Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Research on human development and aging combining methods from epidemiology, genetics, medicine, and demography. Christensen has been heading a long series of studies on twins, the oldest-old and longevity-enriched families in order to shed light on the importance of genes and environment in aging and longevity.
Current external positions
Consultant, Odense University Hospital
2010 → …
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Research output
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Birth cohort differences in DNA methylation age in Danish centenarians born in 1895, 1905 and 1915
Hristozova, T. K., Soerensen, M., Tan, Q., Christensen, K. & Nygaard, M., 1. Jun 2026, In: Journal of Global Ageing. 3, Suppl., p. 872 P0802.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Developmental origins of exceptional health and survival: a four-generation family cohort study
Keys, M. T., Netra, S., Pedersen, D. A., Larsen, P. S., Kulminski, A., Feitosa, M. F., Wojczynski, M., Province, M. & Christensen, K., Dec 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 6279.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Differential DNA Methylation of the Serotonin Receptor Signaling and Glutamatergic Synapse Pathways in Adult Twins Born Preterm
Vittrup Rasmussen, C. P., Nygaard, M., Frost, M., Soerensen, M., Christensen, K. & Tan, Q., Jun 2026, In: Genes. 17, 6, 14 p., 683.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Epigenome-wide association study meta-analysis of wellbeing
Bartels, M., van de Weijer, M. P., Azcona-Granada, N., Baselmans, B., Suderman, M., Soerensen, M., Buchwald, J., Mulder, R. H., Rawal, R., Luciano, M., Bonder, M. J., Choudhar, P., Lowry, E., Lind, P. A., Schwartz, J., Debrabant, B., Ollikainen, M., Felix, J. F., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. & Tiemeier, H. & 15 others, , 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Clinical Epigenetics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Expanding the Danish Twin Registry into its Third Century: Secular Trends in Twin Births and Survival
Christensen, K., Aagaard Larsen, L., Almind Pedersen, D., von Bornemann Hjelmborg, J., Ohm Kyvik, K. & Nygaard, M., 18. Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Behavior Genetics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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Assessing lifestyle and environmental exposures
Christensen, K. (Lecturer)
10. Feb 2026Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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UK-Denmark Bilateral international meeting 2026 on “The Use of Population and Health Data” arranged by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and the Royal Society
Christensen, K. (Chairman)
10. Feb 2026 → 11. Feb 2026Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Opportunities and challenges in an aging society - how can aging research help?
Christensen, K. (Lecturer)
13. Nov 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Age-integrated Housing and Neighbourhoods-symposium: panel of approaches
Christensen, K. (Panel member)
22. Oct 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Hvor længe kan vi leve? Presentation of new scientific knowledge
Christensen, K. (Participant)
11. Sept 2025Activity: Other activities › Other
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LLFS: Long Life Family Study
Christensen, K. (Project manager), Hagelskær, A. (Coordinator), Rasmussen, K. M. (Project participant), Christensen, G. B. (Project participant), Dalgård, C. (Project participant), Hvidberg, L. (Project participant), Mortensen, J. (Project participant), Tan, Q. (Project participant), Knudsen, S. (Project participant), Nygaard, M. (Project participant), Soerensen, M. (Project participant), Larsen, L. A. (Project participant), Skytthe, S. K. (Project participant), Keys, M. T. (Project participant), Galvin, A. (Project participant) & Skouboe, C. (Project participant)
01/01/2006 → 01/04/2025
Project: Research
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SURGICAL OTOLOGY and VESTIBULOGY: Cholesteatoma in children – Occurrence and risk factors
Djurhuus, B. (PhD student), Skytte, A. (Co-supervisor), Faber, C. (Co-supervisor) & Christensen, K. (Project participant)
01/05/2013 → 25/05/2016
Project: PhD Project
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Establishing a twin cohort in Guinea-Bissau
Bjerregaard-Andersen, M. (Project participant), Sodemann, M. (Project participant), Aaby, P. (Project participant), Benn, C. S. (Project participant) & Christensen, K. (Project participant)
01/09/2009 → …
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Interview til TV2/Nyhederne om udviklingen i antallet af 90-årige
11/08/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Prizes
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The 44th annual Dobzhansky Award for outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of behavior genetics
Christensen, K. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Recognized as an Expertscape World Expert in Longevity (placed in the top 0.1% of scholars writing about Longevity over the past 10 years by Expertscape);
Christensen, K. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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The Sohlberg Nordic Prize in Gerontology
Christensen, K. (Recipient), 22. Jun 2016
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Fondation IPSEN Longevity prize
Christensen, K. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Hæderspris som anderkendelse af banebrydende klinisk forskning vedrørende genetiske dispositioner til sygdomme: tildelt af "Overlæge Th.E. Hess Thaysen og hustrus Fond"
Christensen, K. (Recipient), 12. Jun 2015
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions