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Christian Erikstrup has just been appointed professor at Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital. He conducts research into understanding the effect of blood donations on the body.
2018.03.08 |
The participants in the Danish Blood Donor Study, which Christian Erikstrup is behind, where monitored over time via the national health register.
He is one of the initiators behind the Danish Blood Donor Study, which is one of the world's largest population studies and biobanks with more than 110,000 participants. The goal of the study is to investigate the health effects of blood donation, while also acting as a platform for general studies about health and disease.
With his professorship, Christian Erikstrup will examine how the body is affected by blood donation. The goal is to ensure it is safe to donate blood with the fewest possible side effects. Christian Erikstrup also carries out research into why some people are more susceptible to infections than others.
Professor Christian Erikstrup
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine and
Aarhus University Hospital - Blood Bank and Immunology
erikstrup@clin.au.dk