Maja Thiele

Maja Thiele is a Clinical Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, affiliated with the Department of Clinical Research and the Research unit of Medical Gastroenterology (Odense). She is a practicing Medical Doctor at Odense University Hospital and an active radio host on Danmarks Radio P1's Sygt Nok show, covering health topics for public audiences.

• Education:
  • PhD (2016), University of Southern Denmark
  • Medical Doctor (2007), University of Copenhagen

Research Interests focus on steatotic liver disease related to alcohol and metabolic dysfunction, emphasizing liver fibrosis, non-invasive biomarkers, elastography, and omics technologies. She employs meta-analysis, proteomics, and lipidomics to improve early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of liver diseases.

Scientific Trends in her recent peer-reviewed articles and editorials show a strong emphasis on transient elastography, biomarker validation (e.g., PRO-C3, sTREM2), public health screening (e.g., LiverScreen project), and policy research addressing alcohol-related harm. Her work bridges clinical hepatology and population-level interventions.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Syddansk Universitets Innovationspris (2023)
  • UEG Rising Star (2022)
  • Klinisk Instituts Forskningskommunikationspris (2022)
  • Research Communication prize (2019)

Advising and Grants include coordinating major EU-funded projects like LIVERAIM (2024-2030) and DECIDE (2020-2025), with supervised research work (n=3). She has contributed to clinical guidelines referenced in 6 policy sources and 4 clinical guideline sources, while maintaining an active role in peer review and public science communication via 140+ media contributions and Twitter (45k followers).