Per Torp Sangild

Per Torp Sangild serves as Professor at the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, with concurrent appointments as Professor at Rigshospitalet and Odense University Hospital (10% each) and Adjunct Professor at Sun Yat-sen University Hospital, China. His research integrates veterinary science and human medicine through translational studies on infant nutrition and disease mechanisms using piglet models.

Education:

• Master of Agricultural Science (1986), University of Copenhagen
• PhD in Physiology (1990), University of Copenhagen
• Doctor of Veterinary Science (1996), University of Copenhagen
• Doctor of Medical Science (2009), University of Copenhagen

Sangild's research spans gastroenterology, endocrinology, immunity, and nutritional science in neonatal contexts. He pioneers piglet models to investigate preterm infant pathologies, focusing on gut microbiota dynamics, metabolic responses to nutrition, and interventions for conditions like sepsis and birth asphyxia. His work bridges agricultural science and clinical medicine through comparative pediatrics.

Analysis of his 2025 publications reveals dominant themes in neonatal metabolomics, gut-immunity interactions, and translational nutrition science. Key trends include therapeutic applications of bovine colostrum, milk-derived proteins, and glucose metabolism modulation in preterm models, with strong emphasis on microbiome development and metabolic adaptation.

Professor Sangild has supervised over 30 PhD students and led more than 50 research projects (0.5-60 million DKK each), managing a 20-25 member team. His international collaborations span China, Australia, and the UK, including participation in cross-cultural workshops on food philosophy and science.

He directs research groups in Comparative Pediatrics and Nutrition and Preclinical Disease Biology at the University of Copenhagen, operating specialized facilities for neonatal piglet studies that replicate human infant pathologies and nutritional challenges.