Anja Marie Bornø Jensen

Anja Marie Bornø Jensen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, with dual affiliations to the Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies and bioethicsCPH. As research leader for the Sapere Aude-funded project TechnEmotion, she explores technology-emotion dynamics in transplant medicine while directing the Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies.

• PhD in Anthropology (2011) and Cand.scient.anth (2007) from University of Copenhagen

Her research spans social and ethical dimensions of organ donation/transplantation, medical technology, and Science & Technology Studies. Recent work analyzes data practices in transplantation, pig models in experimental research, and dementia care ethics.

Key article trends reveal multidisciplinary engagement with:

• Medical technology integration (telemedicine, data diplomacy)
• Organ donation policy (family refusals, presumed consent)
• End-of-life ethics (brain death criteria, donor family experiences)
• Dementia care (compassionate deception, triad dynamics)
• Transplant professional challenges (emotional labor, heroism)
• Global health perspectives (genetic research in Pakistan)

Scientific awards include:

• Carlsberg Semper Ardens Accelerate Grant (2024)
• Sapere Aude Research Leader Grant (2021)
• Carlsberg Monograph Fellowship (2019)
• Senior Research Stipend from Danish Heart Foundation (2014)
• Bikuben Scholarship (2008)
• Julie von Mullens Fond Scholarship (2008)

As course manager for Qualitative Methods and Analysis (MPH) and Medical STS, she shapes public health education. She supervises theses on topics including xenotransplantation, dementia, migrants' health, and clinical guidelines.