Lise Birk Nielsen

Lise Birk Nielsen is an Academic employee and Guest Researcher at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, and is affiliated with the Merino Group. Her work focuses on critical public health challenges through epidemiological investigation.

Her research expertise spans:

• Infectious disease epidemiology with emphasis on vaccine-preventable diseases
• Vaccine effectiveness evaluation methodologies
• Disease outbreak dynamics and surveillance systems
• Population-level public health interventions in Denmark

Recent 2024 publications demonstrate her active contributions to pneumococcal vaccine research and pertussis epidemic analysis, published in Emerging Infectious Diseases and Eurosurveillance. These studies reflect her focus on real-world disease control and evidence-based policy development through rigorous epidemiological methods.

As a core member of the Merino Group, she collaborates on advanced epidemiological projects addressing emerging infectious threats in Danish and international contexts.