Signe Sørensen Torekov

Signe Sørensen Torekov is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, and a member of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research. She has over 10 years of experience in clinical translational research focusing on obesity and diabetes.

Her educational background:

• M.Sc. in Human Biology
• PhD from Steno Diabetes Center / Hagedorn Institute, Gentofte, Denmark
• Postdoctoral training at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Dr. Torekov's research centers on the pathophysiological and genetic underpinnings of obesity and diabetes. She leads investigations into appetite hormones that maintain weight loss and conducts pathophysiological studies on humans with rare mutations in type 2 diabetes genes involved in incretin signaling. Her work bridges clinical and translational research to understand metabolic disorders.

Scientific awards: None mentioned.

As a supervisor at the University of Copenhagen, she mentors students in endocrinology. She serves as project leader and principal investigator for several large-scale studies, securing funding for investigations into metabolic research.

She is an integral part of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research at the University of Copenhagen, contributing to a collaborative environment focused on metabolic diseases.