Ellen Aasum

Ellen Aasum is a Professor in the Department of Medical Biology at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Health Sciences. Her research focuses on cardiovascular physiology with particular emphasis on cardiac metabolism in obesity and diabetes.

Dr. Aasum's research interests include:

• Cardiac metabolism and energetics
• Diabetic cardiomyopathy
• Obesity-induced cardiac dysfunction
• NADPH oxidases in metabolic remodeling
• Cardiometabolic effects of marine oils
• Exercise physiology and cardiac adaptation

Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on understanding how metabolic disturbances in obesity and diabetes affect cardiac function, particularly examining oxygen consumption, metabolic flexibility, and potential interventions including exercise and dietary components like Calanus oil. Her work frequently employs mouse models of obesity and diabetes to investigate cardiac function and metabolism.

Dr. Aasum is a member of the Cardiovascular Research Group and participates in several research projects including:

• NADPH oxidases in cardiac metabolic remodeling
• Cardiometabolic effects of Calanus oil
• Bachelor and Master projects