{"id":6173,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-lif-og-laeknavisindum-eythor-bjornsson\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:35","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-lif-og-laeknavisindum-eythor-bjornsson","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-lif-og-laeknavisindum-eythor-bjornsson\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed l\u00edf- og l\u00e6knav\u00edsindum &#8211; Ey\u00fe\u00f3r Bj\u00f6rnsson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" property=\"content:encoded\">\n<p>F\u00f6studaginn 8. okt\u00f3ber ver Ey\u00fe\u00f3r Bj\u00f6rnsson doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed l\u00edf- l\u00e6knav\u00edsindum vi\u00f0 l\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Ritger\u00f0in ber heiti\u00f0: <strong>Erf\u00f0ir krans\u00e6\u00f0asj\u00fakd\u00f3ms me\u00f0 \u00e1herslu \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1tt bl\u00f3\u00f0fitu. Genetics of coronary atherosclerosis with an emphasis on blood lipids.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andm\u00e6lendur eru dr. Ruth McPherson, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 University of Ottawa Heart Institute \u00ed Kanada og dr. Gunnar Sigur\u00f0sson, pr\u00f3fessor emeritus vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.<\/p>\n<p>Lei\u00f0beinandi var dr. Gu\u00f0mundur \u00deorgeirsson, pr\u00f3fessor emeritus, og umsj\u00f3narkennari var dr. Karl K. Andersen, pr\u00f3fessor. Me\u00f0lei\u00f0beinandi var dr. Unnur \u00deorsteinsd\u00f3ttir, yfirma\u00f0ur ranns\u00f3kna \u00cdE. A\u00f0rir \u00ed doktorsnefnd voru dr. Hilma H\u00f3lm, yfirma\u00f0ur hjarta- og \u00e6\u00f0aranns\u00f3kna \u00cdE, og dr. Dan\u00edel F. Gu\u00f0bjartsson, t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur.<\/p>\n<p>\u00de\u00f3rarinn Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsson, pr\u00f3fessor og deildarforseti l\u00e6knadeildar, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni sem fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 09:00.<\/p>\n<p>V\u00f6rninni ver\u00f0ur streymt:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/hi\/doktorsvorneythorbjornsson\">https:\/\/livestream.com\/hi\/doktorsvorneythorbjornsson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c1grip<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Krans\u00e6\u00f0asj\u00fakd\u00f3mur er algengur sj\u00fakd\u00f3mur sem er fl\u00f3kinn og marg\u00fe\u00e6ttur. Erf\u00f0ir hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 tilur\u00f0 og framgang sj\u00fakd\u00f3msins, enda er \u00e6ttl\u00e6gni hans vel \u00feekkt. \u00cd \u00feessu doktorsverkefni er leitast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 varpa frekara lj\u00f3si \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1tt algengra og sjaldg\u00e6fra erf\u00f0a\u00fe\u00e1tta \u00ed meinger\u00f0 sj\u00fakd\u00f3msins, me\u00f0 \u00e1herslu \u00e1 \u00e1hrif \u00feeirra \u00e1 bl\u00f3\u00f0fitur svo sem k\u00f3lester\u00f3l. Verkefni\u00f0 byggir \u00e1 fj\u00f3rum birtum ranns\u00f3knum sem unnar voru upp \u00far gagnagrunni \u00cdslenskrar erf\u00f0agreiningar, sem hefur a\u00f0 geyma arfger\u00f0ar- og svipger\u00f0aruppl\u00fdsingar yfir 160 \u00fe\u00fasunda \u00cdslendinga.<\/p>\n<p>Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur verkefnisins s\u00fdna a\u00f0 aukin byr\u00f0i algengra erf\u00f0a\u00fe\u00e1tta stu\u00f0lar a\u00f0 aukinni \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu og alvarleika krans\u00e6\u00f0asj\u00fakd\u00f3ms. \u00de\u00e6r styrkja a\u00f0 orsakasamhengi er milli aukins magns k\u00f3lester\u00f3ls sem bundi\u00f0 er \u00ed apoB l\u00edp\u00f3pr\u00f3t\u00ednum og aukinnar \u00e6\u00f0ak\u00f6lkunar \u00ed krans\u00e6\u00f0um. Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0urnar varpa n\u00fdju lj\u00f3si \u00e1 algengi og heilsufarsleg \u00e1hrif sjaldg\u00e6fa erf\u00f0asj\u00fakd\u00f3msins arfbundinnar k\u00f3lester\u00f3lh\u00e6kkunar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Einnig er sagt fr\u00e1 uppg\u00f6tvun fyrstu st\u00f6kkbreytingar \u00ed geninu fyrir LDL-vi\u00f0takann (LDLR) sem veldur aukinni tj\u00e1ningu og \u00feannig verulegri l\u00e6kkun \u00e1 magni LDL k\u00f3lester\u00f3ls \u00ed bl\u00f3\u00f0i.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ey\u00fe\u00f3r Bj\u00f6rnsson er f\u00e6ddur 16. \u00e1g\u00fast 1988 og er uppalinn \u00ed K\u00f3pavogi. Hann lauk st\u00fadentspr\u00f3fi fr\u00e1 Menntask\u00f3lanum \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 2009 og emb\u00e6ttispr\u00f3fi \u00ed l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 l\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2016. Hann h\u00f3f s\u00e9rn\u00e1m \u00ed almennum lyfl\u00e6kningum vi\u00f0 Landsp\u00edtala \u00e1ri\u00f0 2018. Fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2020 hefur hann stunda\u00f0 s\u00e9rn\u00e1m \u00ed hjartal\u00e6kningum vi\u00f0 Haukeland h\u00e1sk\u00f3lasj\u00fakrah\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00ed Bj\u00f6rgvin \u00ed Noregi. Hann hefur sinnt ranns\u00f3knarvinnu vi\u00f0 \u00cdslenska erf\u00f0agreiningu samhli\u00f0a n\u00e1mi fr\u00e1 2013. Foreldrar Ey\u00fe\u00f3rs eru Herd\u00eds Herbertsd\u00f3ttir hj\u00fakrunarfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur og Bj\u00f6rn Kristj\u00e1nsson kj\u00f6ti\u00f0na\u00f0arma\u00f0ur, sem er l\u00e1tinn. 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