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Biography

CURRENT POSITION
Associate Professor, Research Unit of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital; and Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark

EDUCATION
PhD in Medicine, University of Southern Denmark (2021)
MSc in Medicine, Aarhus University (2013)

RESEARCH FOCUS AREA
My research primarily focuses on the interplay between the human microbiota and autoimmune/chronic inflammatory diseases to guide translation into clinical practice. Specifically, whether manipulation of microbiota can be a future treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, and whether microbiota characteristics can be used as diagnostic biomarkers and/or drug response predictors.

Activities

Employment (3)

University of Southern Denmark: Odense, DK

2024-04-01 to present | Associate Professor (Department of Clinical Research, Research Unit of Rheumatology)
Employment
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Maja Skov Kragsnaes

Odense University Hospital: Odense, DK

2021-06-01 to 2024-03-31 | Research fellow (Department of Rheumatology)
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Maja Skov Kragsnaes

Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark: Odense, DK

2016-10-01 to 2020-09-30 | MD Ph.D. fellow (Dept. of Rheumatology)
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Maja Skov Kragsnaes

Works (17)

Long-term response to faecal microbiota transplantation in psoriatic arthritis is associated with gut microbiota community types in recipients

Eular, Barcelona, Spain, 11/06/2025
2025-03-24 | Conference abstract | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Panpan Qin; Dorte Kinggaard Holm; Hans Christian Horn; Anna Christine Nilsson; Jens Kjeldsen; Karsten Kristiansen; Torkell Ellingsen
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University of Southern Denmark

Safety and efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation in patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
2025-01 | Journal article | Author
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EID:

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Contributors: Camilla Thorndal; Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Anna Christine Nilsson; Dorte Kinggaard Holm; Rene dePont Christensen; Torkell Ellingsen; Jens Kjeldsen; Thomas Bjørsum-Meyer
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University of Southern Denmark

‘Does this fecal microbiota transplant work?’ Quality assurance of capsule based fecal microbiota transplant production

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
2024-11 | Journal article | Author
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EID:

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Contributors: Emil Ainsworth Jochumsen; Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Anna Christine Nilsson; Kristina Rasmussen; Torkell Ellingsen; Mie Agerbaek Juul; Jens Kjeldsen; Dorte Kinggaard Holm
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University of Southern Denmark

Antibiotics in inflammatory arthritis and background population one year before and after diagnosis

Rheumatology
2024-08-27 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Nickolaj Risbo; Jens Kristian Pedersen; Niels Obel; Axel Finckh; Alma B Pedersen; Torkell Ellingsen
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University of Southern Denmark

Dynamics of inflammation-associated plasma proteins following faecal microbiota transplantation in patients with psoriatic arthritis and healthy controls

RMD Open
2024-01-30 | Journal article | Author
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EID:

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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Jennifer Rugaard Bregndahl Jensen; Anna Christine Nilsson; Muhammad Irfan Malik; Heidi Lausten Munk; Jens Kristian Pedersen; Hans Christian Horn; Mogens Kruhøffer; Karsten Kristiansen; Benjamin H. Mullish et al.
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University of Southern Denmark

Small Intestinal Permeability and Metabolomic Profiles in Feces and Plasma Associate With Clinical Response in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis Participating in a Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Trial

ACR Open Rheumatology
2023-11 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Jesus Miguens Blanco; Benjamin H. Mullish; Jose Ivan Contreras-Serrano; Jens Kjeldsen; Hans Christian Horn; Jens Kristian Pedersen; Heidi Lausten Munk; Anna Christine Nilsson; Ash Salam et al.
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University of Southern Denmark

Reumatologiske sygdomme

Klinisk ernæring
2023-11-10 | Book chapter | Author
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Part of ISBN: 9788702413922
Part of ISBN: 9788702354058
Contributors: Asta Linauskas; Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Torkell Ellingsen
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University of Southern Denmark

Capsule Based Fecal Microbiota Transplant Production: Quality Assurance and External Validation

