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Educational background:
Cand. Scient. (Biology), University of Copenhagen (1998); PhD (Molecular Malacology), University of Copenhagen (2004).
Research:
Biodiversity of African freshwater snails. Phylogeny and systematics of Mollusca in general, and Planorbidae (Pulmonata) in particular. Molecular systematics of Planorbidae. The evolution of the molluscan fauna in the Albertine Rift. DNA barcoding of schistosome intermediate host snails. Phylogeny of Tardigrada.
Teaching:
Experience in teaching molluscan (and other invertebrates) morphology and systematics in basic and advanced courses at University of Copenhagen. Teaching in practical and theoretical molecular systematics. Supervisor of bachelor, MSc and PhD projects and students.
Technical and advisory services:
Responsible for DNA barcoding of schistosome intermediate host snails under the CONTRAST EU project.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Actinarctus doryphorus (Tanarctidae) DNA barcodes and phylogenetic reinvestigation of Arthrotardigrada with new A. doryphorus and Echiniscoididae sequences
Grollmann, M. M., Jørgensen, A. & Møbjerg, N., 2023, In: Zootaxa. 5284, 2, p. 351-363 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Extreme freeze-tolerance in cryophilic tardigrades relies on controlled ice formation but does not involve significant change in transcription: [Corrigendum]
Møbjerg, A., Kodama, M., Ramos-Madrigal, J., Neves, R. C., Jørgensen, A., Schiøtt, M., Gilbert, M. T. P. & Møbjerg, N., 2022, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 271, 8 p., 111245.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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20 years of Zootaxa: Tardigrada (Ecdysozoa: Panarthropoda)
McInnes, S. J., Jørgensen, A. & Michalczyk, Ł., 2021, In: Zootaxa. 4979, 1, p. 23-24 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Research › peer-review
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Ongoing revision of Echiniscoididae (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscoidea), with the description of a new interstitial species and genus with unique anal structures
Møbjerg, N., Jørgensen, A. & Kristensen, R. M., 2020, In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 188, 3, p. 663-680 18 p., zlz122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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An upgraded comprehensive multilocus phylogeny of the Tardigrada tree of life
Guil, N., Jørgensen, A. & Kristensen, R., 2019, In: Zoologica Scripta. 48, 1, p. 120-137Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparative myoanatomy of Tardigrada: new insights from the heterotardigrades Actinarctus doryphorus (Tanarctidae) and Echiniscoides sigismundi (Echiniscoididae)
Persson, D. K., Halberg, K. A., Cardoso Neves, R. A., Jørgensen, A., Kristensen, R. M. & Møbjerg, N., 2019, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 19, 14 p., 206.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparative transcriptomics suggest unique molecular adaptations within tardigrade lineages
Kamilari, M., Jørgensen, A., Schiøtt, M. & Møbjerg, N., 2019, In: B M C Genomics. 20, 19 p., 607.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Modelling extreme desiccation tolerance in a marine tardigrade
Sørensen-Hygum, T. L., Stuart, R. M., Jørgensen, A. & Møbjerg, N., 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 9 p., 11495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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