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Maja Elstad is an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences within the Faculty of Medicine. She leads the Human Integrative Cardiovascular Control research group, focusing on cardiovascular physiology, oscillations, and reflex mechanisms. Her academic journey includes a Medical Doctorate (MD) in 2004 and a PhD in 2009, both from the University of Oslo. She has held positions as a Postdoc at the University of Bristol (2010) and the University of Oslo (2011–2014), and since 2014, she has been a Researcher supported by the Young Research Talent program of the Research Council of Norway.
**Research Interests**: Her work explores cardiovascular physiology, including stroke volume measurement, cerebral and skin circulation dynamics, and autoregulation mechanisms. She investigates how respiratory patterns influence cardiovascular parameters, with a focus on healthy human physiology and clinical applications like therapeutic hypothermia in neonatal care.
**Publications Trends**: Her articles span cardiovascular oscillations, autoregulation during orthostasis, and respiratory-cardiovascular interactions. Key themes include cerebral blood flow variability under ventilation changes and mathematical modeling of heart dynamics. Recent work (2024) examines autoregulation preservation during postural shifts and intrathoracic pressure changes.
**Awards**: Recognized with the Carl Ludwig Award (2012) for outstanding young scientist contributions and the Burgen Scholarship (2012) for early-stage postdoctoral research.
**Grants & Teaching**: She coordinates the second-year Medical School physiology curriculum (MED2200) and has led projects funded by the Research Council of Norway. Her research integrates basic science with clinical challenges, such as optimizing neonatal resuscitation protocols.
**Labs/Teams**: Central to her work is the Human Integrative Cardiovascular Control group, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects involving physiological monitoring and mathematical modeling.
