Jens Nielsen

Jens Nielsen is a Senior Officer at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) under the Technical University of Denmark. His research focuses on veterinary medicine, infectious animal diseases, and epidemiology, particularly in swine health and viral pathogenesis.

His work addresses Classical Swine Fever, African Swine Fever, and Porcine Circovirus through experimental disease modeling and vaccine efficacy studies. Recent projects include the ICRAD initiative for European animal disease research coordination.

Publications highlight collaborations across European research networks and contributions to understanding viral transmission, host immune responses, and diagnostic methodologies in swine populations.

Research Projects:

• ICRAD (2019-2025): European infectious disease research coordination
• NADIR (2009-2013): Animal disease infectiology infrastructure
• CSFVgo_DIVA (2009-2013): Classical swine fever control strategies