Valeriya Lyssenko

Valeriya Lyssenko is a Professor at the Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Norway. She is affiliated with the KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research and the Center for Diabetes Research, focusing on the genetic and molecular underpinnings of diabetes and its complications.

• Key Research Areas: Type 2 diabetes subtypes, microvascular complications, genetic risk factors, β-cell dysfunction, and biomarker discovery.
• Scientific Contributions: Her work includes genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for diabetes complications, molecular characterization of diabetes clusters, and investigations into developmental influences on vascular outcomes.

Notable Awards: Recognized as an Elite diabetes scientist by the University of Bergen and recipient of the Toppforskprogramme grant. Her research leverages long-term cohorts like the HUNT Study and PROLONG to explore diabetes heterogeneity and complications.