Olaf Sparre Andersen, M.D.
Professor
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Position:

Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Thomas H. Meikle, Jr., Professor of Medical Education

Education/Training:

Institution and Location Degree Year(s) Field of Study
University of Aarhus, Denmark   1964-1968 Medicine
University of Copenhagen, Denmark cand. med. 1968-1971 Medicine
University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Post-doc) 1971-1972 Biophysics
The Rockefeller University, New York, NY (Post-doc) 1972-1973 Biophysics

Work:

1973-1977 Assistant Professor of Physiology, Cornell University Medical College
1977-1982 Associate Professor of Physiology, Cornell University Medical College
1982-Present Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1995-Present Professor of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University
1996-Present Director, Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
2004-Present Thomas H. Meikle, Jr., Professor of Medical Education

Honors:

1996 Foreign member, The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
1999 K. S. Cole Medal, Biophysical Society
2006 Honorary Fellow, Cornell University Weill Medical College Alumni Association

Publications:

See lab publications

External Activities:

1982-1986 NIH Physiology Study Section
1984-1995 Associate Editor, The Journal of General Physiology
1983-1989 Chairman, Research Council, New York Heart Association
1992-1993 President, American Heart Association/NYC Affiliate
1995-Present Editor, The Journal of General Physiology
1995-1998 President-elect, President, Past-president, The Society of General Physiologists
2003-2005 President, National Association of MD-PhD Programs