Ulf Andersson Vang Ørom - Distinguished Senior Innovator at Aarhus University

"We have a blind spot in modern medicine"

When Ulf Andersson Vang Ørom began his research into the body's messenger code, it was a largely unexplored field.

Today, 20 years later, he leads a research group at Aarhus University with the goal of developing new treatments for currently incurable diseases.

Learn more about Ulf Andersson Vang Ørom's research, publications and academic activities on his Pure profile.

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Ulf Andersson Vang Ørom is an Associate Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.

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The innovation project(s) that formed the basis for the appointment to the Distinguished Senior Innovator programme.

Ulf Andersson Vang Ørom and his research group are focusing on developing drugs to treat currently incurable diseases.

They focus on targeting RNA as a new therapeutic strategy complementing the established technologies.

The goal is to provide solutions to new therapeutic developments.

Revised 10.07.2026