Klaus Lønne Ingvartsen

Education

1992
PhD from The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (RVAU), Copenhagen
Thesis title: A system for prediction of voluntary feed intake in growing cattle and use of feed intake to monitor performance.

1983
MSc in animal science (Cand. Agro.), The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen.

1978
Diploma as an Agricultural Technician (Animal Husbandry)

Experience

2007 - > Head of Department of the Dept. of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition

2005 - 2007
Deputy Research Director, Dept. of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition and Head of Research Unit, Disease Mechanisms, -markers and – prevention

1998 - 2004
Head of Research Unit, Production Diseases and Immunology in Ruminants, Dept. of Animal Health and Welfare

1995 - 1996
Senior scientist, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Animal Health and Welfare, Coordinator of the group conc. Production-Related Diseases (until stay in USA, Aug. 1996)

1993 - 1995
Senior scientist, Danish Institute of Animal Science, Dept. of Research in Cattle and Sheep

1989 - 1993
Research assistant, Danish Institute of Animal Science, Dept. of Research in Cattle and Sheep

1987 - 1989
Research fellow at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University

1984 - 1987
Research assistant, Danish Institute of Animal Science, Dept. of Research in Cattle and Sheep

Through my employment in research I have gained extensive experience in professional as well as administrative management of large projects and staff. Further, I have great experience in supervising master- and PhD-students and teaching.

Competence

Education and professional development

1991 - Course in “Methods and technique of physiology of lactation”, Prof. Mike Akers, USA

1992 - Course in “Statistical experimental planning in animal husbandry”

1993 - Course in “Animal Experiments Information”

1994 - 4-week stay at the Michigan State University, USA with prof. H.A. Tucker et al.

1996 - Course in “Personal development and training and management and executive training”

1996 - 1997
Visiting scientist at the Cornell University, USA with prof. Dale Bauman and Alan Bell

1996 - 1997
At Cornell, I participated in a) Basic immunology; b) Nutritional physiology and metabolism; c) Bioenergetics and nutritional physiology

1999
2-week study tour to the University of Illinois, Purdue Univ., Michigan Univ. and Univ. of Wisconsin

2002 - Course in “Working environment”

2002 - Course in chemometry, Copenhagen

Professional and administrative experience

From 1998 to 2004 I have been part of the leadership in the Department of Animal Health and Welfare and gained valuable insight in the overall management of a research department. I had full responsibility for the daily leadership of the scientific (11) and technical staff (7) in my research unit. In addition to the staff we have had a number of veterinary, bachelor and master students from The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University located in my research unit.

Since 2005 I have headed the Research Unit Disease mechanisms, -markers and -prevention. In 2007 this group consists of 10 senior scientists, 4.0 researchers, 4 ph.d.-students, 11 technical staff. As Deputy Research Director I took part in all aspects of the professional and administrative duties in the department. Since 1 October 2007 I have had full responsibility as head of the Department of Animal Health, Welfare and Nutrition. The department includes approx. 210 staff members.

Special tasks

In 2001, I was the prime DIAS resource in establishing BIOSENS, a large research and development collaboration with a private company, Lattec I/S, and the Danish Cattle Research Centre (DCRC), a part of the Danish Milk and Livestock Federation owned and governed by the Danish cattle farmers’ organisations. In BIOSENS, DIAS collaborates with Lattec I/S and DCRC. I am a DIAS members on the board. We have initiated research and development in the area of: use of in-line measurements in milk for the development of biological control parameters for production and health management in the milk production.

Publications

My publication list comprises more than 290 titles (66 original papers and reviews in international refereed journals, 6 book chapters, 83 scientific abstracts and written contributions to international conferences, 26 abstracts and written contributions to National and Nordic conferences, 48 reports from the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, plus articles in agricultural magazines, non-agricultural magazines, newspapers and electronic publications).