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Maiken Cavling Arendrup is a Clinical Professor in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Copenhagen and the Head of the Mycology Unit at Statens Serum Institut. She is recognized for her extensive work in the field of mycology, authoring 290 publications in reputable international journals and contributing significantly to the understanding and treatment of fungal infections. Her main research interests encompass epidemiology, susceptibility, breakpoint development, and diagnostics related to fungal infections. Prof. Arendrup has been influential as the founder of the Nordic Society of Medical Mycology and served as its president from 2003 to 2018. Additionally, she chairs the EUCAST Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Subcommittee and has been instrumental in setting up a development laboratory for fungi. Her commitment to research has earned her several prestigious awards, including the Fritz Kauffman’s reward in 2003 and the Danish Society of Clinical Microbiology’s research award in 2010, culminating in the European Confederation of Medical Mycology’s Drouhet medal in 2023. Prof. Arendrup's dedication to teaching is evident through her active supervision of PhD and bachelor medical students.
University Hospital Rigshospitalet • Copenhagen, Denmark
Head of the Mycology Unit responsible for routine reference samples culture, susceptibility testing, and overseeing national surveillance of invasive Candida and Aspergillus infections.
Focuses on clinical, social, and cognitive psychology.