Short presentation

I have a master degree in human physiology from 2008.  In the beginning of 2013 I handed in my Doctoral Thesis, which I hope to defend late 2013. I am now working as a post doc as a part of the XLAB group, Faculty of Health Sciences.

The XLAB group is part of Center for Healthy Aging and the UNIK-program.

Primary fields of research

My primary research is focusing on mitochondrial physiology in combination with diabetes, aging and exercise.

Current research

I have in the last 6-7 years been investigating the link between mitochondrial function and insulin resistance. The last two years I have been investigating if cholesterol lowering drugs (statins) have an effect on mitochondrial function. This study was published in the beginning of 2013 in the Journal of American College Cardiology. Now I am investigating the effect of high intensity training on mitochondrial function.

Teaching

Exercise instructor: Energy turnover & Metabolism, Copenhagen University, Faculty of Health sciences.

Co-supervisor for bachelor- and master students studying medical science as well as sport and exercise sciences.

CV

Steen Larsen, Born 9 March 1975

E-mail: [email protected]

Civil status: Married, 2 kids

Education

• June 2007: Bachelor in Chemistry, University of Copenhagen
  
  
• March 2008: Master degree in Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen
  
  
• February 2013: Have handed in my Doctoral disposal

Positions

• March 2008 – May 2008: Research Assistant, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
  
  
• June 2008 – May 2011: PhD student,  Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
  
  
• June 2011 – February 2012: Research Assistant, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
  
  
• March 2012 – : Postdoc, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen                                        

Work abroad

• 2005 – 5 months Research in Professor Robert Kilgour´s laboratory at Concordia University in Montreal

Funding

• 2012: Torben og Alice Frimodts Fond ”Cholesterol lowering drugs (statins) effect on insulin sensitivity”. 
  
  
• 2012: Fonden af 1870 “Cholesterol lowering drugs (statins) effect on insulin sensitivity”.
  
  
• 2012: Mimi og Victor Larsens Fond “Cholesterol lowering drugs (statins) effect on mitochondrial function”.                             

Publications

I am first author of 11 and co-author of 7 peer reviewed scientific publications.