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Olaf Sparre Andersen, M.D. Professor E-mail: ![]() |
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 |
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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 |