Prof. Brinchmann Monica Fengsrud, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 22.10.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Brinchmann |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Monica |
| I.3 Degrees |
Prof. Fengsrud, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1968 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.8 E-mail address | monica.brinchmann@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.nord.no/no/ansatte/monica-fengsrud-brinchmann |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-1222-0743 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First degree higher education | University of Oslo | 1990 | matematics and natural sciences |
| Second degree higher education | University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway | 1994 | molecular cell biology |
| Third degree higher education | University of Oslo | 2000 | molecular cell biology |
| Habilitation procedure | University of Nordland, Bodø | 2007 | molecular cell biology |
| Inaugural procedure | Nord University, Bodø | 2019 | molecular cell biology |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Professor Molecular Cell Biology | Nord University | 2019 – to date |
Associate Professor Molecular Cell Biology | University of Nordland/Nord University | 2007 – 2018 |
Department Engineer | Department of Fisheries and Natural Sciences, Bodø University College, Norway | 2006 – 2006 |
Post doctor | Department of Cell Biology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Norway | 2001 – 2006 |
Research Fellow and Scientific assistant | Department of Cell Biology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Norway | 1995 – 2000 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
PE338L UniPed. 10 credit course pedagogy for university lecturers | Nord University | 2019 |
SI-Pass supervisor from the European Centre for SI-Pass | European Centre for SI-Pass, SI-PASS Europe | 2019 |
Developing doctoral supervision. Course in supervision of doctoral students. Course load corresponding to three working weeks | University of Nordland/Nord University | 2015 |
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
| Profile course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Biochemistry | Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science (joint study programme with Nord University) – full-time study, English language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes
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V.3. Responsibility for the development and quality of habilitation and inauguration fields
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V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Defended theses | 7 | 23 | 5 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
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VI. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs
The last six completed calendar years: 2020–2025. The current year is excluded.
VI.1. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs and citations
| Total | Over the last six years | |
|---|---|---|
| VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs | 57 | 9 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 56 | 8 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 3665 | 1630 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 2620 | 1209 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | Patel, D.M., Bhide, K., Bhide, M. et al Proteomic and structural differences in lumpfish skin among the dorsal, caudal and ventral regions. Sci Rep 9, 6990 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43396-z |
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| 2. | Cordero, H., Brinchmann, M.F., Cuesta, A. et al. Chronic wounds alter the proteome profile in skin mucus of farmed gilthead seabream. BMC Genomics 18, 939 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4349-3 |
| 3. | "Patel DM, Brinchmann MF. Skin mucus proteins of lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus). Biochem Biophys Rep. 2017 Jan 5;9:217-225. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2016.12.016. PMID: 28956008; PMCID: PMC5614610." |
| 4. | "Rajan B, Patel DM, Kitani Y, Viswanath K, Brinchmann MF. Novel mannose binding natterin-like protein in the skin mucus of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2017 Sep;68:452-457. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.07.039. Epub 2017 Jul 22. PMID: 28743623." |
| 5. | "Patel, Deepti M.; Brinchmann, Monica F.; Hanssen, Anna; Iversen, Martin H. Changes in the Skin Proteome and Signs of Allostatic Overload Type 2, Chronic Stress, in Response to Repeated Overcrowding of Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 9, 2022." |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | Patel, D.M., Bhide, K., Bhide, M. et al Proteomic and structural differences in lumpfish skin among the dorsal, caudal and ventral regions. Sci Rep 9, 6990 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43396-z |
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| 2. | Cordero, H., Brinchmann, M.F., Cuesta, A. et al. Chronic wounds alter the proteome profile in skin mucus of farmed gilthead seabream. BMC Genomics 18, 939 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4349-3 |
