Ole Danbolt Mjøs

Professor

Telefon (+47)
776 44890

E-mail
odm@fagmed.uit.no

Kontor/besøk
L7.225D

Biografiske data
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
1958:
University entrance examination, The Cathedral School Bergen, Norway
1964:
Cand. med degree (bachelor of medicine), University of Bergen, Norway
1965:
Internship, Farsund Hospital, Norway
Internship, Stord County Hospital, Norway
1966/67:
Military doctor, Lødingen, Norway
1967/72:
Research Fellow, Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Ullevål Hospital, Oslo, Norway
1972:
Doctor of Medicine degree , University of Oslo, Norway
1972/73:
Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
1973/74:
Research fellow, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland
1981/82:
Research fellow (Visiting Professor), Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA
1997/98:
Visiting professor, the Hatter Institute, University College London Hospitals, London

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1974/75:
Senior Lecturer in Medical Physiology, University of Tromsø
1975-present:
Professor of Medical Physiology, University of Tromsø
1983/86:
Dean of Medical Faculty, University of Tromsø
1985/89:
Vice-Chancellor, University of Tromsø
1989/95:
Chancellor, University of Tromsø

OTHER APPOINTMENTS
1962:
Chairman: Students Society in Bergen, Norway
1964/65:
Member: Department of Education Select Committee for the Organization and Development of Medical Education & Research in Norway
1976/81:
Member:Medical Advisory Board of the Norwegian Council for Science and the Humanities
1979/81:
Deputy Chairman: Medical Advisory Board of the Norwegian Council for Science and the Humanities



Many years experience in the following:
Member: Working Committee, National Society for Cardiovascular Disease, Coordinator for the Design and Planning of New Medical Sciences Building at the University of Tromsø.
Member: Advisory Board for the new Regional Hospital in Tromsø, Norway
1980/81:
President: European Society for Clinical Investigation
Member: Editorial Board for several International Medical Journals
Chairman: Tromsøysund Parish Council, Tromsøsund, Norway
1984/89:
Board Member: Tromsø County Council, Tromsø, Norway
1985/93:
Board Member: Council of the Norwegian State Broadcasting Corporation
1989/93:
Chairman of the Board: Council of the Norwegian State Broadcasting Corporation
Member: North Hålogaland Dioceses & National Church Assembly, Norway
1991/93:
Member: Norwegian State Advisory Board on Biotechnology
1993/95:
Chairman: Norwegian Council of Universities
Chairman: Advisory Board for Higher Education in Northern Norway
1996-2000:
Chairman: Norwegian Committee for Development Research & Education, Norwegian Council of Universities
1996-present:
Member: Research Fellowships Committee, Norwegian National Society for Cardiovascular Disease
Chairman: Temporary Committee for Religious Affairs Competence Centre in Tromsø, Norway
1998-2000:
Member: Norwegian Values Commission
Chairman: The Higher Education Committee of Norway
1998-present:
Chairman: National Council for specialist education and
distribution of medical doctors in Norway
Member: Norwegian council for disarmament and security affairs
2001-present:
Chairman: Norwegian council for mental health
2002-present:
Chairman: Center for Peace Studies, University of Tromsø


PUBLIC HONOURS & AWARDS
2002:
Department of Medical Physiology got the heart prize from Norwegian Heart Foundation
1996:
Commander: Order of St. Olav (granted by King Harald of Norway)
1994:
Commander: Order of the Finnish Legion
Honorary Doctor: The Pomor University, Archangel, Russia
Honorary Doctor of Medicine: The Medical Academy, Archangel, Russia
Recipient: Prize from Council for Equal Opportunities
1992:
Recipient: Kristian Ottosens Prize (for contribution towards the improvement of academic, economic, social and cultural conditions for Norwegian students)
1981:
Honorary Member: The Cardiological Society of Poland
1983:
Recipient: Ole Storsteins Research Prize for Cardiac Research


SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
1972:
Doctor of Medicine thesis: “Effects of free fatty acids on myocardial metabolism and performance”

Books:
1981:
Helge Refsum, Per Jynge, Ole D. Mjøs (eds): Myocardial Ischaemia and Protection.
1983:
Helge Refsum, Ole D. Mjøs (eds): Alpha-adrenergic blockers in cardiovascular disease.

Ca. 100 publications in international scientific journals on the function of the heart, cardiac metabolism, myocardial infarction and cholesterol research.

Forskningsprosjekter
Kardioprotektive effekter av insulin under reperfusjon etter ischemi ( A.K. Jonassen, O.D. Mjøs). Studier utført av stipendiat Anne K. Jonassen viser at insulin har en markert infarktreduserende effekt i isolerte rottehjerter. Effekten er mest markert hvis insulin blir gitt samtidig med at sirkulasjon/oksygeneringen ble reetablert. Oppfølgende studier i isolerte hjertemuskelceller tyder på at insulins hjerteinfarktbeskyttende effekt delvis kan forklares ved at insulin hindrer programmert celledød i hjertet, dvs. at insulin har en anti-apoptotisk effekt. Vi undersøker nå hvilke cellulære mekanismer som kan ligge til grunn for insulins anti-apoptotiske effekt i hjertet ved å kartlegge hvilke intracellulære signalveier som aktiveres/deaktiveres av insulin. Anne Jonassen har publisert tre artikler i internasjonale tidsskrifter innen dette feltet. Den tredje artikkelen ble publisert i 2001 i Circulation Research som er et av de mest prestisjetunge tidsskrift innen hjerte- og karforskning i verden. Funnene har klinisk relevans i forbindelse med behandling av pasienter med akutt hjerteinfarkt med glucose-insulin-kalium (GIK). Vi har et nært samarbeid med professor Michael N. Sack sin hjerteforskningsgruppe ved University of Cape Town i Sør-Afrika.. Anne Jonassen disputerte for dr.scient. graden ved UiTø i september 2002.