Lene Vase

Lene Vase is a Professor of Psychology and Placebo Effects at Aarhus University. Her research has identified key aspects of expectations and clarified how they influence treatment outcomes across both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, highlighting ways to optimise clinical trials. Her work has been supported by the European Commission, the Independent Research Fund Denmark, and the Lundbeck Foundation. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including The Lancet and The BMJ, and has served as an editor for PAIN and as a member of the Scientific Committee for the World Congress on Pain.