Claus B. Jorgensen has a PhD in molecular genetics and is currently an associate professor in animal genetics. Between 2014 and 2020 he was Professor MSO in innovation, entrepreneurship and outreach in education at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Claus has published more than 70 peer-reviewed papers within molecular genetics, he holds patents in EU, US and Australia. He teaches genetics, genomics, biotechnology and intellectual property rights. Claus has been involved course development in relation to various degree programs (Biology-Biotechnology, Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship, Veterinary and Animal Science) and during his career he has worked with strategic educational leadership and implementation of new teaching forms, adjustment of courses in the entire curriculum, accreditation, and educational collaboration with external partners. Claus has supervised more than 35 BSc, MSc- and PhD-students both internally and in collaboration with external partners.

Scientific focus  

Genomics, production traits and inherited diseases in relation to domestic animals, mainly pigs and cattle. Expertise on: Next generation DNA sequencing, DNA capture arrays, DNA-variation, association mapping, linkage mapping, population genetics, breeding,  comparative mapping, gene expression and mutation detection.

Teaching/supervision   

Responsible for Advanced  Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Rights (MSc-course). Teaching obligations in basic genetics, molecular genetics, genomics and population genetics. Supervisor of BSc, MSc and PhD-students.

2023 Associate Professor (part time) CBS

2020 Associate Professor

2018 Member of the departmental research committee

2014 Professor MSO 

2012 Member of the Study board (NSN at UCPH)

2012 Member of the departmental teaching board

2011 Chairman of Study Director network at UCPH

2008  Study Director, UCPH, Denmark

2008  Chairman of the PhD Study board, UCPH

2005  Visiting professor, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

2004  PhD coordinator, UCPH, Denmark

2003 Associate Professor, UCPH, Denmark

1997 Assistant Professor, UCPH, Denmark

1994 Research Assistant, UCPH, Denmark

1992 Research Assistant, The Babraham Institute, England

1991 Research Assistant, UCPH, Denmark

Referee for Animal Genetics, BMC Genetics, BMC Genomics, PLoS One, PLoS Genetics and Animal Biotechnology Referee for International Foundation for Science

Referee for Czech Republic Research Council

Member of International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG)

Member of the steering committee and mentor for the Biobusiness and Innovation program (BBIP).

Member of Copenhagen Innovation and Entrepreneurship lab ‘s council (CIEL)

Received funding for 21 research projects and 10 teaching projects

74 publications in international peer-review journals (Google scholar: H-index 30).

Patents issued in New Zealand, Australia, US and EU.

I have or have had collaborations with pig, cattle, mink, and dog breeders. In relation to my teaching, I collaborate with various pharma and biotech companies. Together with the University of Copenhagen and colleagues, I hold patents related to the identification of pigs susceptible to ETEC infections. I have a part time position at Copenhagen Business School.