 Jan Borén Main position/role: Professor and Director, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Dr Borén is Professor and Director of the Institute of Medicine at University Hospital, and physician at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg. His main long-term is interest lipid metabolism and he has focused to understand the underlying mechanisms that lead to, and consequences of lipid accumulation in the liver, arterial wall and heart, with the goal of translating this knowledge into effective treatment. His research program is translational and involves both in vitro and in vivo studies including pathophysiological studies and mouse models, and kinetic studies in carefully phenotyped human volunteers. |
