Katerina Tritsaris

Primary fields of research

Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis, Inflammation, Interleukins, Cell signaling

Current research

• How small pulsed electromagnetic fields activate endothelial cells and neurons.

• Role of IL-27 in tumor angiogenesis and growth
  
  
• Role of glucagone-like peptide (GLP-1) on vessel wall integrity
  
• Understanding IL-27 regulation of angiogenesis in the retina.

Collaborators

Dr. Reinhold Medina, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
Eva Løbner Lund, Neuropathologist MD, Dept of Pathology, Copenhagen University Hospital.
Torben Lykke Sørensen, Associate Professor, MD, Copenhagen University Hospital Roskilde.
Yihai Cao, professor, Karolinska Institute, Sweden.
Niels Erik Skakkebæk, Professor dr. med., Copenhagen University Hospital.
Martin Blomberg, associate professor, dr. med., Copenhagen University Hospital.

Research based teaching

Our group is teaching medical, odontology and molecular biomedicine undergraduate students in cell biology. In addition, we supervise 2-4 molecular biomedicine bachelor and master students per year. Katerina Tritsaris is vice head of studies of molecular biomedicine and administrator of the course “Medical cell and tissue biology. 

CV

Katerina Tritsaris

Curriculum Vitae

Name: Katerina Tritsaris Jondahl Born: December 16, 1970. Marital status: married, two children.

Academic degrees:

2001:        Ph.d. degree,UniversityofCopenhagen.

1995:        Master degree in Biochemistry,University of Copenhagen.

History of Appointments:

2009-:       Associate Professor at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2008:         Assistant Professor (permanent position) at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2006-2008: Associate professor (substitute) at Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2004-2006: Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Financed by Weimanns Legat.

2001-2004: Innovation postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Medical Physiology,  Faculty of Health Sciences,UniversityofCopenhagen. Joined collaboration with industry (BioFields Aps).

Administrative work:

Member of the Department Council, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

Boardmember, Københavns Universitets Legatbestyrelse

Ph.D. coordinator and organizer of Junior Faculty Club at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

Award:

Landsforeningen til Bekæmpelse af Kredsløbssygdommes Legat