Jens Christian Brings Jacobsen

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My primary research interest is the interaction between structure and function of the body's smallest blood vessels and arterial blood pressure.

• How does blood pressure influence the structure of the smallest blood vessels and, conversely, how does the microcirculation influence the size of the arterial blood pressure?
  
  
• How does the body ensure that the microcirculation continuously can meet the changing needs of the tissue?

Primary fields of research

• Computer models of microvessels.
  
  
• Structural adaptation in vascular networks.
  
  
• Simulation of individual vascular cells and groups of cells.

Teaching

• Respiratory physiology
  
  
• Physiology of the gastro-intestinal tract
  
  
• Regulation of metabolism
  
  
• Hormonal systems and reproduction
  
  
• Modelling of physiological systems

Current research

I work with models of flow is regulated in the tissues and with models of how the microcirculation (the body's smallest blood vessels) affects the arterial blood pressure. In addition, I work with models of the cells that make up the wall of the small blood vessels; how such cells respond to external and internal stimuli and how they communicate and synchronize. All projects are carried out in collaboration with other researchers and students.