CURRICULUM VITAE FOR LARS BERGLUND

 

1.         Date of preparation:  Janurary 24, 2008

 

 

2.                  Personal data.

 

Name:              Lars Berglund, M.D., Ph.D.

Date of Birth:    July 24, 1950

Place of Birth:   Borlänge, Kopparbergs län, Sweden

Citizenship:       Swedish           (Visa status:      Resident alien)

 

3.         Academic education:

 

1969-1971       Medical School, University of Uppsala, Sweden

1971                Degree: Candidate of Medicine

1971-1973       Medical School, University of Uppsala, Sweden

1973-1977       Ph.D.-student, Department of Medical and Physiological Chemistry,

                        University of Uppsala, Sweden

1977                Academic Degree: Ph.D., University of Uppsala

1977-1979             Postdoctoral fellowship, UCSD (see below)

1979-1981       Medical School, University of Uppsala, Sweden

1981                Professional Degree: M.D., University of Uppsala

 

Ph.D. - thesis:

Studies on pyruvate kinases

Sponsor: Professor Lorentz Engström, Department of Medical and Physiological Chemistry,

               University of Uppsala, Sweden

Publication: Studies on Pyruvate kinases, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis 279, a summary containing the following five original, peer-reviewed publications (publications # 4, and 6-9 in publication list):

            Berglund L, Ljungström O, Engström L.  Purification and characterization of pig kidney pyruvate kinase (type A). Journal of Biological Chemistry (1977), 252: 6108-6111.

            Berglund L, Ljungström O, Engström L. Studies on the cyclic 3',5'-AMP-stimulated pig liver protein kinase reaction with pyruvate kinase as substrate.  Journal of Biological Chemistry (1977), 252: 613-619.

            Berglund L.  Phosphorylation of rat kidney pyruvate kinase type L by cyclic 3',5'-AMP-dependent protein kinase.  Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (1978), 524: 68-77.

            Berglund, L Humble, E.  Kinetic properties of pig pyruvate kinases type A from kidney and type M from muscle.  Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (1979), 195: 347-361.

            Zetterqvist Ö, Ragnarsson U, Humble E, Berglund L, Engström L. The minimum substrate of cyclic AMP-stimulated protein kinase as studied by synthetic peptides representing the phosphorylation site of pyruvate kinase (type L) of rat liver.  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (1976), 70: 696-703.

 

Medical licensure:

1982        Medical Licensure, Sweden (# 500724-7116)

1997        Medical Licensure, New York State (License # 206404)

2002    Medical Licensure, California (License # A89561)

 

 

4.         Traineeship:

 

1977-1979       Postdoctoral fellow at Division of Metabolic Disease, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA

University of California San Diego (Fellow of the American Diabetes Association)

1981-1982       Rotating internship (Surgery, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, General practice), Huddinge University Hospital , Stockholm, Sweden

1982-1984             Resident, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University

                        Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

1984-1986             Resident, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge

                        University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

 

5.         Board qualification:

 

1986                Specialist in Clinical Chemistry (Awarded by the National Swedish Board of Health and Welfare)

1994-1996             Passed USMLE exams 1-3

1997                    Medical Licensure, New York State

2002                Medical Licensure, California

 

6.         Military Service:

 

Military service in the Swedish Army during 1969, 1972, 1983, 1984 and 1986. Served as Medical Officer 1984 and 1986. 

Rank: Fänrik (corresponding to Ensign).

 

7.         Professional organizations and societies:

 

Swedish Society of Clinical Chemistry

European Society of Clinical Investigation

American Heart Association, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

American Association of Clinical Chemistry

Endocrine Society

American Society of Clinical Nutrition

 

8.         Academic appointments:

 

1986-1990       Assistant Professor, (Avdelningsläkare), Department of Clinical Chemistry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

1990-1993       Associate Professor (Biträdande överläkare), Department of Clinical Chemistry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

1993-2000       Associate Professor of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

1995-2002       Associate Director, General Clinical Research Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.

2000-2002       Professor of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY.

2002-2006       Director, General Clinical Research Center, University of California Davis / VA Northern California Health Center, CA

2002-present    Professor of Medicine, University of California Davis, CA.

