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Institute for Experimental Medical Research
The Institute is part of Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases (HLK) at both Oslo University Hospital and the Institute of Clinical Medicine at University of Oslo.
Mathis Korseberg Stokke is head of IEMF.
The research groups at the institute all focus on cardiovascular diseases.
During the recent years, the institute has taken a translational approach, pursuing both basic research and clinical studies on disease mechanisms.
The institute also hosts four regional technological core facilities, offering service to the regional and national research community:
- Preclinical PET imaging Core Facility
- Preclinical MR Core Facility
- Core facility for Advanced Light Microscopy
- Core Facility for Large Animal Research
IEMR hosts seven research groups
- Advanced translational cardiac imaging
Group leader: Professor Ivar Sjaastad - Cardiaomyocyte function in health & disease
Group leader: Professor William Louch - The endocrine function of the heart
Group leader: Professor Alessandro Cataliotti - Molecular mechanisms of signal transduction in Heart
Group leader: Cathrine Rein Carlson - Translational arrhythmology and electrophysiology
Group leader: Mathis Korsberg Stokke
Associated research groups
- Myocardial remodeling and reverse remodeling in pressure overload
Group leader: Professor Theis Tønnessen
