Prof Jørgen Agerholm - Editor-in-Chief

Jørgen Agerholm, DVM, PhD, DVSci is full professor in veterinary reproduction and obstetrics at the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He obtained his PhD in Veterinary Pathology in 1993 from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen. He was a senior researcher at the Danish National Veterinary Institute from 1992-2000 and thereafter associated professor in veterinary pathology at the University of Copenhagen. From 2009, he has been full professor in veterinary reproduction and obstetrics. Dr. Agerholm joined Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica as deputy editor in 2006 and has served as Editor-in-Chief since 2013.

His main research interest is reproductive pathology. Dr. Agerholm has since 1989 done research in congenital syndromes, genetic disorders, abortion diagnostics and fetal and neonatal pathology. During recent years, he has also had a research focus on genital tract infection and inflammation.

Prof Eva Axnér - Deputy Editor

Eva Axner is educated as DVM and has a PhD in obstetrics and gynaecology. She is European Diplomate in Animal Reproduction and a Swedish specialist in dog and cat reproduction. In 2008 she became associate professor in reproduction, and since 2012 she has been a professor in reproduction in carnivores. 

Her research focuses on reproduction in dogs and cats, with a particular emphasis on gamete preservation in the cat. She is also interested in the link between feline reproduction, breeding and animal welfare. In addition, her expertise encompasses reproduction in wild carnivores and domestic animals as models for creating gene banks for threatened species.

Dr Sigríður Björnsdóttir - Deputy Editor

Sigríður Björnsdóttir is educated as DVM, graduating from The Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, and works as a Veterinary Officer for Health and Welfare of the Horse at the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authorities. She is visiting professor at The Agricultural University of Iceland. Sigríður Björnsdóttir completed a PhD in Clinical Radiology from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Radiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in 2002 on bone spavin in Icelandic horses. 

Sigríður Björnsdóttir has more than 20 years of experience in research and diagnostic work on horses, including a wide range of disciplines: diagnostic imaging, joint diseases, gait analysis, infectious diseases, immunology, fertility, genetics and welfare. The common thread of her research is epidemiology and design of animal models.

Prof Lars Erik Larsen - Deputy Editor

Lars Erik Larsen, is educated as DVM and has a PhD in Veterinary Virology from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is Diplomate of the European College of Porcine Health Management and is currently a Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 

He has more than 20 years’ experience in research and diagnostic work on viruses infecting production animals and is responsible for the Danish diagnostic preparedness program on influenza A virus in animals. The expertise of his research relates primarily to the study on virus pathogenesis, molecular epidemiology, determination of virulence factors, host response as well as the development of diagnostic tools and vaccine candidates for pathogens of veterinary and zoonotic importance.

Prof Toomas Orro - Deputy Editor

Toomas Orro is educated as DVM. He obtained his PhD in 2008 from the University of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Since 2012, he is professor of clinical veterinary immunology and currently he is the head of the Chair of Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Estonian University of Life Sciences. 

He is an expert in veterinary immunology and especially in innate immunity. His main research topics are inflammatory response and acute phase proteins in animals. He has good expertise in clinical epidemiology and Prof Orro has published more than 80 scientific articles.

Prof Timo Soveri - Deputy Editor

Timo Soveri is educated as DVM and is currently professor at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Timo Soveri’s particular interest and scientific expertise includes diseases of ruminants, physiology of ruminants and wildlife diseases.

Prof Morten Tryland - Deputy Editor

Morten Tryland is educated as DVM and has a PhD in virology. He has experience as a veterinary practitioner, but has during his 25 years of scientific career been associated with Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Dept. of Arctic Veterinary Medicine, Tromsø, and is currently a professor in infection biology at Institute of Arctic and Marine Biology, Research group for Arctic Infection Biology at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Northern Norway. He also holds a professor position at the Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø. 

His work has focused on virus infections, zoonoses and infection biology in marine and terrestrial arctic wildlife, including semi-domesticated reindeer. Together with Susan Kutz, University of Calgary, Canada, he has edited the book «Reindeer and Caribou – Health and Disease», published by CRC Press (2018).