Dr Rasmus Skaarup Mortensen

Head of TB Vaccine Research, Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark

HOST: A/Prof Elisa Nemes [IDM/South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative]

Dr. Mortensen received his doctorate in immunology and vaccinology at the University of Copenhagen and is now the Head of TB vaccine development at Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark. His responsibilities cover development activities from early discovery and vaccine design to testing and transitioning into clinical trials. His group is studying protective immunological mechanisms of vaccine mediated immunity and utilize the knowledge gathered in clinical trials and animal experiments to generate better next-generation TB vaccines.