Charlotta Oddsdóttir, DVM, PhD, Institute for Experimental Pathology at Keldur, University of Iceland, Iceland - Editor-in-Chief

Charlotta Oddsdóttir is educated as DVM from Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College in Copenhagen, and completed a PhD in Equine Reproduction from University of Edinburgh. She works as a Research Coordinator at Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland and is visiting assistant professor at the Agricultural University of Iceland. Her research interests include reproductive pathology, infectious and inflammatory diseases in horses and sheep, as well as epidemiology and influence of management on animal health.

Jørgen S. Agerholm, Professor, DVM, PhD , DVSci, University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Assistant 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, served as Editor-in-Chief from 2013 to 2023 and has since January 2024 acted as assistant Editor-in-Chief.

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.

Eva Axnér, Professor, DVM, PhD, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden - 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.

Hans Henrik Dietz, DVM, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Deputy Editor

Hans Henrik Dietz is educated as DVM, graduating from The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen. After a couple of years in mixed practice he obtained a PhD in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmopathology from The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in 1986. Hans Henrik Dietz was a senior research officer at the Danish National Veterinary Institute from 1987-2004 where he did research and diagnostic work in wildlife, zoo and fur animals including a wide range of disciplines: pathology, microbiology and epidemiology. He then became Head of Department at the Veterinary School, University of Copenhagen until 2017 followed by a position as School Director at the Veterinary School, Copenhagen.

Hanne Birgit Gredal, Associate Professor, DVM, PhD, Danish specialist in companion animal clinical neurology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Assistant Editor-in-Chief

Hanne Gredal graduated from the Danish Vet School at the University of Copenhagen in 2000 and has a PhD in companion animal clinical neurology and is a Danish specialist within the same subject. She currently holds a position as Associate Professor in neurology at the University of Copenhagen.

Her research is essentially clinically based and focuses on neurological diseases in companion animals including autoimmune inflammatory CNS conditions in dogs, ischaemic stroke and related inflammatory mechanisms, and canine epilepsy.

Mia Hellsten, DVM, Dýralæknaþjónusta Suðurlands ehf., Ölfus, Iceland - Deputy Editor

Mia Hellsten obtained her degree as DVM from Norges Veterinærhogskole in Oslo in 2005. She is a general large animal practitioner with Dýralæknaþjónusta Suðurlands ehf. in Iceland with a focus on equine internal medicine, especially reproduction and dentistry.

Riikka Laukkanen-Ninios, DVM, PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland - Deputy Editor

Riikka Laukkanen-Ninios is educated as DVM and has a PhD related to meat safety. She is an European Diplomate in Veterinary Public Health, subspeciality Food Science. She works as a senior university lecturer in the Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki and her research interests involve meat inspection and slaughterhouse control. 

Toomas Orro, Professor, DVM, PhD, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia - 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.

Morten Tryland, Professor, DVM, PhD, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway - Deputy Editor

Morten Tryland is educated as DVM and has a PhD in virology. He is currently a professor in One Health and infection biology at Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Evenstad, Norway. He also holds a professor-II position at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø. Morten Tryland´s interest and scientific expertise is focused on virus infections, zoonoses and infection biology in marine and terrestrial arctic wildlife, including semi-domesticated reindeer.