Education: M.Sc. (Biotechnology), Technical University of Denmark.

Technical expertise: Bioinformatics, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology and molecular biology.

General background: With Budde Schou A/S since 2008.

IP qualifications: Prosecution in relation to applications for patent, utility model and supplementary protection certificate (SPC) worldwide.

Publications: "Utility of In Vivo Transcription Profiling for Identifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa Genes Needed for Gastrointestinal Colonization and Dissemination" Andrew Y. Koh# & Per J. Mikkelsen#, Roger S. Smith, Kathleen T. Coggshall, Akinobu Kamei, Michael Givskov, Stephen Lory, Gerald B. Pier. PLoS ONE 5(12): e15131. #: Co-first authors

"Inactivation of the rhlA gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa prevents rhamnolipid production, disabling the protection against polymorphonuclear leukocytes." Van Gennip M, Christensen LD, Alhede M, Phipps R, Jensen PØ, Christophersen L, Pamp SJ, Moser C, Mikkelsen PJ, Koh AY, Tolker-Nielsen T, Pier GB, Høiby N, Givskov M, Bjarnsholt T. APMIS. 2009 Jul;117(7):537-46.

"The biofilm life cycle and virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa are dependent on a filamentous prophage" Rice SA, Tan CH, Mikkelsen PJ, Kung V, Woo J, Tay M, Hauser A, McDougald D, Webb JS, Kjelleberg S. ISME J. 2009 Mar;3(3):271-82. Epub 2008 Nov 13.

"A Flexible Substrate for DNA Microarray Hybridization and Detection Using a Business Card Scanner." presented at the 2004 ALA Labautomation Conference, San Jose, USA (presented by Martin Dufva, DTU). Dufva M; Stangegaard M; Mikkelsen PJ; Christensen LD: Abstract.

Languages: English.