Kirsti Ytrehus
Job description
Permanent scientific university position dedicated to medical physiology and cardiovascular research
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Research interests
Cardiovascular physiology
Myocardial infarction and myocardial protection
The role of reactive oxygen species in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology
Role of gender in heart disease
Member of research group
CV
Born in 1953. Mother of 3
Education
Univ of Oslo, Faculty of Math and Nat Sciences and Faculty of Medicine
Cand. Med. 1980
University of Tromsoe, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Med.1988:
Thesis title Oxygen radicals and myocardial injury
Appointments
Clinical medicine:
Internship and part time positions, 1981- 1992
Academic positions:
Research fellow University of Tromsoe, Institute for Medical Biology 1982 - 87
Assistant professor University of Tromsoe 1987 - 1994
Guest researcher/ visiting University of South Alabama, Dept of Physiology 1994-95
Professor University of Bergen, Dept of Anatomy and Cell Biology 1995-96
Guest researcher National Institute of Aging, National Institute of Health, Lab of Cardiovasc Sciences 2001-2002
Professor Dept of Medical Biology, University of Tromsoe 1994 -1995 and 1996 - present
Guest professor Cardiovascular division, Kings College Hospital, University of London