2004-2006       Assistant Dean for Clinical Research, University of California Davis, CA

2006-present    Associate Dean for Cinical and Translational Research, University of California, Davis

2006-present    Director, Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of California, Davis

 

 

9.         Hospital appointments:

 

1986-1990       Associate Director, Hormone, Research and Development Laboratory,

                        Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

1986-1993       Director, Lipoprotein Laboratory, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

1990-1993       Director, Emergency Chemistry Laboratory, Routine Chemistry Laboratory and Center for Outpatient clinical laboratory analysis and Functional tests, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

1997-2000             Associate Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.

2000-2002             Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

2002-               Attending Physician, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

 

10.              Honors

 

1980-current    Docent in Medical and Physiological Chemistry, University of Uppsala.  (This title is required for senior teaching positions in Swedish Medical Schools and is awarded by a University Docent Committee based on a report of the individual's research and teaching activities by a senior scientist from another University.

 

1990                Appointed by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Uppsala, to be "opponent" (examinator on Ph.D. thesis during public thesis defense) for Steven Martin, Department of Medical and Physiological Chemistry, University of Uppsala on his thesis:   Phosphorylation of plasma proteins.

 

1994-1999             Established Scientist, American Heart Association, New York City Affiliate

1995        Invited Speaker, Neurological Society Meeting, Seattle, WA

1996        Invited Speaker, AHA National Stroke Meeting, San Antonio, TX

2000    Invited Speaker, XIIth International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Stockholm, Sweden

2000    Invited Speaker, Gordon Research Conference on Lipoprotein Metabolism

2001    Invited Speaker, American Heart Association annual meeting Anaheim, CA

2001    Invited Speaker, 1st International HIV meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2001        Invited Speaker, CPCRA Scientific meeting, Washington DC

2002        Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, UC Davis

2002    Endocrinology Grand Rounds, UCSF

2003    Invited Speaker, AHA National Stroke Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

2003        Invited Speaker, AACC National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

2004        Invited Speaker, FASEB Meeting, Washington DC

2004    Invited Speaker, Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Oregon Health Sciences Ctr, Portland, OR

2004    Invited Speaker, Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Wayne State University, Detriot, MI

2005    Invited Speaker, Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Univeristy California, San Diego, San Diego, CA

2005        Invited Speaker, 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Boston

2006        Invited Speaker, NIH Lipoprotein Metabolism in HIV/HAART

2006    Invited speaker, Nutrition and Vascular Disease conference, Palm Springs, CA

2007        Invited speaker, Endocrinology Grand Rounds, University of Arkansas, Little Rock,AR

2007    Invited speaker, Womens Health Conference, Kailua, HI

2007    Endocrine Society, Outstanding Reviewer Recognition Award

2007    Invited Speaker, 39th Meeting of the Japanese Atherosclerotic Society, Osaka, Japan

2007    Invited speaker, Medicine Grand Rounds, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan

2007    Invited speaker, Pathology Grand Rounds, Yamanashi University, Kofu, Japan

2007    Invited speaker, Pediatrics Grand Round, Georgetown University, Washington DC

2007    Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, UC Davis

2007    Frederic C. Bartter Visiting Professor, UT San Antonio

2007    Invited speaker, Medicine Grand Rounds, UT San Antonio

2008        Invited Speaker, FASEB Meeting, San Diego, CA

2008    Invited presenter, NCRR Council, NIH

 

11.       Fellowship and grant support:

 

Fellowships:

 

1983-1985       Career Development Award, Swedish Medical Research Council

 

1986                Visiting Scientist at the Food and Agriculture Council, Babraham, Cambridge, United Kingdom 1986.  (Supported by a grant from the Swedish Institute).

 

1987-1988       Visiting Scientist at the Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA 1987-88 (supported by grants from the Throne-Holst Foundation, the Swedish Medical Research Foundation and The Swedish Society of Medicine).

