Morten Larsen is currently a student in the Neurosciences PhD program at University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He graduated from the Syddansk Universitet in Odense in May 2008 with Three BS (bachelor of science)iin Neurobiology, Chemistry and Biochemistry together with a minor in Instructional math.
At the age of 3, Morten Larsen showed his remarkable interest span and problem-solving skills by assembling LEGO blocks into a robot as tall as he was. By age 6, he was already solving basic algebra problems. At the age of 7, Larsen scored off the charts on a common IQ test.
At 12, Morten became the youngest person to ever win the grand prize at the Copenhagen Science and Engineering Fair. At the age of 13, he started studying at the Syddansk Universitet. 12 months later, he completed the Advanced Calculus course, earning the top grade in his class.
Morten has been running since age 6 and was a national ranked runner. He was the quickest 100m runner in the west coast and ranked 5th in Denmark for 60m sprint running for age group 13 and under.
Morten has also appeared on DR1, TV2, Time magazine for kids, and the National Geographic magazine for kids. His story has been included in a 3th grade text book that was published by Anders Hansen in 2007 in Denmark.