Jens Christian Brings Jacobsen

Primary fields of research

• Computer models of microvessels.
  
  
• Structural adaptation in vascular networks.
  
  
• Simulation of individual vascular cells and groups of cells.

Short presentation

My primary research interest is the interaction between structure and function of the body's smallest blood vessels and arterial blood pressure.

• How does blood pressure influence the structure of the smallest blood vessels and, conversely, how does the microcirculation influence the size of the arterial blood pressure?
  
  
• How does the body ensure that the microcirculation continuously can meet the changing needs of the tissue?

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Education                  

• Feb. 2000 Medical degree (MD), University of Copenhagen
• Apr. 2004 PhD.
• Jan. 2006 B-authorization as Physician
• Aug. 1990-Jun. 1999 Courses at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen (25 courses, 172 ECTS)
                                                          

Employment record

• Sep. 1995-Feb. 2000 Assistant at the Laboratory of Biological Anthropology, University of Copenhagen.
• Apr. 2000-Sep. 2003 PhD. Student at Dept. of Medical Physiology
• Oct. 2003-Jul. 2004 Research Assistant/post doc. Dept. of Medical Physiology, University of Copenhagen.
• Aug. 2004-Jan. 2005 Surgical Internship, University Hospital of Gentofte, Dept. D.
• Feb. 2005-Jul. 2005 Medical Internship, University Hospital of Gentofte, Dept. F.
• Aug. 2005-Jan. 2006 General Practice Internship at Laybourn and Fink-Jensen, Gentofte
• Feb. 2006-Feb. 2008 Post Doc at Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
• Feb. 2008-Nov. 2011 Assistant Professor at Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
• Nov. 2011-present Associate Professor at Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
   

Supervision     

• Currently project supervisor for 2 PhD students

Publications                                                 

• 17 papers in peer reviewed journals, 3 book chapters
  
  

Presentations           

• Participation in a total of 30 international conferences with 15 poster presentations and 12 oral presentations. 10 co-authored abstracts
  
  

Course leaderships

• 2008-2011 Modeling of Physiological systems (5 ECTS)
• 2008-present Introductory Course in IT & Health (5 ECTS)
  
  

Teaching

• 1998 Macrosc. and microsc. Anat. of the Internal Organs, (32 hours)
• 2000-2004 Renal Physiology (16-20 hours pr. Term)
• 2004-2009 Dyn. Sim. of Complex Syst. (Engineers) (14 hours pr. autumn term)         
• 2005-present Modelling of Physiological Systems (28 hours pr autumns term)
• 2007-present Adv. Physiological Modeling, (50 hours pr. autumn term)
• 2011-present Human physiology (24 hours pr. autumn term)
• 2011-present Respiratory physiology (50 hours pr. year)
  
  

Other 

• Reviewer for 8 different journals
  
  
• Member of study board for Health Informatics, University of Copenhagen

Teaching

• Respiratory physiology
  
  
• Physiology of the gastro-intestinal tract
  
  
• Regulation of metabolism
  
  
• Hormonal systems and reproduction
  
  
• Modelling of physiological systems

Current research

I work with models of flow is regulated in the tissues and with models of how the microcirculation (the body's smallest blood vessels) affects the arterial blood pressure. In addition, I work with models of the cells that make up the wall of the small blood vessels; how such cells respond to external and internal stimuli and how they communicate and synchronize. All projects are carried out in collaboration with other researchers and students.