Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal

Current research focus

Provide research support by designing, developing and performing scientific experiments using av variety of molecular and cellular biology methods, organizing data and analyzing results.

Research projects

Collaborator

• IP₃ signalling and Ca²⁺-wave development in ventricular cardiomyocytes
• Electrical remodelling in heart failure
• Exercise and heart failure in patients
• Crosstalk between transport proteins that control intracellular sodium in cardiomyoctyes
• Targeting of Na⁺ transporting proteins determines cardiac contractility and rhythm
• Calcium homeostasis and the failing heart
• Identification and modulation of signaling complexes involved in hypertrophy and heart failure
• The role of SERCA2 in calcium dependent arrhythmias
• Optimization of gene deletion protocols in mouse models utilizing Mer-Cre-Mer (MCM) technology