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Maria Westerst氓hl

Maria Westerst氓hl

Senior Lecturer | Docent
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels all茅 8, 14152 Huddinge
Postal address: H5 Laboratoriemedicin, H5 Klinisk Fysiologi Gustafsson, 141 52 Huddinge
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About me

  • I am a senior lecturer at the Karolinska institutet (KI) and have a BSc in
    nutrition and a associate professorship in Physiology. I teach physiology at
    several courses and programs at the KI. In my research I focus on the
    change in physical capacity during life.
    Elected member of the KI Pedagogical Academy 2011
    Master in Nutrition
    Associate professor in physiology

Research

  • My research focuses on health effects of lifestyle. I am responsible for a longitudinal study
    examining the life changes in and predictors of physical fitness and physical
    activity from adolescence to middle
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    In our research we use methods for assessing physical capacity (e.g
    submaximal oxygen uptake, maximal strength), physical activity (e.g
    questionnaires and accelerometers), body composition (e.g. skinfold, BIA, MR, ultrasound),  
    lifestyle habits (questionnaires) and function of the cardiovascular system
    (e.g. ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, arterial stiffness, ultrasound). We also examine muscle tissue for structural and functional changes with age, using for example ENeG, motor unit number estmation, immunohistochemistry and enzymatic staining.

     

    I have 
    supervise PhD-students in their projects concerning cardiovascular risk in
    obese children and in early prevention of obesity.

Teaching

  • I use various pedagogical methods in my teaching and I have developed
    learning activities for both distance- and campus-based education. I teach
    students at the nursing-, occupational therapy-, physiotherapy-,
    nutritionist-, and bio探花精选 scientist programs at KI. I am a teacher,
    course leader and examiner for various courses in e.g. anatomy and
    physiology, nutrition, nutritional assessment, obesity prevention and
    treatment and teach both at campus- and web based courses. I have designed
    courses in nutrition and physiology by defining the curriculum, creating the
    learning activities and the examinations. I examine and/or supervise students
    at the undergraduate, master and doctoral level.

Articles

  • Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 2021;62:100065
    Pedrelli M; Parini P; Kindberg J; Arnemo JM; Bjorkhem I; Aasa U; Westerstahl M; Walentinsson A; Pavanello C; Turri M; Calabresi L; Oorni K; Camejo G; Frobert O; Hurt-Camejo E
  • Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2020;109(8):1665-1671
    Johansson L; Brissman M; Morinder G; Westerstahl M; Marcus C
  • Journal article: TRANSLATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE. 2020;3(1):55-62
    Lundell S; Mian L; Aasa U; Westerstahl M
  • Article: SAGE OPEN MEDICINE. 2019;7:2050312119880734
    Sjowall D; Thorell LB; Mandic M; Westerstahl M
  • Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2018;8(1):14767
    Westerstahl M; Jansson E; Barnekow-Bergkvist M; Aasa U
  • Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2017;27(4):418-429
    Aasa U; Lundell S; Barnekow-Bergkvist M; Jansson E; Westerstahl M
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH. 2016;9:303-310
    Borg JH; Westerstahl M; Lundell S; Madison G; Aasa U
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2016;55(2):781-792
    Svensson V; Sobko T; Ek A; Forssen M; Ekbom K; Johansson E; Nowicka P; Westerstahl M; Riserus U; Marcus C
  • Article: SPINE. 2015;40(24):1926-1933
    Aasa U; Lundell S; Aasa B; Westerstahl M
  • Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2014;103(4):411-417
    Kallerman PH; Hagman E; Bonamy A-KE; Zemack H; Marcus C; Norman M; Westerstahl M
  • Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2014;103(2):225-230
    Westerstahl M; Kallerman PH; Hagman E; Ek AE; Rossner SM; Marcus C
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2010;34(3):472-477
    Westerstahl M; Marcus C
  • Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2005;15(5):287-297
    Westerst氓hl M; Barnekow-Bergkvist M; Jansson E
  • Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2003;13(2):128-137
    Westerstahl M; Barnekow-Bergkvist M; Hedberg G; Jansson E
  • Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2003;92(5):602-609
    Westerst氓hl M; Barnekow-Bergkvist M; Hedberg G; Jansson E

Employments

  • Senior Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, 探花精选, 2011-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, 探花精选, 2020
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Laboratory Medicine, 探花精选, 2003

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