Ingrid Eftedal

Ingrid Eftedal is a Research Professor at NTNU's Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her research focuses on promoting health and safety in diving through understanding physiological adaptations to extreme environments. She leads projects under the Norwegian Baromedical Joint Industry Project, collaborating with academic, industrial, and regulatory partners.

Her key research areas include baromedicine, hyperbaric physiology, and molecular mechanisms underlying decompression sickness. Notable contributions include co-editing Survival in Extreme Environments and Women in Environmental Physiology, highlighting female researchers' contributions and physiological studies. Her work bridges translational science, linking animal models to human studies in hyperbaric environments.

Recent publications emphasize biomarker analysis (e.g., hemoglobin, salivary stress markers), microbiota shifts during saturation dives, and psychosocial factors in diving work environments. Her research aims to improve safety standards in commercial diving sectors.