 

Research grants:

 

Past:

Principal Investigator:

Tore Nilsson Foundation for young scientists: 1983-85

Grants from the Karolinska Institute: 1983-1993

Swedish Hoechst Foundation: 1990-1992

Ostermans Foundation: 1992-1993

Nordic Insulin Foundation: 1990-1994

Swedish Medical Research Council: 1992-1994

Trygg-Hansa Foundation: 1993-1994

Grant-in-aid, American Heart Association, New York City Affiliate, 1994-1997

NIH: Lipoprotein and adipose tissue metabolism in HIV, supplemental grant 2002-2003

NIH: Nutrition Academic Award, 2000-2005

NIH: Lipoprotein and adipose tissue metabolism in HIV, 2000-2007

NIH: General Clinical Research Center, 2004-2006 (Program Director)

 

Co-Investigator:

Swedish Medical Research Council (P.I. Bo Angelin) 1984-1993

King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria Foundation (P.I. Bo Angelin) 1986-90

Grants from the Rockefeller University (P.I. Attallah Kappas) 1986-87

NIH: Multicenter studies of diet and lipoproteins in humans (P.I. Henry Ginsberg) 1992-96

NIH: Genetic and biochemical markers for premature atherosclerosis (P.I. Steven Shea) 1994-99

NIH: Epidemiology of dementia in an urban community (P.I. Richard Mayeux) 1994-99

USDA: Studies on how tissue pools of vitamin A are generated (P.I. William Blaner) 1996-1998

NIH: Diabetes, lipoproteins and accelerated vascular disease (P.I. Henry Ginsberg) 1996-2001

NIH: General Clinical Research Center (P.I. Henry Ginsberg) 1999-2002

NIH: SCOR in Vascular Biology (P.I. Alan Tall), 1999-2002

NIH: Aortic arch placques and stroke in an ethnically mixed population (P.I. Marco DiTullio),1997-2002

NIH: Clinical Nutrition Research Unit (Halsted, CH), 1999-2004

 

Current:

Principal Investigator:

NIH: Regulation of lipoprotein (a) metabolism in humans, 2000-present

NIH: Clinical and Translational Science Center, 2006-2011

NIH: CTSC Predoctoral training grant, 2006-2011

NIH: CTSC Career development training grant, 2006-2011

 

Co-Investigator:

NIH: Interactions of Lipoproteins with the Artery Wall (Rutledge, JC PI), 2004-2008

 

11.              Departmental, University and National Committees

 

1996-2002       Member, PhD Subcommittee on Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.

2000-2001       Chairman, Committee revising Master’s Program in Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition

2000-2002       Member, Study section Northeast Affiliate Study Group, American Heart Association

2000-2001             President, New York Lipid and Vascular Biology Research Club

2001                Ad hoc Reviewer, NIAID, NIH, Special Emphasis Panel, Centers for AIDS Research

2002                Reviewer, NIH site visit committee, NCRR (Cleveland Clinic)

2002-2003      Co-Chair, Behavioral Science, Epidemiology and Prevention Study Section, American Heart Association

2003-2005      Chair, Research & Development Committee,  VA Northern California HCS

2003-current   Member, Graduate Group in Nutrition, UC Davis

2003-2006       Member, Committee on Cardiovascular Disease, ACTU

2003                Reviewer, NIH site visit committee, NCRR (UCSF)

2003-current    Member, Advisory Committee, Primate Center, UC Davis

2004-2006      Chair, Behavioral Science, Epidemiology and Prevention Study Section, American Heart Association

2004-2006      Interim Chair, Graduate Group in Clinical Research, UC Davis

2005                Ad hoc member, NIH program project review committee, NIDDK.

2006-present   Chartered member, AIDS Clinical Studies and Epidemiology Study Section, NIAID.

2007                Review committee, New York State for Ph D program, University of Rochester

2007                Member, CTSA External Advisory Board, University of New Mexico

2007                Member, CTSA External Advisory Board, University of Arkansas

2007                Member, CTSA External Advisory Board, University of North Dakota

2007                Member,  American Heart Association Science Classification Task Force

2007-present   Co-Chair, CTSA Consortium Oversight Committee, NIH

2007                Member, Search committee, Chief of Staff, VA Northern California HCS

2007               Ad hoc Member, Review committee, British/Irish Medical Research Council

2007               Member, Review panel, NIH Director’s New Investigator Award

2007-present  Member, Peer Review Committee, American Heart Association

2007               Member, Review committee, New York State for MS program, Columbia University