| 3. | "Patel DM, Brinchmann MF. Skin mucus proteins of lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus). Biochem Biophys Rep. 2017 Jan 5;9:217-225. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2016.12.016. PMID: 28956008; PMCID: PMC5614610." |
| 4. | "Rajan B, Patel DM, Kitani Y, Viswanath K, Brinchmann MF. Novel mannose binding natterin-like protein in the skin mucus of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2017 Sep;68:452-457. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.07.039. Epub 2017 Jul 22. PMID: 28743623." |
| 5. | "Kulkarni AD, Caipang CM, Kiron V, Rombout JH, Fernandes JM, Brinchmann MF. Evaluation of immune and apoptosis related gene responses using an RNAi approach in vaccinated Penaeus monodon during oral WSSV infection. Mar Genomics. 2014 Dec;18 Pt A:55-65. doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2014.05.002. Epub 2014 May 22. PMID: 24859490." |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | "Fengsrud M, Roos N, Berg T, Liou W, Slot JW, Seglen PO. Ultrastructural and immunocytochemical characterization of autophagic vacuoles in isolated hepatocytes: effects of vinblastine and asparagine on vacuole distributions. Exp Cell Res. 1995 Dec;221(2):504-19. doi: 10.1006/excr.1995.1402. PMID: 7493651. cited by Kondylis V, van Nispen Tot Pannerden HE, van Dijk S, Ten Broeke T, Wubbolts R, Geerts WJ, Seinen C, Mutis T, Heijnen HF. Endosome-mediated autophagy: an unconventional MIIC-driven autophagic pathway operational in dendritic cells. Autophagy. 2013 Jun 1;9(6):861-80. doi: 10.4161/auto.24111. Epub 2013 Mar 12. PMID: 23481895; PMCID: PMC3672296." |
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| 2. | "Chronic wounds alter the proteome profile in skin mucus of farmed gilthead seabream H Cordero, MF Brinchmann, A Cuesta, MA Esteban - BMC genomics, 2017cited by Raposo de Magalhães, Cláudia Sofia Ferreira, et al. ""A Proteomics and other Omics approach in the context of farmed fish welfare and biomarker discovery."" Reviews in Aquaculture 12.1 (2020): 122-144." |
| 3. | "Novel mannose binding natterin-like protein in the skin mucus of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) B Rajan, DM Patel, Y Kitani, K Viswanath… - Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2017 cited by Lepretre, Maxime, et al. ""The immune system of the freshwater zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, decrypted by proteogenomics of hemocytes and plasma compartments."" Journal of proteomics 202 (2019): 103366." |
| 4. | "Skin mucus proteins of lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus) DM Patel, MF Brinchmann - Biochemistry and biophysics reports, 2017 cited by Magnadóttir, Bergljót, et al. ""Post-translational protein deimination in cod (Gadus morhua L.) ontogeny novel roles in tissue remodelling and mucosal immune defences?."" Developmental & comparative immunology 87 (2018): 157-170." |
| 5. | "Skin mucus proteins of lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus) DM Patel, MF Brinchmann - Biochemistry and biophysics reports, 2017 cited by Sanahuja, Ignasi, et al. ""Chronic cold stress alters the skin mucus interactome in a temperate fish model."" Frontiers in physiology 9 (2019): 1916." |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | StressMark- Molecular characterization of stress in cleanerfish |
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| 2. | Characterization of skin immune and stress factors of Lumpsucker |
| 3. | Preventive health care of lumpsucker as cleaner fish – Characterization of immune components in skin mucus |
| 4. | Objective documentation and best practice to improve termic delousing (TermVel) |
| 5. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Faculty responsible for the professor program at Nord University, ie mentor for Associate Professors. | Nord University, Norway | 2021 – to date |
Academic responsible for Joint Bachelor in Animal Science | Nord University, Norway, and The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovak Republic | 2021 – to date |
Member of the Education Board at FBA | University of Nordland, Norway | 2021 – to date |
Member of an in-house group for researched based methods to improve learning in cell biology | Nord University, Norway | 2018 – 2019 |
Academic responsible for Bachelor in Biology | Nord University, Norway | 2017 – 2017 |
Deputy of the Research Ethics Committee Nord University | Nord University, Norway | 2015 – 2018 |
Deputy to the ‘National Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research’ | Appointed by the Norwegian ‘Ministry of Education and Research’ , Norway | 2014 – 2017 |
Member of the Research Board at the Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA) | University of Nordland, Norway | 2012 – 2016 |
Member of the Education Board at FBA | University of Nordland, Norway | 2012 – 2012 |
Member of the Faculty Board at FBA | University of Nordland, Norway | 2011 – 2015 |
VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
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IX. Other relevant facts
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