H. Edlund

Biography

 Ph.D., Founder, Vice President, Head of Discovery, Professor in Molecular Developmental Biology at Umeå Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Umeå. She has been a Visiting Professor at the Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, US. Dr. H. Edlund has provided seminal information on transcription and signalling factors that control key aspects of pancreas development and beta-cell function. Dr. H. Edlund’s discoveries have raised considerable international recognition and have been honored by numerous national and international awards. Presently, Dr. H. Edlund heads a research team that uses genetic approaches and classical embryological techniques to study pancreas development and beta-cell function. Dr. H.Edlund is a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences and of EMBO. She has served on the scientific advisory board of Ontogeny Inc., Cambridge, USA.

Research Interest

 Molecular Developmental Biology