Hannelouise Kissow

Hannelouise Kissow serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, specializing in endocrinology and metabolism with emphasis on gut hormone pathways and intestinal disease mechanisms.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD from University of Copenhagen (2012)
• Medical Doctor degree (2006)
• Authorization for independent medical practice (2008)

Research centers on gut hormone biology, particularly incretin systems (GLP-1/GLP-2), short-chain fatty acids, and nutraceutical interventions for colitis and metabolic disorders. Her work bridges preclinical mouse models with clinical trials, examining intestinal adaptation in short bowel syndrome and hormonal predictors of weight loss maintenance. Current projects include Lundbeck-funded research on dietary fiber as intestinal disease prophylaxis.

Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal dominant themes in incretin physiology, intestinal barrier function, and clinical translation of peptide therapeutics. Key methodological approaches span molecular receptor studies, translational animal models, and randomized controlled trials in gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases.

Academic service includes editorial roles as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Endocrinology (Gut Endocrinology section) and Guest Editor for Biomedicines, alongside peer review for major endocrinology and nutrition journals.

She supervises three PhD candidates, three master's students, and ten bachelor's students while leading anatomy instruction for 5th-semester medical students. Research funding includes principal investigator roles for projects like "Dietary fiber as a nutraceutical to protect against intestinal diseases" (Lundbeck Foundation).

As head of the Gut Hormone Biology group since 2013, she maintains active collaborations within the NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research and international networks evidenced by multi-country co-authorship in recent publications.