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Jakob Seidelin has a medical degree (MD), a PhD and DMSc from University of Copenhagen and is a researcher at Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen. He is a consultant in Gastroenterology with focus on IBD. His main research interests are intestinal injury responses and intestinal damage with a focus on regenerative medicine in IBD. This includes clinical studies and translational in vivo and in vitro studies of the human intestinal mucosa. Further, Jakob Seidelin is national coordinator and PI on a number of investigator initiated and sponsor initiated controlled randomized trials in IBD.
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EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC TITLES
1998 MDa, 2004 PhDa, 2010 Specialist, 2015 DMSca
CURRENT POSITIONS
2025: Clinical researcher and Consultant Gastroenterologist at Herlev Hospital.
RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
2024 – 2025 Associate Research Professor, Rigshospitalet
2022 – 2024 Professor of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospitala
2016 – 2022 Associate Research Professor, Herlev Hospitala
2015 Visiting scientist 4 months, the Langer Lab and The Karp Lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
2012 – 2015 Clinician scientistb, 1:1 research:clinical work
2000 – 2003 PhDa, “Apoptosis in IBD”
1994 Student research fellow, Dept of Physiologya, “Epilepsy models”
BOARD MEMBER
2024: SciCom, IBUS; 2017: Conference organizing committee, The Danish Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology (DSGH). 2021: Gastrointestinal ultrasound committee, DSGH; 2015 – 2019: National representative, United European Gastroenterology. 2014 – 2015: Research Ethics Committee of the Capital Region. 2009 – 2013: The Danish Society of Medical Philosophy of Science and Ethics
SUPERVISION AND TEACHING
Supervision: 10 pre- and post-graduate students, 9 PhD students (4 primary supervisor, 3 primary co-supervisor). Teaching: Extensive pre- and postgraduate teaching within gastroenterology/immunologya
NETWORK AND COMMUNICATION
Present main collaborators: Jeffrey Karp, M.I.T., MA, USA. Post. Doc. Johan Burisch, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark, Professor Anders Woetmann, Dept. Immunology and Microbiologya
EXPERT REVIEW, EVALUATION OF DOCTORAL DEGREES
Broad Medical Foundation, CA, USA; l’Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France; the National Czech Science Foundation; The Irish Research Council; Swiss National Science Foundation; First opponent, PhD thesis evaluation committee, University of Tromsø; Head of PhD thesis evaluation committeesa. Head of professor assessment committeea. Head of DMSc evaluation committee.
PUBLICATIONS AND BIBLIOMETRICS
150 (PubMed), 4 book chapters, +50 oral/posters. Papers in top journals of the field: IF>40: Nat Rev Gastr Hepat; IF>20: Gastr, IF>10: Am J Gastr, Autophagy, Biomaterials, Clin Gastr Hepat, EMBO Mol Med, Int Care Med, Nature Com, Trends in Mol Med. H-index: 33 (Clarivate Analytics), 38 (Google Scholar)
CLINICAL RESEARCH
NC+PI of 7 RCTs. PI of 7 RCTs. Sub-I of 5 RCTs. Sponsor-investigator on 1 RCT
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Full publication list: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1FOt7CiBJai/bibliography/public/
Keywords
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
- Inflammatorisk tarmsygdom (IBD)
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Crohns sygdom
- Colitis ulcerosa
- immunology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Peripheral blood cytokine levels in paediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Jansson, S., Ehrström, A., Rask, C. U., Burisch, J., Benros, M. E., Seidelin, J., Malham, M. & Wewer, V., 2026, In: JPGN reports. 7, 1, p. 77-89 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Research Communication: Sexual Dysfunction is a Common Early Challenge in Newly Diagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Attauabi, M., Madsen, G. R., Bendtsen, F., Seidelin, J. B. & Burisch, J., 2026, In: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 63, 2, p. 288-293Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Transabdominal Intestinal Ultrasonography in Monitoring and Predicting Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis-A Systematic Review
Josefsen, S., Larsen, T. R., Wilkens, R., Seidelin, J. B., Burisch, J., Attauabi, M. & Bjerrum, J. T., 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 15, 1, 17 p., 35.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Adverse Events and Immune Response in Psoriasis Patients Receiving Interleukin-17 Inhibitors
Schwarz, C. W., Näslund-Koch, C., Zachariae, C., Seidelin, J. B., Nielsen, S. D., Ostrowski, S. R., Astvad, K. M. T., Brock, I., Iversen, L., Rasmussen, M. K., Loft, N. & Skov, L., 2025, In: Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 105, 7 p., adv43685.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Circulating Extracellular Matrix Products as Indicators of Disease Burden and Predictors of Disease Course in Ulcerative Colitis
Poulsen, A., Sorokina Alexdóttir, M., Riis, L. B., Pehrsson, M., Sørensen, L. T., Krarup, P.-M., Bay-Jensen, A.-C., Karsdal, M. A., Stidham, R. W., Burisch, J., Mortensen, J. H. & Seidelin, J. B., 2025, In: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 31, 3, p. 751-762 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Circulating Tumor DNA in Addition to Fecal Immunochemical Test in a Dual-Test Colorectal Cancer Screening Approach
Kahn, C. L., Petersen, M. M., Kleif, J., Mansvelders, M. S. E., Rasmussen, M., Jørgensen, L. N., Vilandt, J., Seidelin, J. B., Jaensch, C., Bondeven, P., Gotschalck, K. A., Løve, U. S., Andersen, B., Christensen, I. J., LaPoint, L. C. & Therkildsen, C., 2025, In: Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 24, 2, p. 310-319.e1 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical Outcomes After First-Line Anti- Tumor-Necrosis-Factor Treatment of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease — A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study
Zhao, M., Larsen, L., Dige, A., Poulsen, A., Lo, B., Attauabi, M., Ovesen, P. D., Wewer, M. D., Christiansen, D., Hvas, C. L., Petersen, A. M., Bendtsen, F., Seidelin, J. & Burisch, J., 2025, In: Journal of Crohn's & colitis. 19, 5, 17 p., jjae192.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Hidradenitis suppurativa among patients with new-onset inflammatory bowel disease — results from the IBD Prognosis Study
Nielsen, V. W., Attauabi, M., Holgersen, N., Madsen, G. R., Bendtsen, F., Seidelin, J., Thomsen, S. F. & Burisch, J., 2025, In: Journal of Crohn's & colitis. 19, 5, 8 p., jjaf066.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)