grøntved
Researchers and research group: Lars Grøntved Lab
A complete list of publications by Lars Grøntved can be found here.
Part of the Research section Functional Genomics at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
