Christian Damsgaard

Assistant Professor, AIAS-COFUND Fellow

Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies
Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
christian.damsgaard@aias.au.dk

Profile

My research investigates the physiological mechanisms underlying gas-exchange and ion-regulation in vertebrates. In my research, I integrate methodologies from cardiorespiratory- and neuro- physiology with molecular biology to illuminate the integrative physiological mechanisms underlying environmental adaptation. I combine this with broader phylogenetic comparative analyses to provide insight into macroevolutionary processes that shape the evolution of physiological systems. Using the gill and retina as model organ systems, my research specifically investigates the physiological mechanisms underpinning respiratory gas-exchange, compromises between gas-exchange and other physiological functions, and how those tradeoffs have been solved during major transitions in animal evolution.

Selected publications

Published
Retinal oxygen supply shaped the functional evolution of the vertebrate eye
Damsgaard, C., Lauridsen, H., Funder, A. M. D., Thomsen, J. S., Desvignes, T., Crossley, II, D. A., Møller, P. R., Huong, D. T. T., Phuong, N. T., Detrich, H. W., Brüel, A., Wilkens, H., Warrant, E., Wang, T., Nyengaard, J. R., Berenbrink, M. & Bayley, M., Dec 2019, In: eLife. 8, e52153.
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Published
A novel acidification mechanism for greatly enhanced oxygen supply to the fish retina
Damsgaard, C., Lauridsen, H., Harter, T. S., Kwan, G. T., Thomsen, J. S., Funder, A. M. D., Supuran, C. T., Tresguerres, M., Matthews, P. GD. & Brauner, C. J., Aug 2020, In: eLife. 9, 20 p., e58995.
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Evolutionary and cardio-respiratory physiology of air-breathing and amphibious fishes
Damsgaard, C., Baliga, V. B., Bates, E., Burggren, W., McKenzie, D. J., Taylor, E. & Wright, P. A., Mar 2020, In: Acta Physiologica (Print). 228, 3, p. e13406 22 p., e13406.
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Published
Physiology and evolution of oxygen secreting mechanism in the fisheye
Damsgaard, C., Feb 2021, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 252, 5 p., 110840.
Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review