Søren Rosendahl

Education

1984

Master of Science (Cand.scient.) in biology, University of Copenhagen

1985

Practical and theoretical training as high school teacher in biology

1989

Ph.D. (Lic.scient) at Institut for Sporeplanter

Employments

1982

Masters student at Department of Agricultural research, Risø national Laboratory

1985

Teacher Frederiksund Amtsgymnasium

1986

Research fellow at Department of Mycology, University of Copenhagen

1986

Visiting scientist at Soil Microbiol. Dept., Rothamsted Experimental Station, England

1989

Post-doctoral fellow,  Danish Natural Research Council, University of Copenhagen

1990

Consultant for the EC Commission DG XI Developing guidelines for directives on release of genetically modified organisms. Employed at Department of Ecology and Molecular biology, Section for Microbiology, Danish Agricultural University

1991

Assistant Professor, Department of Mycology

1994

Associate Professor Department of Mycology

2000

Professor Department of Mycology

Other

1987

Consultant for Chr.Hansen BioSystems

1988- 2004

Danish representative in COST 8.10, 8.21 and 8.38 actions

1995

Member of the European culture collection, BEG (Bank of European Glomales).

2000-2007

Member of the study board for Biology

2002

Coordinator for the Bachelor degree in industrial science (Science Faculty, Univ. Cph.)

2005

Head of the study board for Biology

2005

Member of the board for Biological Institute

2006

Consultant for Novozymes Biologicals, France

2006

Member of the consortium for genome sequencing of Glomus

2007

Member of the MSc study board, Faculty of Science

2010

Vice-head, Department of Biology

Editorial

Co-Editor on Mycorrhiza and FEMS Microbial Ecology

Reviewer for several journals: New Phytologist,  Mol. Ecology, Appl and Environ. Microbiol, Mycol Res, Plant & Soil, Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Gene, Symbiosis, Fungal Genetics, Biology, Can. J. Microbiol , Nature, BMC Evol.Biol, Journal of Ecology, Ecology, J. insect physiol. a.o.

Research

Ecology, population genetics and evolution of fungi where molecular markers have been developed to study diversity, population structure and reproductive mode of soil fungi. Among the studied fungi are Fusarium, Penicillium, various Oomycota (Peronosporamycota) as well as the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Glomales and fungi associated with insects. We use ISSR, AFLP and DNA sequencing in combination with SSCP to generate markers for these studies. Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agricultural fields and natural vegetation is studied at community level from variation in LSU rDNA sequences and DGGE is used for studies of community structure.

Teaching

Supervised ca.  50 M.Sc students and 7 phd students. Ecology, Biological diversity, Evolutionary biology, Experimental ecology at the Bsc level, and Experimental Mycology at the MSc level