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Tine Rask Licht (TRL) is the institute director at the DTU National Food Institute and professor of gut microbiology. She holds an Executive MBA degree (2025) in management of technology.
She has supervised over 30 Ph.D. students, is the author of numerous scientific articles in top-ranking journals, and is listed as a highly cited researcher by Clarivate in 2025 . She leads the research project PRIMA, funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and co-leads the Microbiome Health Initiative Microbiome Health Initiative, which brings together leading microbiome researchers from Denmark and abroad in a virtual center focusing on the role of the gut microbiome in metabolic diseases. She has received the Knight’s Cross for her research and the Danisco Prize for her contribution to improving foods.
TRL is from 2026 a member of the board of the Independent Research Fund Denmark (DFF). She was member of the Danish Council for Independent Research for Technology and Production (FTP) from 2009 to 2014. She has been a member of the academic council at DTU for several periods.
She is an active popular science communicator, having contributed to numerous podcasts, radio, and TV programs, and is the author of the book “Gut Feelings and Microbiology”.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Technical University of Denmark
… → 1997
Master of Science, Technical University of Denmark
… → 1993
Keywords
- User defined:
- Food
- Microbiology
- Gut Microbiome
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Early-life colonization by aromatic-lactate-producing bifidobacteria lowers the risk of allergic sensitization
Myers, P. N., Dehli, R. K., Mie, A., Moll, J. M., Roager, H. M., Eriksen, C., Laursen, M. F., Staudinger, E. M., Chatzigiannidou, I., Johansen, P. L., van Best, N., O’Hely, M., Andersen, D., Nørregaard, N. L., Pedersen, M., Hamelmann, E., Lau, S., Bahl, M. I., Abou Hachem, M. & Licht, T. R. & 8 others, , 2026, In: Nature Microbiology. 11, p. 429-441Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Intestinal transit time phenotype is not transferred through gut microbiota transplantation
Hjørne, A. P., Moretti, C. H., Greiner, T. U., Procházková, N., Roager, H. M., Mortensen, M. S., Bäckhed, F., Licht, T. R. & Laursen, M. F., 2026, In: PeerJ. 14, 22 p., e21064.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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pH regulates gut bacterial tryptophan metabolism
Brinck, J. E., Laursen, M. F., Pedersen, M., Carey, M. R., Procházková, N., Jørgensen, M. S., Mortensen, M. S., Lauritzen, L., Pedersen, O., Roager, H. M., Licht, T. R. & Sinha, A. K., 2026, In: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 12, 14 p., 72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Advanced microbiome therapeutics as a novel modality for oral delivery of peptides to manage metabolic diseases
Vazquez-Uribe, R., Hedin, K. A., Licht, T. R., Nieuwdorp, M. & Sommer, M. O. A., 2025, In: Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 36, 1, p. 29-41Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Effects of clinical donor characteristics on the success of faecal microbiota transplantation for patients in Denmark with Clostridioides difficile infection: a single-centre, prospective cohort study
Grosen, A. K., Mikkelsen, S., Hindhede, L. A., Paaske, S. E., Baunwall, S. M. D., Hansen, M. M., Dahlerup, J. F., Mortensen, M. S., Licht, T. R., Boldsen, J. K., Erikstrup, L. T., Hvas, C. L. & Erikstrup, C., 2025, In: The Lancet Microbe. 6, 5, 9 p., 101034.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Projects
- 57 Finished
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Effect of the intestinal environment on the response to diet in animal models
Hjørne, A. P. (PhD Student), Licht, T. R. (Main Supervisor), Laursen, M. F. (Supervisor), Hansen, C. H. F. (Examiner) & Walter, J. (Examiner)
15/08/2022 → 17/04/2026
Project: PhD
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Effect of environmental abiotic factors on the physiology and metabolism of gut microbes
Brinck, J. E. (PhD Student), Licht, T. R. (Main Supervisor), Laursen, M. F. (Supervisor), Sinha, A. K. (Supervisor), Herranz, Y. S. (Examiner) & Nielsen, D. S. (Examiner)
01/01/2022 → 08/12/2025
Project: PhD
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Impact of human glycans on gut barrier function and mucosal microbiota
Jois, H. (PhD Student), Bahl, M. I. (Main Supervisor), Licht, T. R. (Supervisor), Molnar-Gabor, D. (Supervisor), Licht, T. R. (Main Supervisor), Sinha, A. K. (Supervisor), Christensen, K. R. (Supervisor), Roager, H. (Examiner) & Sprenger, N. (Examiner)
15/01/2020 → 29/02/2024
Project: PhD
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Application of advanced microbial therapeutics to enhance production of beneficial bacterial metabolites in the intestine
Dimopoulou, C. (PhD Student), Licht, T. R. (Main Supervisor), Bahl, M. I. (Supervisor), Krogfelt, K. A. (Examiner) & Uribe, R. V. (Examiner)
01/11/2018 → 10/04/2024
Project: PhD
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Strategies to control Bacteroides in the intestine
Holst, A. (PhD Student), Hansen, A. K. (Examiner), Ouwehand, A. C. (Examiner), Hansen, L. T. (Examiner), Bahl, M. I. (Main Supervisor) & Licht, T. R. (Supervisor)
01/11/2018 → 12/09/2022
Project: PhD
Activities
- 18 Conference presentations
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The effect of amoxicillin-induced intestinal dysbiosis and cholera toxin on gut health and allergic sensitization to cow’s milk – a study in Brown Norway rat
Graversen, K. B. (Speaker), Locke, A. V. (Other), Bahl, M. I. (Other), Larsen, J. M. (Other), Licht, T. R. (Other) & Bøgh, K. L. (Other)
18 Oct 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Microcontainers for oral delivery of probiotics
Christfort, J. F. (Guest lecturer), Meyer Torp, A. (Guest lecturer), Bondegaard, P. W. (Guest lecturer), Kamguyan, K. (Guest lecturer), Guerra, P. (Guest lecturer), Bahl, M. I. (Guest lecturer), Zor, K. (Guest lecturer), Nielsen, L. H. (Guest lecturer), Licht, T. R. (Guest lecturer) & Boisen, A. (Guest lecturer)
21 Jul 2019 → 24 Jul 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Layer-by-layer Coating Of Microcontainers For Delivery Of Probiotics To The Colon
Kamguyan, K. (Guest lecturer), Meyer Torp, A. (Guest lecturer), Bondegaard, P. W. (Guest lecturer), Christfort, J. F. (Guest lecturer), Guerra, P. (Guest lecturer), Bahl, M. I. (Guest lecturer), Zor, K. (Guest lecturer), Nielsen, L. H. (Guest lecturer), Licht, T. R. (Guest lecturer) & Boisen, A. (Guest lecturer)
21 Jul 2019 → 24 Jul 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Oxygen restriction and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes: A transctiptome analysis
Licht, T. R. (Speaker)
13 May 2009Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Effects of food components on the intestinal microbiota
Licht, T. R. (Speaker)
1 Jan 2007 → …Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Press/Media
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Tarmens mikrobiologi set i forhold til individuelle kostråd
09/09/2025
1 Media contribution
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Tarmens mikrobiologi - Podcasten Ufiltreret Fitness
05/06/2025
1 Media contribution
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Interview om bogen Mikrobiologi og Mavefornemmelser
20/07/2024
1 Media contribution
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Interview om bogen Mikrobiologi og Mavefornemmelser
01/07/2024
1 Media contribution
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