Leadership team at the Department of Clinical Research
The leadership team sets the strategic direction for the Department of Clinical Research and coordinates the department's activities in research, education, innovation and administration. Below, you can find an overview of the team members.
Read more about the leadership team's roles and responsibilities in the terms of reference.
The leadership team at the Department of Clinical Research consists of:
- Rikke Leth Larsen, Head of department
- Hanne M. Lindegaard, Vice head of department for Education and Pedagogical Development
- Karin B. Dieperink, Vice head of department for Talent Development and Education
- Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, Vice head of department for Research and Innovation
- Malene Korsholm, head of department secretariat
Department Council at the Department of Clinical Research
All departments at SDU are required to have a Department Council to ensure that staff and students are involved in important decisions at departmental level.
The Department Council is responsible for discussing matters relevant to the department's development, organisation and finances, and for advising the department's leadership team on these matters.
Effective from April 1st 2025
Electoral Group I (VIP):
- Head of Department Rikke Leth-Larsen, Department of Clinical Research
- Professor Kent Søe, Head of Research, Research Unit of Pathology
- Professor Trine Munk-Olsen, Research Unit of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Professor Dorthe Susanne Nielsen, Geriatric Research Unit
- Associate professor Bo Redder Mussmann, Research unit of Radiology
- Clinical professor, Jens Flensted Lassen, Research unit of Cardiology
- Clinical professor Christian B. Laursen, Odense Respiratory Research Unit - ODIN
- Clinical professor Martin Lindberg-Lassen, Research unit of Orthopedic Surgery
- Clincal associate professor Hanne M. Lindegaard, Vice Head of Department, Department of Clinical Research
Electoral Group II (TAP):
- Head of Secretariat Malene Korsholm, Department secretariat, Department of Clinical Research and Department of Regional Health Research
- Lab Technician Anni Schmidt Petersen, Steno Diabetes Center Odense
Electoral Group III (STUD):
- PhD student Katrine Prisak Jakobsen, Research Unit OPEN
Members of Electoral Groups I and II are elected for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2028.
Members of Electoral Group III are elected for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026.