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Peter Nejsum

Peter Nejsum

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
42
Citations
17672
World Ranking
966
National Ranking
25

Overview

Peter Nejsum is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and conducts research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans molecular biology, parasitology, ecology, small animals, and infectious diseases, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to biological sciences.

Their research focuses extensively on parasites and host interactions, with significant contributions to the understanding of extracellular vesicles in disease, parasite biology, and helminth infection and control. Other topics of interest include microRNA in disease regulation, bacterial infections and vaccines, and advanced materials such as MXene and MAX phase materials.

Peter Nejsum has published in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Extracellular Biology

Their recent significant publications include:

  • AFM-Based High-Throughput Nanomechanical Screening of Single Extracellular Vesicles, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • The protein and microRNA cargo of extracellular vesicles from parasitic helminths - current status and research priorities, 2020, International Journal for Parasitology
  • Large-scale production of extracellular vesicles: Report on the "massivEVs" ISEV workshop, 2022, Journal of Extracellular Biology
  • Augmented COlorimetric NANoplasmonic (CONAN) Method for Grading Purity and Determine Concentration of EV Microliter Volume Solutions, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Special considerations for studies of extracellular vesicles from parasitic helminths: A community-led roadmap to increase rigour and reproducibility, 2023, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

Collaboration is a notable feature of their career, with frequent co-authors including Bradley Whitehead, Stig Milan Thamsborg, Anders T. Boysen, Andrew R. Williams, and Lucia Paolini.

Best Publications

  • Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018) : a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

    Clotilde Théry;Kenneth W. Witwer;Elena Aikawa;Maria Jose Alcaraz

  • Ascaris suum draft genome

    Aaron R. Jex;Shiping Liu;Bo Li;Neil D. Young

  • Helminth parasites in pigs: New challenges in pig production and current research highlights

    Allan Roepstorff;Helena Mejer;Peter Nejsum;Stig Milan Thamsborg

  • Ascariasis Is a Zoonosis in Denmark

    Peter Nejsum;E. Davis Parker;Jane Frydenberg;Allan Roepstorff

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Ascariasis: A Global Perspective on the Transmission Dynamics of Ascaris in People and Pigs

    Martha Betson;Peter Nejsum;Richard P. Bendall;Rinki M. Deb

  • Assessing the zoonotic potential of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis: looking to the future from an analysis of the past.

    P Nejsum;Martha Betson;R P Bendall;S M Thamsborg

  • Clear Genetic Distinctiveness between Human- and Pig-Derived Trichuris Based on Analyses of Mitochondrial Datasets

    Guo-Hua Liu;Robin B. Gasser;Ang Su;Peter Nejsum

  • Immunomodulation by Helminths: Intracellular Pathways and Extracellular Vesicles.

    Amin Zakeri;Eline P Hansen;Sidsel D Andersen;Andrew R Williams

  • Genetic blueprint of the zoonotic pathogen Toxocara canis

    Xing-Quan Zhu;Pasi K Korhonen;Huimin Cai;Neil David Young

  • AFM-Based High-Throughput Nanomechanical Screening of Single Extracellular Vesicles

    Andrea Ridolfi;Marco Brucale;Costanza Montis;Lucrezia Caselli

  • Genome and transcriptome of the porcine whipworm Trichuris suis

    Aaron R. Jex;Peter Nejsum;Erich M. Schwarz;Li Hu

  • Exploration of extracellular vesicles from Ascaris suum provides evidence of parasite–host cross talk

    Eline P. Hansen;Bastian Fromm;Bastian Fromm;Sidsel D. Andersen;Antonio Marcilla

  • The protein and microRNA cargo of extracellular vesicles from parasitic helminths – current status and research priorities

    Javier Sotillo;Mark W. Robinson;Michael J. Kimber;Marcela Cucher

  • A polyphenol-enriched diet and Ascaris suum infection modulate mucosal immune responses and gut microbiota composition in pigs.

    Andrew R. Williams;Lukasz Krych;Hajar Fauzan Ahmad;Peter Nejsum

  • Genetic analysis of Trichuris suis and Trichuris trichiura recovered from humans and pigs in a sympatric setting in Uganda

    Sofie Nissen;Azmi Al-Jubury;Tina V.A. Hansen;Annette Olsen

  • Anthelmintic activity of trans-cinnamaldehyde and A- and B-type proanthocyanidins derived from cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum).

    Andrew R. Williams;Aina Ramsay;Tina V. A. Hansen;Honorata M. Ropiak

  • Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes in growing pigs in Kabale District in Uganda

    Sofie Nissen;Idahella H. Poulsen;Peter Nejsum;Annette Olsen

  • Ancient DNA from latrines in Northern Europe and the Middle East (500 BC-1700 AD) reveals past parasites and diet

    Martin Jensen Søe;Peter Nejsum;Frederik Valeur Seersholm;Brian Lund Fredensborg

  • DNA of Dientamoeba fragilis detected within surface-sterilized eggs of Enterobius vermicularis.

    Dennis Röser;Peter Nejsum;Anne Josefine Carlsgart;Henrik Vedel Nielsen

  • Mitochondrial Genome Analyses Suggest Multiple Trichuris Species in Humans, Baboons, and Pigs from Different Geographical Regions.

    Mohamed B. F. Hawash;Lee O. Andersen;Robin B. Gasser;Christen Rune Stensvold

  • Taenia hydatigena cysticercosis in slaughtered pigs, goats, and sheep in Tanzania.

    Uffe Christian Braae;Mwemezi Kabululu;Michelle Elisabeth Nørmark;Peter Nejsum

  • Secretion of RNA-Containing Extracellular Vesicles by the Porcine Whipworm, Trichuris suis

    Eline Palm Hansen;Helene Kringel;Andrew R. Williams;Peter Nejsum

Frequent Co-Authors

Stig Milan Thamsborg
Stig Milan Thamsborg University of Copenhagen
Allan Roepstorff
Allan Roepstorff University of Copenhagen
Merete Fredholm
Merete Fredholm University of Copenhagen
Andrew R. Williams
Andrew R. Williams University of Copenhagen
Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
J. Russell Stothard
J. Russell Stothard Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Aaron R. Jex
Aaron R. Jex Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Harald H H Göring
Harald H H Göring The University of Texas at Austin
Christian M. O. Kapel
Christian M. O. Kapel University of Copenhagen
Heidi L. Enemark
Heidi L. Enemark Aarhus University

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