Ole Kiehn
Ole Kiehn is a Professor in Integrative Neuroscience at the Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, and a Professor in Neurophysiology at the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet.
Ole Kiehn earned his medical degree from the University of Copenhagen and his Doctorate of Science from the same institution. He conducted his postdoctoral work at Cornell University before returning to the University of Copenhagen as a group leader at the Institute of Neurophysiology. In 2001, he was recruited to Karolinska Institutet, where he became a professor in 2004. Since 2017, he has held a position as a professor at the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Copenhagen.
Kiehn’s research focuses on understanding the molecular, cellular, and functional organization of motor circuitries in mammals. This work links motor circuit organization to behavior and demonstrates translational potential in the development of therapies for movement disorders caused by trauma or disease.
Kiehn has frequently served on evaluation committees, including the Nobel Committee in Physiology or Medicine. He is the President of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies from 2024. His research has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg's Professorship, The Novo Nordisk Laureate Program, the Schellenberg Prize, the Kirsten and Freddy Johansen Preclinical Prize, and The Brain Prize 2022, which he shared with Silvia Arber and Martin Goulding. He is an elected member of Academia Europaea, EMBO, the Royal Swedish Academy of Science, and The Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
