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Denmark
2026

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Genetics

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Molecular Biology

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111
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345
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Jesper V. Olsen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily revolves around the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy as prominent subfields of study.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology. Additional topics include Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Jesper V. Olsen has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • Journal of Proteome Research
  • Nature

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Olsen are:

  • A Compact Quadrupole-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer with FAIMS Interface Improves Proteome Coverage in Short LC Gradients (2020, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics)
  • Rapid and site-specific deep phosphoproteome profiling by data-independent acquisition without the need for spectral libraries (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Ultra-fast label-free quantification and comprehensive proteome coverage with narrow-window data-independent acquisition (2024, Nature Biotechnology)
  • The dental proteome of Homo antecessor (2020, Nature)
  • ZAKα Recognizes Stalled Ribosomes through Partially Redundant Sensor Domains (2020, Molecular Cell)

Frequent co-authors include Ana Martínez-Val, Frido Welker, Enrico Cappellini, Claire Koenig, and Giulia Franciosa. The collaborations often span multiple studies related to proteomics and ancient biomolecular research.

Best Publications

  • Andromeda: a peptide search engine integrated into the MaxQuant environment

    Jürgen Cox;Nadin Neuhauser;Annette Michalski;Richard A. Scheltema

  • In-gel digestion for mass spectrometric characterization of proteins and proteomes

    Andrej Shevchenko;Henrik Tomas;Jan Havlis;Jesper V Olsen

  • Lysine Acetylation Targets Protein Complexes and Co-Regulates Major Cellular Functions

    Chuna Ram Choudhary;Chanchal Kumar;Florian Gnad;Michael L Nielsen

  • Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks.

    Jesper V. Olsen;Blagoy Blagoev;Florian Gnad;Boris Macek;Boris Macek

  • Parts per Million Mass Accuracy on an Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer via Lock Mass Injection into a C-trap

    Jesper V. Olsen;Jesper V. Olsen;Lyris M.F. de Godoy;Guoqing Li;Guoqing Li;Boris Macek

  • Quantitative Phosphoproteomics Reveals Widespread Full Phosphorylation Site Occupancy During Mitosis

    Jesper V. Olsen;Michiel Vermeulen;Anna Santamaria;Chanchal Kumar

  • Trypsin Cleaves Exclusively C-terminal to Arginine and Lysine Residues

    Jesper V. Olsen;Shao En Ong;Matthias Mann

  • Higher-energy C-trap dissociation for peptide modification analysis.

    Jesper V Olsen;Boris Macek;Oliver Lange;Alexander Makarov

  • Comprehensive mass-spectrometry-based proteome quantification of haploid versus diploid yeast.

    Lyris M. F. de Godoy;Jesper V. Olsen;Jürgen Cox;Michael L. Nielsen

  • Integrated Analysis of Protein Composition, Tissue Diversity, and Gene Regulation in Mouse Mitochondria

    Vamsi K. Mootha;Vamsi K. Mootha;Jakob Bunkenborg;Jesper V. Olsen;Majbrit Hjerrild

  • Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse.

    Ludovic Orlando;Aurelien Ginolhac;Guojie Zhang;Duane Froese

  • Quantitative Phosphoproteomics Applied to the Yeast Pheromone Signaling Pathway

    Albrecht Gruhler;Jesper Velgaard Olsen;Shabaz Mohammed;Peter Mortensen

  • A practical guide to the MaxQuant computational platform for SILAC-based quantitative proteomics

    Jürgen Cox;Ivan Matic;Maximiliane Hilger;Nagarjuna Nagaraj

  • Quantitative Interaction Proteomics and Genome-wide Profiling of Epigenetic Histone Marks and Their Readers

    Michiel Vermeulen;H. Christian Eberl;Filomena Matarese;Hendrik Marks

  • The human urinary proteome contains more than 1500 proteins, including a large proportion of membrane proteins.

    Jun Adachi;Chanchal Kumar;Yanling Zhang;Yanling Zhang;Jesper V Olsen;Jesper V Olsen

  • A synchronized dating of three Greenland ice cores throughout the Holocene

    B. M. Vinther;H. B. Clausen;S. J. Johnsen;S. O. Rasmussen

  • Kinase-Selective Enrichment Enables Quantitative Phosphoproteomics of the Kinome across the Cell Cycle

    Henrik Daub;Jesper V. Olsen;Michaela Bairlein;Florian Gnad

  • Pathogens and host immunity in the ancient human oral cavity

    Christina Warinner;João F Matias Rodrigues;Rounak Vyas;Christian Trachsel

  • Status of Large-scale Analysis of Post-translational Modifications by Mass Spectrometry

    Jesper V. Olsen;Matthias Mann

  • A Dual Pressure Linear Ion Trap Orbitrap Instrument with Very High Sequencing Speed

    Jesper Olsen;Jae C Schwartz;Jens Griep-Raming;Michael L. Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Mann
Matthias Mann Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Nicolaj K. Larsen
Nicolaj K. Larsen University of Copenhagen
Jan Heinemeier
Jan Heinemeier Aarhus University
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Matthew J. Collins
Matthew J. Collins University of Cambridge
Antoon Kuijpers
Antoon Kuijpers Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Kurt H. Kjær
Kurt H. Kjær University of Copenhagen
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Jürgen Cox
Jürgen Cox Max Planck Society
Michael L. Nielsen
Michael L. Nielsen University of Copenhagen

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