Ole’s main research interest is the regulation of channels and transporters in skeletal muscles and its importance for muscle excitability and function. He has authored more than 70 publications which also include papers on integrated physiology. In 2008 he was appointed a Professor at the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, where he led research that formed the basis of the activities at NMD Pharma.
Ole has been a Scientific Advisor and Board member for a number of organisations including Rhinix ApS, Spirare ApS, Team Denmark, ‘Physiotherapeutic Specialist Team’, and the Danish University Extension, Aarhus. From 2014 to 2016, he served as Deputy Head of the Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University with special responsibility for the departmental teaching of medical students. From 2016-2018 he was Chief Technology Officer in NMD. Currently he is the Head of Department for the Department of Public Health and part of the leadership of the Faculty of Health at Aarhus University.