AABB Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, United States, 14/10/2023
2023-10-14 | Conference poster | Author
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Contributors: Emil Ainsworth Jochumsen; Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Anna Christine Nilsson; Mie Agerbæk Juel; Dorte Kinggaard Holm
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University of Southern Denmark

Response to: 'Correspondence on 'Safety and efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for active peripheral psoriatic arthritis: an exploratory randomised placebo-controlled trial'' by McGonagle et al

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
2023-07-01 | Other | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Jens Kjeldsen; Hans Christian Horn; Heidi Lausten Munk; Jens Kristian Pedersen; Søren Andreas Just; Palle Ahlquist; Jesper Rømhild Davidsen; Anna Christine Nilsson; Richard Roettger et al.
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University of Southern Denmark

Safety and efficacy of faecal microbiota transplantation for active peripheral psoriatic arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
2021-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Jens Kjeldsen; Hans Christian Horn; Heidi Lausten Munk; Jens Kristian Pedersen; Søren Andreas Just; Palle Ahlquist; Finn Moeller Pedersen; Maarten de Wit; Sören Möller et al.
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University of Southern Denmark

Efficacy and safety of faecal microbiota tranplantation for active peripheral psoriatic arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
2021-05-19 | Conference abstract | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Jens Kjeldsen; Hans Christian Horn; H. L. Munk; Jens Kristian Pedersen; Søren Andreas Just; P. Ahlquist; F. Moeller Pedersen; M. De Wit; Sören Möller et al.
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University of Southern Denmark

Experiences and perceptions of patients with psoriatic arthritis participating in a trial of faecal microbiota transplantation

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
2021-05-19 | Conference abstract | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; S. Theodor Sodergren; Jens Kjeldsen; Hans Christian Horn; H. L. Munk; Jens Kristian Pedersen; C. Schufri Klinkby; M. De Wit; Nanna Gram Ahlmark; Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen et al.
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University of Southern Denmark

Experiences and perceptions of patients with psoriatic arthritis participating in a trial of faecal microbiota transplantation

BMJ Open
2021-03-08 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Shaun Theodor Sødergren; Jens Kjeldsen; Hans Christian Horn; Heidi Lausten Munk; Jens Kristian Pedersen; Camilla Schufri Klinkby; Maarten De Wit; Nanna Gram Ahlmark; Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen et al.
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University of Southern Denmark

How do I establish a stool bank for fecal microbiota transplantation within the blood- and tissue transplant service?

Transfusion
2020-06 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Anna Christine Nilsson; Jens Kjeldsen; Hanne Marie Holt; Kristina Rasmussen; Jørgen Georgsen; Torkell Ellingsen; Dorte Kinggaard Holm
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University of Southern Denmark

Establishing a fecal microbiota transplant service within the blood- and tissue transplant service in the region of Southern Denmark

ISBT 2018 Congress Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Canada, 02/06/2018
2018-06-02 | Conference poster | Author
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Contributors: Dorte Kinggaard Holm; Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Anna Christine Nilsson; Jens Kjeldsen; Torkell Ellingsen; Mie A Juel; Hanne Marie Holt; Søren Thue Lillevang; Jørgen Georgsen
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University of Southern Denmark

Efficacy and safety of faecal microbiota transplantation in patients with psoriatic arthritis

BMJ Open
2018-04-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Maja Skov Kragsnaes; Jens Kjeldsen; Hans Christian Horn; Heidi Lausten Munk; Finn Moeller Pedersen; Hanne Marie Holt; Jens Kristian Pedersen; Dorte Kinggaard Holm; Henning Glerup; Andersen Vibeke et al.
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University of Southern Denmark

Stereological quantification of immune-competent cells in baseline biopsy specimens from achilles tendons: results from patients with chronic tendinopathy followed for more than 4 years.

2014-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Kragsnaes MS; Fredberg U; Stribolt K; Kjaer SG; Bendix K; Ellingsen T
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