Thor Petersen

Thor Petersen is a Professor at the Department of Regional Health Research, affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark and the Research Unit of Neurology at IRS - Hospital Sønderjylland. His work focuses on neurology, particularly multiple sclerosis, clinical trials, and neuroimaging.

• Education: MD (dr.med.) in medical sciences

Research Interests: His research spans multiple sclerosis, cannabis-based pharmacology, modafinil applications, and MRI imaging techniques. Key subfields include microvascular analysis in MS lesions, transcriptome alterations, and pharmacokinetics of cannabinoids.

Recent Publications: Highlights include studies on integrator complex dysfunction in MS, microvascular differentiation of MS lesions, and cannabis-based medicine trials. His work also addresses fatigue management in MS patients using modafinil and MRI-based differential diagnosis of neuroborreliosis.

Collaborations: Active in international research networks, with collaborations in Denmark and beyond. His work involves large-scale clinical trials and neuroimaging datasets.