Dr. Jensen is an associate professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the Department of International Health, Immunology, and Microbiology at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. She received her Ph.D. in 2001 from the University of Copenhagen. She is also supported, in part, by the Lundbeck Foundation, the Danish Research Council in Health and Disease, and the Danish Research Council in Technology and Production.

Anja T.R. Jensen is studying molecular differences between malaria parasites causing severe and non-severe malaria in children. Antibody reactivity to the identified molecules will be analyzed in individuals showing different malaria symptoms and living in malaria endemic areas. Her work should help identify antigens for a malaria vaccine.