Professor
University of Iceland, Iceland
Professor of human nutrition a the University of Iceland (UI). Mainly interested in nutriton of infants, children and young people, but earlier works are also in other areas. Have participated in nutrition associations for a long time. Member of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations publ. 1996, 2004, 2012/12014 and 2023.
Administrative work: Founder of the Unit for Nutrition Research, participated in building the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition first within the Faculty of Scienence and then at the School of Healht Sciences. Dean for the School of Health Sciences 2012-2022.
Coordinator of several research projects e.g.:
* 40000 children: Birth, Infancy and Elementary school – health and use of medication (PI)
* Several longitudinal prospective cohort studies on infant nutrition & programming (PI)
* Several cross-sectional cohorts on food and nutrition of children and grown-up/adults (PI)
* Randomized clinical trials (RCT)/interventions from infancy to elderly populations
e.g. IceAge (varying breastfeeding) (partner), IceProQualita (old people: varying training and protein) (PI)
Honors:
2022 Fellow Award of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (FIUNS)
2015 Order of the Falcon, for science (A national Order of Iceland given by the president of Iceland)
2012 Honorary scientist at Landspitali - NUHI
2011 Motivation award from Sciencefund of Landspitali - NUHI
2010 Asa Wright honoree award „Asu-verðlaunin“ (most prestigious scientific award in Iceland)
2004 Pioneering work in nutrition science in Iceland (Icelandic Food & Nutrition Society Award)
2001 Award for unique work at Landspitali - NUHI