Karoline Bjarnesdatter Rypdal

  • Post doc; PhD
  • +47 911 93 598

Personal home page at UiO

Education

  • Philosophiae Doctor (PhD), University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine 2022
  • Master of Science (MSc), Molecular medicine, Norwegian University of Science of Technology (NTNU) and St Olavs Hospital, 2015
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc), Cell and molecular biology, NTNU, 2013

Work record (selected)

  • Department engineer at Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital (OUH), 2015-2017
  • PhD candidate at the Institute for Experimental Medical Research (IEMR), OUS and UiO
  • Post doctoral researcher at the KG. Jebsen Centre for Cardiac Biomarkers, UiO and Oslo Center for Clinical Heart Research (Oslo-CCHR), OUS

Awards, committees, memberships

  • Early Career Investigator Council Member of the International Society of Heart Research (ISHR) European Section
  • Member of the K.G. Jebsen Academy for Young Medical Researchers
  • Young Investigator Award, Runner up, Heart Failure Association (HFA) Winter Meeting, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 2020
  • Best poster presentation in 2019 and 2022, Annual Norwegian Symposium on Heart Research, Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway
  • Organization committee member, Nature Masterclass on Scientific Writing, Norwegian PhD School of Heart Research (NORHEART), Stiklestad (2018), Sola (2019) and digital (2021)
  • Organization committee member, Center for Heart Failure Reseach (CHFR) Annual Symposium, 2018, 2019
  • Lecturer, MF9250 - Methods in Cardiac Research, PhD course, NORHEART, UiO, Spring 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Lecturer,  MED3067 – Translational cardiology: from bench to bedside, Professional Programme in Medicine, UiO, Spring 2023

Research areas

  • Myocardial fibrosis 
  • Extracellular matrix regulation in cardiovascular disease
  • Molecular mechanisms of heart failure
  • Role of ADAMTSL proteins in heart disease
  • Genetic basis of cardiomyopathies
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Regulation of epicardial adipose tissue in coronary heart disease

Social media

  • Instagram account for dissemination of heart research: @Hjerteforsk