Lasse Dissing-Olesen
Biology Lead of Drug Discovery Program in Neuroimmunology
- Role
- Scientist, Multiple Sclerosis and Specialized Immunology Research Unit at Biogen
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lasse Dissing-Olesen
Compassionate leader and team player with contagious enthusiasm for science • 16+ years of research expertise in neuroimmunology and glial biology • 23 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals and over citations • 3+ scientific breakthrough contributions in the field of microglial research • 25+ peer-reviews for top-tier international journals • 5+ independent references from world-renowned researchers • 22 scientific lectures and 16 poster presentations • 5+ years of experience in mentoring and teaching including examiner on Ph.D. thesis • Consulted for Flagship Pioneering and Biolegend • 33 awards and honors including chair of Gordon research seminar in glial biology
Experience
Scientist, Multiple Sclerosis and Specialized Immunology Research Unit
Jan 2022 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Biology lead of lead optimization drug discovery program • Leading two of Biogen’s academic scientific research agreements • Managing direct report (senior associate scientist) • Mentoring one Ph.D. student and two postdoctoral fellows
Education
University of Miami
Exchange, Coral Gables, FL, USA, Biomedical Engineering
2002 — 2002
Harvard Medical School
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neuroscience
2015 — 2022
University of Oxford
United Kingdom, European school of Neuroimmunology
2007 — 2007
The University of British Columbia
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience
2009 — 2015
Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark
Master of Science - MS, Biomedical Sciences, General
2008 — 2009
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