Research/Areas of Interest

Molecular and structural basis for interaction and hydrolysis of extracellular matrix molecules by matrix metalloproteinases in health and disease; mechanisms of altered wound healing in diabetes; identification of patients with periodontal disease by questionnaire self assessment

Education

  • Cand. Art. (B.S. equivalent), Hobro Gymnasium, Denmark, 1973
  • DDS, The Royal Dental College of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1978
  • MS, Periodontics, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States, 1986
  • Ph.D., Oral Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1997